A wad of chewing tobacco and its presence in or absence from the mouth of Grover C. Lindauer, 509 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, at 7 o'clock on the night of Aug. 5, may prove the decisive factor in a drunk driving case against him. The case was heard last night before Recorder A. August Belmonte of Bogota. It will be continued August 27. Two charges were brought against Lindauer, drunken driving and failure to stop when signalled, but testimony was heard only on the first charge last night. From the testimony received last night, it appeared that the question of whether Lindauer was chewing tobacco when he was arrested, or whether he procured a cud later to conceal alcohol on his breath, would have considerable weight in reaching the decision. Lindauer was arrested Aug. 6 by Acting Police Chief Hugh McCracken. Lindauer was driving west on Fort Lee Road and McCracken was coming out of Palisade Avenue. As Lindauer's car went past, McCracken saw a man on the running board, later identified as Arnold Olson of 48 Forest Avenue, Tea-net . Olson signalled McCracken to stop Lindauer, and McCracken blew his whistle and siren and started ln pursuit. He forced Lindauer over to the side of the road and took both Lin-dsuer and Olson to the police station. Olson claimed that Lindauer had struck the back of his car, parked on Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, and had tried to drive away from the accident. ...
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