Show COURT ORDERS CHARGE VOIDED One Ono woman motorist escaped prosecution for alleged reckless driving g V Wednesday because e the complaining witness a special police police po po police lice officer Is Iv vacationing In California Cali Call fornia The woman Mrs Geneva Masters 38 Seventh Vest West street was In Involved In- In in a collision December 12 with an automobile driven by Special Special Special cial Officer Haskell Merrick Harv Harvard rd avenue The Th charge was orde ordered dismissed IA H. H HElle Vallace lIace by Judge JudeA Y B. B Kelly KeUy assistant city attorney explained l jed to police court the officer er cr had not been subpoenaed Mrs Masters appeared In court for trial January 4 The officer at that time was reported in California California Califor Califor- nia but expected but expected back within a afew few days day If It 11 you are r ready ady for or trial and the tho prosecution is Is' not you u may demand it now as IlS the case is scheduled scheduled sched tiled if for fir r hearing today y Judge Ellett El El- lett explained to Mrs Masters J January Jan January tin tin- uary 3 If It you do demand trial now the charge rge of r-ec r reckless less dri driving i g will ym have to be d dismissed d for lack Jack of prose prose- cution Otherwise the case case will vilI be bec c continued tho the said Instead of ot demanding n atrIal trial and thereby obtaining dismissal dismissal Mrs Masters n agreed reed to continuance The trial triai was continued to Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- and then because of the absence of Mr r. r Merri k th the reckless reckless reckless reck reck- less driving charge was ordered dismissed Tho The Masters and Merrick automobiles auto auto- mobiles mcbiles collided at Ninth South and Second West Vest streets streeta at nt p. p m m. December 12 Mrs S S. Steele 50 who gave her address as Emerson avenue passenger in the Masters' Masters car suffered suffered suf suf- head lacerations The case of ot Charles J. J Drobney 43 43 1818 Lake street charged with drunken driving was continued to Saturday Mr Drobney was arrested December December De De- cember 8 after an automobile al allegedly allegedly al- al operated by him crashed Into a R. safety zono zone at Broadway and street A bench warrant was ordered Is Issued Issued issued Is- Is sued for O. O P. P Pearce 33 charged with drunken driving Police re reported reported reported re- re ported his car crashed into a safety island at Broadway and Main streets December 6 The Tho case against Otto oHo E. E Schrader der 44 Midvale was continued to late lato Wednesday pending the filing of a n complaint charging reckless driving Mrs I Schrader suffered a slight injury when the car alleg alleged d- d I ly driven her by husband hit a safety zone at Fourth South and Main streets Tuesday F. F J. J Cook 28 28 Sandy forfeited 7 on a R. speeding charge Edwin C. C Luck 27 Huntington Hunting Hunting- ton d drive jve accused of ignoring a astop astop astop stop sign at Fifth East and First South streets streeta pleaded guilty and I was fined 3 3 |