New Britain herald., 1925-08-26
HULL APPEALS FINE
 OF SlO IN COURT
Real Estate Dealer Found Guilty
 Of TreSpaSSinS
PARKED ON R. R. PROPERTY
Five Candidates in Race For May oralty With Filing of Petition By Wade - Tire Department Field Day to Be Discussed.


 Day to Be Discussed.
 George w. Hull, former council man and prominent real estate man | of the city, was fined SIC and costs Ijhis morning by Judge Joseph M . i Donovan at the police court session on charge of trespassing on rail- road property. A charge of breach of peace was noIicd. Through his attorney, Noble F. Pierce, MT Hull took an appeal to the superior court | and bonds of S10N for his release wore furnished hy Mrs Miliccnt r, IIull.
 The trial of Mir. Hull this morn ing was regarded in the nature Of a test ease as much discussion has been aired, concerning the rights ot inc city to restrict the parking space on railroad property, opposite the ICity hall. to cars on city govern Imcntal business Unlimited parking was in vogue there for years until several careless drivers spoiled the privilege for all hy blocking the en- trance to the freight yard. Repeat cd warnings to offenders had no re- suit and accordingly the railroad company took away the parking rights. As the space is most con- ycnient for the parking of cars hnGinpCS in tnN lCity hall. arrangements were made for city governmental use only.
 Although hugo sign has been erected in the parking space. many drivers persisted in parking in dis
 regard of the regulations and paid
 costs ranging from s@ to $S.55 for thnir CarlcSSneSS.
 Mir Hull parked his machine In
 the space ahout s o'clock on Mon
 day night and was iratc when he
 retured and found q tag on the driving wheel. requesting his ap-
 poaranCe at police headquarters He
 was in helligerent mood when he faccd Captain Thomas r. GuCken and expressed his opinion of the merits of the parking regulations. As in other cases of this nature. ; Captain Ciucken informed Mir, Hull
 that all parking offenders were in structod to appear at S.So o'clock thr next morning. when Prosecuting . Attorney James T. Mather would , look into the matters. Mir. Hull had 10 he convinced further by the cap
 tain tclrphoning 10 the prosecutinc $ attorney, Even then MT. Hull felt
 aggrioycl and declared that he
 would not appear. True 10 his word, he did not appear yesterday morn . ing and a warrant was issued for E his arrest During the afternoon Motorcycle Officers James w. Burns notified Mir. Hull that hc was want ed al headquarters. The warrant
 was theroupon cr,od and assig1r-
 mcnt of the case was set for this
 morning.
 Because Of thc many drivers who paid costs cf the court for parking 0 in the restricted space. the outcome [ of the Hull case in the superior n court will be awaited with great l interest,
 ,. Ahout four years ago. Mir Hull was arrested for "iayWalkns, when - he violated rules governing traffic 6 lines painted on the streets He sue [. cesSfully fought the issue SO that . inc case was dropped In the superior II court
 70 Rockwell Fund Growing 2 To present a memorial 10 the city
 for former Park Commissioner AL
 bert r. Rockwell, the Rockwell
 memorial fund has grown 10 a total E, Of S@.SS6. The recent memorial day ' program at Rockwell park yielded moro than $500 but expenses of u S4oo had 10 be taken care of so that u the net addition to the fund was s?SS.
 Wade Petition Filed nl The nominating petition Of Mayor
 John r. Wade for the mayoraltI v has been filed by Nils F. Nystron o at the city clerks office thereb! d placing the city executive officially
 in the race for the office he now
 holds As the records at the city
 clerks office stand, there arc nov d four other candidates. former Coun .d cilman John Donnclly, Councilman .d Frank W. Dntton, Charles r. Mi IF chaol and Alfred w. Tallis. Rumor' Q, were rife about the city today tha s a promininet business man was gird 10 ing his loins for the fray and tha' IS his petition would he filed al the ,e last moment so that an element O ar surprise might be added 10 the rac' E. before the primaries ot September i. cc. All petitions must be filed before n Sontemher lc 90 that ths halloi,