New Britain herald., 1919-09-30
THREE AUTO|STS q FINED IN COURT ~tis Town Golfers Enriched by ACtiVi-
 ties Of State Police SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET
Out-of-Town Man Fined $50 for Driving Machine While Drunk Calor Gaining AStrcngth-Wedding Guest I<ilIed-Other News Notes.

AS d result of the visit of tbe-1n- spectors from the State tomohile department to Plainxi1 sunday, three automobile o ire fined in police court fer I1bang.
 H. H. Brown, of Bristol was fined the minimum assessment of $25 and the costs of prosecution. He was defended by Judge William J. Malone, of Bristol. MT. Brown testified that he was taking a young man named Rieger, who pitched for the New Departure team, Sunday, to New Britain to catch a train to Berlin to connect with one to New London. He said that Officer Flynn, of. the state police, stopped him near the center of Plainville after following him from the Forestville town line. The officer allowed him to proceed and then stopped him when he was re- turning from New Britain and notified him that he would have to appear in the local court. MT. Brown stated that at no time did he exceed 20 miles an hour. His son, Donald Brown, and Lester Lanning, both of whom were in ethe car, corroborated MT. Browns statements. Officer Flynn, who. made the arrest, testified that Brown was driving at a speed Of 40 miles an hour near the Forestville town line and about 95 miles an hour in the center of this town, adding that Brown passed everything on the road. >-a
 John A. c. Stevenson, of Spring. field, pleaded guilty to driving at q speed of 50 to so miles an hour from Southington to Pennington. Officer Flynn made the arrest. Judge Ryder imposed a fine of s25 and costs.
 Giuseppi Perini, of East Bristol entered a plea of guilty to a charge of reckless driving and Judge Ryder assessed him s25 and costs. The speed dometer on his car was broken, he said, and he did not know he was going so fast. Chief. -Belden, Of the Bristol police department, called up the local authorities last evening and put in a good word for Perini saying that he is good, honest citizen, and for that reason the minimum penalty
 
 ington, charged with driving an au- tomobile when under 16 years of age in violation of the statute, will come up for trial on October r. Belman was driving a car on the Southington road and struck P. F. Coway of Bris- tol and Mrs M. B. Hillard, of Tampa, Fla. The two people were wa1kig on the road. They are now at the New Britain General hospital where it is | reported that their injuries are not serious. Officer Flynn of the state | police, however, said last night that he believed the two victims were | more seriously hurt than reports in- 1icate.
 The case of Samuel Finkelstein of New York, charged with reckless driving, is sch heduled for October 13. |
 School Board to Meet.
 The local school committee will | hold regular meeting tomorrow eve ning. Routine business will be trans acted and it is probable that the ap- oointment of a new janitor or care aker for the school premises will come before the meeting. The names ,f two local men. MT. Lackey and Mr. Stachmuller, have been mention I'd for the appointment.
 Heavy Fine Imposed.
 Joseph Carcagna, of North Bran 'ord, was fined $50 for driving a mo- or vehicle while. under the influence of liquor and $10 for disobeylng
 Calor Gains Strength
 It is reported at the Hartford hos ,ital that the condition of Charles H. ~,1. n when struck by an automobile on Vest Main street several weeks ago, S steadily improving. MT. Calor re-