Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01
Only 1871 Persons Are Hailed
to Court for Breach
of Regulations.
NINE INJURED DURING
SAME LENGTH OF TIME
Fines and Forfeitures in July
Reach SAL, 1873, Setting
New High Mark.

icoS OtRfLlB, 1OE OI1NulB WHue III uIlk
and 1873 miscellaneous offenses.
This total is considerably smaller than
the daily average.
During the same period nine persons
were injured, one of whom Is in a Sc
rious condition at Emergency Hospital.
Tabulation Of fines and forfeitures
for the month of July in Trafic Court,
compiled by A. j. Sanford, financial
clerk, disclosed yesterday that record
had been attained since the, beginning
OF the traffic crusade. Arrested motor
iStS, by payment Of fines or FORGETTING,
increased the revenue to total amount
of $41, 1873, which was approximately
two-thirds of the $68,810.45 received
from all four branches of Police Court.
100 Forfeit Collateral.
OF the 100 persons listed as having
deposited collateral 100 Of those record
ed forfeited. The number of appear
anceS in court was increased slightly by
those who had been given summons to
appear but had not been required to
post security.
The most severe penalty imposed by
Judge Gus A. Schuldt in the morning
session of Traffic Court today was a
fine of $50 against James L. Mills, 652
E street southeast, arrested by Police
man F. j. Scoville last night for driv-
ing without permit In addition to
the penalty Mills was also ordered to
pay SIS on speed charge.
William w. Taylor, 1924 Sixteenth
street southeast, who was arrested by
Policeman r. V. Sinclair for driving in
a manner which the officer termed the
most reckless he had ever seen" was
ordered to pay a fine of $40. Sinclair
testified that Taylor had driven several
blocks at a speed of approximately 40
miles an hour when traffic was heavy,
passed a stop signal and narrowly
avoided collision. When he endanger-
ed the life of child who was crossing
the street. Sinclair halted him and
charged him with reckless driving and
passing stop signal. On the latter
charge he was fined SIS.
Fined SIS for Speeding.
Arrested by Policeman K. P. Green
loe for driving at a speed of SO miles
an hour, Raymond w. Glaves, 200 block
of Longfellow street, was fined SIS.
Utilizing his plan of "a dollar a mile"
Judge Schuldt imposed a fine of $40 on
Elmer L. erosion of Bethesda, Md,
who was apprehended by Policeman A.
E. Brown while driving at speed of
80 miles an hour.
George NJ. Hawkis, 1900 block Of
Euclid street, appeared before the court
today on a charge of driving while I'M
der the influence Of liquor, preferred
by Policeman E. c. O'Meara of the
eleventh precinct. He demanded jury
trial and was held under bond Of $500.
Two SIO0 Fines.
Two fines of 500 each were assessed
against Herman j. Lepley. 20 years old.
of the Army Air Corps detachment at
Boiling Field. Lepley was the driver of
the car which collided with taxicab.
seriously injuring Mrs. Anna Kessinger,
1927 Twelfth street, passenger in the
cab.
Lepley was fined on charges Of driv-
ing without a permit and reckless driv-
ing, and his personal bond was taken
for failure to have a registration card
and drying in the wrong direction on
one way street.
He was committed to Jail. His case
will be reponed when Lieut.. A. G.
Robinson, Boiling Field. owner Of the
car, returns to the city to determine
whether the car was borrowed with
Robinson'S permission.
Policeman F. ]. Scoville arrested
Charles w. Brown, 800 block of l.
street southeast, and James Mills, 652 E
street southeast, who were hurrying TO
keep dates.
Brown informed the policeman that
= ne was going to see a doctor, but later
, admj ted his real destination. He was
fined $12 for speeding, while Mills was
funded $50 for operating without q per-
NIT and SIS for speeding.
Woman in Taxi Is Injured.
Nine persons were injured, one crit
ically, in automobile accidents here late
yesterday afternoon and last night. The
serious injury befell Mrs. Anna Ken
singer, who was in a taxi operated by
her husband, Claire Kensinger, 1927
Twelfth street, when 1t was overturned
in collision about 10 o'clock last night
with an automobile operated by Herman
j. Lepley, 20 years old, of the Air Corps
detachment at Boiling Field, at Twelfth
and streets.
Mrs. Kensinger, who is IS years old,
Is believed to have fractured back and
internal injuries, and her condition was
undetermined at Emergency Hospital to-
| day pending an X-ray examination.
Lepley was arrested and held at No.
precinct on charges of reckless driving,
operating without District permit and
driving the wrong way on one-way
street.
Lieut.. A: G. Robinson of the Air
Corps, owner of the car, informed po-
lice that Lepley took the machine from
his garage without his knowledge. Lep-
ley told officers he borrowed the car.
Mary Catherine Jarrett, As years old,
of 1880 A street northeast, suffered q
fractured arm and severe decorations
about the legs last night when Knocked
! over by hit-and-run driver as she was
crossing Sixteenth street at A street
northeast. The injured woman was re-
moved in passing automobile to Cas-
ualty Hospital, where her condition was
regarded as favorable today.
Police of No. 9 precinct were trying
to learn the identity of the driver last
night. They arrested two suspects, who
are being held for investigation.
Girl 6, Is Knocked Down.
Walter P. Nagel colored, 81, Of No. 81
Fenton street, was knocked down and
injured about the neck late yesterday
afternoon when hit by an automobile
operated by Lillian M. Deaner, 80 years
old, of 1927 Eighteenth street north
east, as he was crossing Mount Vernon
place in the TOO block His condition
was undetermined at Emergency Hos
pital today.
Six-year-old Dorothy Fishman of
3134 Nineteenth street sustained a
broken nose and severe bruises late yes
terday afternoon when knocked down
in the street in front of her home by
an automobile driven by Charles H.
Mainhall, 80, of 1902 Nineteenth street.
She was treated at the office of a doc
tor and allowed to return to her home.
Alps Carlton, years old, of col
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