New Britain herald., 1928-01-05
|G0T NEW LICENSE
 AFTER SUSPENSION
Unusual Situation ReIedM
 Whd Madrk Is Find $1OO

Probably the most unusual case of alleged violation of the motor vehicle law relative to operators licenses ever to come before the local police court. was heard today by Judge NJ. D. Sake. whose finding was appealed to superior court by Judge w. F. Mangan. counsel for Frank Medrik of IF Grove street. Judge Sake imposed g fine of $l00 and costs on the charges of operat- ing an automobile while the license was under suspension and bonds for an appeal were set at $20o.
 Madrik, according to Officer Will liam J. Mccarthy. was arrested about 10:40 p. m. December le. 1927, after his automobile and 8 jit- ney bus had . slight collision at Main and Winter streets. The bus driver and Madrik had . dispute relative to responsibility for the ac- cident and Madrik. when asked for his license by the officer, was unable to produce it. saying he had left it at home. Later. according to the offi- cer, Madrik admitted in the presence of Lieutenant Bamforth that his H. cense was under suspension.
 Miss M. J. Cairns of the motor vehicle department testified that her records showed that Madrik's license was indefinitely suspended on De- cember 27. 1926. but the license was not actually turned in to the motor vehicle department until June IS. 1927. On April 3. 1927. a new license was issued to Madrik. but in June it was discovered that Q mistake in spelling had confused the motor vehicle department and a state po- liceman was sent out to bring in the license. The name was spelled with an "h" instead of K" in the record of the West Hartford town court, where Madrik had been fined $25 and costs for reckless driving.
 During the time Miss Cairns was testifying, Judge Mangan made a number of objections and Prescott. ing Attorney J. G. Woods disagreed with him relative to the admissibility of certain records and correspond ence. That word official in refer ring to records and letters is a nice word but it doesn't go in this court today" Judge Mangan said.
 Madrik testified that 8 few days after his case was disposed of in su- perior court, where he was fined $25 for speeding. he received his license l from the state motor vehicle depart ment, thereby lifting the suspension.
 He claimed to have this license at 3, 1927. he applied for renewal of the license and it was given him after 8 clerk in the motor vehicle commissioners office had telephoned to someone and received a reply that the suspension of the former license had been lifted. In June. 1927, a state policeman took the new license
 away from him. but he was unable to learn the reason for the action. He said he made two visits to the commissioners office and nobody was
 able to tell him why his license was taken away.
 Judge Mangan maintained that the mere fact that state policeman took Madrik's license from him did not constitute 8 suspension, because
 no notice of suspension had been re- ceived and the only offense with
 which Madrik could be charged as q
 result of the incident at Main and Winter streets was that of driving without license in his possession Regardless whether or not there was any reason why Madrik should not
 have been given license, the fact remains that on April 3, 1927. he re- ceived one and it has never been suspended.
 1 Prosecuting Attorney Woods re-
 piled that the records of the state l commissioner of motor vehicles show
 conclusively that Madrik is without legal right to operate motor vehi- cle. He knew when he was driving that he was violating the law. and
 he should be convicted and punish ed, the prosecutor said. Mir. Woods
 told the court Madrik has a long
 record and he started to read it from the records of the state commission