New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
TWO ARRESTED FOR
HEAD-ON COLLISION
Victims Taken to Hospital; Court
Hearing Is Postponed


Hartford road, in front of William
Dobson's dance pavilion, about s
o'clock Saturday night, injuring
Askin and Joseph Seraphim, also of
West Hartford. who was riding with
him, and reducing Askin's car prac-
tically to a junk heap. Askin and
Seraphim were taken to New Brit
ain General hospital by Building In
spector A. n. Rutherford and a COM
panion. Meskill was unhurt.
Detective Sergeant w. P. McCue
was driving behind Meskills car and
saw Askin's car veer directly to-
wards it in time to stop his own car
Askin was pinned beneath his car
when it overturned, and Seraphim
was thrown clear of the wreckage.
Sergeant McCue notified Lieutenant
Bamforth at police headquarters,
and physicians and the hospital am
bulance were sent out at once.
In the opinion of Sergeant McCue,
both drivers were at fault, and he
preferred the charge of reckless
driving against them. He said both
cars were practically in the middle
of the road. Meskill going towards
New Britain and Askin going in the
opposite direction.
In police court this morning the
cases of Meskill and Askin were con-
tinued until September Z.
A slight collision at the corner of
High and Myrtle streets between
cars driven by B. F. Biegold of 81
Smith street, New Britain and An
gree Fortier of 435 North Main
street, Bristol, was reported last
night by Officer Weare. The damage
was slight.
When Isaac Gamer of the Stiles &
Reynolds Brick Co. of Berlin crank
ed his automobile at the gasoline
station at Park and Stanley streets
yesterday afternoon, he did not
realize that it was in reverse gear.
The car backed up and struck car
driven by William Victory of 5O4
Church street. damaging it slightly
and then struck the veranda of the
house at 662 Stanley street, damag-
ing the lattice work. Sergeant
Patrick J. O'Mara, who investigat-
ed, reported no cause for an arrest.
The police are investigating a re-
port by Harry Liewentivicz of II
West street, aged 10, that his ex-
press wagon was damaged by an au-
tomobile registered in the name of
Catherine Livinston of so Wads-
worth street, Hartford, at the cor
ner of Elm and Seymour streets
about o'clock this morning. The
driver of the car did not stop to as
certain the amount of damage, ac-
cording to the boy.
Wladislaw Markowski of Barbour
Road pleaded not guilty to the
charge of reckless driving as the re-
suit of an accident at the corner of
Washington and Lafayette streets
shortly after l o'clock yesterday aft
.crnoon.
Markowski was driving east on
Lafayette street and a car driven by
Leonard Ionlcn of 1877 Riverside
avenue, Bristol was going north on
Washington street when they col
lided.
Officer Thomas J. Feeney testified
that Markowski did not sound his
horn as he approached the street in
tersection, according to Conlon, The
front bumper of Conlon's car was
torn off in the collision. Conlon's
car had almost crossed the center
of the intersection when it was
struck. Two men in Markowski's
car had been drinking, the officer
testified.
Mr. Conlon testified that he
sounded his horn as he approached
the corner. He was driving about
Is miles an he.
Markowsli was driving faster than
Is miles an hour. Mr. Conlno's
father and Fred Lynch of 252 Clark
street, this city, who were in Con-
Ions car, gave similar testimony.
Had Conlon not swung to the right
his car would have been struck
broadside, according to the testi-
mony.
Markowski, through Attorney B. j. !
Monkiewicz said his rear right fend-
er was damaged, not the front right
fender, as Officer Feeney and the
other witnesses stated.
He said he sounded his horn three
times as he approached the intersec-
ton. He was driving at the rate of
10 miles an hour. He was coming
from church. Conlons car came up
Washington street so fast that Mar
kowsld could not stop his car before
it was struck, he said.
Under cross-examination Markow-
ski denied he offered to pay for the
damage to Conlon's car if Conlon
would not report the accident to the
police.
He contendod that Conlon's
bumper struck the rear right fender
of his car.
Conlon's father, called to the
stand by the defense counsel, was
questioned relative to his testimony. |
Attorney Monkiewicz contended that
Markowskis witness cannot fully !
understand the sketch shown by the |
police. The cars reached the center
of the intersection at about the same
moment. He emphasized that Con-
Ions front bumper struck the rear
fender OF Markowski's car.
Judge Alling said that when two
cars arrive at the center of inter-
section of two streets at approx
mately the same time. the car on
the right has the right of way. In
this case, Conlon had the right of
way.
The defense counsel said Conlon's
witnesses are mistaken about the
part OF Markowski's car that was
damaged. 1t was the rear right
fender, not the front.
Mr.. Woods said Mr.. Conlon show
ed rare presence of mind in turning
to the right and taking the blow on
the bumper. Had he not done so.