New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
HARTFORD JI7NEY { DRIVER IS FINED
Fred Foster Was Making Forty;
 Three Miles an Hour on Street

Fred Foster, Hartford man oper- ating jitney between that city and New Britain, was fined $25 and costs, amounting to mere than $35, by Judge James T. Meskjll in court this morning on 9 charge Of reckless driving and driving so as to en- danger the lives of pedestrians. Al. though much depressed by the de- cision, Foster went out and borrowed the money and paid his fine.
 Faster Than 13 Per Hours.
 The accused pleaded guilty to tho offense, Officer Wagner, who made the arrest testified that he followed Foster on East Main street, through Hartford avenue and into Stanley Quarter, noting his speed during the entire route. He said it ranged from between twenty-three and twenty five miles an hour on East Main street to forty-three miles an hour on Stan ley street. crossing all the intersect- ing streets en route at the same rate.
 In order that there might be no question as to the accuracy of his own speedom oter with which he rec orded Fosters speed, Officer Wagner
 
 late yesterday to have it tested and the test showed that at forty miles an hour his speedometor registers two and two-thirds seconds slower then it should so Foster was really going faster than forty-three miles an hour.
 Foster did not think he hit such pace as there was a Ford car ahead of him and he did not pass it. He h- fifteen seventeen miles an hour near the cen- ter and not more than twenty-seven miles an hour when arrested.
 Connors Case Continued.
 The case against Charles Connors, with assaulting his aged mother and sister, was continued until Septem Der II as the condition of both vic- tims is serious. Katie Connors, the sister, will not be able to have the splints removed from her broken jaw for over three weeks and Mrs. Con- nors is still in a semi-conscious con- dition at the hospital. Her heart is very weak and this, coupled with her old age and the severe beating she received, may result more seriously than at first anticipated. Young Connors was taken back to jail this afternoon.
 AutOist Case Continued.
 William Deely, accused of reckless driving and running into John E Curtin's machine as it was coming out of the new Catholic cemetery on Wednesday, asked that his case be continued until August 31 until Il Hartford lawyer can come here to defend him. Judge w: F. .Mangan mt 10 fn In was granted Dcely is a jitney driver and there were seven passengers in his car when the alleged violation of law took place. Hubby and Wife Drunk. William Brown and Lillian Brown husband and wife with unenvia b le police and jail records, were arrested last night in vacant lot near the Smalley school by Officer Strolls on ,, charges of vagrancy and drunkenness. Brown had seventy-five cents and with it he purchased a quantity O. | liquor which he and his wife pro- ceeded to dispose of.
 | Neither of these two people has any home and are vagrants of the worst type The police have been or dered to keep them off the streets and 1 ing, the husband for thirty days and the wife for twenty days.
 Brothers Engage in Fight. Stanley and Mark Mesefski, brothers living with their aged mother at the corner of Arch street and Webster Hill, were arrested at | 1920 o'clock this morning by Officer 1 Shelley charged with drunkenness and assaulting each other. Mark i claimed that" Stanley came home drunk and started trouble The court discharged Mark but tackled fine of $1O and costs on Stanley.
 l Makes Weak Appearance
 The city board of health was rep. resented against Samuel Buckere charged with dumping garbage on West street in violation of the city ordinance. Yesterday the board o1 health was indignant over the actor ] and the man was arrested. Today At torney George Levitt, who owns tn, property from which the garbagt was taken, stated that he had th' swill removed by the accused be cause the city collector neglected t