New Britain herald., 1919-04-19
FORMER POLICEMAN
 IS HEAVILY FINED
Gustav Carlson Figured in Auto
 Accident Sunday Morning

Gustav Carlson. the former local policeman. who figured in an automo- bile accident near the stanley school last Sunday which necessitated the removal of two men to the hospital 1 for treatment, was before Judge 1 James T. Meski1l in police court this morning and fines of $100 for driving while under the influence of liquor and $25 for reckless driving were inn l posed. Attorney Morris Sake appear ] ed for Carlson and bonds in case of 1 an appeal were fixed at $500. Assist ! ant Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods con-
 ducted the states case.
 Gustav Carlson and Sigfrid Snygg, 1 owner of the car struck by Carlson eutom obile, were in court this morn ling with bandages on their heads as 8 result of the accident, the former
 having been hit with a piece of metal ] in the forehead, while the latter sui 1fered injuries to his ear when he was pinned beneath the demolished Ford car. The men were discharged from ! the hospital yesterday.
 Warned Driver.
 Fred LOckery was in the SnEgg car and in com mpany with three other men was returning from Hartford early
 
 Stanley school and he noticed the oth- CT car approaching at a rapid rate of speed and on an uncertain course. so he warned the driver of his car. The driver, Joseph Wolfe, pulled in toward the gutter but in a moment his car was struck and turned completely over, he testified. The Carlson car continued along and sworved into a l tree about 15 inches in diameter and ripped it out of the earth. Carlson
 came back to- the Snygg car and evil dences of liquor were discovered upon l him, according to Wolfe and LochefE. ] The driver of the Snygg car said that ! he was going 20 miles an hour Hh'le l the other car must have been So''l6 about 40 Police measurements t"hell Sunday morning showed a, dlSldIlce oL j105 feet which Carlson>S car tfaNeled 1 after striking Snyggs car.
 After the accident was reported to the police Sunday morning, Officers Hel1berg, King. Hayes and Cabelus were sent to the scene of the accident and after an Investigation of the case
 placed Carlson under arrest on charge of drunk enness. The reck less driving charges followed further investigation. bottle of beer was found in Carlson's car by Officer He'll
 berg. and Officers Hayes and Cabelus told as proof of his intoxicated condi-
 ton his searching for 8 friend whom
 he had already taken to the hospital. Going 20 Miles an Hour. The accused, who drives a Dodge car, stated that he was taking some friends home from an Arch street club and was advancing toward Corbins corner at rate of about 20 miles an I,o ,rl,t 1,o md ci5 5,n Hf the road He had but two bottles and one glass of beer all day, he testified, and had no liquor having sworn off at Christmas. The bottle of beer was the property of a Mir. Nero who was ] riding in the car at the time and was l for Sundays breakfast MT Nero
 stated on the witness stand.
 Carlson told a story to the effect 1 that the struck car had no lights and ] it was impossible for him to see its iapproach. After striking the car he requested that the men leave the ma chine where it had been struck. but they moved 1t to the right side. he said, making it appear that the car
 was on the right side when the colli- ssion occurred
 1 Both cars were lowed into a gara ge Sunday morning, one of them minus a wheel and with the engine detached,
 while the other was damaged to a great extent. The Ford was aln ost }completely dem o1ished
 In summing up the states case Prosecutor Woods requested a convic- ton to 'protect the public from Sat Iurday night joy-riders full of booze" Fined on Similar Count.
 Anelio Squazzo. a, Iawlor street au- toist, was also fined for reckless drtv- ling. he having figured in an accident but a few feet from the scene of Carl tson's mishap. His penalty for striking a. car owned and driven by William sTrentlain of : Laurel street, Bristol
 was $50 and costs
 SQuazzO was one of g. party of peo- lple who went to view the remains of ithe cars which figured in the early morning accident, and while driving through the line of autos misjud ged distance and struck Trentlain's nla- l chine. After striking the car, wit lnesses said, he went on about 800 feet before stopping. Defective bra kes | were responsible for the accident. Squazzo said
 l Liquor Case Continued
 The case of the State vs. TJsflio Az 1 ostinelli, proprethor of an Arch street fruit store, who is charged wit II selling cider without a. license has been postponed until Monday morn ing. Prosecutor B. J. Alling will con- duct the states case