New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
STRUCK BY POKER;
 FINED BY JUSTICE William Lamont Found Guilty
 Alter Mountain View Scrap THREE AUTOS COLLIDE
"Blindman's Corner" Again Scene of Crash-Hea,y Fines Levied on Liquor Sellers-Al- -Plain,illes Win -ProNencher-F -Foran Wedding

Liquor PlainsilleS Win
 -Pro,encher- Foran Wedding
 Unsuccessful in an effort to re.
 cover some articles which were in
 the possession of neighbor and
 struck on the head by poker wield-
 ca by the neighbours wife, William
 Lamont of Mountain View conclud-
 ed most unhappy weekend this
 morning when Justice L. S. Mills
 round him guilty on charges of
 breach of the peace and drunkenness
 and imposed fines of s and costs
 in each case.
 According to testimony of the sey-
 eral witnesses Lamont sent his son
 over to the home of Antonio San drosky Saturday afternoon with the
 request that the latteS return sev-
 eral articles owned by Lamont. San- drosky said that he did not know where some of them were and the boy returned to his home with the
 request that Lamont go over. He
 did this about half an hour later, and he and Sandrosky had an areu- ment. Finally Lamont wrenched off his neighbours car a windshield vii per belonging to himself. This
 broke. and Sandrosky gave the sec ond part to Lamont, telling him to solder it together.
 A fight then broke out. but the testimony of the witnesses was
 vague as to who started it. San- drosky claimed that he kept telling Lamont to leave but that the latter finally knocked him down. This was corroborated by Mike Seery, anoth- CT neighbor. who was called in by
 Mrs sandrosky. seery proved a live ly witness, dancing about the court room and going through all the mo- tlons Of the various participants. He said he had grabbed Lamont to pre- vent him from attacking Sandrosky, but when he let him go Lamont struck Sandrosky. Mrs. Sandrosky then came out of the house with a poker and struck Lamont on the side of the head. inflicting quite a Eash She said in court that she did not hit him until he knocked her hus- band down.
 Lamont denied the stories of the other witnesses. saying Sandrosky ordered him off the premises and tried to use force in preventing him from taking the wiper He said he had not struck the first blow. Ad- mltting that he had had a little to drink, he denied that he had been intoxicated. The other three wit !nesses had already said he was, See ry giving an imitation of his alleged wobhly walk. and Grand Juror Charles F. Conlon called Constable E, w. Furrey to the stand. The of f1cer said he had arrested Lamont and had him examined by Dr. L. H. | Frost and that Lamont was drunk at the time.
 Prosecutor Conlon said that La monfs testimony was eontradicted 1 by that of the witnesses of the state | and asked for a conviction. Attor- ney Monroe S. Gordon of New Brit ain, acting for the defendant. mere ly asked that all the circumstances be taken into account and that Jus tlce L.. s. Mills show all possible | leniency. The prosecutor seconded | this plea. saying Lamont had six 1 children. Justice Mills then fined the defendant s5 on each count. costs coming to $1s.0s.
 T'hree CarS Collide
 A triple collision of somewhat un- usual character occurred about 7:3O o'clock yesterday morning at Blind Mans Corner" at the junction of Crooked street with the New Britain highway when two automobiles col lided and third crashed into them as the driver tainted.
 As Dannie Mcleod of os5 Collins street. Hartford. approached the cor ner from the east. small sedan operated by Mrs Fredericks of Westwood park and owned by her husband swung out of Crooked street and attempted to make the danger ous right turn into the highway. It is thought that she was unable to negotiate this sharp corner and tres passed across the central highway ! line. The two machines collided and swung about. the sedan thudding into the bank at the north of the road and McLeod's coach swerving halfway around but remaining on the highway.
 Violent NJ. Frosch of 22 Elm street East Hartford, was behind McLeon when the accident occurred. As she saw the collision she tainted and her coupe piled into the other two. locking into the rear of McLeod's car.
 All three machines were badly damaged. The Fredericks car was owed to the Usher- Williams garage