New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-04-07
SIX MOTOR Law
YI0LATORS FINED
Suifeld Man Drives 45 Miles an
Hour Oh Stanley Street

Violations OF the parking and mo-
tor vehicle operating laws caused
the arraignment OF seven drivers be-
fore Judge B. W. Alling IN police
court this morning. Six were con-
victed, while the seventh had a
good reason for parking for a few
moments on railroad property on
Church street and was discharged
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney W.
VI. Greenstein presented the states
cases.
stephen AIphore OF 50 Henry
street. Edward A. Zipko o. IA East
Lawlo- street and Sehastiano Puzzo
OF 125 Stewart street, charged with
parking automobiles on railroad
property on Church street, Were
fined So without costs each. Rail
road Policeman T. Howard Smith
testified in the cases.
Edwin Marshall, aged &c. o. l03
Columbia street. pleaded guilty 70
the charge Of driving an automobile
without a proper signal device and
not guilty to the charge OF driving
an automobile with improper brakes.
Officer John c. Stadler testified
that he investigated an accident on
Winter street between Elm street
and Hartford avenue about 4,3o
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
noticed that a three ton truck driven
by Marshall had no horn or other
signal device and the emergency
brake was hanging by wire. lie
Ia Marshall drive the truck and try
the brakes, which did not hold.
Officer Fred Wagner testified that
he rode beside Marshall and the
brakes did not hold. On a level
street. the brakes would not stop
the truck within three or four
lengths when il was going at the
rate Of 10 or Is miles an hour. On
Clark street hill the brakes had no
effect whatever on the speed of the
truck, the officer testified.
Marshall testified that the
emergency brake ceased to function
on the way from Bristol and it could
not be repaired with the load on the
truck. On Winter street, as he tried
TO shift gears, the truck started to
roll backwards and collided with
another car.
Judge Alling imposed a fine OF Sl5
and costs on the improper brakes
charge and IS and costs on the
other charge.
Harold A. Stewart aged %, OF En-
field street, Enfield. was in hurry
e. ,..or -, .ppoiptr,,ept in SDripp-
field last evening and Motorcycle
Officer Alfred Tanguay followed him
from the junction OF Hartford ave
nue. and Stanley street, to Francis
street about $40 o'clock and clicked
him doing between As and As miles
an hour.
Stewart said he did not realize how
fast he was driving. He pleaded
guilty and was fined sl5 and costs
after Officer fanguay replied affirm
atiyely to Judge Alling's query as to
whether or not the traffic on the
street was heavy
William Daniels, aged II. OF 10
Sp~jng street. pleaded guilty TO the
charge of driving an automobile
N4JHOuL d liS'lio' anu wa 4''t'rs'
and costs and put on probation TO
pay it. He said he is one OF several
children and he has not worked OF
late, SO when he was asked yester-
day afternoon to drive an applicant
for an operators license to the police
station, he took the chance, hoping
to make a few dollars
State Policeman Grant, who was
giving tests for licenses, thought
Daniels appeared youthful, so he
asked him for his license. which
Daniels did not have.