The Washington times., 1924-03-10
The Alibi
Artists
A Skeleton Record OF
Cases Tried By
Judge Schuldt.
Donald McDoG1G0I-
The COrner.C Cutter.

on Eighteenth, facing doWntoWh'
The defendant cut the corner out
of T street and tagged my car
for $50, besides knocking me of
the seat.
II wrote his number on a
cigarette paper before got up,
and the people in. the house OPP
posite phoned for the police. the
defendant was cutting the corner
into Vernon street when ] saw
him last"
They Always Get EN-.
The cop: II went to the ad-
dress corresponding to the license
number this man gave me, your
honor, and at the house they said
no one of that name had ever
lived there. / let on like be-
lieved it and walked around the
block and up the alley in the
rear of the place.
Cop Observes Passover.
"A man was working on Hud-
son touring car in garage
there. The left front fender was
bent, the left headlight was
smashed, and the radiator was
leaking. He said he'd smashed
the car trying to run into the
garage the night before. l asked
him what garage. and he said.
This one.' couldn't see any
marks on the door jamb, and
gave him a summons.
Wrong Idea.
II brought him in three days
later on a warrant and he was
identified by the chauffeur of
the smashed car, and charged
with reckless driving"
Counsel: I'VE admit the de-
PENDANT ran out of 7 street and
grazed the car, your honor. but
that isn't our idea Of reckless
driving"
Counsel's idea Of grazing seems
to differ from the courts idea on
that. subject, too. Fifty dollars
or 80 days"
All Set.
"A Dodge sedan coming down
John Marshall Place had Just
about time to PASS in front of
a westbound Hudson on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The defendant, in
a one-ton truck, was neck and
neck with the Hudson and tried
to beat him across the interse,
tion He was about five feel
ahead when he saw the Dodge
and turned south in front of
westbound Capital Traction car
and spoiled the motorman's
chances of going to Heaven. The
Dodge man turned pretty quick
into the Avenue, and he was cuss-
ing, too when got his name
as witness
Family Trait.
Il shooed the defendant off the
car track and asked him for his
permit. He said he didn't need
any because he wasn't a regular
driver and was only running the
truck an hour or two while the
steady man was over at Number
One trying to get his brother
out"
Out Of Luck.
Boob: THE boss had to get
a load of lumber over to George
town in a hurry, and there was
no one around but me. So he
told me TO drive the truck"
Knowing you didn't have any
permit"
Il didn't need any permit, be-
cause / was only going to drive
that one trip"
well. you need $35 now-$25
for driving without a permit and
$40 for, passing the other car al
an intersection
But looked up John Marshall
Place and I didn't see any car
there, your honor, not until he
almost hit me-"
THAT has nothing to do with
the traffic violation. Thirty-five
dollars over ALL"
No Safety In Numbers.
II was chasing speeder last
night, your honor. and scraped
all the clothes off my right
leg lodging this mans car. 1t
was parked Rt the curb with no
more lights than a wheelbarrow.
1 slid about fifteen feet after l
hit the ground"
Defendant: Everybody along
there leaves their cars parked
without lights. your honor"
THAT makes it still more dan.
gerous. So"