New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
DRIVER OF TRUCK
 ASSESSED S25 FINE
Found Guilty Of Recklessness by
 Judge Roche

Stanley Sokolowski. aged 16. of 2S livery truck owned by Israel Bayer of 146 West street. was fined $25 and costs for reckless driving by Judge Henry P. Roche in police court this morning. as result of an accident at the intersection of Hart ford avenue and North street at 12:40 Thursday morning. Judge Roche held that according to the evidence the truck was going south on Hartford avenue at such a speed that the collision with an automobile driven by William Brennecke of 50 Church street. was caused.
 The truck pulled to the left of the street. which added to the reckless ness in the courts opinion.
 Attorney Albert A. Greenberg. representing Sokolwski. gave notice of an appeal to superior court in $100 bonds, after declaring that the young man was not at fault and the case was one for the civil courts to handle. Brennecke's car was going west on North street and struck the truck in the center. according to the testimony. About $50 quarts of milk were spilled. but Sokolowski and Q companion escaped unhurt.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods. ar guing for 8 conviction. said Sokolow- ski was driving too fast. Had he been travelling at modeate rate of speed. the accident would not have his speed at the intersection, but he did not do so, Mr. Wods claimed Sokolowski and his companion testi- fled that Brennecke was at fault. and they denied that the truck was going more than fifteen miles an and that Of other witnesses that the truck was going at least thirty miles an hour and probably faster.
 $50 For Recklessness.
 John F. Brady. aged 45, of 53 South Main street, Torrington plead ed guilty to the charge of reckless driving and was fined $50 and costs. The charge of operating an automo- bile while under influence of liquor was not pressed, Prosecuting Attor- ney Woods telling Judge Roche the man had been drinking but not suf- ficiently to justify the charge.
 Brady, according to Judge w. F. Mangan, who represented him. had never been arrested before. but last evening about $40 o'clock while returning home from Berlin with his wife and children, he was guilty of reckless driving on West Main street near Wakefield Court. The car he was driving struck the car of Police man Patrick J. Meehan and damag- ed it badly. Brady's car went 800 feet before stopping. His wife has been i'll for some time and even now should be in bed, Judge Mangan said. The car Is owned by Brady's employer, who allowed him to take
 it to give Mrs. Brady and the chil- dren the benefit of a ride in the fresh air. They went to Berlin to see how bricks are manufactured and were on their way home when the collision occurred. Policeman Thomas Lee was a passenger in Po- liceman Meehan's car at the time. They were un:njured as were Brady and his family.
 Michael Ryan. aged 34, was charged with vagrancy. having been arrested at 2:30 this morning in an automobile cemetery at AS Willow street by Sergeant Feeney and Officer Cabelus. Officer Cabelus testified that he warned Ryan sev- eral times not to sleep there.
 Ryan asked another chance. say ing he works for truckmen when they have work for him and when he has money he rooms on Main street. Yesterday he had only ona hours employment and earned 60 cents. His meal cost 55 cents, so he could not afford to engage a room. He has about four hours work on a car of flour this afternoon and will be able to sleep under cover tonight.
 He has no home but in the to- bacco harvesting season he works in Bloomfield and lives there. he said. He will go there very soon and he assured the court he is willing to work and therefore he did not think he should be classed as vagrant. He pleaded guilty to the charge because he was obliged to sleep in the open last night.
 Judge Roche continued the case for one week and informed Ryan he must not expect to be permitted