New Britain herald., 1915-04-30
SWIFT LIVES Up
TO SPEEDY NAME
Business Man Arrested for Rock
less Driving While Intoxicated.
DR.. RICHARD BROWN ALSO IN Tolls

Driving Down Arch Street swift's
Out Two Occupants-Case Con-
tined Until Monday Morning.
Orlando f. Swift, president and treas
Urer of the Swift & Epson Lumber
company and one of New Britain's
best known and best liked business
men, made a wild attempt to live up
to his name last night. That he sue
cCeded there Is 10 doubt, for he was
arrested at 11:40 o'clock on Arch
street for drunkenness and reckless
driving, after he had zig-zagged down
the street in his big Cadillac touring
car and crashed into a team in which
was riding Frederick Dranchen-
berg and Daniel Strung, both
Of $40 Arch street. The for
mer was thrown out and so badly
injured that he was unable TO appear
in court this morning. Mr.. Swift adj
mitted that he might have been
drunk, but pleaded not guilty to reck-
less driving. The case was continued
until Monday morning.
Crashes Into Wagon.
According to the statement of wit
resses, Mr.. Swift drove down Main
street, skidding from one side OF the
street to the other on tho wet pave
ment, and went past tho corner of
Main and Walnut streets at rate Of
speed estimated to he about forty
miles an hour. Near Minor &: Cor
bins shop on Arch street Mr.. Swift
crashed into Strings team, throwing
out the two occupants and causing
the horse to bolt The animal was
stopped, howsver, by Albert Larson.
Swift continued to the corner of Arch
and West Pearl streets before coming
TO a stop.
Two Companions Disappear.
1t is said that when the autoist
started on his wild ride down Arch
street there were two other men in
the car with him, but when Mr.. Swift
was placed under arrest a few min
utes later he was alone. his erstwhile
friends having deserted him in his
hour of need and left him to face the
alone.
Scotch Whisl<ey and Heather.
Fortunately neither Drachenberg
nor Strong were fatally injured.
They were both bleeding profusely
when picked up and We're taken to
the office Of DR.. Joseph Walsh, where /
their wounds were dressed. Officers
Massey, Hellberg and .Wa:enczius ar
rested Swift and when searching the
automobile Officer Hcllberg discovered
the proba bic cause of all the trouble
in the tonneau. 1t was a new bottle
"a belled white Horse Scotch Whis-
key. Zeal and genuine, 13S Bath
street, Glasgow, Scotland. Bottled |
June II, 1913" Wrapped around the
bottle inside of the paper wrapper
was a quantity Of the famous Scotch |
heather. Connoisseurs say that it was |
good stuff the JOY riders were having. |
No Light Displayed.
Swift's car was taken TO Dennison's |
garage. but the police were unable to |
find any trace of the car registration. !
Witnesses who saw the accident de- |
clare that MIR. Swift did not sound his !
horn at any time during his mad burst |
Of speed and that none or the lights |
on his car were lighted.
DIR. Brown in Bad Shape.
Richard Brown, who number of |
years ago, was one of the best known !
physicians and surgeon in New Brit
ain and who had a large and prosper
Gus practice, but who. failing under !
the curse of liquor, quickly slid along
the downward path, was arrested for
at 3 o'clock this morn
ing Officer Charles Grace found the
former medical man laying asleep iii
the gutter on Chestnut street.
Evidently DR. Brown mad spent a
wild night, for his head was badly |
cut and bruised and his clothes
would have put many more humble
man to shame. He appeared in the
pen with his head swathed in blood
stained bandages and walking with a
i,alsied, trembling step.
He denied that he was drunk OK
planning that he had suffered fit.
Judge Meskill imposed a Jail sentence
OF fifteen days, but suspended SEN
tence until Monday. In the meantime
it is probabl that the doctor will be-
taken back to the Middletown insane
ctreat where he has been previously.
OLher Case, on Docket.
Arthur Tracy and Alfred Scaclise
were arrested last night for assault
ing Mihael Frawley. Frawley had a
black eye and Il lump on MS mead. put |
told the prosecutor he got it in an
accident. He would not say that the
accused had given it to him. The case
was continued until tomorrow morn
ing on the request of Attorney w. r.
Two carpenters, Charles Hastead
and Ernest Armstrong, got into an
argument on Main street last night |
concerning the best way to build a !
7ight of stairs. AS a result Arm
LII lSto Il |