New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-27
HEAVY Fines ARE
LEVIED BY JUDGE
More Truck Drivers Found Guilty
Of Overlooking Vehicles
SYABBING CASE IS CONTINUED
Hessey Baker Gets stiff Rcprimand--
Bowling Team Defcatcd-Town
Plan Commission Mects-Pythian
sisters NOtes-Piainyille Briefs.

/ Charles A. Stevens OF Hartford. a
| driver for the Eastern Provision CO.,
and Frank Hines OF Bristol, driver for
| the Trudon and Plat Co., were both
fined $500 and costs In the town court
by Justice r. p. Prior yesterday after
noon. In each case, 500 was remit
ted. Both men were arrested by
State Policeman Fred Hanson on the
! highway east Of East Main street
railroad crossing and at the first hear
ing, the cases were continued
Frank Hume of Thomaston, a
fa rmer who INDUCES In trucking at
various times, was fined $50 and costs
and because of his plea, $40 Of the
fine was RENTED. He stated In court
that he does trucking as side line
and has had no way of weighing his
truck. He denied that he meant any
violation OF the law and placed him
self at the mercy of the court. Prose-
cutor William Foran presented the
cases and he recommended a light
| fine in the last case.
Hessey Baker was fined SO and
costs and was sentenced to 10 days
in jail, the latter sentence being sus-
pended, on the charge of breach of
the peace. He was arrested Saturday
evening by Officer Andrew Hogan at
the side of the policeman's house on
Whiting street. He was suspected of
being the man who has been acting
as tom the pepper" in various sec
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be proven. Sufficient cause was found,
however, to impose penalty on him.
Stabbing Case Continued
The cases of Stephen Santacruso,
Emile Benedetto and Frank Benedict
to, all charged with aggravated assault
resulting from the stabbing ARRAY at
the home of Frank Benedetto at
Harris corner, Saturday evening, were
continued and the accused men were
given bonds of 5000 for their release
until the case is tried again.
The state police are cooperating
with the local authorities in an in
vestigation of the matter. The con-
dition of Tony Benedetto, who is in
the New Britain General hospital suf-
fering from the effects of knife
wounds, remains about the same. The
trial of the others will hinge more on
the outcome Of his injuries than on
anything else, because If he is SER
iously injured of sufficiently hurt that
he will die, the charges against the
guilty parties will be much more
serious than they are at the present
time.
Plainyille Is Defeated
The Bowlodrome team of Meriden
defeated the PIainville team in a
state league match at the Bowlodrome
alleys in Meriden last evening by the
score of two games to one. The
Plainville aggregation beat Meriden in
the total pinfall by one pin. The PIN
fall scores were Plainville 1,456 and
LASS.
East Street Discussion
The town plan commission met last
evening and discussed the proposed
establishment Of building line on
East street. No action was taken but
it is expected that decision will be
reached at later date. The Con-
necticut Electric Light and Power Co.
wishes to build a sub-station OH East
street, and for this purpose, asked
the planning commission to establish
a building line so that it could start |
operations.
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Temple, No. 20, Pythian
Sisters, will hold food sale Thurs !
day afternoon from to 4 o'clock in |
~ H., a u-a1l ~
block on West Main street.
The regular meeting of the temple |
will be held tomorrow evening in 1. |
o. o. F. hall.
T. +. NJ. Co. Scores
The T. L. NJ. Co. bowling league |
held its weekly session last evening
at the Ideal alleys with the following
scores made by the individuals and |
teams:
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