New Britain herald., 1916-05-16
SPEEDY MOTORISTS ARE HEAVILY FINED
NOrVin Steele Taxed S1OO-
 MotorcyclistS Fined $50 Each

A fine of $1O0 and costs for recli- less driving was imposed on Norvin Steele of Pennington avenue by Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morning. Witnesses tes- tifed that Steele drove down Beaver and North Main street and into Main street Saturday evening at a breck- neck pace, not even blowing his horn. Steele did not have much to say, oth- CT than to deny the speed at which he was charged with driving and to criticize the judgment of the states witnesses.
 Luke Scinski testified that he was driving down Pennington avenue and up Beaver street Saturday evening when Steele drove past his Hike a. streak of lightning He judged the man was going "thirty-five or forty miles and hour.' Officer William c. Hart, who handed in the complaint to Captain Grace, saw Steele drive around North Main into Main street and said he was going "very fast, thirty miles an hour" anyway. The officer said that in turning the corner Steele sWerved away over to the lett side Of the road, he was going so fast. John Smith said he was going at 8 pretty good clip and it would be impossible for anyone to get out of his way He also said Steele did not blow any horn. Fireman John Finneran testified to the speeding and Fireman Richard Forsythe thought Steele was going from thirty to forty miles an hour through the thickly populated street. Martin Kelly said S,~iy- of 10 Of speed.''
 Steele, who had been arrested pre- viously for speeding, said he was not going faster than twenty or twer ty-five miles an hour and he did not sound any horn because the street was clear. He denied Officer Harts assertion that he sWerved around to the left side of the street in turning into Main street. Judge Meskin inn posed fine of S1OO and costs. Bonds for an appeal were fixed at $500,
 Motorcycle Racers Fined $50.
 As an example for the automobilists and motorcyclists who use Shuttle Meadow avenue as a speedway for their races with one another, Judge Meskill fined Dominic ZeCalli, IS of 100 Cherry street, and Francis Gi- glardi of IS Dwight street $50 and costs each for speeding on that thor Oughfare Sunday afternoon. Both young men are mOtorCycliStS and witnesses testified that they were rac- ing. Officer Fred Wagner. who made the arrests, testified that the two young men sped around Doerrs cor ner at from forty to forty-fve miles an hour. ZeCalIi was driving an h. dian and stopped when he held up his hand. Giglard was driving a Har- ley-Davidson and did not stop, so the officer chased him on his motorcycle and caught him.
 Floyd Stoner said the two motor- cyclists were racing and he and his family had to jump out of the way. William Holden was even more posi- tive that the men were racing. "Ive ridden with Ben Lindberg in his Cor bin tester and if they wasn't going from fifty-five to sixty miles an hour I'll eat that chair,' he said. John Shaw likewise testified to the specd- ing.
 Both young men denied the charge and ZeCalli said his machine is six years old and is capable of only thir- 1 ty-five miles an hour.
 For some time the residents of l Shuttle Meadow avenue have made numerous complaints about the mo- ! torcylists and automobiles who race along that street, endangering life and limb and the authorities hope that the heavy penalties meted out today will have a good moral effect. Will Be Nervous Today. Mark Marcowski was in court yes terday and fined $5 for drunkenness. He paid his fine and last night Officer James Skelly arrested him on Main street in a helpless condition. He l pleaded for probation, especially since 1 he had not been in court since yes ! terday. He said his fine yesterday