New Britain herald., 1924-06-04

wheel Of the car was struck, he said, and this threw the machine out of control and off the road.
 He estimated that he was travel ling at a speed of about "S miles an hour and judged that Cherniack was moving along at a rate of about S5 miles an hour. He said that he was driving under the authority Of his fathers license.
 His father told practically the same story with regard to the positions Of the gar He was rendered unconscious by tho crash and did not regain con sriousne.s until he had reached the Msridon hospital. The elder NIT, Doo- nttle sustained numerous ih2urles among them being a sprained la", several cuts about the fac. and nu' mrrous bruises.
 Witnesses Arc Called
 Alexander Rriicc testified that he va. awakened by the crash, ha'ing been in bed at tho time. He jumped un and went 10 the window, seeing tho overturned car which had gon" through the fence and also observing another car which had stopped about lSo feet down the road.
 Mir. Bruce stated that he saw 2 man sei out of tho Cherniack car and look inc machine over. Mrs. Bruce. he said, who al that moment had conro to the window, screamed at them, tcIling them 10 cid inc men cauicht under the car. Tho accused man and his brother, drove on, ii vas stated.
 Mrs. Bruce tsstiGed that hc and inc hired man on the plac" went 10 inc assistance of the occupants of the wrecked car. She said that her daughter had tclephoncd to the M'ri- den authorities to stop the other car when it reached that town.
 Ncri,leu Policeman Tcstifics
 patrolman Thomas Dalton of the Meriden police department testified that he was near the corner of Col. onv and Britannia strents when the rhrrniacks arrived in Meridian. "" said they stopped and told him or the accident. saying that they thought the ambulance might he required They said Inc driver of the other car was responsible for the accident, he stated.
 At that moment. according to thf officers testimony, he received rcd light signal from headquarters and was told 10 stop . car answering ihf descriuifon Of his iHfOrmanis lf then took them to inc police station and they were held there until Uhicci Dr,ille Nentres of inc Berlin force ar rived Tho Berlin officer rsroled them pending an investigation or tthf affair.
 Officer ynntros told Of his invest. eafion of thr affair and produced a certified photographic copy of the r"- port sent to the motor vehicle dn. partment by the accused men regard ing the accident
 Joseph McKcon. salcsman al tho Dodd Ser,ice station. told of how tho C.herniack brothers camc to the gar. age and looked at the wreck of ths l ether car. They said that if side sWiped them. he testified. ] CheIniaLs Make Denial Tho Chrrniak brothers when called ! to the stand. told stories substantially alike. They said tkaf they were al the extreme right side of ths road and tthat the DooIi;tie car was in the cen ter. They further testified that thel were traveiinE at a rate Of speed no exceeding e5 miles an hour.
 simon said that they stopped th' ' car about IS feet from the scene o 1 the accident He said that they di' mot hear the woman scream. admit ting. houeaer. that he could see thi headlights of the other csr The,
 said that they thought t the bes policy to go to Meriden for aid. Prosecutor Lewis. ID summing ul ithe testimony for tlIe sfate. attacksi lthe testimony Of The defense. H called the attention Of the court Il the fact that the accused men had no stopped ts find out what had occurred He condemned this kind of con
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