Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-03-25 | Page 5 | Cost Him One Dollar to Search for Candy

COST KIM ONE DOLLAR TO SEARCH FOR CANDY The morning session of police court included two assault cases and an infraction in-fraction of the rules regarding tho ielt and right sides or the municipal streets. Although it has never been j.ubllshed in the book of ordinances, there Is an ordinance upon the city statutes which says that automooiies Dud, in fact, all kinds ot vehicles, mutt proceed upon the right side ot the center line cf all city streets. C. H. Turner was the luckless individual indi-vidual to be called to account lor his trtp up Twenty-firth street Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon, in which he drove his automobile along the north side rrom Grunt avenue to Washington. He entered en-tered a plea or not guilty and stated that he did not. know that there was such an ordinance in existence. The court and city attorney then proceeded to inform him to the contrary con-trary while Desk Sergeant Crltchlow related the circumstances under which he had mado the arrest. Turner then explained that he waa searching tor a package of "Velvet" candy with whicn to refresh his younger son who accompanied ac-companied him. In an effort to discover dis-cover a place where that staple article ar-ticle might be purchased, he had driven driv-en close to the curb and continued until he had reached Washington. The court decided that tho circumstances circum-stances were extenuating and that a nominal fine of ?1 would be made. Mr. Turner, ' however, to understand that even the fact of his searching ror "Velvet" candy would not excuse him from a second offense.