New Britain herald., 1927-10-10

l license which he showed him. The next move was the ride to the police station but Bobrowski said he i thought the officer was driving him home. At police headquarters Lieu tenant Rival "paraded" him up and down and then locked him up. Judge Saxe said he had no reason 10 believe Bobrowskis story in pref erence to that of the officer. T am convinced that he was the driver the officer saw" the judge re- marked.
 Harry C. Ried. aged 27, of Rob-
 bins station, Newington, pleaded guilty to the charge of driving a car while under the influence Of i liquor. He told Judge Sake he drank wine which a man told him was newly made and perfectly harmless,
 | Supernumerary Officer Audi test fled that he made the arrest about t7.20 last evening near Gillette's corner on West Hartford road Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth testi- ned that Ried vas not Tn condition to drive a. car,
 Judge Saxe imposed a fine of s1o5 and costs and a suspended jail sen- tence of IS days.
 Peter Kietklis. aged 3s. 0, 7s Lincoln street. Bristol, charged with driving an automobile while under the influence Of liquor, did not ap- pear in court and his bond of S200 was forfeited. Officer James Nc Cue arrested kletklis on West Main street about o'clock Sunday morn ing.
 Stanley senk, aged o7, of 3a Pu- laski street, was found guilty Of reckless driving and was fined s75 and costs He was driving an auto mobile on West Hartford road on Sept. 29 when it overturned in q lot and injured the occupants, who have since brought suit against him for S32,000. Detective Sergeant George C. Ellinger, Officer W. z. Strolls, Officer Giuseppe Gigliotti, who was in another car, testified, as did others concerned. Officer Gigliotti, whose brother had been married a few hours before the ac- cident happened, testified that the car he was riding in was going be- tween 40 and 50 miles an hour when Senks car passed. The officer said he told the driver of the car he was in to lessen the speed.
 Attorney Monroe S, Gordon, rep resenting Senk, contended that the charge was not proven. but Judge Saxe said he was convinced that Senk was driving entirely too fast and was not in the exercise of due care just prior to the overturning of the car. He condemned the prac- tlce of driving fast and passing oth- CT cars, which, he said, is always dangerous not only to the drivers themselves but to those riding with them and passengers in other cars. Bonds for an appeal were fixed at s200 on request Of Attorney Gordon.
 James N. Quinlan, aged 40, of 97 Seymour street, charged with oper- ating a car without a license and registration, showed both to the court and was fined s5 without costs on the registration count Judgment was suspended on the other count.
 Detective Sergeant W. P. McCue testified that Quinlan was driving q car last Friday evening about 7:45 o'clock and figured in a minor ac- cdent at Rockwell avenue and Franklin square.
 Benjamin Leporc, aged 10. Of Bicycle street, Plainville, was fined $S5 and costs on the charge Of reck- less driving Officer W. r. Hayes testified that he drove his motor cycle west on West Main street about 4:15 o'clock Saturday after noon behind a car driven by Lepore. and west of Black Rock bridge, the plainviIlc driver passed four cars and q, short distance farther west he passed a truck, q team and an automobile He was driving at the rate of 10 miles an hour and failed to reduce his speed at the lntersec- ton of side streets, the officer said,
 Lepore said he doubted that his car was capable of making the speed the officer charged. Judge SaXe said drivers who cut in and out of traffic lines endanger the lives of others on the road and there is no excuse for il.