New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
FINED DOLLAR FOR
 EVERY SPEED MILE
Taricini Travelled 25 Per and Is / Assessed $36

Charged with reckless driving at the corner of Cherry and Whlt1ng ! streets shortly before noon yesterday Joseph Taricini was fined $25 by Judge Meskiu in police court today. Officer Hayes testified that Taricinl was going about 25 miles an hour and knocked over tree on Cherry street. Joseph testified that he wasn't go- ing over ten miles an hour and that he hit the tree rather than hit the officer who was crossing the street. He appealed his case. bonds being fixed at $20o. x
 Wife Beater Goes to Farm
 For being drunk and assaulting his wife last evening Patrick Mclaughlin was sent to the state farm. He plead ed not guilty.
 Mrs. Mclaughlin testified that her husband, who was always causing trouble, came home drunk and as- sauted her with an umbrella. Officer Hayes who made the arrest testified that the man was drunk.
 The defendant denied that he was drunk or hit his wife, who appeared in court this morning with black eye and a cut on the back of the neck. 1 Assaulted With Spike.
 Joseph Senk. charged with assault on Henry Michowski, was fined $15 and costs / Henry testified that Jo- seph hit him with spike as he passed crowd Halloween on Grove street. The defendant stated that Henry was drunk and that he hit him with a stone.6 $. f'"
 Disturbance in Theater. s
 William Lugi, charged with breach of the peace at Keeney's theater ear ly last evening. was given warning by Judge Meslkill and let go.
 Officer O'Mara testified that there was a crowd of boys in the theater making noise and otherwise disturb ing the peace and that he told them to go home. All went out but Will liam, who objected. The officer took him outside and said that he offered him his dime back in order to get rid of him. Lugi refused to take the dime he said. and Aused bad lan- guage.
 Stage Manager Barrett testided that he saw the boys creating a general disturbance. The defendant testified | that he went into the theater at 3:3O | o'clock In the afternoon alone and that he was alone an during the show. He added that several of the boys sat directly back of him and when told to get out he asked '"Why?'
 l He told how he was taken out into the lobby and objected to being made a fool of in front of the large crowd that had gathered. He concluded by saying that he was put out and that he asked for his money and at first was not offered 1t. He never had a chance even to explain the trouble he
 said. Later he was offered his dime
 but refused to take it.
 Quarantined But VIII Appear. Although her house is quarantined
 Mrs. Guida Carlson, of 415 Stanley
 street, will appear in police court to-
 morrow morning to answer tho
 charge of breach of peace. Mrs. Carl
 son was served with the papers and
 witnesses told to appear in court this
 morning by Detective Sergeant A. J.
 Richardson late yesterday when the
 health inspector arrived at the house
 and tackled diphtheria quarantine
 card on the door.
 The detective was coming out when
 he was stopped by the inspector who 1 aAked him what he was doing. He told 1.-the inspector his mission and the
 health officer said She cannot go to
 court. she's going to be .Quarantined."
 The arm of the law repnedS.y,"The war rant is served. that's all I know about
 It." .t.e-
 Mrs. Carlson and 8 neighbor, Mrs.
 Gray. were in the yard when Mrs. Carlson became excited over remarks made by Mrs. Gray concerning the quarantining of the diphtheria cases and, it is alleged; called her a vile name. Mrs. Carlson is not i'll but her children have been playing with others who have the germs. Acting Chairman Bodley of the health department announced that it will not be a violation for Mrs. Carl son to appear in court and tell the trouble to the judge.