New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
AUTOMOBILE THIEF
 JAILED AND FINED
Takes Car Parked at Curb and
 Drives to Hartford

If you did that in the west with q COW pony. they would shoot you. The state Of Connecticut provides a maximum of Sl.000 and one years Imprisonment for the first offense. will fine you Sl00 and sentence you 10 10 days in jail" said Judge W. C. Hungerford in police court this morning to Joseph Richardson. aged e7. of Church street, Newington. after the latter had pleaded guilty to the charge Of taking an automo- bile without the owners permission, and declined to make statement. Have you no eNcuse?" Judge Hum garford asked him, and Richardson replied that he had nothing what ever to say. whereupon sentence was in posed.
 Sergeant Thomas J, !'ceney testi- fled that John Dubiki Of 4o Dewey street reported the theft Of his car Tn front of l2l Church street. about , o'clock last night. I.ate-, Richard son was arrested in Hartford by two policemen who followed him from Capitol ayenu" to Churcn street be- fore overriding him. Sergeant Fee hey returned him to this city about o'clock this morning. the arrest having been made just before mid night.
 According to Sergeant Feeney's re port Of the affair, Richardson saw ih., car parked near the curb and Ii, cided to take il for d ride. After driving about on the outskirts for a while, he accosted Miss Alice Sher- man, colored, aged 20. of s Donald street, Hartford, at Corbin Place and Church street. ard as she was wait ing for trolley car for Hartford. she accepted his offer of a ride. She had spent the evening at the home of her aunt at 100 Chestnut street.
 Dubiki testified that he knew Richardson by sight and had never had a speaking acquaintance with him. He did not know who had taken his car until Richardson was apprehended.
 Not Fit to Drive Auto
 Henry T. O'Neil, aged A, of 11S Arch street was fined slO0 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail on the charge of operating an auto mobile while under influence of li- auor last Wednesday night. He took an appeal.
 Officer John O'Keefe testified that he was standing in front of the Knights of Columbus building on Franklin square about 9:So o'clock when he heard crash, and on in- vestigating he found that O'Neil had turned the corner of Franklin square and Rockwell avenue too sharply, with the result that the car struck Mrs. Anna kreske of 9 Hart ford avenue. injuriEg her arm, and then struck a telephone pole. ONeil was under the influence of liquor, the officer said.
 Lieutenant Bamforth testified that oN3ii admitted having had beer :Hi wine prior 10 the accident. He vls not intoxicated, the lieutenant i,,. but he was not normal and in his opinion he was not in fit condi- ton to drive an automobile.
 O'Neil. in his own defense. testi- fled that he cut the corner so sharply the collision with the pole resulted. He did not believe he was intoxicated. although he had been drinking wine. Prosecuting Attorney Woods told Judge Hungerford the officials of the manufacturing con- cern where O'Neil is employed speak highly of him. saying he is one of the best workers in the plant. and they were surprised that he should have become involved in trouble of this kind.
 Joseph Falasco. aged 46, Of oS5 Myrtle street, charged with operat- ing an automobile on Myrtle street while under influence Of liquor, about 1 o'clock this morning. plead ed not guilty and had his case con- tinued until Monday morning in $500 bonds. Lieutenant Rival was on the warrant as the states Wit ness.