The Washington times., 1924-03-03
The Abb
Artists
A Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried By
Judge Mcmahon.
BY Donald Med ugGE-
Another Investigation.

Another 1nV0St1gatAOm'
Traffic was pretty heavy. Your
Honor, and the way one OF EN-
was messing things up it looked
to me as though he'd be q lot
safer in cell. He choked his en-
CINE pulling up to the curb and
fished out permit dated some
where around 1915. I knew he
couldn't have been driving all that
time without being killed, and
asked him some questions.
FOur.Minute Man.
"FIe made about four different
statements in four minutes, ana l
made one statement which ended
with instructions how to reach
No. l and what to do after he got
there. Then / went and arrested
the defendant whose name was on
the permit"
Goes A.BOrrOwing.
= Boob-"The man is my cousin,
Your Honor. and lives IN Baltl,
more. He hasn't any Maryland
permit, because he doesn't drive
very often, and 1t looked IKE a
useless expense to get one. But
he wanted to drive over here the
other day and he'd heard how par
ticular the Washington police are
about permits SO he asked me to
lend him mine.
Breaks Law Carefully.
1T told him I didn't like to do
that. because I didn't think driV-
ers' permits were transferable.
But he said, oh, that's all right.
II there's any trouble I'll be re.
sponsible.,S So 1 let him have it,
but told him to be careful"
Waiting at the Dock.
The court: Us your cousin
here now?" =,
1--WE been looking for him all
the morning, but he doesn't seem
to be here"
at looks like you lose. 500"
Technical Stuff.
IT was headed downtown on
Seventeenth street, Your Honor.
to match some dress goods. l
wanted to get back home and cut
out the pattern so could have
the basting done before starting
dinner.
Doesn't Want Grass Blanket.
Just before reaching p street
saw the defendant coming from
the direction Of 10th street at
such a pace that 1 stopped fight
Af fhn0o slim.
perry, slushy mornings and I
thought I'd rather get downtown
late than to the cemetery sooner
than was necessary.
Wider Street or Fewer BOObs, Need
"A man running north on 18th
street, who had just entered the
intersection, appeared to hold
similar views, for he made an
awful quick turn to the left with
his Studebaker as the defendant
covered. the last so feet or so from
the intersection. When he was
about Is feet from the curb line,
the defendant woke up and
Swerved enough to clear the
Studebaker, but crossed 18th
street before he could straighten
out, and ran up Q the P street
sidewalk.
Gets Himself Disliked.
THE snow was Squite deep
there. and he skidded four or five
lot frontages, went out between
a tree and a firepIug to the street
again, and skidded quite lot
more. The Studebaker man pulled
g. tape measure out Of his pocket
and began measuring the skid
marks. l think it's perfectly
dreadful that people should be al
lowed to drive through the streets
in such q reckless way, and I
gave the Studebaker man my
name as a witness"
A Wonder Tale.
Boob: II was only going 10
miles an hour. your honor, and
I saw the Studebaker IS feet
away. slowed up still more.
but he kept right along. 1 had
to run UP on the sidewalk to
avoid him."
Cheap Enough.
You shouldn't have run 30 far
after you got on the sidewalk. 1t
leads the court to believe that
you may have been going faster
than your testimony indicates.
$780,"
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