Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-24
VIOLATED AUTO LAWS.
Frank E. Howarth Paid $23.6s in City
 Court.

Monday and Tuesday were rather anxious days for motor car owners Tn : Putnam and many of them had 10 change the position of their markers, attach liveryman's numbers, and see to it that their drivers licenses were properly endorsed and their reglstra- tion certificates in the cars in strict compliance with the provisions of the Connecticut motor vehicle laws. for State Policeman Jackson of Willfman- tic. whom. to his sorrow, at least one local motorist has met in another city, is in town engaged in the work of rounding up owners and drivers who have grown lax in their respect Tor the state laws and who, from being so long unmolested, have forgotten that state policemen are always keen for the fee which is forthcoming when an arrest is made for any violation of the statutes regulating the licensing and driving of motor cars, no matter now insignificant or technical in its nature the violation may be.
 Although Jackson had been in town sufficiently long to have seen and caught other offenders, IL fell to the lot of Frank E. Howarth of this city to be the first victim. Monday eve ming. about $40 o'clock, Howarth was leisurely proceeding from. Front to Main streets near the First National bank in small runabout- His brother Raphael, who was learning to drive, was at the wheel Jackson dashed out of Vahdale's restaurant wildly waving his arms and yelling Stop. The lad was so frightened at this unusual spectacle that he immediately let go the steering wheel. and before the car came to a stop Jackson had jumped aboard and squeezed him from the drivers seat. As Raphael was but l4 years of age, Sergt. Patrick Hayes was called and both boys were put T taI r- tlf- f h @ car to the police station. There they awaited the arrival of capt of Police John Murray who was able to furnish whatever information Jackson did not already possess.
 Between them they succeeded in working up what appeared to be case in four counts against the elder How arth and a case in one count against the younger and both were ordered to appear in the city court at o'clock Tuesday morning. There Frank How arth pleaded guilty to a complaint cars under one license. CD not prop erly displaying the marker on the front of his car. (S) not carrying the registration certificate in the car, and (4 permitting a minor under Is years r of age to drive. No complaint was entered against Raphael in court, but Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Brad ford wished it distinctly understood that he could be prosecuted at any time.
 Later it developed that there was no penalty attached to the fourth count against Howarth, that of per mitting the boy under sixteen to run the car, and that count was nolled.
 Jackson and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Bradford has nothing to say in the case. Judge Fuller. after few other remarks. said that. while the statute permitted a fine of s100 an6 Imprisonment of ten days on eact count. he thought small fine would be sufficient, as this was the first of fence He imposed a fine of $5 on eact count, which. together with costs amounted to S23.69 Howarth paid the , fine and was discharged.