Evening star., 1925-04-07
FIRST NIGHT COURT
HANDLES23CASES
q Autoists Convicted for
Various offenses-0fficiaIs
Praise Efficiency.

| Police Court officials were unstint
ing in their praise of the first nigh,
| court to be conducted in the District
| OF Columbia when the records of the
Traffic Court last night showed .:
/ convictions out OF 23 cases brough,
\ before 1t, totaling $3.50 in fines. Com
| mitments to jail totaled 2.
Judge George n. Macdonald. pre-
! sided. taking the bench at O'Clock
and remaining on duty. with the ex-
ception OF q short supper recess. until
| IL o'clock. The frat ease was brouRh,
before him about 5:85 o'clock and the
last one at 1925 pm. Judge Mac
donald was assisted by J. J. McGar-
| raghy, assistant corporation counsel
James Addison. deputy clerk: Rich
ard Hughes. bailiff and Robert Smith
assistant probation officer.
During the entire time Judge Gus
! A. Schuidt, presiding Judge of the
| Police Court, remained as an inter.
ested spectator. s. In commenting or
the work today. Judge Schuldt stated
that both he and Judge. Macdonald
| were greatly satisfied with the work
| accomplished.
"I was greatly pleased with the
displayed throughout" Judge Schuldt
stated. 1T looked like a court that
had been operating for months:
am sure that IT is going to be "a
wonderful thing for the Nations
Capital. not only in relieving tht
congestion of the courts. but It,
tendency to cut down violations oi
! the trafic laws. There will he 2:
less cases to be heard today"
sp~ede-s Must Appear
When questioned as to the niar
OF bringing Intoxicated drivers int,
courts Tan alleged violator was
brought in last night Judge Schuldl
declared himself TO be opposed t.
that plan. In such cases" he said
the defendant should be kept at tn.
precinct and not be brought in unit
he is physically ready TO testify In
his own behalf. He cannot be triet
when he is Immediately. brougn. ir
! on such charge, and it does moi
! seem reasonable to bring him in"
Although the law passed by Con
gress allows defendants in trafic
| cases arrested after IL O'Clock Al
! night and on Sundays to post cot
lateral. II has been agreed upon def
nitely that no one arrested for speed
| ing shall at any time be permitted IA
| forfeit it, AS result speeders viii
| at the best receive only temporary
! grace
| The opinion OF the judges that the
| Night Traffic Court would relieve con-
gestion was borne out today in ac-
/ Qualities. The collateral list was
| small. and as many on collateral have
stood trial the day following. the
! work of the court was greatly de-
less crowded. and Judge Isaac r
Hit. who presides over the Traffic
Court in the morning, found his tims
: there very short
1t enabled him to take over some
OF the regular District of Columbis
routine work when. at IL o'clock
| Judge Schuldt took up jury trials
Only Judge John p. Mcmahon. pre-
siding IN the United States cases sa "
his docket unchanged.
Many Amusing incidents.
Many amusing scenes occurred at
! were forced to walt long time for
| their Romeos and Dapper Dams. For
! many stepped on the gas a little too
! much and the police took hold In
stead OF leading them by some old
familiar precinct, where they might
get off on their personal recognizance
| for hearing today, the officers firmly
escorted them to court. which many
only had heard of and feared before
Some had only the requisite cash
for motion picture show and maybe
for a soda afterward. As the fines
called for more than this. the young
! swains had to wait until hurry call
or sos could BE- sent out.
William F. Murray, arrested for
overtime parking, was lucky. He
was brought in and found his pocket
! book in a rather depleted state. He
happened to spy an old friend, who
turned out to be Mr.. McGarraghy, the
| assistant corporation counsel. Lend
me Ave. Mac" he said, and Mac did
some swains had their most
| wonderful girls in the world with
them at the time of their arrest and
| looked as il their income tax returns
had been published when theil
pocketbooKs refused to yield vi
enough ready money.
Lists Of Fines.
Those who were fined before Judge
| Macdonald last night were John j. Lar
, combe. jr., $40 Rene L. Dagneaux. $lo
Theodore Myers, $40; Albert Luoore
$40. Albert Moonahan, SO: Warren c
Claf,n s1s: William F. Tydings. $40
| James P. O'Neill IS: Oscar l.. Wilmsre
sh LLOYD Sloan SIS: William F. Murray
| So: James NJ Newman. So: Chester M
| Atwood. So: Charles F. Anadale. 3l5
| Robert D. Heriot, SIS: Leo j. Cleary
s15; E. Guy Purdy. s25: Roy A. I'm
swarth, s25; Joseph Edwards, SIS. ano
Donald c.. Jones, $50 Julius D. Scheel
was released on his personal bonds.
Carl F. Gunnell. found guilty of a
second offense of speeding, was giver
a. 3o-day sentence. but was released
/ when he moved for 4 new trial. Roy
A. Unswarth. fined $25, was unable tc
nav his fne and was forced TO go tc
| Jail for the time being