New Britain herald., 1924-04-16
.AUTOLAW BREAKERS
 l. ON COURT DOCKET
Five Appear, Indicating That Spring Has Officially Arrived

yiolators of the automobile laws oc- cupied the center of the stage in po- lice court this morning. five of them being arraigned before Judge Ben- jamin ". filling.
 Samuel N. Levine of-22 Glen street was fined s25, and Paul LaChance of Hartford was discharged when the two men were arraigned on charges of reckless driving, growing out of an accidents at the corner of Park and Stanley streets yesterday afternoon. They were arrested by Policemen Jos eph Kennedy and Herbert Lyon.
 According to the testimony given the court, Levine was driving east on Park street and LaChance north on Stanley when the machines colIided at the intersection of the streets.
 LaChance told the court that he was driving 20 miles an hour as he ap- preached the corner and sounded his horn, but just as he passed the cross walk on Park street, the Levine ma chine shot across in front of him, speeding up in an effort to get across first. He said that it was impossible to avoid hitting the Levine machine. George Massey of Hartford. owner of the machine La Chance was driving, said that the machine driven by Lev I inc was going very fast. but as he I has never had anything to do with the operating of automobiles, he could i not estimate its speed.
 Levine claimed that he was in the center of the road before the other machine reached the intersection and that it was going so fast 1t could not stop before 1t hit the rear of his ms- chine. He sal dthat he swung to the | left in an effort to avoid the collision. Judge filling called attention to the fact that it was a physical impossibil- ity for the accident 10 have occurred | if the machines were in the position at the corner as stated by Levine and l Wilfred H. Bedard, who was riding with him at the time of the collision. Policemen Kennedy and Lyon de- | scribed the positions of the machines on the road after the accident, say ing that the LaChance machine was thrown onto the sidewalk by the col lision and the Levine machine contin- ued along and turned on it's side from the impact.
 Attorney Irving Rachlin appeared for Levine and bonds for an appeal were set at s20o.
 Andres Is Discharged Herbert Andres, charged with reck- less driving. had judgment suspended in his case. He was charged with driving through Franklin square yes- terday afternoon at s2 miles an hour
 He was arrested by Motorcycle Po- iiceman William s. Strolls. Judge filling said that the evidence did not indicate that Andres had driven at that rate Of speed for distance long enough 10 come under the law re- garding reckless driving.
 Wisk Case Continued
 The case of Walter wisE of 1ts Grove street. charged with Operating an automobile with improper mark CTS and resistance was continued on request of Atty. Michael A. Sexton until Saturday. wisk was arrested yesterday morning by stato Police man Roger McKesson.
 Ro~s Case Also Continued
 John T. Ross of 4is Stanley street, charged with reckless driving, had his case continued until Friday. He was arrested yesterday afternoon by Po- liceman strolls for driving through Franklin Square at . reckless speed.