The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-02
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Hits Court
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the 01keI day. your uouoks &u1
Knocked e into tree. a by
ISLANDER rot the first figure of
the rear tag as the truck turned
the nearest corners and look
out was posted Tor & ksto.ton
truck With number seven n
front, anG blood On The right
lender
~ o'clock this morning I
Wns coming out 81 house on
New Jersey Avenue near N street.
when i truck os that desert ton
stopped m front d the gSte.
WI looking sc e esnla1laips
and couldn't see the ta6 mum.
Der a. 1 came down the walk.
but could So the right front
tender was bent and ! hurried
around 81 kront 70 read the license
The defendant WIS II the
dryers seat, and When he saw.
ne looking 90 him 10 close, he
started up his engine. The figures
az the license plate came into
view one after another as he
picked IN npeed, and / really
BEGAN rs ret excited, waiting Tor
flln labt one % show l1p. u was
ike sginnin9 down q poker hand
70 80 Il there's any strange aces
b Il, only I Was looking tor 9
seven.
.sJtast my usual luck, the first
number was c1leAg far away
frorn seven e. Il could get, ana
I stopped the defendant and
asked % zee his permit, out Of
eptte. He said he'd left 1t ia his
other clothes. ana I was going TO
charge him with failing to show
permit, and let It go at that.
But was on my way 20 the
precinct anyhow, and I told him
90 drive me over there 80 I could
sIOok up hiB record. He hasn't
got any permit, your honor, or
any other clothes, either"
Boob; ~ wasn't exactly what
you could cRIl driving, your
honor. 1 was just bringing the
truck around into the alley to-
help my boss out"
Phone your boss 10 bring SIS
around here to help you out"
Memory Lane
'sHe ran over d little boy on
-Four -And-A.hAlf Street Sunday
afternoon. your honor, and broke
his leg in two places. There was
another man Ia the car with the
defendant, and he was drunk, too.
They were sailing down Eopr-and,.
a-llaIG Street cit 3S miles an hour
Or 30, both full 20 ticks.
After We picked the little boy
up ! tested the defendants brakes.
The foot brake was all right, but
the car ran $50 feet with the
emergency brake on, That's the
one he applied when he saw the
child IN the way"
Boob: 1--WE nothing to say,
your honor. One drink II all I
remember.
'sYon'll remember It q long
time. Driving while drunk, 90
days and 5000 Or 10 days more"
Scorns One.Arm Driving =
New York Avenue had the
right OF way, your honor, and
yelled for q tirnid looking Chevro.
let with lady driver 70 beat Il
across just ~ the defendant ran
past my signal and the lady
pulled the quickest left turn on
record to keep out ot the morgue.
She asked me if wanted ride
and I asked her where she was
going. She said wherever that
man is I got him At q Street,
along with two half. pints of syn.
thetic GIN"
Boob: II got way across before
I saw the officer and thought !
might ~ well 50 the rest Of the
way then. Al q Street held my
hand out for & turn, and the
officer ran alongside and grabbed
my hand. had to stop right
there or have my arm pulled off,"
You're right well behaved coln.
pared with q good many motor.
lists. Some OF 'ern would rather
lose an arm than stop. S."