New Britain herald., 1925-07-13
DRAGS MAN ALONG
 BUT DOESN'T STOP
John Bita Will Have Chance to
 Explain to Judge
ARRESTED IN WATERBURY
Winston Churchill Thibault Also Has Exciting Sunday With His Auto Mazone Fined S20O and Costs For Selling Hooch.

selling Hooch
 George Nemot of SS Prospect street had narrow escape from death shortly after midnight on Suu- day morning, when he was dragged a distance of more than 80 feet by a motor car driven hy John Bta of Garden street, Forestville. on the curve at the gas plant on Riverside avenue. Ncmet suffered deep gashes in his back, which Dr. B. r. Dona- hue could not stitch together when summoned 10 aid Nemet because of the dirt which had entered the wounds when the injured man was dragged along the street,
 Bita did not stop but continued on his course toward this city but Elm CT Rates Of Terryvile, who was fol- lowing, stopped and rushed Nemet to the police headquarters. Bates succeeded in getting the number of the offending machine, P-4TSO so that the driver coud be located.
 Acting Captain John C. McLough- lin warned all local patrolmen and the police of nearby cities but no local trace of Bita came to light About 5 o'clock in the morning, the Waterbury police notified local headquarters that Bita had been ar rested in that place on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence of liquor and was be- ing held under a s20O bond.
 When Bita is arraigned here, he will be charged with evasion of re- sponsibility as well as reckless driv- ing.
 Arrest 1orrington Offenders
 Charles Russe and John KoyalCuk, wanted in rorrngton on a statutory offense involving a IS year old girl on Saturday, were arrested here at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning by Offi- Ger Cornelius Connolly. The Torring- ton police took both young men back to that place yesterday for trial.
 Officer Connolly's attention was attracted 10 the young men Ivy their hanging about the local railroad sta tion in the hours that most people were asleep. Their answers to his questions were not satisfactory so that the policeman brought them 10 headquarters as suspicious Charac- ters. Inquiry al the TorrinGton po- lice station hy Acting Chief John C. MCLoughlin electrified the police of that place, who had the homes of the young men surrounded for sev- eral hours anticipating their return. The case had caused much excite ment in Torrngton so that the ar rest cf inc offenders was welcome news to the Torrington police.
 Thibnult In Court
 Winston Churchill Thihault of Park street, drove 10 this city from Thomaston after an accident in that TlaCe when several people were seri- ously injured. Thibault was arrest od here last night by Officers James Keith and William W. Thompson after the state police had searched for several hours for him. When the state officers enlisted the aid of the local officers watch was kept on the Thibault home and he was soon rounded up.
 Thihault is said 10 have oyorturn- cd a sedan in Thomastson with his touring car and is alleged to have gone on without inquiry as 10 the fate of the occupants of the dam aged car. He cam" 10 grief here on Wolcott street, when he ran into q ditch.
 Cars and passing vehicles took 10 side roads and vacant lots on Vol colt street yesterday when Thtbauit drown down the hill with only the rim on one of the wheels. He was brought to a stop on South street near Hull street but not until he had given several people a good scaro. including the passengers in the Waterbury bus. In the city court this morning his case was continued until Saturday.
 Charles Thomas
 Charles Thomas, 6l years old, of 7S Prospect street died suddenly yesterday in Hartford, He was born in Maine but had removed 10 this city when a youth and the greater part Of his life had been spent here. He leaves four sisters, Mrs. William Griffith and Miss Lucy Thomas of this city, and Mrs. Ohcn- their and Mrs. Leonard. both of Buffalo, N. Y, The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock at his home on Prospect street where the Knights of rythias ritual will be conducted The burial will he in the West cemetery.
 George Murphy
 George Murphy, 25 years old, died Saturday after long illness at the home of his nsrerts Mir and