New Britain herald., 1917-12-06
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 PAY THE FIDDLER
,GOrman Fined $25 for Theft of
 Ia FlammeS Violin

William German of Hartford ave- npe was fined $25 and costs in the police court this morning by Judge Jaune4. II. Meskill. He was charged bow from Fred LaFlamme of 84 Chufch street
 I2 Flamme testified that the violin was worth $35 and that it was taken from his room on Church street. Off, heer Howley stated that he arrested Gor1nan on Lhfdyette street about g o'clock last night. He was trying to dispose of the instrument, he stated.
 German, who pleaded guilty, stated that he rented room at the house on. 8 4 Church street yesterday morn ing and took the violin. He tried to sell it. he said.
 Louis Maxen was charged with driv ing his motor car on East Main street without a license. It was a. Ford touring car with a commercial body and touring car numbers Officer Me Cua5 testified that he made the arrest about 11:30. o'clock last night. He was fined s and costs.
 For being drunk and calling his brother and brother-in-law vile names Makthew Campbell was. sent to the etAtn farm. He pleaded guilty.
 For scattering junk and scrap on the streets of New Britain. Frank Balowskis was fined s7 and costs. He said he was driving load of scrap iron to the New Britain Machine shop sa.ld some of it fell off the wagon.
 Violated City Ordinance.
 Andrew Rodi was charged with ttolatjng the motor law by allowing slais car to stand more than 20 min- utes in. front of a fire hydrant in front of the Stanley building. He stated that he went in a drug store to have shis hand fixed which he cut in the factory. He was fined $3 without costs.
 Prosecuting Attorney Klett proved Ata ability in detecting writing in> the chambers this morning when a boy appeared before Judge Meskill for etealing money from his father.
 The father complained to the po- lice that someone took $9.5O from his sons coat which was hanging in their bedroom. Detective Sergeant Malone and went to school to interview the boy. The boy admitted $5 from his father. In the coat pocket was note 1T am mem- ber of the Black Hand" The sister at the school said that the handwrit- Ing was that of the boys.
 The boy, denied he wrote the note and Attorney Klett had him make a CODY of it. The writings were the same and the letters TT and K' be- Erayed him..
 He was discharged and the father told not to make any more complaints to the police as he stated that it was all right for his own son to take the Attorney Roche appeared for l the boy.
 Dispute Overspeed of Auto. ! Charged with reckless driving, John 1 Paterson was discharged. He figured in an auto smash-up, December 4, at the intersection of Judd avenue and East streets. Peterson was repre- sented by Attorney McDonough.
 Nathan Berson testified that Peter son ran into his car at the corner of the streets and that he was going be- tween 40 and 50 miles an hour and that he didn't blow his horn.
 'I thought I would get killed if I didn't stop on the corner" the wit ness said.
 Oficer Lyons testified that Peter aon's car skidded 69 feet after the brakes had been applied and that he must have been going between 40 and so miles an hour.
 Attorney McDonough asked him how fast the car would have been going had it skidded so feet. The witness replied that he was not ex- pert enough for that.
 Captain Grace testified that Peter son told him he was going 20 miles m hour and did not blow his horn. Peterson, who lives at 37 Union street, said that the Ford car ran into his 8 Overland at the corner, claiming that Berson cut in on the left-hand side of the road \E
 Joseph Peterson, testified that he was no relation of the defendant and that he saw Berson going up Judd avenue on the left side of the road. Another witness stated that he saw Berson on the left side of the road and that Peterson's car was going about two or three miles an hour when Berson ran into it.