New Britain herald., 1915-06-10
AUTO DRIVERSP
 FOR THEIR ERRORS
Officer Marino's Tail Light Cam paign Shows Continued Progress MUST SUPPORT HIS CHILD
Hartford and Bristol Drivers Before Court TOday-Britton Co. Agrees to Be Responsible for Chauffeur's Ap- pearance-NIitclleII Heavily Fined.

pearance-MitcllellH Heavily Fined.
 Two more autoists contributed to the town treasury this morning for failing to have the rear lamps on their machines burning when they passed Constable Philip Marino's station at the center Although the motorists seemingly are aware of the inaugura- tion of a campaign against them ny the Plainville authorities some of them continue off their guard and sessions of the court here result.
 Those who appeared this morning were Lewis Morgan of Hartford and P. L. Norton of Bristol. Morgan was arrested last night as his roadster put in an appearance at Central Square, Officer Marine discovering the tail light out. The accused admitted his guilt this m orning but claimed the circumstances were extenuating. He declared he was not familiar with the machine and as he approached the center he attempted to, dim his head lights but became confused and turned thes button which extinguished the tail light instead. He claimed he did not go over five feet before he discovered his error. In the mean time the officer had signalled him to stop. Justice Condell let him off with the payment of costs of prosecu- ton, $5.
 Norton had agreed to appear at 10 o'clock, but he failed to show up un- til nearly an hour later, the court de- plnyS 4 l-s- was charged with operating an auto without a tail light on Sunday night A fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $6.10, was imposed.
 It was. originally intended to have H. I. Loomis of Waterbury given a hearing on similar charge this morn ing. The authorities have investi- gated his case, however. and finding that he apparently was blameless, they now propose to nolle his case.
 The Britton company of Hartford has notified Grand Juror S. S. Gwil- Ii mthat it will be responsible for the appearance in court of one of it's drivers who got into trouble with Off, f1cer Marine Sunday night The tail light on his car was out at the time. He refused to give his name to the policeman and the latter copied the number of the car. The local au- thorities have not as yet been advised of the identity of the driver, but his employees have given assurance that they will produce him for trial He will probably sbe arraigned tonor- row. r
 Autoists who fail to live up to the new law which requires them to stop their machines within ten feet of a trolley car when the latter is taking on or discharging passengers are 1ia- able to get in trouble here. Officer Marine now proposes to keep a look offending will be notified to appear in court.
 Mitchell Fined $50.
 After States Attorney Alcorn had intimated that pupils in the Connec- ticut Literary institute were purchas- ing liquors from the saloonkeepers in Suffield and that the violations of the excise laws in that town had caused considerable trouble, Judge William s. Case of the superior court yester- day afternoon imposed a fine of $150 and costs on James Mitchell, a for mer Plainville resident, who is now proprietor of the Suffield hotel
 Mitchell was one of the liquor dealers charged on bench warrant with selling to William Coulson, aged twenty years, who was sentenced to the reformatory for manslaughter, having been convicted of running down and causing the death of John Wa dosky, who was struck by his auto on May 2. The. accused was intoxi- cated at the time and he told the states attornew that he bought the liqquor in saloons in Sufield, one of which was run by Mitchell.
 Mitchell and the other dealers, through their attorneys, denied that they had Intentionally violated the law. They declared that while they sold to Coulson they were of the opin- ion at the time that he was over age.
 The states attorney told the court that Mitchell's place was so near the Connecticut Literary Institute's build-. ing that it caused an upl1eaval among the pupils and even some of the teachers.
 Must Support Daughter.
 Judge Malone of Bristol this morn- ing orde tered E. J. Curtiss of Plainville to file a bond insuring the payment by him of s3 week. for a period of one year for the support of his nine years old daughter Curtiss was arr rested here yesterday and was arr raigned in the Bristol police. court today on the charge of non-support.
 Since the death of his wife, Cur tlss's daughter has been living in For estville with an aunt. The latter al legged that the contributed but little towards the childs' support and when he decided to remove her to some other quarters, an objection was raised, resulting in the issuing of a