New Britain herald., 1927-10-17
DRUNKEN DRIVERS
 BERA7ED BY WOODS
Prosecutor Tells Judge He FaYorS Jail in Every Case

very day. They are @ manace 10 the public and in every case jail sentences should be imposed. The authorities should take steps to stamp out this nuisance" Prosccut- ing Attorney J. C.. Woods declared m police court this morning when John J. Holligan, aged 2S, of East Berlin, was arraisned on the charge in $500 bonds. Judge SaXe remark ger the influence Of liquor.
 Hooligan pleaded guilty to the charge. ard also to the the charge of driving without a license and was fined s141 and costs and sentenced 70 jail for three days. He was represented by Attorney Lawrence J. Colon. who gave notice of an appeal oT driving an automobile while un d that Foolgan was in court not ycry long ago on a motor vehicle violation charge and drunken driy- iug is q very serious offense.
 Motorcycle Officer Alfred Tan Glay testified that he saw Holligan make a very sharp turn from Vine into Adams streets about o:S0 Sat urday afternoon and on stopping him and asking for his license he roted that Holligan was unfit to ,lrive. Sergeant ]. C. Stadler testi- fled that Holligan was not fit to operate a car.
 Attorney Colon asked Judge Saxe ro be as lenent as possible as Hol- liean is an industrious and steady workman and regrets Saturdays oc- currence.
 He met some friends who gave him liquor which was more power ful than was suspected. He will lose his license for year, which in it. self is severe punishment, the attor- ney said
 Arrested For Second Time
 William Zinzelet, aged SC. Of Cam bridge avenue, NeWlngton, pleaded not guilty to the charge of operating an automobile while un- der the influence of liquor. On re- quest of Attorney Lawrence J. Col on, continuance until Thursday morning was granted. Prosecuting Attorney Woods said Zinzelet was arrested before on the same charge. He Is at liberty under bonds of $500.
 He was arrested about 1915 Sat urdav afternoon by Motorcycle off, cer Clarence Kumm following col lision in front Of 616 Stanley street between a car driven by Earl of 420 Ellis street, under instruction, and q car driven by Xiuzelet. The latter vas going south and Pagan was go- ing north on the street at the same time. Both cars were damaged,
 Driver Fined For Overlooking
 rfrehie H. Ludwig, aged 20, of 4S9 Hillside avenue. Hartford, was fined S35 and costs on the charge of overlooking an automobile truck, and Jacob Nogel of 14l7 North Main street, Hartford, his employer, was discharged on the charge of permit ting the overlooking of the truck Nogel testified that whereas the light weight painted on the side Of thu truck is $500 pounds, the actua light weight is 7,150 pounds, an er- TOT having been made. Never be- fore has an employe of his firm been arrested on this charge.
 Motorcycle Officer W. s. Strolls testified that he stopped the truck on Stanley street last Friday after. noon about 1:15 o'clock. When he weighed the load he found it was t,S40 pounds overweight. Ludwig told him he had no way of knowing the weight of the load, as a ship. ping clerk, has charge of the weights.
 Attorney A s. Borden of Hart ford, representing Ludwig and No. gel. contended that the law does no contemplate the guilt of owners o1 trucks unless they have knowledge that the trucks are overloaded.
 If the owners of fleets of truck were liable under the law. withou knowledge Of overlooking, there would be no limit 10 the effect Of the law, he said
 Prosecuting Attorney Wood' maintained that the owner wa'
 
 general assembly in passing the law had in mind th" danger Of breaking down bridges by heavily loaded ve hicies. Attorney Borden ridiculcd the contention that a person could bf held criminally responsible for thu acts Of another.
 Mr. Woods retorted that the al torney has something to learn abou criminal law. because many year ago saloon keepers were held liabl' for violations of the Sunday law even when they were in Europe ant their employcs were in charge O their places of business, Attorne' Borden said that even with the re ylsed light weight figures, the loa' was overweight and Ludwig there fore might be found guilty becaus he was driving the truck.