Evening star., 1935-01-11
TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN
SHOWING RESULTS
Decline in Fines and Forfei-
lures Since Monday From
1888 to SITS.

If the money collected in Police
Court from f1nes and forfeitares OF
trafic violators means anything, the
Police Departments drive is at last
getting results.
The income from this source has
gradually waned, with 81 1893 collected
Monday, $1,26l and $l,O52 collected
the two succeeding days, and only
SITS yesterday.
SlXty-f1ve charges we're listed on the
Traffic Courts collateral sheet today
against IS persons, with an additional
eight persons locked up on various
charges.
Nineteen speeding cases were listed,
% parking cases, two for passing red
lights and three for failing to obey
stop signs. The additional number
was brought up to the total figure with
such charges as lettering, failure to
change permit addresses and improper
lighting Of automobiles. There were
also two cases of failing to keep to the
right of the street.
Five Suspended Sentences.
Judge Isaac r. Hit, presiding, gave
suspended sentences to five persons on
various charges, mostly speeding, and
four personal bonds to other persons,
with good reasons for their violations.
Dr. Howard L. Smith was given
$40 suspended sentence for speeding
when he told Judge Hit he was an
swering an emergency call. Roy s.
Page received similar sentence on the
same charge and was placed on six
months probation. Alfred F. Corf1eld,
Benjamin Rountree and Harry Bur-
bank were also given $40 suspended
sentences for speeding. Judge Hit
fined Max Yumkers 81 for driving on
the wrong side of the street and took
his personal bond on charge of pass
ing red light. He also took the per.
sonal bond of Rowland Lyon and Ray
mond E. Chapman, both of Maryland,
on speeding charges, and the same in
the case of Harry w. Culburtt of Vtr-
ginia, when he told of rushing home
for the first time after serious illness.
Louis F. Carmedella was fined 500
or sentenced to 30 days by Judge Hit
yesterday on a charge of reckless driv-
ing. Carmedella pleaded not guilty,
and after imposition of the sentence
his lawyer announced intention Of
filing motion for new trial.
Jury Trial Demanded.
Charged with driving while under
the influence of liquor, Stephen F.
O'Connor, 1916 Sixteenth street,
pleaded not guilty and demanded a
t,,r - al roll
bond.
Isadore Romanov, charged with COLI
liding, was released on sl00 bond
pending continuance of his case until
January %.
Only one recommendation came
from the corporation counsel's Office
today in traffic cases. The Office rec
commended a forfeiture of 81 in each
of two charges against Dock Isler for
failing to show his registration cer-
tificate and automobile permit.
The case Of James A. They Of Bur-
kinsville, Nd. and Nancy Sparks of
Bethesda, both charged with reckless
driving after an accident, was nolle
pressed when they refused TO testify
in the case.
Donald w. Wooster. 37o1 Sixteenth
street. demanded jury trial on q
reckless driving charge.
Simon Kessler, Ala Kentucky avenue
southeast, and Ralph Larner, 613 E
street southeast, were fined S25 each
| on a second offense speeding charge.
Richard V. Clazeloux, 1892 Randolph
street northeast, received the same
fine on a similar charge. oscar
Maynard forfeited S25 on first offense
! speeding charge and 81 for failing to
show his registration certificate.
Released on $500.
Russell Davis, 81 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., demanded a jury trial on a
charge of reckless driving and was
| released on 5000 bond.
Arrested recently for speeding Will
liam L. Henderson, colored, was served
| with a warrant charging reckless driv-
ing dated May, 1894. He paid $40
on the speeding charge and was re-
| leased on $500 bond pending a Jury
| trial in the reckless driving case.
Charged with driving 40 miles an
hour in 2l2-ton truck, Thomas P.
Lee, colored, was fined $50. Eugene
A. McFall of Virginia was fined SIS
| for driving without permit Eldon
| A. Tomlinson was fined $40 in each
Of two charges of driving with i'm
! proper tags in violation of the District
/ hacking law. Charley r. Smith was
| fined SIS for passing red light and
! $40 for violation Of the hacking law.
Charles P. Heisman was fined $40,
S. and 81, respectively, on charges
of speeding. passing a stop sign and
failing to change his automobile per-
NIT address. For driving with more
than two persons in the front seat of
his automobile, Harold S. Weaver for
feited SIS.
When they testified their automo-
bile accelerators became out of order
and fed too much gas, causing their
autmobiles to speed, Judge Hit levied
SIS fines on Emma v. Beall and Horace
Sprague, colored. Sidney G. May
hugh and Robert F. Case were given
similar fine on speeding charges.
Others Are Fined.
| Fined $40 for speeding were Rob-
ert F. Bradford, Andrew J. Tfllnan.
Alton M. Mize, who was also fined 81
for failing to change his permit ad-
dress: John w. Baxter, Allie Green,
colored; James R. Conard. Alfred H.
Marks, Charlie w. Childress, Clyde
Miller, Cassie C. Proctor, colored. who
was also fined SIS for driving on the
wrong side of the street; Frank Rein
hart, Irwin H. Payne, James E. Smith,
william Phares, Bernardine A. Bron-
zonie, all Of the District; William T.
Reese, Alfred F. King and Samuel
Dyer, colored, all of Maryland. and
James v. Dyson of Virginia. who for
feited similar amount on the charge.
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