The Washington times., 1926-07-31
I With the
Abb Artists.
Ia Cross Section Of the
| Daily Grind in Judge
Schuldt's Court
Read EN- and Weep
By DONALD McDOUGAL
kilograms
BIZ DONALD McDOUGAL
Cumulative Evidence

Cumulative Evidence
81 was coming out OF the station
house at half past twelve, your
honor. when the defendant ran
past so quick that / borrowed q
motorcycle that was out front
and paced him down the hill to
Fessenden street at S3 miles an
fic except a bootleg car now and
then running back to Frederick
with a load Of enpties."
Boob: II was in second gear
when passed the station. My
motor makes a lot Of noise when
it's iii second, your honor, and
the officer probably nistook it
The court: ct sounded like
speed, it Ioo1d like speed, 1t
registered on the spedometer like
speed. and believe it was
speed, $10'
Fat and Sassy
81 was running west on @
street, your honor. and just as
passed Twenty-seventh street the
defendant tried to drive q bus
past me. He was about flush
with me when i saw a car COM
ing toward us a hundred feet or
so ahead. thought the defen-
dant would slow down and let the
car pass, because part of the
bus was over on the wrong side
while he was passing me.
He picked UP speed instead.
swung to the right and tossed me
into the string of parked cars
along the @ st. curb. The one
/ landed on mounted the curb,
and my baby fell off the back
seat
DO any damage?"
1T bumped his nose fright.
fully. your honor
Witness: II was driving toward
the bus, your honor, and when
l was a hundred feet or 30 from
him I noticed ne was turning out
to pass q Ford sedan. 1t didn't
look TO me as though he had
room to make 1t, and I slowed
up-I'd rather lose 10 seconds on
the road than 10 weeks In the
hospital-but he swung back
again III lKOnb- III Tile SOuc1A dthA
knocked It against a parked car.
/ gave my name as witness to
the lady driving the sedan"
Boob: She got in front of me
at the @ st. bridge, your honor,
and I sounded my horn several
times for her to move over and
let me pass, but she kept right
along 4 feet or so from the line
of parked cars, and / had to
stay behind her.
After we passed Twenty
seventh ST.. there was stretch
of half a block or so without any
cars parked, and picked up
speed to run past her. She prob
ably got confused when she saw
me SO close and struck the bus
with her left front wheel. 1t
was the rebound that threw her
against the other car--that's the
way I figure it out"
1.-The court figures It out a
different way. It's the most reck-
less case of reckless driving I've
heard this morning. SIS"
Sticking the X-Road Hog
"He was half block away to
my TlRHL WHEEL NY ALOnI WhCSAS
were entering the cross walk at
Seventh and e Streets North
east, your honor. When I was
halfway over / saw he was
headed for me and coming like
a tornado. I swung to the left,
but not quick enough for him,
and he knocked me 80 feet across
the roadway into a tree on the
northeast corner.
"A young lady with me was
pretty badly hurt. and didn't
notice what happened after saw
her lying huddled on the floor
of the car, with blood smeared
all over her"
Boob: IT was half way over
when he tried to cut in front
of me. Two or three men ran
up to my car and said I was
going 40 or so miles an hour.
But they were excited because
the young lady was hurt. was
only going 20 or a."
The court: You couldn't knock
a car sideways 80 feet by rum
ming % miles an hour. You'll
kill someone yet, tearing over
intersections without slowing up.
and expecting everyone to scurry
out of your way. You're bound
to meet someone sooner or later,
who'll stand his ground. Forty
dollars or 80 days"