New Britain herald., 1917-04-21
HAMES MUST FACE
 SUPERIOR COURT
Auto Driver Bound Over on Bond
 of $1,600 for Manslau8hter

Vl V19VVV M mQuOl0u6utVl Waiving introduction of testimony for the defense, William J. Flames of 27 Austin street, former police department chauffeur. and now a New Britain Garage driver in charge of the automobile in military service that caused fatal injuries to nine year old Albin Kolesky of 262 Fairview street, near the Stanley street railroad cross ing late Saturday afternoon, was held for the June term of the superior
 court by Judge James T. Meskil on charges of manslaughter following . lengthy and spirited arraignmeht in police court today. Bonds were fixed at 1,500 and furnished. Attorney F. F. McDonough, counsel for the de- fense, simply stated that the testi-
 mony of his witnesses dinere ma terially from that of the states wit nesses. He and Prosecuting Attorney George W. Klett agreed to the amount of the bond. Rev. Warren F. Cook,
 pastor of Trinity Methodist church and chaplain of the senate. was an interested spectator of the proceedings and was afterwards introduced to many of the court officials by Prosecu- ting Attorney Klett.
 Photographs of the tragedy's scene with a surveyors map were freely used by counsel in the testimony and fixing of distances. !Stenographic notes of the testimony was taken by Superior Court Stenographer James w. Knox. The states witnesses were closely questioned by Attorney Mo- Donough and there were frequent tilts between him and Prosecuting Attorney Klett as to the admission of certain testimony.
 Photographs taken of the locality shortly after the accident were ex- plained by Oscar J. Murray. Three were introduced as evidence. Dr. Harry A. Elcock, medical examiner, testified as to viewing the body short ly after the victim arrived at New Britain General hospital. ' how he found the spine had been fractured and injuries received that resulted in practically instantaneous death.
 l Speed of Automobile.
 Frank M. Volger, who was within @ few feet of the crossing, testified that the machine was driven at g. pretty good clip" described how the boys body lay when picked up, and explained at length as to comparative distances. He was sure that the street was unobstructed by other traffic. He testified that the automobile was stopped almost immediately after it struck the boy.
 Clarence H. Rockwell crossing watchman, testified that the machine was being operated ''at a very rapid pace, estimated at between twenty nd %xyf a said that he noted the machine par ticularly because of the presence in the machine of the khaki-clad form of Second. Lieutenant Robert V. K. Harris of Co. B, First Connecticut In- fantry. He also testified that the street was unobstructed by other traffic and that the machine was stopped almost immediately after the boy was struck. Joseph Bosco, an- other railroad employe who waP at the crossing, described how the body lay, when picked up but admitted that he did not see the accident close ly as his attention was held by the possibility of trains that were due. He testified that he immediately got busy after the accident in seeing that the trains due were held up until tho body could be removed.
 Charles Farmer and. Gustave Nell son., boy chums of the Victim, the lat ter his companion on the afternoon of the accident proved excellent wit ncsses, their. testimony being un- shaken under the close cross examin- ation of Attorney McDonougla. Their testimony differed in several details felative to the conduct of the victim immediately prior to the accident and as, to whether he had been roller skating about the street just before the automobile came along and as it approached. The former boy con- tended that the boy was walking along on the sidewalk and had not been skating about in the street im- mediately prior to the approach of the car. The latter said that the boy had been roller skating about the streets and he did not remember sec ing him walking along on the side- walk at just that time. With the completed examination of these witt nesses, Prosecuting Attorney Klett rested the states side of the case.
 Attorney McDonough asked for temporary recess in order to confer with his client. At the resumption of the hearing he stated that he would enter no witnesses for the defense, contenting himself with the state- ment that the testimony of his witt nesses relative to details differs ma terially from that entered by the state. Lieutenant Harris was in court but was not called upon to testify. OFFERS MORE FARM LAND.