The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-26
COACH DAVIS PLANS

uAAsCs ON AutO the wagon
and was taken to the station.
Judge Esquinaldo then asked Da.
Wis for his story.
Davis resfifie.
Davis testified that he had ston.
ped at the hotel entrance IN nick
up friend. While he was in the
hotel he received long distance
telephone call.
He said ne was in the hotel for
. few minutes and when he came
out he saw a "sopping wet piece
of paper" on his windshield. He
said that it was so mutilated that
he didn't know what it was 50 he
wadded it up and threw it behind
his car.
Davis said that he thought that
II it was parking ticket that he
would be informed of it and given
. summons.
He said that the officer came on
the scene and they talked about
the ticket. He said that Cerezo
came and ordered him to 90 down
and pay the ticket fright then"
Disputes carabaIlo
At this point Davis said that
Caraballo got in the back seat of
his car and not in the front seat
as he said Caraballo had testi-
fled.
Davis stated that he went driv-
ing on down the street with his
friend in the front seat and Cara
ballo in the back seat when police
officer Cerezo came up along side
In a wagon and blew the siren.
He said that he stopped and
was ordered out of the car by the
officer. Davis said at this point
that he was arrested for the Sec
ond time by Cerezo, the last for
reckless driving. Davis had not
said that he was arrested the first
time. He said that Cerezo used
profanity toward him.
Judge Esquinaldo interrupted at
this point and asked Davis just
what words Cerezo used.
Profanity Repeated
ssYOu mean you want me to tell
the exact nature of the profanity?"
Davis asked.
eyes," Esquinaldo said.
Davis then told the court the
words Cerezo used toward him.
Davis continued that he was or
dered into the wagon and taken
to jail.
He said that he was put in a
cell.
Davis testified that when his
friend asked if there was anything
to do to help him, Cerezo told him
that he had better get out of there
or they would lock him up too.
Davis said he was asked if he
wanted to take a drunkometer test
and he said that he definitely
wanted one. The test was given.
He said that after he had been
in jail for about an hour they just
came in and let him out but they
wouldn't let him drive his car.
Ticket Produced
During the testimony, Judge Els.
quinaldo produced a parking ticket
that was put together in jig-saw
fashion. He handed it to Davis and
asked him If that was the ticket.
Davis looked quickly at the ticket
and said, ''That's not the one. The
one ! saw was written in ink"
Caraballo Immediately said that
he never wrote tickets in ink and
produced his complete ticket book
which was in pencil.
Esquinaldo then handed Davis a
carbon copy of parking ticket
and asked Davis if it didn't look
like the carbon to the ticket that
was pieced together.
Davis told the Judge that he was
being asked for an opinion and
that he didn't know.
Question Resfafed
Esquinaldo restated his question
and asked Davis if it didn't look
like the carbon to the first parking
ticket.
Davis said it probably was but
he was no expert.
Cerezo arrived late in the testi-
mony. He was sworn in and then
gave his story.
Before he began, Judge Esquin.
aldo informed Cerezo that grave
charges of his using profanity
against Davis had been made BY
him Davis.
Cerezo denied the charges.
Cerezo said that he had been or
dered by City Commissioner Louis
Carbonel to put an officer down
ut the La Concha to prevent traffic
congestion during the loading and
unloading of people for the dinner
and to prevent parking.
csrezo Gave Order
He said that he had told Cara
ballo to 60 with Davis down TO
the police station to pay the fine
for parking. He said that he then
got back in the wagon while Davis
drove off with officer CarabaIlo in
the shack seat" He said that
Davis's reckless manner of driv-
ing and his speeding caused him
to give chase.
Davis testified at thiS mint a..