New Britain herald., 1916-05-29
TWO AUTOMOBIL|STS
 FINED OVER $lOO
Leslie Hill Fined S165 and Ernest 
 B. Chase Fined S11O

Determined to put an immediate stop to all forms of reckless driving and other motor vehicle violation, Judge James T. Meskill imposed se- were penalties on two motorists who came before him in police court this morning. Leslie Hill of Hartford, charged with drunkenness, operating a. motor vehicle while under the in fuence of liquor and with driving without his license was fined a total of S165. Ernest B. Chase, charged With reckless driving and operating a, motor car without a license. was fined a total of S110.
 Hartford Autoist is Fined.
 Hill was arrested by Traffic Officer Clarence Lamphere Saturday after noon in front of City hall The po- iceman testified that Hill drove down West Main street, with a man and woman in his car. and did not heed his signal to stop but drove past him. When he shouted, Hill finally stop ped. When asked to show his license he evaded the question but insisted that he had one. AS he would give the officer satisfaction, he was arrested and at the police station in- formed Captin Grace and Officer Ma lone that he did not have to have either an operators license or reg istration license. Both officers tes- tified that Hill was drunk The man in the car with Hill was none other than Jack Carroll, a local characte who was sent to pail this morning for ten days on a drunkenness charge Hill said he picked up Carroll in Dobson's saloon and was taking him out to "buy him a shave.'
 Another Autoist in Wrong
 FChase was fined not only for his motor car activities, but also for breach of the peace. At 3 o'clock Sunday morning he wandered to the tenement occupied by Mrs. Thomas Martin on Arch street. Mrs. Martin said she was awkened and found Chase looking into her window. She asked him what he wanted as did William King, and he replied he was looking for Rose Martin and insisted on remaining. It was finally neces- sary to get Officer Johnson to eject him. He told the officer if it was not | for his uniform he would plug him right in the nose. Asked if he want | ed to say anything, Chase replied tits all against me so I'll let it go." He l was fined S20 and costs for this of l fense. Yesterday morning, @ few hours l after his early morning escapde, | Chase came racing down East Main street in his automobile and in trying l to turn the corner into Main he skid ded into a pole. Officer Atwater ar rested him for reckless driving and found that he did not have his H. cense. He told the policeman he was speeding it up some" and to Officer Malone he admitted going from thir- tF-fve to forty miles an hour. Chase 1 pleaded guilty and on these two | charges was fined $100 and costs for | reckless driving and s1o and costs for driving without his license.
 Complainant is Arrested.
 Early Saturday morning William McNulty telephoned for a policeman to come to the corner of North and Sexton streets as he had been as- saultd. Officer Atwater went there and found McNulty with a black eye and nice little jag on, but no as- sailant was in sight McNulty was arrested and this morning was fined | s7 and costs and previous probation i was revoked. He was defended by | Lawyer D. E. O'Keefe and denied be- | Ing drunk.
 Probation is Revoked.
 Charles Johnson, who was placed ! on probation last week for drunken 1 ness, staggered into police headquar- ters Saturday night to make his week. 1 ly report but was so drunk he was i locked up. This morning he explain 1 ed that he did not understand that 1 he had to live up to the terms of probation. He understands it now as he was sent to jail for fifteen days and previous probation was revoked. |
 Case Continued.
 Walter B. Bislaviewicz, charged 1 with assaulting his wife and arrested 1 By Officer Laroque, was represented 1 by Lawyer M. D. Saxe. He pleaded | not guilty and the case was con- l hnued until next Saturday.
 Brothers Appear in Court.
 Paul nd Michael Kroll, brothers, were both arraigned in court this morning but on different charges. Paul was arrested by Officer A. J. Richardson Saturday night, charged with the theft of three pool balls from 8 Lafayette street pool room. He pleaded not guilty but witness testi- He'd that he was the man and he was fined $7 and costs.