Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-19
3)2 TRAFFIC CASES
MADE IN 4HOURS
DESPITE BIG FINES
MattingIy Regrets Inability to
Impose Heavier Speeding
Penalties.
POLICEMEN ARREST So
ON FAST.DRIVING CHARGE
Judge Lenient in Some Cases Of
Mitigating Circumstances, Elk.
acting $40 and SIS.

Despite the severity of penalties I'M
posed by Judge Robert E. Mattingly for
violations Of traffic ordinances, the total
number of arrests for the 24-holIr
period ending at am. today jumped
to 302. OF which SO were for speeding,
the offense for which the turist has ex-
acted particularly severe penalties.
Mitigating circumstances in some
cases to appear before him today caused
Judge Mattingly to impose $40 and SI5
fines for speeding. but in assessing Ed
ward Simmons SIS on that charge he
expressed regret that heavier fines could
not be imposed.
More drastic sentences than the
maximum fine of s25 for first-offense
speeding ought to be open to the bench
for imposition in cases of fragrant
violations" he declared.
Arrests Classified.
OF the 302 arrests, 6 cases Of reck-
less driving were reported, l case Of
leaving the scene after a collision and
! case Of a. motorist driving with
dazzling headlights. The remaining 226
cases were classified as miscellaneous
and involved the defendants in charges
ranging up and down the list of more
than a hundred must nots" in the
DOOh VI IIdluC TSEuIatlOIS,
John Lee Ward, colored, Of the 14oo
olock OF Massachusetts, avenue south
east, the first man arrested in the traffic
drive for operating motor cycle with
out a permit, who was taken into
custody by Policeman L. Christensen of
the eleventh precinct, was fined $500.
with an alternative Jail sentence of
SIX months on that count and SIS for
speeding.
A penalty of 5000 or 90 days in iail
was imposed on John T. Bladen of
by Policeman E. C. Moore of the trir-
tenth precinct for driving an auto
mobile after his permit had expired,
Comdr. Samuel Jacob Zergler, ir.,
OF the United States Navy, was taken
into custody by Policemen r. V. SIN
clair and K. P. Greenlow on Massa-
chusetts avenue last night. who said ne
was navigating his automobile at an
excessive rate of speed. He was fined
SIS.
A $50 fine was imposed on Fred W.
Weitzel. 1000 block of Twenty-ninth
street. for second offense speeding. He
was apprehended by Policemen j. A.
Hopkins and w. B. Wheeler when
travelling at 40 miles an hour.
Gets Light Sentence.
Mitigating circumstances in few
cases led the magistrate to fix the pen
atty at SIS. George Hillman, first
block of D street southwest, who raced
a police patrol wagon in which he be-
lieved his brother was confined. vas
among those who received light SEN
tence. He was arrested by Policeman
G. A. Strobe and H. H. Dull and
fined SIS.
Russell B. Cole. arrested by Policemen
V. v. Vaughn and D. E. Baltimore as a
speeder. informed the court that he
must have been insane as he was
operating his automobile In violation
of the law, as he and friend observed
the officers following them. Assuming
that you were insane" remarked the
court, Il will dismiss the charge on the
grounds of insanity"
Eight Hurt in Crashes.
Eight persons were injured in traffic
accidents yesterday afternoon and last
night, one of them later being arrested
on charge of reckless driving.
While going north on Fifth street last
evening an automobile driven by Alfred
F. Hall, IS years old. of 1887 Park road
was in collision at P street with an
other machine operated by Bert Smith.
colored, 50 years old. of 429 Hollidge
court. Both men suffered slight lecer-
atoms. and Hall was arretSed and lodged
In cell at the second precinct. He
afterward was released under $500 for
his appearance in Police Court today.
AS he stepped from his automobile at
Thirteenth and F streets last night Her
man Blot, 30 years old, of 1852 North
Capitol street reported to first precinct
police. another car passed so close that
one Of the wheels went over his left
foot. The driver Gid not stop and Blot
does not think the driver knows he
struck him.
Blot was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in passing automobile. where he
was treated for the injury to his foot.
Physicians said bone may be frac-
tured.
Two Children Slightly Injured.
Yesterday afternoon two children re-
ceived minor injuries when they ran
into the sides of moving automobiles.
The first such accident occurred at
$50 o'clock in front of 1908 N street.
Billy Parker. 3, of the N street adj
dress, suddenly dared out into the
street and bumped into a car driven
by Henry M. Pruitt of 1l37 Seventh
street northeast. Pruitt took the child
to Emergency Hospital where he was
treated by Dr.. C. 3. White of the staff
for bruised forehead.
Frederick L. Martin of 4s17 Thirty
sixth street was driving along Sixth
street southwest, near G street, about
an hour later, when 6-year-old Carl
Breedon of 502 Seventh street southwest
rcn into the side of MS machine. The
child's scalp was lacerated slightly and
the wound was treated
Others injured include Leon Goldman,
20 years old, of 1888 Seventh street:
William Ball. colored. So years old. of
642 Brewer court northeast, and John
'Pinkney, colored, 81 years old, Of los