Evening star., 1935-01-07
118 ARE ARRESTED
AS POLICE PURSUE
TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN
36 Speeding Cases Included
in 125 Charges Filed
Against Motorists.
MARYLAND MAN FREE
PENDING JURY TRIAL
Colored Driver Is Fined $40 for
No Permit and For Leaving
Accident.

Evidence that there has been no
let-up in the Police Departments
drive on traffic violators was manifest
in Traffic Court today when ll8 per-
sons were listed for appearance on
more than 125 charges.
Thirty-six speeding cases were
scheduled for arraignment, more than
80 parking cases, 8 violators of stop
sign regulations and each for passing
red lights and driving on the wrong
side Of the street.
One hundred and four persons were
released on collateral, and IA locked
up for appearance today.
Alfred T. Norris of Maryland was
released pending jury trial on q
charge of reckless driving.
Theodore Frazier, colored. IS G
street, was fined s25 and SIS respec-
lively on charges of leaving after coll
liding and driving without a permit
Frazier pleaded guilty to both charges
and told the court he left the scene
after striking man when three
other colored men chased him with
knife.
Revoked Permit Denied.
Lloyd J. Newman, colored, Of TAO
Fifth street southeast. pleaded not
guilty to a charge of driving on a re-
voked permit and was released on 5000
bond for jury trial.
An attachment was issued for
Mamie Norford, sl3 Rhode Island
avenue, after she forfeited $50 on a
reckless driving charge. The court
will not accept forfeitures on this
charge
Joseph Hanson. colored. 1919 I
street, was fined $50 on second-of-
fense speeding charge after pleading
not guilty. In lieu of the fine, Hanson
was ordered to serve 80 days Twenty
five dollars was the highest fine set
for first-offenSe speeding. This was
given to Clifton Turner, colored, who
was also fined 50 for failing to show
his permit.
IS Fined SO in Hour.
Judge Isaac r. Hit took over the
bench today and in less than an hour
had imposed $40 fines on 18 persons
for speeding. Over a dozen recon-
mendations- from the corporation
counsel's Office to reduce fines or re-
lease persons on personal bonds we're
accepted by Judge Hit.
An attachment also was issued for
Lemuel D. Jones, 1902 Twenty eighth
street southeast, who forfeited s10O
on reckless driving charge.
A $500 bond, pending jury trial.
was set in the case of John M. Simuel.
351 B street northeast. on charges
of reckless driving and hacking with
out a permit. He pleaded not guilty.
Sentence was to be imposed tomor-
row on Preston Mcmahon for driving
on an expired permit.
Special recommendations from the
corporation counsel's Office were made
in the cases of Evelyn w. Heath, who
was released on personal bond, and
Clyde E. Henson, James Chappelear,
Clarence E. Brown, Norman M. Bern
stein and Charles E. Hughes, all Of
whom were fined $5 for speeding.
Speeders Listed.
Fined $40 for speeding were James
N. Dixon, S. r. Collins, Homer M
Hunter, George w. Held, Won r.
Snyder. William M. Minor. George
F. Nichols. Floyd M. Hackney. John
M. Belts, EbeneZer w. Hoyt, Willie
Carter. colored; Edward King, COL
ored; Percy Averoviz, George D. Daw-
ian, John Munnerlyn, Joseph E. Chip
man, John Thodos, Voyle E. James
and Charles C. Stancliff.
James L. Brown was fined $40 for
speeding and $40 for passing a red
light. Frederick Wallace was fined
$40 for speeding and 50 for failure to
sign his operators permit.
Andrew LoWrey was also fined $40
for passing a red light. Five-dollar
fines were imposed on John Smith for
failing to obey a stop sign and Croize
Helm for failing to give hand signal.
Oscar P. Ringcissen was fined $40 for
failing to obey stop sign and Joseph
Seppi of Maryland. SIS for speeding.
John L. Rogers, Edwin Scherr. Sam
uel Gertler, Joseph Barry and Fred D.
Jones were fined S. each for speeding.
William G. Mitchell, 2937 Cathedral
avenue, was among those fined $40 for
speeding.