The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-12
with The
EAIibi Artists
A Cross Section Of the
Daily Grind IN Judge
McMahOn's Court.
Read EN- and Weep
Nv TnNAIn McnnIIGAI.
By DONALD McDoUGAL.

sHe did some trick driving
across Pennsylvania avenue at
Ninth street about hair past four
yesterday afternoon, your honor.
There was quite 81 lot Of traffic
and Pennsylvania avenue had the
right OF way as the defendant, IN
Ford roadster, shot out from
behind sOnth-bound truck and
tried to bull-doze a Decatur street
car into staIIing on the Ninth
street tracks.
Most Of the time he was gazing
at my sernaphore like he was
trying to figure out where he'd
seen something like that before.
He gave It up about the same
time the Decatur street motor
man began throwing out sand.
At the south crOss-walk q man
very tactfulIy kept things from
getting messy by making q flying
leap four feet high and six feet
broad, dropping q sack Of potatoes
and q couple OF cabbages In transit,
like a balloon throwing out bal
last.
Meat Reduces Speed.
"A lire Of street cars and 4 bic.
meat truck with no gas in its
tank slowed the defendant up,
and he reached Louisiana avenue
at the same time did.
He said he'd been trying all
day to get q permit. and he'd
answered fool questions enough
to pass q civil service exasnina-
ton and got up against more
red tape than would make q bar
Der pole out OF the Washington
monument.
The Long Green Trail.
He was tired Of trying, he said,
and was going home In disgust. ]
told him to drop around to No. 4
and stick up $50 collateral and he
could go home in disgust right"
Boob: II bought the car at sec
ond-hand dealers yesterday morn
ing. your honor. ! paid cash for II,
got five gallons Of gas and was
called Hey! Wait till take those
tags off They were issued to me,
and I'm responsible for them.
have to turn them in
HE took the tags off and start
me I'd have to ger new ones before
I could leave the place.
FAT the tag office they asked me
about horsepower, bores, and en-
CINE numbers. / didn't know what
those things were, and they said
could call the dealer up and he'd
tell me about them.
THE first number / got was q
beauty parlor; then Presbyterian
minister's study, then the dry.
cleaning establishment"
THE dry-cleaning establish
nent?"
See Appropriation Bill.
Yes, sir; the prohibition unit.
Then went around to the garage
myself and came back with the ap-
plication all filled in. They gave
me the tags and registration card,
went back to the garage again
and they fixed that part up for me.
Then the salesman asked me
If I'd got a permit, too, and when
/ said No he told me I'd better
get one before trying to drive
the car.
1T limped back to the traffic
bureau and applied for the per-
nit. The examiner wanted to
know where my car was, and /
said at the garage
HE asked What do you expect
to be examined with--a baby
buggy?' said What do you think
I'm applying fora marriage H.
cense%-and went back to the
garage again for the car.
Blocks Home Run.
ION the return trip the officer
stopped me at Ninth street ana
Louisiana avenue and told ne I'd
passed a semaphore. said, all
right, I'd go back and tag it,
but ne sent me around to the
station house to put UP $50 in
stead"
You bought the car yesterday
morning?"
Eyes, sir
How is it your registration
card was issued last Saturday, &C.
cordlng 20 the date on here2"
"Why-er-I guess that must
be a mistake; your honor.
Eyes, it's a mistake to bring in
your alibi unless It fits horizontal
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