New Britain herald., 1926-08-23
Bristol News

LLib UUU3 LC LL3 . RAIDERS FOILED News ol Proposed Raid Becomes l Public Early
 CIRCUS STUNTS IN CRASH Man in Wagon Thrown to Top oi
 Auto. Horse Dragged Along Or Hood--Road Signs MisIead Driy. crs-lut in Brawl
 Gays Inn, located on the shore of ! Cedar Lake in the town Of Wolcott was visited al a. m. Sunday morn ing by State Policemen Cleveland 1 Tramp and Hill Officer Preatny of the Waterbury police department Deputy Sheriff Andrews and Officer Jesinsky Of the Bristol force and the proprietor. Nelson Gay. was placed under arrest for violation ot the liquor law. He was brought to Bristol and released under bonds ot $500 for his appearance in the court at Wolcott, the date Of his trial not having been set as yet
 Although no evidence was seized II Is underst ood that the state of- ficers have records of three sales made recently at the inn. When the officers arrived on Sunday morn- ing, the place was practically de- serted. no one but the proprietor h ing on the premises. If was ru- mored ahout that the mana cement cf the resort had been tipped of in advance that a raid was to be made and had accordingly closed Up early. Ii is known that the plans Of the officers were known about tris city as carly as 1n:So o'clock Saturday evening. which vould indicate that there was 2 leak somewhere.
 Critically Hurt In Crash
 John Oshonka of Lake avenue, burlington and Frank Drzowski of l'orestville miraculously escaped ,leath Saturday night shortly before 1o o'clock. whcn a light delivery wagon in which they were riding vas struck on T.pke aNrnue near Hohson avenue, by an automobile owned and oncrated hy Joserh AL hortolli of 3Go Park street, this city, Roth were thrown from inc wagon onH while nrzevsl5i escaped injury. Oehor1-a srS'aired 3 badly bruised l,~ ~ and nrmorous cuts and ahrasions nhout tl,n head and face. The horse attachad to thc wagon was instantly killed. it's left leg being broken. head cut and large pieces Of hide hoirg ripped from it's left shoulder and left hind leg. Albertelli's hands were badly cut and young woman occurant Of the car had an ear bruised. All of the three injured persons were taken to Bristol hos pital. whore they were attended by Dr. B. N. Whipple. Albertelli and his companion were later able 10 re- turn 10 thcir homes but Oshonka is still confined 10 tho hospital, where bis injuries are not considered cri- iicnl.
 According 10 information fur nished the police. the team was S' oppcd on tho right hand side of 'he road Alhrr;cl1i, with Arthur T.acourse Of 353 Park street and John YurGnchik of ForcstNile. with three girl companions were return ing from ake Compounce. and were proceeding up Lake avenue at high rate of speed when they struck the team Oshonka was thrown by the force of the impact 10 the stop Of the automobile and succeeded in holding on until the car came to a stop alongside a telephone pole, The horse was lifted from tho ground 10 the hood of the car and dragged q distance of about 75 feet before the was stopped.
 Tho wagon was damaged and the contents spilled along the road. The left shaft and foot-rcst on thc front of the wagon were snapped off and three tires ripped from the wheels. The automobile was also badly dam aged. Drzcwsk was dronched with the contents Of a five gallon can, filled with kerosene oil.
 Due to the inability Of Oshonka 10 appear in court this morning, the ,ase Of Albcr'elli, charged with reck- css driving, Was continued until to- morrow morning.
 stolen Car Recovered
 The Ford touring car Of Nicholas Bellini Of IF Whiting street. Plain ,al police department as having been stolen from Lake avenue near Con- bounce last Friday night. was found abandoned last Saturday night about one-hslf mile north of the Farming .on railroad station. Practically all of the accessories had been stripped rom the car before it was deserted.
 Road Signs Misleading
 Signs in use by the city depart nent of public works on roads un- 1ergoing repairs have proved mis- ealing in several instances to auto mobile drivers, particularly strang- ITS about the city.
 An instance of this is on Stafford avenue in the Forostyile section.