New Britain herald., 1914-07-22
VIOLATES AUTO LAW;
 FINED $50 AND COSTS
Stiff Penalty Imposed on Hartford
 Man Wh] Pleaded Guilty.

Upon the charges of reckless driv- 1 ing and driving so as to endanger seph Moore being nolled, Sam Katz, a Hartford automobile driver, plead l ed guilty to violation of the automobile law and was fined $50 and costs by Judge Mes kill in the local court today. Bonds were fixed at $75 in case of an appeal Attorney katz, of Hartford, appeared for the accused.
 The state claimed that on July 14 the two police officers were driving down Sandy Hill when Katz, driving Silver Brothers big truck at an ex- cessive rate of speed and footing an alarmingly loud whistle, came from behind them. Their horse was frightened and bolted and Joseph Moore was thrown into a ditch. The Whiffetree of the buggy was also broken in the runaway However, the accused failed to stop his ma- chine or even to slow down to see what damages he had caused.
 The defense denied driving at an excessive speed but admitted that the autoist was in hurry to get back to Hartford after working in this city all day. It was the shrill whistle, however, that caused the horse to bolt, explained the accused and he furthermore stated that he did not even see the horse and men or he would have surely stopped.
 Lawyer Katz asked that a light fine be imposed as Sam Katz was the sole support of his mother and father. Judge Meskill found the ac- cused guilty and imposed the above fine.
 Pushed on Sidewalk.
 Mrs. Sideroski, Mrs. German, Harry Sideroski, Alec Sideroski, Mill ton Wilinsky, Aaron Pagan and Sam uel Chernaik were all in court this morning to testify against Thomas O'Keefe and Steve Mahoney woh, they claimed, showed them off the sidewalk Sunday night and then in- suited them by using vile words. The states witnesses claimed that O'Keefe was the one who used the bad words and after speaking in English again used the same word in Hebrew so that all in the party might under stand O'Neefe admitted using the word but said he didn't know what
 
 and was represented by Attorney F. F. McDonough. The case against Mahoney was dismissed.
 Alec Sideroski was the first witness and in a distinctively individual way told the court what took place. He said that he was standing with 9. party of seven on Hartford avenue when O'Keefe and Mahoney came along. He asserted that while there was plenty of room to pass around them O'Keefe and Mahoney plowed through the party and then applied a nasty void. When he attempted to interfere and make O'Keefe apologize his mother held him back, he said. His testimony was worded in such an original manner that even the judge was forced to smile.
 Testimony given by the other wit nesses also tended to show that O'Keefe had showed his way violent ly through the party and had used bad language. He said that they were blocking the walk and to get through he had to push Alec to one side and as he did so that gentleman informed him that he would get him if 1t took ten years" To this he had responded in a vulgar manner and the whole trouble was over, he said.
 While cross examining several of the states witnesses Attorney Me- Donough had them tied in knots by his clever questioning and compelled Aaron Egan to take back" several statements he had made
 Other Cases.
 A tax of $5 without costs was also levied against Andrew Beckoy who was accused of assault and the case against Anthony Balczunas was con- tinued until tomorrow. He is accused of stealing scrap metal from the P. & F Corbin factory.