The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
The Abb
Artists
A Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried BY
Judge Mcmahon.
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We had q lookout Tor this
mans car. your honor, and at
1880 this morning we saw him
turning into First street from
AZ. He saw us, too and kept on
to North Capitol street, where
we drew alongside and told him
to pull up to the curb.
Il walked over to him to nut
him under arrest, and he stepped
on the gas and we followed him
up North Capitol street to New
York avenue. When he reached
Z Florida avenue our Ford didn't
stand much chance against his
Wtde-open Cadillac, and he was
out Of sight before we'd gone
two blocks.
I'VE figured that he'd figure
that we'd figure that he'd gone.
out to Fifteenth and HI. whero
he knew that we knew his bust.
ness takes him pretty often, espe-
cially after midnight, so we turn
ed south on Third street instead.
We kind Of hung around NJ
street, ana III a few minutes we
saw him coming towards Us.
He appeared to be surprised
TO see us, switched off his lights.
and made q break for it. He cut
the corner into First street and
the last we saw OF him he was.
hitting about fifty miles an hour
on the wrong side OF the road.
Another officer got him for
speeding q few minutes later
Boob: Il didn't know they were
officers, your honor"
Pedigreed.
You couldn't have gone any
faster IL you had known it. Ever
been here before?"
No, SIR"
What. rever?"
No. never" ii
The cop: Here's his record.
your honor. Three charges of no
, lights, two OF cutting corner, and
one each Of speeding and disobey-
ing signal"
Boob: "Oh, things like that,
yes. But I mean I never injured
anyone
That's remarkable. Seventy
five dollars.
About 1:2O yesterday morning,
your honorA a Packard pulled up
In front Of a lunchroom ON -Four
and a Half street. Ny attention
was attracted by the way the
machine was parked four
feet from the curb. It bore q
lookout number, and I went after
the driver as he entered the lunch.
room. The man with him went
down to Armory court.
They were, the men that
threw out the smoke screen at
Rhode Island avenue and First
street Tuesday morning and land
ed Officer Nicola in the hospital
with a. smashed foot"
Counsel: II object
Americanism.
The court: 'The defendant is
answering the charge of operating
a motor vehicle without first hav-
ing obtained permit so to- do
Testimony must be confined
strictly to that charge. Did the
defendant have pernit?"
INO S1Es
Did he drive the carr"
Eyes sir"
did you see him drive it,"
Well the car was at q stand.
still when first saw It, and the
defendant was just stepping out.
He must have been driving
But you didn't see him driver.
No sir, fs
Case dismissed
It's hard for a layman to- un-
derStand why the maximum PEN
atty for throwing out smoke.
screen Is a pusillanimous $40.
! You'd think at least that such "a
low-down trick would come under
the. head Of reckless driving it
unquestionably is so operating a
car as to endanger life and limb,
as Officer Nicola, now In the
Emergency Hospital. with about
an even chance Of losing a foot,
can testify.
When a man puts smoke
screen apparatus on his car he
does 30 with the deliberate in
tention OF committing a crime.
! There il no possible excuse or
palliatiOn FOR him. The Alibi
Man, with tears in his eyes, is
forced to admit that on rare oc.
casions q man may inadvertently
cut q corner, or run without
Iightsyes, he may even speed
through momentary forgetfuInegs.
But smoke-screen IL Of malice
aforethought.
4 Certainly penitentiary sentenc,
OF not less than ten nor more
than thirty years, for both the
operator and the owner of q car
30 used, is not excessive.