Evening star., 1925-04-08
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TAKE SHARP DROP
Slump From 81 to 2 Daily as
New Courts Begin War
on ReckIesSneSS.

With day and night traffic courts in
full swing and traffic offenders being
brought directly before the bar OF
justice Immediately after arrest.
traffic accidents during the last "a
hours took decided drop. Only
three accidents were reported TO
headquarters. Chester Chichester,
! colored, 20, 25l Third street south
west. passed in rear of a street car
on New York avenue between Four
! teenth and Fifteenth streets and was
struck by another car. He was treat
ed a Emergency Hospital fora slight
scalp injury.
Marvin H. Presley, Riverdale, Md.
was driver of an automobile that
struck and knocked down Albert Lee,
colored. 35. 1921 r street, on Massa-
chusetts avenue between First and
Second streets last night Lee. suf-
fering from slight injury to his
head, was taken TO Casualty Hospital
in the machine that struck him, but
refused TO be treated
struck By Bicycle.
Ethel Honaker, 25. 2So7 Ontario
road. was knocked down at Massa-
chusetts avenue and Thirteenth
street yesterday morning by the
bicycle OF Thomas Connors. I'LL Sixth
street southwest, and cut over her
left eye. She was given surgical aid
at Emergency Hospital
Against these three accidents yes
terday, the daily average last month
was 81. Traffic officials today cited
this s an example OF how the quick
mode of dispensing justice in trafiic
cases will affect the traffic situation
generally, and used it as a basis for
the continued argument here that en-
nf 20 In nd
not so much the making Of new reg
ulations-is what Washington needs.
Court Sentences IS.
Night Traffic Court continued to
take its toll of traffic violators last
night the records showing 81 cases.
resulting in one commitment to jail and
fines amounting to 32S1. Total cases
exceeded the first session of the night
court by four and total fines showed
an increase of S31.
Although 81 cases were made out.
there were only 25 defendants
brought before Judge George H Mac
donald, as two of the men were
charged with two violations each
The commitment to Jail was the re-
suit Of the defendant being unable to
pay his fine. Several others bad their
personal bonds taken, and one had
his case dismissed
number. of taxicab drivers were
arrested for lettering in front of ho-
tells and theaters and few for speed
ing. Their companies seemed reluc-
tant to aid them, and only by scrap
ing the money together from other
sources did many of them escape in
generation.
LoiteYfnE Penalixed.
Defendants, charges and fines are
as follows:
Cressman A. Prickett, parking, IS;
Curtis Marshall, speeding, s25; Alton
tain Wood. disobeying policeman's
signal, s5: George Wasserman. lott
ering hack. $40: Garland Sellers. col
,, liding, personal bond; George F. Gar
diner, speeding. s10 Archie c. Brown,
'oitering hack, $40; Paul r. Chrism an.
speeding, $25; Herbert L. Chalfant,
speeding, SEQ; Dice Armstrong, loIter-
ing hack, dismissed; William r.
Adams. bad brakes. $40; Paul w.
Twyman, passing street car, $40;
Harry r. Oliver. passing street car,
$40; Henry Chalmers. disobeying po-
licemans signal, IS; parking, s5;
Philip Shurman, parking. IS; John M.
nal, s5: Guy S. Whiteford, lights, So;
John p. Casson, speeding. 335: Will
liam Winslow. lights, s2 Robert
Clements. speeding. committed to jail
when unable to pay s25 fine; Sidney
Kaufman, speeding, s25; Orpheus
Williams, lights, SIS, no permit, So, and
George Perry. disobeying policeman's S
signal, personal bond.
Alexander II. Bell. jr, formerly
serving at Juvenile Court, had been
appointed to Police Court as assis-
tant corporation counsel to aid Ed
ward Thomas and j. j. McGarraShy
in handling Of the trafice cases.