Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
JUDGE MATT|NGLY
BARELY ESCAPES
BEING RUN DOWN
Jurist Assesses Drastic Pen.
aIties in Police Crusade to
Cut Traffic Toll.
RECKLESS DRIVING
FINES PUT AT $1O0
60 Are Ordered to Pay $25 on
First.0ffense Charges of
Speeding.

An unidentified operator of an auto
mobile, who narrowly escaped running
down Judge Robert E. Mattingly OF
Traffic Court, who was on his way to
the courtroom yesterday morning, may
be to blame for the drastic penalties I'M
posed by the magistrate on those who
appear before him on charges of V1olat-
ing the traffic regulations.
Judge Mattingly today said the Incl
dent made it clear to him that pedes-
TRANS needed protection from careless
and reckless drivers. With the occur
renee in mind as we'll as having the
desire to break up" speeding and reck-
less driving, he continued his practice
of imposing maximum penalties today
Despite the recent change OF Tratnc
Court to new quarters, the room was
filled this morning with defendants. po-
1icemen and witnesses, as more than
$50 arrests were mace last night.
Reckless Driving Is Costly.
The most drastic penalties imposed
today were for reckless driving and for
driving without permit. More than
so defendants were fined $25, which
Is the maximum penalty for first
offense speeding.
The heaviest fine imposed by Judge
Mattingly today was on Jesse Johnson,
colored. for operating his automobile
without permit. He was ordered to
paw $3.50 or serve 90 days in Jail. He
was arrested last night by Off1cer E. w.
Reed of the ninth precinct for dis
obeying a signal, on which charge he
was fined SIS.
Thomas Marshall of the 100 block
of New Jersey avenue was fined 500
Tor reckless driving. He was arrested
by Policemen r. L. jenkins and j. r.
Leach of the sixth precinct last night
after the automobile which he was
operating collided with three parked
cars in the 400 block of Pennsylvania
avenue. Marshall and Clarence Alex
ander Craig, also an occupant of the
car. were charged with transporting 10
pints of whisky and held under $4,000
bond for the grand jury.
S1O0 or so Days.
James johnson, colored, arrested by
Policeman w. c. Curtis of the fourth
precinct for driving without permit,
was ordered to pay 500 or serve so
days.
Returning from funeral at a speed
OF 80 miles an hour. Carl Singleton,
colored, was arrested by Policemen r.
". Sinclair and K. P. GreenloW of the
Traffic Bureau. Instead OF speeding
you should have been meditating on the
sadness OF the occasion" said Judge
Mattingly, and ordered him to pay $25.
S25 Fine Is Suspended.
An ex-service man, William r. Mich
OILS. an attendant at Mount Alto Hos
pital, received clemency from the court,
as he was a veteran. Arrested by Po-
liceman A. E. Brown of the Traffic Bu-
reau on speed charge, he was released
under a suspended sentence Of $25.
Arrested for failure to have the
proper brakes and failure to change
address on his permit, Columbus Perry,
who was taken into custody by Police
men ". v. Vaughn and D. e. Baltimore,
was fined $25.
Seven Accidents Reported.
Seven accidents, in which one person
was injured, were reported to police,
while 256 arrests for traffic violations
were made during the 24-hour period
ending at o'clock this morning.
Struck down by an automobile as ne
was crossing @ street near his home.
Robert McReynolds. 10 years old, OF
1713 @ street. founder OF the automo-
bile firm which bears his name. suffered
possible fracture OF the skull. The
accident occurred about $50 O'Clock
last night.
The automobile was owned by Repre-
sentative Albert johnson and was
driven by his chauffeur, William 7.
Wells, of 1925 Porter street.
Mr.. McReynolds was taken to Finer
rency Hospital in passing automo-
bile. where an X-ray photograph was
TO be taken to determine the extent OF
his injuries.