New Britain herald., 1925-03-07
PIERCE GUILTY ON
 HIT AND RUN COUNT
Convicted Of EVadins Resp0nsi.
 bility After Auto Accident
SCHOOL IS FUMIGATED
No Fear of Epidemic in South Chip pens Hill District, Dr. Wolsard Says - Forestville People Want Traffic Officer.

Edwin Pierce. a local garage mechanic. was found guilty of eva sion of responsibility by Judge Will liam J. Malone this morning at the | police court session. when he was arraigned as the result of a motor car accident on the Wolcott road on November 2l. Louis BunnelI a repair man at the Werner X San ford motor station, was badly in- ! Jured, being crushed between the car alleged to have been driven by Pierce, and machine owned by Miss Carolyn c. Fessenden of Stan ford, which Bunnell had been re- pairing.
 Bunnell had worked on the ma chine early in the evening and took IL up the WoIcott mountain road to test out his work. A minor adjust ment being necessary, he storJed near the home of Frank A. Woods. While he was bending over the en- zine, another machine, later identi- fled as the property of Pierce, side swiped the Fessenden car. dragging and Nshing Bunnell along for about 30 feet. Without stopping to ascertain the extent of the damage Pierce went along. A search that night, after Bunnell had been re- moved to the local hospital, did not net the police any clues but per sistent work on the part of the de- partment, succeeded in the round ing up of Pierce on December 2 at a garage on Foley street. Accord ing to the police, he and his two companions of the November 21 ride, Elmer and George Mather, admitted having been in an accident that night.
 In court this morning, Pierce, represented by Attorneys Noble F. Pierce and Robert J. Stack. dis claimed any knowledge of the af- fair, saying that he did not know that he had hit anyone. After find- ing Pierce guilty of evasion, Judge Malone continued the case until March 16 as further data is de- sired.
 When the case was originally scheduled for trial last December, scarlet fever had invaded the Pierce home so that the lifting of the quarantine had to be awaited until the hearing could be held.
 School Fumigated
 In order that the fears of several parents of children attending the South Chippens Hill school might be allayed, Health Officer Joseph I. Woisard visited the school last night and fumigated the rooms. One case of scarlet fever has been found in the district and as the patient attended school. precaution- ary measures were thought neces- sary. No fear of an epidemic has been expressed by the physician and no thought of closing the school has been entertained, &C., cording to information gained this morning. Rumors had been about the city that the school was about to be closed because of large number of cases in the district, but checking up on the stories revealed a solitary case of the fever and that mild one.
 Dr. Woisard said this morning that an average of two or three cases a week of scarlet fever had | been received at the health office. |
 To Cooperate With Council
 To promote further cooperation 1 between the health department and l the city council, the attendance of Health Officer Joseph I. Woisard at | the council meetings, when impor- | tant recommendations relative to i the city health, are being discussed ! will be sought. It was voted at the | health board session last night 10 . ask the doctor to attend. if possible, when important matters affecting the health department are being . taken up by the city solons. As further measure to enlist the great !