Evening star., 1935-01-16
HIT SEES BENEFIT
IN TRAFFIC DRIVE
Judge Convinced Police
Campaign Against Viola.
tors Is Getting Results.

Judge Isaac R. Hit is convinced
the Police Departments drive against
traffic violators is getting results. He
cited the reduced number of cases
brought before him today and other
days recently as reason for his be-
lief.
Yesterday $l,538 was collected in
fines and forfeitureS in traffic cases,
the financial clerks Office announced.
which was So less than Mondays COL
lectionS.
49 Face 81 Charges.
Forty-nine persons were scheduled
for arraignment today on So charges.
Twenty-one of these were for speed
ing, IL for parking, for passing red
lights, for failing to give hand sig
mails when turning and for passing
stop signs. Only three persons were
locked up yesterday and last night
for appearance in court today.
Albert w. Farling. 904 M street, de-
manded jury trial and was released
on $500 bond on charges of reckless
driving and driving without permit.
Five persons were fined on second
ofenSe speeding charges. Lucky
Young, Louis L. Green, both colored.
and John Jones, were fined S25 each
and Richard S. Scott of Virginia and
Paul Dwyer, $40. Scott also was fined
So for failing to show his drivers IL
oense when arrested.
Attachments were issued for John
T. Christian, 27l9 Georgia avenue, on
a speeding charge, and Edward L.
Robertson on a charge of having bad
brakes. Robertson forfeited S25 in the
case, but court rules demand appear
ance on such a charge.
The corporation counsel's Office
recommended personal bond for
George ]. Myers on charge of viola
ton of the hacking laws and So
fine for Thomas J. Mangum. Jr.. on a
parking charge.
Fined for Speeding.
For driving so miles an hour How
ard F. Newson was fined $40. Edward
S. Rokes of Virginia was fined SIS on
a speeding charge. The case OF Leroy
White, colored, 56 L street, charged
with passing a street car, was contin-
| ued indefinitely when he appeared be-
fore Judge Hit and stated he had
been in court four different days with
out being brought to trial. 1t then was
learned the officer in the case was i'll
William NJ Clark of Virginia and
William F. Carrico forfeited $40 on
speeding charges. as did George E.
Pettitt for passing a red light. Twelve
other persons forfeited on minor vio-
lations. Judge Hit took the personal
bond of Frank c. Londardy on park
| ing charge when he told the court he
was bottled up and could not move
his car. Personal bond also was taken
| in the cases of Fred Kirby on a park
! ing charge, George Dittrich. jr., for
passing a stop sign; James S. Fester,
charged with violating the hacking
laws; Dr. Merle I. Corey and Thomas
Mitchell, both charged with parking
violations.
Homer H. Hanback, was fined So
for violating the hacking regulations
/ Leroy Reynolds, Gustave r. Mass OF
Baltimore and Verne r. Hughes were
fined $5 each for speeding. Henry S
Stanley and Mary E. Gray were fined
SIS for passing red lights. William
Lancaster was given similar fine for
passing a stop sign.
The case of Gerald F. Doyle, As
Adams street, on a reckless driving
charge, was continued until Janu-
ary 80.
| U. S. Attorney Fined.
william M. Rice. 1889 Eighteenth
street, was fined S. on a speeding
charge and his personal bond taker
on a no permit complaint when it wa
stated he was an attorney for th'
Government here.
Suspended fines of $40 were ordered
in the cases of Curtis F. Fuller O.
Virginia and Len L. Stratton of Mary
land for speeding.
Fines of $40 were imposed on th'
following for speeding: George H
Blocker, Edward Hanks, Edward F
Willard, Helen Williams, colored;
Arthur A. Burnett, Emmett H. Pope
who also was fined 50 for failing t.
J change his permit address; Dan Kirk.
/ hoff, william B. Roberts, Charles E
Campbell, Fowler Hawkins, Walter M
| Sands and Louis La Bruyers, all o
the District: James H. Kirk, Irving g
Hall and Walter Snyder, all of Mary
| land and Charles Coleman of virginia