The Washington times., 1925-04-28
With The
|AIibi Artists
A Cross Section of the
Nightly Grind in Judge
Hits Court
Read EN- and Weep.
By DONALD McDOUGAL.
Would Reduce Congestion.

Would Reduce Congestion.
II was fifty feet behind him
from Davenport to Van Ness and
my speedometer showed between
80 and Al all the way" {
Much traffic?"
"Yes sir. 1 thought there was
going to be less at one time,
when he turned out for a car
ahead which turned out at the
same time for a brick that some
one had left on the concrete"
IF the defendant hadn't been
pretty good at the. wheel, there'd
have been two cars less, eh?"
Two cars and a motorcycle,
your honor. 1 wasn't looking for
such quick turn, and there's
trolley poles In the center Of the
roadway"
Boob: "T told the officer 1
didn't realize how fast l was
going, and that 1 was very
sorry"
mo doubt that made a great
impression on hint was so new
and original
Better Slow Than Sorry.
HE said L wasn't sorry soon
enough, and when told him
better late than never, he said.
All right-meet me In Night
Court at half past nine"
What was the idea Of forty
miles an hour?'
II was charging battery,
your honor"
Charging battery. They used
to charge a whole brigade on
the Western Front and not go
that fast. What kind of work
do you dor
A GO-Getter.
II run an auto repair shop"
II see-trying to make busi-
ness
"Oh, no, sir. Business has been
very good, indeed"
"Then you can afford to pay"
Except the last three Or four
weeks, your honor"
Exception overrUled. $25."
Traffic Pest No. 436I1.
Il was crossing S street on
Eighth, your honor. and when l
got about half way over l saw the
defendant on my right, half
right high speed.
"Instea1 of dropping behind me.
he tried to cut in front. swerVe1
running board off, and he knocked
the wind out of my right front
tire"
How long have you been driv-
ing a carr"
Ever since there was any cars
to drive, your honor over twenty
five years"
Two BOObs, One Thought.
Witness: "I was waiting to cross
Eighth street, your honor. when
the collision happened. The de-
fendant'S car was past the curb
line when the other cne entered
the section. Each Cne tried to
cut in front of the ether"
Next witness: Il was crossing
s street when / saw the defen-
dant coming, and / stepped back
to the curb. He was going twen-
ty-five miles an hour at least.
The other car was we'll over the
center of the intersection when
the defendant skidded past me-
Wants Pound of Flesh.
Boob: "I was in the intersec-
ton first, and thought the other
man would wait for me. When
l saw he didn't intend to L
swerved to the right. He didn't
move from a straight line until
/ knocked him out of it,"
The court: This is hard case
to decide. No two of the wit
nesses saw the occurrence alike.
According to their combined state
ments, each car got to the inter
section ahead of the other.
The New Science.
Such difference in testimony is
often due to lack of training in
observing and reporting what was
observed. 1t would be OF incal-
culable help in settling such cases,
and in gathering information
about traffic conditions generally,
if the public schools would teach
how to observe carefully and re-
port accurately such occurrences.
The time has come when hap
hazard procedure must be re-
placed by more uniform and ef-
fective methods"