New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
ATTORNEY OBJECTS
 ID PAPER WITNESS
Mangan Wants Motor Vehicle Dept. Represented at Trial

Ohjecting to the admission Of a certified statement taken from inc records in the office Of the stat" commission Of motor vehicles. as 10 the status Of Frank Madrik. aged 50. Of lla Grove street. charged with driving while his license was under suspension. Judge w, r. ManGau. representing Madrik, caused to have the case continued until January 5 by Judge H. I. Roche in police court today. Assistant Prosecuting At torney ". M Greeustein said he be lievod the statement was admissible as evidence in support Of the charg" but Judge Mangan replied that he knew the statement was in court when the case was continued soy eral days ago. Today was his third appearance in court In Madriks ln- terests on this charge. he said.
 Judge Roche said he would not order continuanc"s indefinitely but the probability is that the motor vehicle department office Is so busy az this particular time of the year that it i. iuconvenieut to detail a representative 10 attend court and offer personal testimony. He said the case must be tried on January 5. Mir. Greenstein said he would per sonally arrange to have the state motor vehicle department represent ed at that time.
 Bunstead Fined Sc5
 George Bunstead, aged -, 0. 4S2 East Main street. who was arrested December IT on charges of reckless driving. passing a traffic signal and refusing to stop when ordered to do TO by a policeman. pleaded guilty to the latter charge and was fined Se5 and costs. Mir. Greenstein told Judge Roche he would not press the reck- less driving charge, and Attorney :. Gerard Casale accepted the fine but asked that the costs be suspend ed MT. Greenstein said he would not object to having s of the f'nc remitted. which was done. Sergeant Feeney and Officer Skierkovski were 10 have been the states witnesses had tho case gone to trial, The al. leged offenses were committed or Main street and Franklin Square.
 Zigzag Driver Fined $lO0
 4 fine of S100 and costs and [ suspended jail sentence of 1o day: was the penalty imposed in the cas' of Frank Kelly. aged 31 of 5o5 MaiI street, charged with operating al automobile while under the influence of liquor. He was placed In charge of Probation Officer Connolly. thi! consideration being given him be cause of the fact that he has a fami ly and probably could not pay thu inc and costs at one time withou considerable hardship. Judge Roch' lectured him on the seriousness O the offense.
 Officer M. J. Moore testified tha he made the arrest at 1 o'clock thi morning in the rear of 505 Main street after following Kelly from tn corner of Burritt and Clinton streets The sedan he was driving was zig tagging from side to side and th officer stepped into the road to sto' him but Kelly continued along Broa' street. After he was arrested h said he had not seen the officer Lieutenant Rival testified that Kell was intoxicated when brought befor him at police headquarters.
 After the officer had testified, kel ly declined to say anything but Pro bation Officer Connolly advised hin to make a statement. He then tool the witness stand and said he ha one drink Of wine and the reason h could not drive the car properly wa that he has a sore arm.
 Guilty of Assaulting Wife
 John Smigel. aged 46, of 435 Bur ritt street, was found guilty of tn charge of breach of the peace an assaulting his wife. Mrs. Martin smiEel and a suspended jail sen tence of 80 days was imposed. Judg Roche advised Smigel to live apar from his wife and family If he can not get along with them peaceabl, He will not be permitted to contnu having periodical squabbles at hom and if he is convicted again he VI be sent to Jail.
 Mrs. Smigel and her son testihe that Smigel assaulted the forme Thursday night by punching her | the fact
 She went out Of the house an walked the streets until she felt would be safe 10 return and tho she entered through 3. window.
 Smigel denied the charge and ar ,used his wife and her sons hv
 former marriage O. having cauS" tho disturbance as they have don many times in the past,