New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23
RECKLESS DRIVING
COSTS SCOTT SIS
Ran Into Auto Containing Man,
Wife, Child and Friend

James l.. Scott. who was arraigned
In police court this morning on
charge of reckless driving, was fined
s75 and costs by Judge George w.
Klett and bonds in case of an appeal
were fixed at 5000. Scott was arrested
following an accident on the Hartford
road on April 16 when II was alleged
that a machine he was driving struck
a Ford touring car which Emil Ron
deau Of Monroe street was driving and
in which Mrs. Rondeau, a small child
and John Mac Kay were riding.
Policeman Patrick o'Mara, who was
detailed with Policeman Gustave He'll
berg to 60 to the scene of the acct
dent by Lieutenant Samuel Bam-
forth, testified that he found the Ford
automobile, driven by Rondeau, on
the right side of the road and badly
damaged. The Buick car, driven by
Scott, was further up the road and
next to telephone pole which 1t had
struck, the policeman said.
William f. Mangan. attorney for
Scott, questioned whether or not the
accident happened in New Britain or
West Hartford. City Engineer Joseph
D. Williams was called into court.
When told where the accident hap
pened at a point before the end Of the
concrete stretch of roadway, Mr.. Will
liams stated that it was within the
city limits of New Britain.
Rondeau testified that he was driv-
ing at the rate of 10 to IL miles an
hour and said that he got as far to
the right of the road as he possibly
could without going off to the pave
ment He said that when he talked
to Scott after the accident he smelt
the odor of liquor. Upon cross exam
nation by Attorney Mangan, Randeau
admitted that he did not have an
operators license and that he had
recently purchased the machine.
Sold Beer With "Kick" in 1t
Henry Makowski of 100 Lafayette
street, charged with violating the 18th
amendment, was fined 5000 and costs.
His place of business was visited by a
number Of policemen Saturday morn
| ing of last week and quantity OF
beer was seized. 1t was analysed and
when found to contain more than one
half of one per cent alcohol, Makow-
ski was arrested.
Konstanti Woslowski arrested on
the same charge and having a place
of business at 500 Lafayette street,
was fined s75 Judge klett in passing
judgment said that he would take into
consideration Waslowskis war record
and the fact that this was his first Of
Tense. Both men were represented by
Attorney Michael Sexton.
Konstanti Skurzeuski was also ar
rested for selling beer containing a
greater portion of alcohol than al
lowed by law. His case was con-
tinued until Thursday morning. Mrs.
Wadislaw Pawlicki, who works at the
store operated by Skurzeuski at IS
North street, will appear in court on
Thursday.
81 On IS Passenger Jitney
Louis Agostin. driver of a jitney
on the Arch street line, was fined IS
and costs for operating an overcrowd-
ed bus. He was arrested Saturday
afternoon at about $50 o'clock by
Policeman Thomas Feeney. who testi-
fed in court this morning that he
counted 81 passengers in the jitney
when the capacity was is.
Prosecutor Joseph Woods nolled the
case against David Raschkow, charged
with operating motor vehicle whil>
his license was under suspension.
Theft Case Nolled
Judgment was suspended in the
case of Edward Helm, ex-serviceman,
charged with theft. Detective Sergeant
William T. McCue testified that he
went to Helms home the night fol-
lowing the theft of a suit OF clothes
from an automobile which was stand
ing in front of the Victory Lunch on
Church street He said that Helm told
him that he did not remember having
taken a suit of clothes. David Rasch-
kow, who sold the suit to Henry Kop-
lowitz, identified the clothes in court
On request of Attorney Mangan. the
case Of William Jones, charged with
theft. was continued until Tuesday
| morning under bonds of 500.
Not Guilty OF Reckless Driving
Judge klett discharged Erwin H.
| Danielson of Maple Hill, charged with
reckless driving. Policeman Patrick
Meehan testified that squad of po-
| icemen was going south on Main
street near Church street last night at
about Z o'clock and two of the police
men had crossed the intersecting
| street when a Ford automobile turned
! from Main into Church streets and
struck two other officers as they were
about to cross the street, Policeman
Meehan said that he was tho only one
struck by the machine.
Sergeant McAvay stated that the
auto continued down Church street
for a distance of 80 feet before II
stopped and that the driver did not
blow a horn or sound a warning be-
1 fore making the corner.
Young Danielson testified that he
was driving slowly and said that he
has no foot. accelerator in his car.
Jacob Bender of New Haven was
ordered to pay the costs of court for
violating Section AZ Of the motor web.
icle law.
Another .Iitney Driver Fined
Justice of the Peace Irving Rachlir
fined Joseph MARITIME, driver of jit-
ney on Mrs. Muter's line, SIS and costs
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