New Britain herald., 1926-09-11
PeddIeS Without License,

Harry Sopimas, aged 62, of IS Clark street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of peddling without li- cense. He was arrested by Officer George Moffitt, who testified the license expired May "A. Sergeant Rival gave similar testimony.
 Sopimas. who peddles popcorn from a push cart, said he can neither read nor write and he did not know it was necessary to renew the license. He Is willing to renew it. Judge filling imposed a fine of s10 without costs.
 Fletcher Case Continued.
 On request of Attorney P. F. Me Donough, the case of Alfred Fletch- ner, aged 2S years. of 126 Clinton street, charged with operating an automobile while his license is under suspension, was continued until next Tuesday morning in s150 bonds.
 Fined S15 for Assault
 Stanley Bezouczyk, aged 50, of 146 Gold street was charged with drunkenness and assault on John Mazekas. Officer Thomas J. Feeney made the arrest on Gold street about 10 o'clock last night. Accord ing to the testimony, BezoucZyk hit Mazekas with stone.
 A fine of s15 and costs was i'm posed, the counts being merged.
 Colored Mon in Fight
 Henry McGowan, colored, aged 31 years, of 109 Hartford avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and not guilty to the charge of assault on Mckinley Jones. colored, aged 27 years, ot 29 Franklin street.
 James pleaded not guilty tc similar charges. Officer William Grabeck testified to arresting thu pair about Il o'clock last night al 99 Hartford avenue. Neither mar lives there.
 McGowan said James hit him or ! the forehead with & bottle. Nc ] Gowan admitted he was iftoxi ! cated but James was sober. James denied using a bottle as ; weapon. He did not eject McGowar or cause & disturbance, he said. Nc Gowan was fined s10 and costs anC James s5 and costs.
 Wouldn't Hire a Room
 Charles Krapoitus, aged 40, Of 3 l Willow street, was charged witt 1 breach of the peace and drunken ness at the instance of Officer Will liam Grabeck, who testified that Il gave him a chance to get a room fo ! the night when the boarding mis tress refused to admit him becaGt of his alleged condition, but kra paitus would not leave the premise and it was necessary 10 arrest him 1 Judge filling merged the count and imposed fine of s10 and costs
 Used Markers from Another Car | Salvador Forms, aged 30, of IS Corbin place, was charged wit driving a car without a license an
 with improper markers. Sergean
 J. J. King arrested him last eVenin
 at Main and Chestnut streets. Tn
 markers belonged to another cal
 Forms has never been granted an op erator's license.
 Judge filling fined him s5 fo driving without license and s1 : for driving car with imprope markers.
 Speeder Causes Collision Daniel Dragone, aged 22, of 2 Dwight street, was speeding at tn . corner of Park and John street shortly after p. m. Thursday, ac . cording to Sergeant P. J. O'Mar' : causing collision, after which Dra
 gone's truck went 6s feet. Dragon 5 said the truck had been repaired tn } day before and only one wheel woul , lock. He believed he was drivin 3 mot much over 30 miles an hour. = Judge Alling remarked that 8 l miles an hour is too fast on Par , street at that time of day. He in
 posed fine of s1o and costs. t Delphis Martineau of 174 Ea' l street owns the car struck by tn . +rucI-