Evening star., 1927-12-01
RECKLESS AUTO|ST
CAUGHT BY POLICE
Baltimorean, Alleged Rum
Driver, Given 13 Months in
Court for Traffic 0ffenses.

Speeding through the streets last
night. leaving seven damaged automo-
biies In it's wake and host OF badly
frightened pedestrians, rum-laden
car, driven by a young man VINO SAID
he was William Weis of Is. West Pres
ton street, Baltimore, Nd, was finally
overtaken by q police car at Thir-
teenth and E streets, where Weis was
captured. The other occupant or the
car escaped.
weis was said to have been en- route
from Baltimore to Richmond with
4SO quarts of corn whisky, reported
found in his car. The automobile,
with sagsing springs, was noticed
apout O'Clock at Bladensburg road
and Morse street northeast by Sergt
George nj. Little and his flying liquor
squadron. The police car set of in
pursuit, and Weis was overtaken at
Thirteenth and III streets northeast.
He was informed of the identity of
the police and ordered to draw over
to the curb. For answer, he rammed
the police car, pushing it out of the
way, and the mad fight through the
center Of the city began with the po-
lice but short distance behind.
Taken to Court.
After capture, Weis was taken to
the sixth precinct where charges were
entered against him. Then he was
escorted to Traffic Court Swinging
tauntily into the court room with
cigarette between his lips, he was
srraigned before Judge McMahon on
six counts, one of reckless driving.
one of failure to show permit and
four of leaving after ceilldirg.
AS the apparently carefree 23-year.
AL drfx Cn a
paper and computed the total SEN
tence, Judge Mcmahon pronounced
sentences of 80 days on the reckless
driving charge, 80 days each on three
other charges of leaving after collid-
ing, 80 days or $500 on the fourth
charge of leaving after c1lliding, and
on the count of failure to show
drivers permit the judge took his per-
eonal bond.
Severe Sentence Given.
The total sentence of $50 days is the
most severe ever imposed in traffic
case
Assistant United States Attorney
Raymond Neudeeker announced that
weis would be arraigned for the ille
gal possession and transportation of
liquor Saturday morning, and that he
will ask for a sentence of one year.
execution of the term to begin at the
end of the 13 months imposed by
Judge Mcmahon last night.
Cars struck by the flying rum car
belonged to Henry A. Herring, 1901
@ street, whose car was almost COM
pletely demolished; William III. Kritch.
1912 c street southwest, whose car
was badly damaged; Joseph f. Smith.
SIS u street southeast, and the police
car, which besides Sergt. Little, con-
tanned Policeman Leo Murray and
George Deyoe, the driver, and Revenue
Officer r. F. Cornett. The owners of
the three other cars hit did not prefer
charges.
When the police started in pursuit,
the driver turned south on Holbrook
street to Florida avenue and on to
Thirteenth and Fl streets northeast.
where the first collision occurred
Turning down H street at between so
and so miles an hour, he struck the
car belonging to Kritch at Second and
I'll streets northeast. Continuing his
mad fight with siren wide open. he
drove west on / street. which is q
One-way street for eastbound traffic
and finally at Thirteenth and E streets.
where he saw the uselessness Of try
ing to go further through the dense
kIdillls w els anu HIS COt1ipdHiOn
ed out of their car while it was still
In motion.
Appeared Unconcerned.
Weis appeared unconcerned at the
length of time before him in Jail, de-
claring that the walls were not strong
enough to hold him. His car can go
30 miles an hour on an open road.
Weis told police, saying: "Ife we had
gotten out on an open Virginia road
it would have been just too bad.
don't want to brag, but there amt
o guy between here and Kingston,
Ga. where ] was born. who can drive
car better than / can"
According to police, Weis is said
to have declared that he would
rather have had his car turn over
and be wrecked than have been
caught.