New Britain herald., 1919-10-11
CORP AIN INNOCENT.
 JUDGE RULES TODAY
Local Butcher Discharged on
 Reckless Driving Charge

Finding the accused not guilty be- yOnd a reasonable doubt, Judge J. T. Meskill discharged David Gorfain this morning on charges of reckless driv- ing. The charges were brought by Officer William Hayes who investi- gated an accident in which Miss Margaret kilduff figured d week ago Thursday at the corner of Main and East Main streets when Gorfain's truck ran her down. The accused was represented by Attorney William N Greenstein who entered a plea of not guilty in his clients behalf.
 Injured in Accident.
 Miss KilduT was crossing Main street from tho west side to the cast m company with her sister, the testi- mony said, when the driver came around Traffic Officer Johnson's post and skldding to the left side of the street struck her, carrying her a dis tancc of about fifteen feet. She was rendered unconscious and sustained injuries which caused her confine- mcnt to her homo for several days. She has not recovered the use of her right arm as yet
 Alfred Roy, proprietor of the White House lunch witnessed the accident from the Bronson House corner. He said that the car was on the left side of the road, having skidded, that she was plcked up on the radiator and that the car stopped within fifteen | feet. Joseph DOrmad saw the two | sisters and saw Miss Agnes kilduff 1 escape by running back and Miss 1 Margaret Kilduff injured by stepping 1 into the path of the skidding car. irl itot Tor l ed to be confused, he said. Bernard l DinerO was standing on the curb and l saw the accident. He though the car was going pretty fast and said the l girl was carried fifteen feet He char l acterized the movement of the girl in being struck as "a fish in the water" 1 Girl Testifies
 1 The Kilduff girl told her story of 1 the accident and explained how her 1 sister by remaining a few feet behind l her was not struck and how she was injured while about four feet from 1 the curb. She could not estimate the 1 speed of the car as she didn't see it l until a few seconds before the aCci- l dent. The girl denied having become l confused stating that she ran straight 1 ahead. Agnes Kilduff told a similar | story.
 l Gorfain said he saw the girl as he l was rounding the traffic post and inn ! mediately applied his brakes. It was ( impossible to stop, however, because l of the condition of the pavement and ] his car was swerved to the left side 1 of the road. He picked the girl up and carried her into the Bronson ho- l tel where she was given medical at
 tention. Officer Charles Johnson, 1 who was on traffic duty at the cor
 ner was unable 10 find any fault with 1 the manner in which GOrfain was 1 driving while Officer William Hayes
 testified that he saw only the actual l striking of the girl. The car at that
 time was on the left side of the l street.
 Saunders is Fined.
 A fine of $5 was imposed upon | Joseph Saunders for drunkenness this i morning as he failed to bring to | court the driver of q car which he ! claims struck him. His plea of not ! guilty was accepted Tuesday morning | and a continuance until today grant 1 ed to allow him sufficient time to | prove his statement that he was not
 under the influence of liquor but that
 his story of being struck by a passing
 automobile and knocked to the side
 walk was the truth.
 The accused was arrested Monday
 at the corner of East Main and Sum
 mer streets after the police had been
 notified that a man had fallen from d
 stone wall and was injured.
 Moses Parparian was allowed to go
 with a warning to keep his horse tied
 in the future. He was arrested by
 Officer George Mofit Thursday after
 his horse had run away and was to
 have appeared yesterday morning to
 answer charges, but late for