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Show "Joseph J. Bamberger, 22 years old, a broker f jf j H living at 92 Morningside Avenue, was arraigned E l, I. ' jH this morning in the West Side Police court charged I 1 . with speeding an automobile on Central park . j v ' , HH West. Bicycle Policeman Nerney of the West , t 4 ! f One Hundredth street station testified that ho il ''''' f timed Bamberger, and that the automobile ran I ' ' f, ) J fJ five blocks in one minute, or at the rate of fifteen ,. fH miles an hour. 8 ' j r f 11 "Bamberger put in a novel defense. It was sue- 1 1 fl f . f H cessful. When Magistrate-' Deuel asked him what St P !f ,'1 he had to say for running the automobile so fast, ' r ' , lH the prisoner replied: ! ! P$i M1' fB "'There was a bicyclist in front of me, and.. I.. l- ''B regulated my speed to him. Finally he got reck- 8 $' T ) ' f less and rode zigzag. I got afraid he would col-. , I ll i '11 lide with me, and decided to pass him. Of course, J ! V' , -M I had to speed up to get past.' 1 $tk '.'jH "Policeman Herney said that ho saw the bi- v'ft u. 1 "lll I Ajptf1 4H cyclist, and that what Bamberger said might be 1, lit, MjH true. p ' j -gfinH " 'It sounds plausible," said Magistrate Deuel. u IMH 'It is possible that he wanted to pass a reckless tii- 'M &r ' ''H cycle rider. I know that I would wish to. I'll give lM B j "H him the benefit of the doubt and dismiss th.e com- t 'jfj5 t -H plaint.'" 'Jj'r , W As the Man Behind the Automobile, Joe Is a ' JsKiv JH little swift for a New York Justice, and as an, in- HftII ventor, he is faster than an Edison, a Durapnt.or. 3jjt !H our old friend Ananias. ' ' . ft i V IH ." " : r ! fid1' i?H ..... ' S ah . .JlWWwB |