New Britain herald., 1915-06-12
PlaiNVille News CONDELL SORRY HE
 MUST LEVY FINES
Justice Sympathizes With Auto
 iStS Haled Into Court x DON'T LIKE TAIL LIGHT LAW
Regrets Necessity Of Furnishing Auto- ists Who Don't Intentionally Break Lau-Epidemic Of Mcasles-Bristol Officer Used Poor Judgment

Expressing regret over the necessity of imposing fines on automobile drivers, who apparently make an effort tc live up to the law, Justice A. u. Condelll this morning -old a trio of motorists who appeared before him, that a change should be made in, tEe statute relating to rear lights which would allow the courts more discretion. The men naG entered pleas of guilty, although all claimed that their lights were burning when they took the machines cut, the flame evidently having become extinguished when the car was logged on the high way.
 Justice Condell explained that he had no alternative but to impose a penalty. He expressed a desire to be lenient, however, and the men were let go after paying Sl and costs, amounting to $6.01.
 It was speechmaking day Tn court, the justice, grand juror and all the prisoners making informal remarks while the hearing was in progress. Prosecutor Gwillim explained that the authorities in Plainvil1e haven't got it in for autoists.' They have been troubled greatly by "jitneys'' and to see that the drivers of the new ser vice cars obey the laws 1t has been found necessary to start a general campaign. As a result pleasure and l business car chauffeurs, who evidently had used ordinary care and were simply unfortunate enough ,to> have their rear lights become extinguished before they met the officer have been hailed into court.
 Those arranged this morning were ,J4 fo;r ,r,I Samuel Smith and Daniel Goodison of New Britain Charland was caught Thursday night and the others re- ceived their notice from Officer Marine last evening. All admitted that their lights were out when the officer stopped them.
 Goodison also admitted that he did not have a drivers license at the time he was halted. He declared that he was at work arranging some flowers
 iii West cemetery during the afternoon and some one had stolen his coat, con- taining the license, from his machine. He had sent to Hartford for dupli- cate. Justice Condell accepted his cXpla ma tion and the charge of driving without a license was not pressed.
 Used Poor Judgment.
 That the arrest of Vincent Glynn of this place. on the charge of operating an auto without a rear light, was not justified, was shown when Judge w. J. Malone of Bristol ordered the young mans discharge this morning. Clynn was arrested by an officer in Forestville last evening. ,
 The young man drives a "jitney" between Plainvill and Bristol. As he crossed the railroad tracks in Forest vile his light became extinguished and he stopped his car. He was bending over, with a lighted match in hls hand, to light the lamp when an officer put in appearance and ordered him to report in court.
 The Bristol police have been active in their campaign against autoists and the arrests during the past few weeks ! nav been numerous. In Glynn's case 1t would appear that the officer over- stepped the bounds
 Lennahan Sent Home.
 Acting on the suggestion of the Bristol police Selectman w. J. John son yesterday afternoon ordered the release of John Lennahan of Forest vile, who was arrested Thursday by Officer Marine for causing a distur- bance near the center. The authori- being installed by the Connecticut company near Brook street. The