New Britain herald., 1924-05-12
HEAVY CASUALTIES
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Victim Said One Man Went to
 Heaven; Two to Hospital

one Qeau ana two so badly lnJureu that they could not live was the start ling news that James l.. King, a trav- cling salesman, gave Sergeant Michael J. Flynn when the police arrived on ! Pennington avenue Saturday night about 10 o'clock to investigate an au- 1 tomobile accident in which a small coupe crashed into the cement work on the bridge just north of Blake road, and overturned into the brook. | King was asked where they were and 1 he told the sergeant that the man that died had gone to heaven, and the oth- CT two had been taken to a hospital 1 in a passing automobile.
 ! An investigation was made by the police and they found that King was all alone in his machine when 1t crashed into the bridge and the killed and injured were creatures of his i'm agination. so he was placed under ar rest on a charge of operating under the influence Of liquor. He was fned sf25 when arraigncd in police court 1 this morning.
 [ ftt HItaufh AtN SNiiAsf 1 that he was not drunk when the ac- cident occurred. but that he had 1 bottle with him and started to drink from 1t after he eNtricated himself from the overturned machine. The police testified that he was very drunk when placed under arrest. The ma chine in which King was riding was only slightly damaged in the accident.
 Judge William F. Mangan repre- sented the defendant.
 Will Support Child
 Attorney Alfred Levitt told Judge Benjamin w. filling that he had reach- ed an agreement with Prosecutor Jos eph G. Woods in the case of Antonio Finlay of 70 Beaver street charged with non support on complaint of his wife, Rose Finlay, of PIE Main street. Judge Alling approved the agreement which was that Finlay pay s4 week for the support of his minor child and place a bond of s200 to guaran- tee the payment Judge Aliing i'm posed a suspended sentence of 30 days.
 Caught After Chase
 Thomas Kane of 42 Olive street and Howard Goodrich of IT Ellis street were fined Sl0 each without costs when they were arraigned on charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace. They were arrested by Patrol men William Doherty and Kumm on West Pearl street early yesterday morning.
 Doherty testified that he met the two on Arch street and told them 10 go home, but they refused and walked up and down Arch street. He said that Goodrich asked him 10 lend his fiashlight so they could go behind building and find pint of whiskey he hnd lost there. Doherty refused to lend the light and they walked away. After leaving the policeman they met a man walking on Arch street and Dohcrty testified that Goodrich punched the man in the jaw and Kane pulled the mans hat from his head and threw fl 10 tho road
 Dohorty then called Policeman Kumm and the two chased the men into West Pearl street where they caught Kane and placed him under arrest He used very had language to the policeman, according to their testimony. Goodrich made his es- cape, but when they were at the sig nal box nt the onth church waiting for tho patrol. Goodrich reappeared and gave himself np to them,
 Arrested In Hotel
 Joseph shaugnessy of Waterbury and Anora Rivert of Bridgeport. charged with misconduct, were fined sio each. They were arrested at the Bronson hotel yesterday morning by sergeants Michael ]. Flynn and Pat rick McAvay. and patrolman David Doty and Kozlaitus. The police testi- fled that the couple registered et the hotel early in the morning as man and wife, but after questioning by the police, they admitted. they were not married.
 Both pleaded guilty when srraigned.
 Romani,k Case Continued
 The case Of Nick Romanick, charged with violation Of the liquor law. was continued until Friday Romanick was arrested Saturday after raid was made on the store conducted by him at isi North street and the sci zure of bottle of liquor.
 Nolle in Chiodo's Case
 Prosecutor Woods told the court that inc evidence in the case against Frank Chiodo of % Locust street, who was arrested last week at his tailor shop on Arch street by Patroiman William Doheriy on a charge Of hav- ing indecent pictures in his possession. had been investigated and the state was rot ready 10 proceed, and enter