New Britain herald., 1926-04-19
AUTOS CAUSE OF
 WEEKEND SCRAPES
Drivers Figure Prominently in
 Police Court Session

Police Court SeSSlOn
 Violations of the automobile law, fights In public places and tn pri- vate homes, and other offenses made up the mornings police court grst today. Judge E. W. filling was on the bench and Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods presented the states cases.
 Fremont Barrows of 2S6 Elm street pleaded guilty 10 charges of operating an automobile while un- der influence Of liquor and without an operators license. Traffic Ofti- cer Dolbert Ncley made the arrest Saturday afternoon on Park street, Judge w. F. Mangan represented Barrows. Judge Alling questioned the accused man, who admitted his license is under suspension because he was convicted some time ago for driving while under influence or liduor. Barrows said his compan- ions Saturday had some wine and he took two drinks in q backyard on Stanley street. Judge Alling im- posed Q sentence of six months in iail and suspended execVion of the sentence.
 Council Dixon, colored. Of Sl Mather street, Hartford, was charged with operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor. State Policeman Joseph kamensky testi- fed that car driven by Dixon struck his car and another car in stanley Quarter Saturday evening" Dixon was drunk, the officer tesii- fed. Dixon's wife. who was in the car. was taken to New Britain Gen rral hospital for treatment for in- urjes. The accused driver was in- toxicated, the officer testified, ana Sergeant P. A. McAvay of the local dcpartment, who was on desk duty when Dixon was brought to the po- lice station, testified that he stag rered. Dixon testified he had "one little drink of wine" about 2 p. In' Saturday. The collision occurred ohont 10 D. m. Judge Alling tm- posed a fine of s1o0 and a jail sen tence of five days.
 Michael Valentine of 233 l"asallo street and Andrew Sarisky Of TX Wilcox street were In court as the rns,llt of a Sunday night scuffle h' the Victory lunch on Church street Valentine was charged with drunk cnness, breach of the peace and ln- terfering with Officer John Kappa motif and Sarisky was charged Wltr drunkenness. Judge filling flned Sar;skv s5 and Valentine s10, merg' ing the three counts.
 Invites Cops to Drink i Henry Dolan of 1910 Stanlry street, Dewey Revoir Of 1Sl Hart ford avenue and Louis Michalowski were charged with breach ot the neoca and drunkenness as the TO- suit of a disturbance at l:a5 th's nlOrnlnE III lllt I lNcNV i'''~''
 Main street. Officer David DolS testified that the men were drunF and disorderly. Revoir flashed bottle of alleged liquor at pohc' hcadnuarters and said. "Come on bows. have a drink" MichaloWSk was insulting in his language an' fought going into cell. o1llcFr' Rappanotti and Otis Hopkins, "h' aesisted in the arrest, also testlil1l DoIan said it is a mistake that ht vas arrested. He tried to take Re' yoir out of the restaurant and Wal arrested, He admitted he was 1n' +o1icated. He said he plans t' leave town In few days to go ft work. He said he does not drlnF when he is away from New Britain
 Reyoir denied having a bottle. l1' was not with Dolan and Micha'oWsh in tho restaurant and was surprised when Officer RappanotN arrested him. Rcyoir was fined Sl0 ant cos.s inc costs being merged. DO Ian and Michalowski were sentenced to 30 days in jail, the counts bein' merged,
 Road Hog Fined
 Henry Lotko of 26 south fron street. Middletown, pleaded no guilty 10 the charge of violation 0 the rules of the road.
 His automobile struck ca driven by John Scharff of 14
 Rockwell avenue, this city. ahou 9:30 last night near the corner 0 Whiting and South Main streets.
 Officer Thomas J. Feeney mad the arrest. 1.etko's wife was in
 iured and both automobiles wer
 damaged. The testimony was tha Lctko tried to pass car as Schar
 drove into South Main street froT , Whiting street. Judgc Alling fin" , 1.otko SID and told him anyon
 who attempts to pass cars at ir
 ,crsectinr streets is taking chance
 The number of cars on the hiGl ways makes 1t imperative thS
 every driver exercise exceptions , care.
 Adam kinik Of 59 Orange str"" charged with cVading reSpons D hllity, pleaded not guilty and W; presented by Lawrence J. Cole, |. Tho case was continued unt i Thursday morning. His car Struc
 Frank Rowerskl. aged T. on Broa , street Saturday afternoon.
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