Evening star., 1925-04-06
NEW AUTO COURT
DELUGED AT START
Swings Quickly Into Action
on Record Number
of Cases.

Tho National Capitals new Traffic
Cou+ authorized by Congress, to re-
due ne toll of traffic accidents in
" -snington, swung into action to-
uay, as the total number of arrests
over Saturday and Sunday for vari-
GUS violations of law, smashed all
local Police Court records.
TIE unprecedented volume of ar
rests, 3s1, included $50 prisoners on
the locked-up list, and 231 persons
on the collateral list.
Judge Isaac r. Hit opened the
Traffic Court for It's day session, with
Judge Gus A. Schuldt of the District
branch and Judge John P. Mcmahon
of the United States branch of Police
Court on hand to expedite the con-
gestion caused by many arrests. At
o'clock this. afternoon the other
new judge, George H. Macdonald, will
open night Traffic Court and sit until
IL o'clock.
First Jury Is Called.
hearing of offenders
in the United States cases, Judge
Mcmahon was called upon to aid in
in the impaneling of the first traffic
jury under the new regulations. This
jury when finally chosen will sit for
two weeks. One member of the jury
was excused today when it was learn
ed that by trade he was a bootlegger.
Under the new program of taking
traffic prisoners direct to court from
the scene of the alleged violations,
two cases were brought before Judge
HIT this morning. Richard Scott,
colored of 327 Virginia avenue, south
east, and Frank Johns, a resident of
Maryland, charged respectively with
no operators permit and bad brakes.
According to Policemen S. Davis of
the first precinct and A. NJ. Winfree
Of the second precinct, the violation
of each defendant occurred at 9
O'Clock this morning. Scott was ar
rested at Fifteenth street and Treas
ury place and Johns at Seventh street
and Mount Vernon place. Both men
were tried by Judge Hit within five
minutes of each other, about two
hours after the arrest. Scott was
fined $40 and Johns IS.
80 Forfeit Collateral.
Out of those taken into the tolls of
the law over the week end 35 were
locked up for the United States
branch of Police Court and Al were
out on collateral, of which number
five answered to their names when
the list was called this morning.
In the District of Columbia branch,
excluding traffic cases. 96 were locked
up and 96 were on collateral, OF
which number rs answered.
In the Traffic Court alone the lists
showed 10 locked up and 94 out on
collateral, of which number IL an
swered.
The large number OF traffic viola
| tors were allowed to put up col
| after Police Court adjourned Saturday
afternoon, the last day of the no-traffic-
| court period.
Liquor Arrests Heavy.
Victims of bootleg liquor were very
much in evidence in police circles
| Saturday and yesterday.
One hundred and fifty-four persons
were arrested during the two days
each days record being the same
| II for intoxication. and for driving
automobiles while Intoxicated.
There were Al arrests for sale
| possession and transporting intoxi-
cants. and 2 for drinking in public
making a total. of 1877 arrests during
| the two days for offenses growing
| of intoxicants.
! Alleged violators of the traffic laws
J arrested during the two days num-
| bered 153 There were lis arrests fol
| violations Of the minor traffic regu-
| lations and 3S for speeding. Arrests
| for all offenses during the two days
| totaled 537.