New Britain herald., 1924-07-21
DROVE AUTO AFTER
 HAVING HAD DRINK
WiCEstrOm Fined SiOO With i6
 Day Jail Sentence Suspended

BeFnhart wiekstrom Of il6 stanr
 ley street was hned sleo and given
 a suspended iail sentence Of l5 daAs
 when he pleaded gully 10 a charge
 oi operating q motor vehicle while
 under the influence of liquor before
 Judge Benjamin N, Alling in police
 court this morning, Mlekslrom was
 arrested al the intersection of Arch and Main streets Saturday night by | Traffic Policeman ilanford Dart,
 Dart tostihed that he was doing duty at the intersection when Wick slrom drove along Arch street and almost collided with thH traffic post in front of Inc South church, The policeman stopped him. and Wick slrom asked him where he was. Dart saw that the man was under the influence of liquor and took him out Of the machine and placed him under arepsl. Two hoItlA, ono part ly filled With liquor. were found in the machine. but Wiekstrom told the court that they belonged 10 a man who had been riding with him. Asked what happened 10 the other man. he said that he didn't remem- Der.
 Wasck Given Warning.
 Joseph Wssck of 40 Grove street was given a suspended jail sentence of 30 days and a warning 10 get out of the liquor business when he was arraigned before the court for sen- tence this morning. The testimony in the case was heard last Monday and sentence was deferred until to- day. Wasek was arrested in a raid at the store al 122 Lafayette street in which Bonislaw Koytowski, tho alleged proprietor, and several fre- quenters were arrested.
 Reckless Driver Fined S:o.
 Rosario Didato of % Lawlor street. 1 charged with reckless driving on | Stanley street Saturday afternoon. l was found guilty and fined s25. He was arrested by Motorcycle Police- man William P. Hayes, who told the court, that he followed Didato on Stanley street by the Normal school, and that the defendant was travelling 1o Nhti hIiSsttus
 Didato told the court that he was hurrying to Hartford because he had received a letter from a friend there that he wanted 10 see him right away. He said that he received a letter in the morning, so when the court learned 1t was o'clock in the afternoon he was arrested. the ex- ruse fell flat as Judge filling said that anything that could wait that ong must not have been very urgent.
 Cuts Corner, Fined SfO.
 Frederick Johnson of SIS Stanley street was fined $10 for violating the rules of the road by cutting the cor ner at the intersection of Rockwell avenue and Glen street Saturday afternoon. He pleaded guilty.
 According to the testimony of Po- licemen Thomas J. Feeney and Her bert Lyons, Johnson was driving his machine out of Glen street and he ut to the left of the intersection ooint and crashed into the machine If Col. Herbert A. Johnson. which vas coming southwest on Rockwell lvenue.
 Dtun INSIlCuIDt-E HSShtut.
 John Hunko of 93 Broad street. harged with drunkenness. breach of he peace and assault, was found ,rilty and fined s10. He was arrest d Saturday night by Policeman Pat I] ick O'Mara, who investigated a dis urbance.
 According 10 the testimony, Hunko rd several other men started an rgument in front of the drug store nd were ordered away by Sidney ,urran, who came out of the store. hey went away with the exception f Hunko, who insisted on remaining, nd who weft over to the curb. and tarted tampering with Currans ma hine. Curran closed the windows of he auto and started to go into the tore. Hunko is then alleged to have truck Curran behind the ear.
 When asked If he wanted to say nything in his defense, Hunko said hat he was drunk and didn't remem- CT what had happened.
 Operated Unregistered Auto.
 Raymond Hughes of A Maple rect. charged with operating an un- egistered machine, pleaded guilty H nd was fined S10. He was arrested st night by Patroiman William A. oherty when the policeman found G i'm operating machine on Maple