Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-16

! is too much. I've paid enough for my hard luck" The commissioner, however, decided that he would suspend Plot
 hicks license for 30 days and Pletnick
 handed it over with good grace.
 Wilfred Berflier of Plainfield, charg-
 ed with reckless driving of metorey-
 Gle, explained that, while coasting down the main street in that town he attempt
 ed to apply his brakes and the brakes
 would not hold. He had to turn onto
 the sidewalk to avoid striking an OK team. He said that a rivet came out
 of the brake mechanism which caused the difficulty. He was let off without a
 suspension of license.
 Isaac Liftschitz R. F. D. Nc 1, Un-
 casville, admitted operating car with out a license. He explained that he did it as an accommodation for a friend. He did it twice and was caught both times by automible inspectors. His case was taken under consideration. Elmer E. Holmes of 40 Summer street, New London. charged with being intox- icated had his case taken under coii- sideration after he had explained the affair. A Norwich officer testified that Holmes drove his car on the wrong side of silent policeman in this city where bridge was under construction and that he failed to stop when he called
 to him, but did stop when motorman of trolley car hailed him.
 Holmes said that he saw that the bridge was torn up and took the route that he hoits.taA l. ', -.-ti tJa saja | that he did not want to stop in u middle Of the si 4v.. ..... fs ss ap to the curb as soon as he could when hailed ] As to his being intoxicated Holmes said l that he was so badly frightened that he shook and he also felt cold Asked if ! he had been drinking he said that he 1 had drank three bottles of home brew. 1 T never took any horne brew before" 1 he said, land I didn't know that it would act the way 1t did" He paid a fine of l $50 and costs in the Norwich court Hearing For wilimantic Man. Wilfred Blanchette of willimantic was charged with being concerned in an accident with Philias Belval of Taftville. I Belval claimed that Blanchette ran into him at the corner in South Windhafn. Belval and two friends testified that ] Blanchette struck thefn when they were 1 as far over on their side of the road as | possible to get. Biahcfette said that he l did not see the Belval car and did not know he Struck it until he heard his 1 wife scream. It developed that Blan- 1 chette, short time previously, ran on- | to the sidewalk and against house, | attempting to avoid collision with an
 American Thread Go. truck in Williman- 1 tic. For this affair he paid a fine of l $25 and costs In the Willimantic police | court
 Meyer Antis of 30 Montauk avenue, New London, against whom a charge of reckless driving rested; had his license restored after having Seen deprived of ] 1t since August 4, 1919. He admitted De. ing concerned in several miraculous of the law and heavily fined in the New Lendon l police court. He promised to not get
 into trouble again If his license wefe returned
 Nearly an hour was consumed in the l hearing concerning Edward J. Eavoie of 1 New London, whose truck was in collision 1 with a navy truck driven by Frank l Saad, sailor stationed at the Subnia. rine Base. Lavoie had retained Attorney G. Curtis Morgan and the witnesses were cross examined at considerable length
 i Commissioned Macdonald said at the
 close of the testimony that he believed
 the accident to be without any mean in- tent, but more a matter of carelessness
 and he would impose no penalty.
 Morris Levine of 56 Broad street l New London, was charged with having passed standing trolley car. He ad. rnitted the charge. He was asked if he had been arrested before and he said Once" The cemmiss .ofier asked him il
 that was all and he said "Yes." Upon being pressed on this point Levine ad-
 rilitted that he had been arrested the veal previous, but added that this was of
 another license" The commissioner sait
 lie would let him go this time.
 John Morris of 5e York square, Nev
 Haven, chauffeur for private family
 was present to answer to a complain ] made agairrt him for fiogging the road
 It was cl. that be sneeded I'D Hhar