New Britain herald., 1927-07-07

without difficulty other than the
grinding OF the gears when he shift
ed them. 1t was necessary to slow
down almost to q complete stop In
order to shift. he said. Being I'M
familiar with the city. he stopped to
inquire the location of Stanley street
but the man he asked simply told
him he was headed In the wrong
direction. so he started to turn
around and in the process. the gears
made such 4 noise that Officer
Lyons attention was called.
As the officer approached him.
Wilson said he asked him the loca-
ton Of Stanley street but the Of
ficer said you've been drinking" to
which Wilson retorted: You're
crazy" He explained on the witness
stand that he makes a practice OF
using the expression when he means
to dispute another's statement. The
officer then ordered him out Of the
car and told him to walk across the
street, which he did. and In order to
impress upon the officer that he was
not intoxicated. he directed his steps
diagonally. He was nervous because
of the realization that the drunken
driving charge is serious. and he
may have walked unsteadily on this
account, together with the fact that
his legs were stiffened considerably
by his drive to New York and back
the day before.
The reason he ate the candy was
that nervousness has the effect OF
drying his throat, he said, and IS he
is obliged to do considerable talking
in his business he always carries
lozenges. He denied that he ate the
lozenges to deceive the police Is to
the odor of his breath. At police
headquarters he asked that he be
examined by a physician at once and
after being placed in a cell he re-
peated his request but 1t was not
granted. He would not swear that
he had asked to be permitted to use
the telephone.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Woods,
Wilson named the Stanley street
woman he was seeking. He had
been on Stanley street once but
could not recall its location. he said.
He made on stop in Meriden on the
way from New Haven. and had two
and one-half glasses Of near beer.
Asked why he had made the stop, he
replied that he was thirsty. He was
just as sober when arrested as he
was this morning, he said. and he
doubted that he would have been
arrested had he not made the
crazy" reply to Officer Lyon.
Mr.. Woods said he has implicit
confidence in the veracity Of the po-
lice witnesses. both Of whom have
had long experience and would not
say man was driving under the
influence Of liquor If it was not 50.
There is nothing so repugnant to
the court as deliberate lie." he
said. land this man goes on the
witness stand and attempts to de-
ceive the court. I ask for a sub
stantial fine and Jail sentence"
Attorney Nair, referring to Mr..
Woods mention of his II years con-
nection with police court, said the
prosecuting attorney should have
learned to obtain convictions with
out accusing all witnesses but his
own of lying. Wilson. while In po-
lice custody. asked repeatedly for an
impartial examination and 1t was de-
MED him, the lawyer said. Mr..
Woods has been representing the
state for such long time he is I'M
able to put himself in the position
of those who are arrested. therefore
he wonders why Wilson wanted to
be examined even though he knew
he was not intoxicated. Had he not
made the crazy" remark, he would
not have been arrested, the attorney
contended. There is reasonable doubt
and the defendant should receive its
benefit.
And what OF the attaches Of the
police station?" Attorney Nair asked.
The man on the desk asked Wilson,
when he was going out on bonds,
il he drank, and without giving him
chance to reply, said of course
you do or you wouldn't be here
That's why the card before Your
Honor contains the entry that WILL
son drinks. I was present when this
happened and I did not demonstrate
because l wanted to wait until I
could mention it to Your Honor"
Mr.. Woods, replying to Attorney
Nair, said drunken drivers are not
only dangerous to their own safety
but menace to the lives Of others.
He asked Judge SAKE to consider
what the situation would be II the
judges son or Mr.. Woods son or
any relative Of any person in the