Evening star., 1946-08-27

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For Traffic Violations
In Prince Georges
-Four traffic offenders were fined
"a total of nearly $500 in Hyattsville
Police Court yesterday as more than
10 drivers were penalized for viola
tions in Prince Georges County
ranging from no parking to drunken
driving.
One offender, through his attor-
|ney. William M. Mccullough, ap-
pealed decision by Trial Magis-
trate Arthur P. Owens fining him
|$125 for driving while drunk and
$50 for reckless driving on grounds
that he wasn't the operator of the
vehicle.
He was Edmund L. Windsor, 46,
of 1857 Piney Branch road, Silver
Spring, who had been charged by
county police with driving delivery
truck which struck two other cars
in four-car collision on the Wash
Iington-B Baltimore boulevard, Belts
vile, on August II.
Back Windsor's Story.
Windsor and four other passengers
in the truck told the court that the
driver was Al Steuart, 6515 Eastern
avenue NE, who was not charged.
Steuart told the court he was the
driver and he said he left the scene
shortly after the accident, but Judge
Owens said he was more inclined to
believe testimony by county police
and State witnesses. All riding In
the truck, except Steuart and a col
ored youth, were accused by police
of being drunk.
Testimony revealed that the truck
was coming south and the three cars,
north, when the truck sWerved out
OF lane, where the road was limited
to two single lanes because of high
way construction. Two of the other
drivers, Lawson Wimberly, AZ, 2814
South Arlington Ridge road, Ar
lington, and Mrs. Bessie E. Bailey
Staunton, Va, were found not guilty
of reckless driving The third one
was not charged.
Judge Owens ordered Windsor
placed under 5000 bond, pending
outcome of the appeal before the
circuit court.
Manslaughter Dropped.
Charges of manslaughter ane
reckless driving against Herbert B
Brady Of Cherry Hill road, Berwyn
driver of truck which killed one
pedestrian and injured another a.
they crossed the Washington -Balti.
more boulevard, Berwyn, on Febru.
ary II, were dismissed by Judge
Owens for lack of evidence.
Brady was fined $75, however
for leaving the scene of the acci.
dent. His truck was found near hi.
home by County Policemen Ear
j. Huber and James H. Burgess
The dead man was Earnest S. Smith
IL, of TOO Taylor avenue, Land
over, who died in Leland Hospital
Riverdale. few hours after tn,
accident. The injured man, WHIT
since has recovered, was Milo Sam
uelson, %, of Wind Ridge. Pa.
Arthur Williams, SIS. colored, Z:
@ street NV, a cab driver, was
fined a total of S110 for driving
while drunk and operating without
lights on River road, Bladensburg
on August 9.
James A. Mathews, "a, of Sandy
Springs, Md, forfeited $128.40 col.
lateral on charges of drunken ane
reckless driving on the Washing.
ton Baltimore boulevard, College
Park, on August 16.
68 Pay S. to SIS.
A total of 68 persons either paid
fines or forfeited collateral in
amounts from S. to SIS for other
traffic violations.
A fine of 500 for selling whisky
on Sundays was suspended for AL.
vim T. Brown, 80, 4312 Newton street
Colmar Manor bartender, who was
charged with selling a bottle tt
County Policeman Wallace L. Baker
at the Hi Boy Tavern, Colmar Ma.
nor. last September Is. The hear
ing, which had originally beer
scheduled for last October Is, hac
been continued IA times.
J A charge of permitting the salt
of liquor on Sunday against Georg'
, D. Williams, So, 37ol Bladensburs
road, Colmar Manor, operator o
the establishment, had been noll,
pressed since that time. The plac,
, is now closed, police said.
Freed in Marlboro Death.
, In Upper Marlboro Police Court
Boatswain's Mate 2/c David Cumbie
"a, of Greenville, Ala, was foun,
not guilty of manslaughter follow
j ing an accident Saturday as a re
! suit of motorcycle tire blowout.
D Cumbie was driving the motor
cycle, which upset after the blowout
E killing passenger, Charles E
Bowdoin, jr., an 18-year-old Pitts
E burgh tPa) seaman. Both wer
D shipmates aboard the U. S. S. Mis-
! sissippi, now berthed at Ports
= mouth, Va, and were en- route hom
: on leave.
Clarence G. Ransom, 81, Hillside
] Md, was fined $26 for illegal use o
: an exhaust whistle on his car las
u Wednesday. He was arrested nea