The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-19
WANT CANFIELD'S
 LICENSE WITHHELD
Operated Car in New Canaan
 Ton Expired License

An attempt was made to show cause why William H. Canfield's license to operate an automobile should not be returned to him, at a hearing held Tuesday afternoon in the office of the Secretary of State at Hartford It seems that complaints of his reckless office from MT. Canfield's fellow townsmen in Canaan and the license. which was issued to him by mistake, has since been recalled. MT. Garfield was also fined for operating car in Canaan on an expired license.
 J. Cliftonu Roraback of Canaan, who testified that he acted as prosecuting attorney for the town. said that he did not think Garfield ought to have license. Re had been arrested for license and he pleaded guilty. He was fined $50 and costs on April IS. Charges of driving an automobile at an excessive rate of speed dangerous to the public were nolfed in the com plaint, on condition that Garfield plead guilty to the other charge. On Tues day, May 4, NIT. Roraback testified. he saw him driving an automobile reck- lesSly on the main thoroughfareS of North. Canaan. On April 28. he saw Garfield operating a car while he was in what he considered to be a slightly intoxicated condition
 Robert B. Pierce of Canaan, said that he was not there as voluntary witness, but would answer any ques- tions put to him. When asked Can fields present occupation. MT. Pierce said he didn't know, but stated that he was formerly manager of garage. He had seen him run cars recklessly many times and had also seen him operate them when he was intoxicated. He named an instance on April 3. when he saw Garfield come staggering out of the hotel, get into an auto, and pass him at a reckless rate of speed. Lester H. Adams of Canaan told of an instance when he met Garfield driving a motor car on the road and saw him round a curve at probably fifty miles an hour.
 In his own defense, William Can field said that he was 34 years old and years without any accidents. He had been arrested only once. and was stop ped and warned once near Pittsfield, Mass. He did not use intoxicating liquors to excess and had never been intoxicated. If he had staggered witnesses testified. it was not because he was intoxicated. as he had not been drinking that day. The hotel. he said, belonged to the estate of his father. When asked by MT. Gilman in regard to the relations between the Garfield and Roraback families. he said that they were not at all pleasant Mir. Garfield admitted that he had run a car several times in March without license
 Charles G. Smith. a selectman of the town of Canaan and an executor of the estate of William Canfield. said that he had ridden with Mr. Canfield and did not consider him a reckless driver. He had never seen him when he considered him to be driving reck- lessly and the selectmen had never re- ceived any complaints of him. although | they had complaints of a number of other persons.
 Edward D. Norton. town clerk of Canaan, also said that he had ridden ] with MT. Canfield and did not consider him reckless driver. He had never seen him intoxicated
 The Secretary of State reserved his decision