The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
SHOWN
IN SPEED COURT;
$1OF|NES GIVEN
Judge Accepts Stories of
Motorists SpeedometerS
Are Wrong.

showed leniency in inning motorists
charged with driving under thirty
miles an hour.
In practically all cases, where mo-
florists were driving from twenty
seven to twenty-nine miles, fines of
only SO without costs were as
sessed.
These motorists testified their
speedometers were not registering
correctly, and the judge gave them
the benefit Of the doubt.
Fifty-four We're fined. four were
discharged, eleven cases were dis
missed and one bond was forfeited.
Fines in most instances were light,
averaging around $40.
Motorists Are Cautioned
Wilmeth gave his usual lecture to
motorists. He urged them to show
greater caution at street intersec-
tons, citing the number of children
struck during the last few weeks by
automobiles.
Parents are to blame in many
cases for children being injured" he
said, citing one case of a 6-year-old
girl being sent two blocks to mail
a letter. 1T behooves motorists
therefore to take greater caution and
watch for the children"
The following motorists were fined
as follows costs not included:
Earl Shahkey, 637 Eugene St.
thirty miles. SIS; Orville Dimery,
2343 Sheldon ST.. thirty-two miles,
SIS; Richard H. Lukens, 1895 n.
Rural St. thirty-one miles, SIT; Roy
Kivett, 4402 W. Washington ST.,
thirtyt-wo miles, SIS: Chauncy
Davis, 6O7 w. Twenty-Sixth ST..
thirty miles. $40.
Edinburg Man Fined
Glenn Hunter. Edinburg, Ind,
thirty-two miles, $50; Hershell Black
well, colored, $40 Roach St, thirty
one miles. S21; Charles OFT, 2161 S.
Meridian. rs miles, $40 without costs;
H. f. Simmonton. 462 S. Harding
St, thirty-two miles. $22; Eastman
Day, 4159 Ruckle St. thirty-eight
miles, 500; Paul NARROW, 1924 Con-
gress Ave, thirty-four miles, s24; r.
J. Steffen, 1415 Union St. thirty
miles, SIG; Elmer Heusser, 21O1 n.
Delaware St. twcnty-nine miles, SO
without costs.
Lyle Roberts, 333 n Liberty St,
% miles, $40 without costs; J. J.Park,
Lawrence. Ind, thirty miles, SIS;
John Paiminter, 121 W. Twelfth St.
thirty-two miles. SIT; Emil Parmslee,
haywood. Ind. thirty-two miles, SO,
Fred LOoney. 1850 Linden St. thirty
two miles, $12; Marshall Hall. 1904
Southern Ave. thirty miles, S1l;
Eugene karter. Pittsboro. Ind,
twirty-two miles, $40; William Chris
tinson. 1922 S. Belmont St, twenty
eight miles, so without costs.
Two Visitors Fined
Arthur Won. Behning. 1900 Orchard
Ave. forty miles, $50; Roy Lessard,
Noblesville, Ind. forty miles. $50:
Robert Miller. TT. Wayne, Ind
thirty-four miles, $21; William Adams,
e35 Darrell St. thirty miles. s12.
appealed; William Page, 1541 n.
Senate Ave, thirty-two miles, $40;
Harold Walkup. r. r. A. box 215,
thirty miles. SOS; Ray Walker. III
S. Capitol Ave, twenty-eight miles,
81 without costs; Fred Steel. l42 +.
Chic St, twenty-eight miles, SO
without costs Gerald Price. 324 w.
Twenty Fourth St, thirty.four miles,
$22; George Day, 241 Beauty Ave,
thirty miles, S21; Joseph Weaver,
653 DenDison St, thirty miles. SIS.
Harry%. Ely. New Augusta, Ind.
thirty-seven miles, SIS; Ralph Banks,
2107 Morgan St, thirty-one miles,
SIC; Julius Beilach, 5141 Kenwood
Ave. thirty-six miles, SIG, appealed;
Frank Kafoure, 2702 Ashland Ave,
thirty miles. SIS; Verne Lake, 1924
Broadway, thirty-two miles, $21; a.
c. Schoen. 1446 Fairfield Ave, thirty
miles. $40, appealed; II c. Prather,
Ravenswood, thirty-two miles, $25;
Harold Gerard, 10 n. Rural St.
thirty five miles, $40; Harry Kidder.
City. forty miles. $50. stayed Jack
Mather. 2233 Talbot Ave, thirty one
miles, $22
Farmer Is Fined
E. H Daniels, 142 S. Spencer ST.,
thirty miles, SIG; Wilson Loving,
1852 Indiana Ave. thirty miles, SIS
George Montclay, r. r. f, Box 275,
thity miles, $40 without costs; Ebert
Fournace, 294O Paris Ave- thirty
two miles, $17; Ed Cannon, Ills
Broadway. thirty-two miles, $17
J. w. Wheatler, 1917 Orange ST.,
thirty miles, $12; Charles Cole, 2401
E. New York ST., thirty miles, SIS
Leonard Maxey, 81 w. North St,
thirty-two miles, S13.
A slight decrease was noted in the
arrests as compared with those Of
the previous week. Motorcycle Off
GERS said cool weather had acted as
damper.
Fred J. DeArmond, AZ Lexington
Apis, thirty miles, SIS; Ralph Banks,
2107 Morgan ST.. thirty-one miles,
SIS.
Speed was blamed for an accident
in which two men and a. woman were
injured Wednesday and as the result
Joe Pete, %, of 100 S. West ST., and
John Joe. IS. Of 422 E. Washington
St, were held on speeding charges.
Others arrested:
Wehrle Richmond. %, of 1929
Northwestern Ave; David Wilker-
son, IS, of 1864 E. Washington St;
James Brown. IS, 231 s. Oakland
Ave; Ferd Gioscio, %, of 131 n.
Noble St, and John Wheatley, 1917