New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-10
BAKERS FINED 81
in POLICE COURT
Five Failed to Stamp Weight on
Paper Wrapping

court this morning by Judge Meslkill
for selling bread in packages upon
which the weight was not stamped.
Judge B. F. Gaffney appeared for the
defendants.
Several loaves Of bread we're offered
in court as evidence and Judge Gaff-
ney offered a box Of Poast Toastles in
explaining the definition Of the word
package" Prosecuting Attorney
Klett went one better and offered a
quart bottle of milk as evidence the
amount Of milk it contained being
marked as required by the law.
The first witness for the state was
Carl Carlson, New Britain's sealer Of
weights and measures. He testified
that on November 1 he went to Rudi-
mans store at 65 East Main street and
bought loaf of bread for 10 cents.
The bread was the product of Naugh-
tons bakery and was marked 18
ounces on the wrapper but only
weighed is IL ounces. Officer Rich
ardson testified that he went to the
store in the afternoon and was present
when it was raised. 1t weighed the
same as the previous witness testified,
he said. Rudiman testified that the
bread was sold to him by Naughton.
Naughton next took the stand and
said that his place Of business was
on Main street and that there was no
standard of weight set in the sale
of bread but that the standard was
in the price. He said that the wrap
per was put on as sanitary precau-
ton in handling the bread. Bread
does not have to be wrapped" he said,
adding that SO per cent. of the bread
consumed in New Britain is sold with
out wrappers. Forty per cent. Of his
own production is sold without wrap
pers he told the court.
Asked concerning the 10 ounces
marked on the bread he said that he
didn't know any reason why 1t was
put on there. The loaves we're some
times marked 16, 18 and "a ounces,
he stated.
In summoning up the case against
the defendant the prosecutor cited
case in the supreme court and told
the judge that the bread was not cor
rectly marked, it being two and one
half ounces short.
Judge Gaffney for the defendant
argued that a loaf Of bread wrapped
up in tissue paper was not a package
and therefore Naughton had not vio-
lated the law. He told the court that
it made no difference whether the
bread was marked or not and named
several articles in illustrating and
comparing the two. He stated that
he had read an article in the New
York Times saying that a movement
is on foot to make a standard weight
and price for bread but that at the
present time the standard Of bread
was the price, namely ten cents. He
contended that evaporation might
have diminished the weight Of the
bread
Mr.. Carlson took the stand for a
second time in testifying against
Jacob Lamkier Of the Pan Dandy
Bakery. He testified that he went to
Rudiman's store and bought loaf of
bread made by the Pan Dandy Bakery
which was not marked. This time he
bought Is cent loaf. Frank Scrippit
testified that he bought bread from the
Pan Dandy Bakery but that it was
! marked. Kirk Hall also bought some
| that was marked for Is cents.
officer Richardson testified that he
| was present with the sealer Of weights
and measures and that the bread was
| not marked. The defendant stated
that he was salesman for the Pan
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local branch. The bread was sold at
| 10 cents and Is cents loaf, he said.
| Asked why some of the loaves were
| stamped and others were not, he said
| that the man on the wagon stamped
them himself in order to hold his
sales.
Reckless Driver Fined $25.
Peter Bahia charged with reckless
driving at the corner Of Broad and
| Washington streets Thursday noon
was fined $25. He pleaded not guilty
! and was represented by Attorney
Hungerford.
Michel Leyden Of the fire depart
nent testified that he was sitting In
his room in a building at the corner
of Washington and Broad streets and
that he saw Baba. who was driving
| about 25 or 80 miles an hour run into
a Pierce-Arrow truck driven by Fred
Snowman. He told the court that the
truck came to a standstill in the CEN
ter near the intersection Of the streets
and that when the Ford hit the truck
the machines were locked together.
Asked by the attorney for the de-
Tense just when he saw Bahia, the
witness said that he saw him com
ing about SO feet from the corner.
Fred Snowman said that the truck
, was empty and that the Ford STRUCK
his front fender and wheel. The way
looked clear to him, he stated. At
, torney Hungerford said where were
your eyes" and Prosecutor Klett re
piled II suppose they were in hi:
, head"
Officer Hayes testified that he wen
, to the scene of the accident ant
, found the cars locked together. The
defendant said he was going 20 mile!
an hour and slowed down to ter
r miles an hour when he was within /!
3 feet Of the truck. He stated he blew
=, , his horn several times.
: Fred Murray, who was in the bacl
l Of the Ford, was asked If he saw HOY