New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-25
SAYS COP Wanted
TO get D0RDUCk
Harper Denies Atty. Cabelus'
Claim-Sp@der Is Fined

| Claim-Speder Is Fined
Attorney Thomas ]. Cabelus. de-
Tending Andrew Dorbuck. aged 10.
/ Of 1850 Stanley street. on the charge
of speeding. made the assertion In
police court this morning that Motor
cycle Officer Louis E. Harper was
actuated by o grievance against Dor
buck when he arrested him Monday
evening on Stanley street. The OFF,
Ger denied Dorbuck's charge that he
had threatened to "get him." but
said he had warned the young man
several times again. violating the
speed laws on Stanley street Judge
Hungerford found Dorbuck guilty
and imposed a fine Of $40 and costs.
Officer Harper testified that he
followed Dorbuck's car about 700
o'clock In the evening. from the
Suburban Filling station at the Vib-
berts property on Stanley street. as
far as Francis street intersection and
"clocked" the speed at ~ miles an
hour. Dorbuck did not reduce the
speed of his car at the intersecting
streets, and he drove past several
cars, the officer said. Officer James
Sullivan had complained Of Dor
bucks speed to Officer Harper q
number of times. the latter testified.
and Immediately Attorney Cabelus
/ demanded to know why Officer Sui
livan was not in court to testify. do
we have to take your word for it
that he complained to you?" the at
torney asked. but Judge Hungerford
remarked that the defense counsel
had no right to question the states
reason for not bringing In the wit
ness.
Denies Having Argument
Asked whether or not he ever had
an argument with Dorbuck. Officer
Harper replied negatively. He said
he had asked him for his license and
registration OH one occasion and had
warned him that he would arrest
him II he did not discontinue his
violations Of the speed laws. On
the night OF the arrest, Dorbuck told
the officer he was in hurry to
reach West Hartford town court.
where he was to testify in a case.
Called to the stand by his attor-
ney. Dorbuck denied that he was
driving in excess OF 20 miles an hour
when the officer overlook him. He
passed two cars but was not speed
ing and the reason he did not re-
! duce his speed as he passed street
intersections was that he felt 1t un-
! necessary As he was not driving at a
fast rate. Last Saturday night, he
said, Officer Harper drove up to him
and said: "Well. I hope you have
not got your license and registration
with you" and when he produced
them the officer said: "Well, / ma.r
be a bloody redhead as you say l
am. but I'm going to get you II 1t
takes me all year."
After several witnesses had testi-
fed that Dorbuck was not driving
/ fast and one had corroborated Dor
bucks statement relative to Officer
Harper's alleged threat. Prosecuting
Attorney Woods recalled Officer
Harper to the stand and asked him
If there was any question about the
speed. The officer replied that he
had clicked him at AZ miles an
hour. and relative to the alleged
threat to get" the young man. he
had not done more than to warn
him that he would run him in"
ii he continued to drive fast.
Woods Praises Harper
Prosecuting Attorney Woods told
Judge Hungerford that Officer Har-
per is one of the city's best motor
cycle officers and he always comes
into court and tells straightfor-
ward story. His truthfulness has
never been questioned and in this
case his testimony should be be-
lieved. Attorney Cabelus. however.
said 1t does not surprise him to
hear the prosecuting attorney make
this characterization of the officer.
That is to be expected, he said, but
according to several witnesses. the
seped laws were not being violated
when the arrest was made ana
there is testimony that the officer,
having a grievance. personal or
otherwise. against Dorbuck. bided
his time and brought him into
court to make trouble for him."
1T Is no crime to pass two cars
between the Suburban Filling sta
ton and Francis street." the attor-
ney declared. your Honor has
done it, l have done It, and every
automobile driver has done it."
Judge Hungerford. however, OBJ
served that Dorbuck admitted hav-
ing been warned by Officer Harper
more than once and he also ad.
mitted that he did not reduce the
speed Of his car at street intersec-
tons. Il will have to take the off,
GERS word as to the speed Of the
car and find the man guilty of
speeding" he concluded.
Frank Brzozowfski, aged 10, of 142
Belmont street. pleaded not guilty to
the charge OF speeding and guilty to
the charge Of driving without an
operators license. Sergeant Feeney
testified that he followed car
driven by Brzozowfski through Main
street and over Broad street about
2 o'clock this morning.
The speed was about 40 miles an
hour. Brzozowfski handed Sergeant
Feeney an operators license in the
name of Joseph Laskarxewski. aged
Is. of 242 Jerome street, who was
in the rear seat OF the car. The
sergeant charged Laskarzewsh with
loaning his operators license.
l.askarzewski said he did not know
that the owner Of the car had taken