New Britain herald., 1918-04-29
HAVING AN A FOB % % @ % DEFEND ON

statement that he had a large roll of
bills and was afraid that he was 60
ing to be held up. He was fined SIS
and costs and filed an appeal under
bonds of $50
A. H. Stocker had neither regis
tration papers nor drivers license at
the time he was stopped by the state
officers. His donation amounted to
$3.50 for failure to have his
drivers card and So for not having
his registration papers
Frank Neiland, of Springfield.
Mass, had no drivers license with
him; in fact he had not secured one
at all this season. For his attempted
defiance Of the law he paid SIS
Didn't Have Drivers License. .
Guilty, I forgot it, said Harry
boWeske this morning when asked bv
Prosecutor Gibney today what he had
to say with regard to the charge of
driving without a drivers license. He
was arrested by Officer McCount yes-
terday morning near the end of Ber-
lin street. Three dollars, pay here"
said Judge Griswold and the case
was over.
SO that the officers might investi-
gate special permission which J.
Bagonas Of Waterbury claimed to
have been given him, his case was ad-
journed until Thursday morning. He
claimed that, due to the fact that he
could not receive mails regularly. the
inspector had given him permission
to drive until he could receive his IL
cense. This he was doing when
stopped. He was riding an Indian
| motorcycle.
Louis Solomon of Hartford was
charged with failure to have his GER
tificate of registration with him yes
! terday. He admitted his guilt and
paid fine of IS.
Edward Wittestein was arrested ry
e. w. stebbins when he was unable
to procure an operators license. He
| said that in changing coats he had
| left it in his old clothes. Although
he had been warned by another auto
| list several hundred feet before he
came to the officers he continued as
| he was hurrying to the Springfield
arsenal to see his brother, and took
| the chance Of paying the fine. He was
fined SO.
E. S.. Troupe was also stopped on
| the turnpike, and for the same reason
was unable to produce certificate Of
registration. His fine was also SO.
For forgetting to carry his drivers
license with him, Dewitt Riley was
assessed SO plus charges of prosecu
! ton.
| The officers remained at one point
on the turnpike all day, and stopped
every autoist who passed. AS can be
sen, large number of them were
without the credentials necessary for
operating a motor vehicle. The OIL
GERS taking part in the hold ups were
Officers McCourt, Stebbins, and Per-
ink. The cases Of the autoists COM
ing from a distance were adjourned
until Thursday morning.
italian War Rally.
The war rally which was held in
the Foresters' hall yesterday afternoon
for the Italian residents of the town
was we'll attended, and the speakers
were well received by the Italians of
the town The hall was packed to
the doors. The Berlin Home Guards
in uniform were in attendance.
Berlin Briefs.
AS the workmen who were repairing
the steeple of the Berlin church
failed to attach the ropes to the bell
the old familiar ring of the bell was
missed yesterday morning.
Professor E. T. Nourse preached at
the Berlin Congregational church yes
|, | terday morning, as Mr.. Fiske is just
| recovering from his attack of measles
All those who have not registered
their dogs will have but two more
!, days to do SO. Those who fail tc