New Britain herald., 1926-05-18
SPEEDING DRIVERS
 BURN UP PAVEMENT
Sharp-Eyed Police Secure Con-
 ViCtiOnS Against Two

Four alleged violations or the motor vehicle laws were before Judge B. ". filling in police court this morning. Three were found guilty and one was discharged
 Peter Schitano, aged 29, of 157 Blakeslee street, Bristol, pleaded not guilty to the charge Of viola ton of the motor vehicle law in not having plates showing carrying capacity, etc. He said the plates were on his truck but were hardly over when the truck was painted recently. Officer Lanpher made the arrest on West Main street yester- day afternoon. Judge Al,ins i'm posed 8 fine of S and remitted it. A car driven by Emanuel Richman Of 1o9 Bassett street figured in a collision with Schitano's truck at West Main and Cedar streets at 5:15 ?. m. yesterday.
 Lewis C. Burdick, aged 31, Of 60 Walnut street pleaded not guilty to the charge of speeding. Motorcycle I O44NtAlldI w. CLlblIH tESllItt that Burdick drove at the rate Of 35 and 40 miles an hour on stan ley street at 5:55 last night, pass ing other cars. Burdick said he had received telegram from his folks in Westfeld and was in a hurry 10 get home. He did not notice his speedometer and so did not know the speed at which he was driving. He has been driving several years and was never arrested for speed ing. He was fined s10 and costs.
 Joseph Blogoslofsh. aged 21. of IFS Broad street pleaded not guilty 10 the charge of reckless driving. His car was driven in a speedy and reckless manner on Broad street last Tuesday night, Officers Patrick Meehan and John Griffen testified. Officer Griffen took the registration number as the car went through Broad street at 40 or 50 mile an hour speed, he testified. It seemed to be on two wheels as it rounded the corner of Grove and Broad streets, he said
 Sergeant Patrick ]. O'Mara testi- fled he served the warrant on Blo- goslotski last night at the Stanley Works. At first the accused man said he was not driving the car or Broad street last Tuesday night, the sergeant testified, but when told that the law provides that the owner shall be held responsible for his car, Blogoslofski admitted hav- ing driven the car on the night in question.
 Blogoslotski testified that he loaned his car 10 four friends. He has been unable 10 learn which one was driving last Tuesday night. Judge Alling asked him if he is willing to accept responsibility and lose his license and he replied that he has been unable 10 find out who was driving. A fine Of s25 and costs was imposed.
 Arthur Bartanelli. aged %, Of 1lH3 East street pleaded not guilty 'o the charge of reckless driving "Nd was represented by Attorney :. Gerard Casale. Officer Thomas J. Feeney made the arrest follow ing a three cornered collision on the Hartford road about 500 yards on the New Britain side of the West Hartford line at midnight Saturday.
 Bartanelli testified that the acci- dent was unavoidable and Officer Feeney summarily arrested him. Officer Feeneys testimony that marks on the road showed Bar tanelli's car travelled 61 feet after striking the first car was incorrect, Bartanelli said. He denied he was driving on the wrong side Of the road. His car was forced over to the wrong side Of the road when struck and that is why Officer Feeney found the car there when he arrived to investigate the accl- dent. he said.
 Attorney Casale claimed these were no elements of reckless drlv- ing. according to the evidence. There may have been poor iudg- ment but 1t seemed the matter is one for disposition In the civil courts rather than the criminal court, he thought Assistant Prose- cutting Attorney Grccnstein con- tended that Bartanelu was driving on the wrong side Of the road with traffic coming towards him and even after striking tho first car. he did not stop as he should have done. He was driving reck1essly be- yond question of doubt, Mr. Green stein contendeI.
 Judge Alling said the question concerned what happened just hc- fore the first collision. He said there may have been a violation of the rules of the road but there was