New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
.S0UTH|NG7ON MAN
 FINED IN COURT
Charles L. Wall Assessed SlM
 for Transporting Liquor
TRAIN HITS MAIL TRUCK
Four Automobiles Figure in Crash Car Leaves Road and Tips Over -Hearing on Building Line-V. F. W. to Elect Officers-ltemS.

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 Charles L. Wall, former local business man but who for the past three years has resided in South 1 ington, was fined sl,50 and costs in
 the city court this morning by Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan on charge of transporting liquor. He entered a plea of guilty.
 Sergeant Henry Jeglinski, who ar
 rested Wall as he was about to de- liver two packages containing 12 quart bottles of Stewart Scotch whiskey to a prospective customer on West street, informed the court that he followed Wall from Main street, across South street and up West street until a stop was made Meadow streets He also testified that it was common knowledge about the city that Wall had been enga ged in the liquor traffic for a considerable period and that only a few months ago he had missed the Southington man when he was mak- ing a delivery of two packages to a prominent business man who re- sides on High street.
 Mir. Wall informed the court that since taking up his residence 'n Southington he had probably de- livered liquor on about four oc- casions to Bristol people and then not for profit but because of friend- ship. He denied being actively en-
 gagged in the traffic and attributed his occasional visits to this city to business interests.
 Train Hits Baggage Truck
 The contents of three first class i mail pouches and three parcel post | sacks were scattered about the pas
 sengcr station platform last evening.
 when train 201S east bound. due out 1 Of Bristol at 7:o5. struck baggage
 truck on which the pouches had i been loaded. The scattered pieces
 were picked up and returned 10 the | post office for examination before
 leforwdrding.
 Jit N4lttl ol tli' bdS SdGt u uth.
 which had been hauled between the two tracks by Night Station Bag
 gagemastcr Albert Scott. became
 wedged between the planking and ] all efforts to dislodgo it were in | vain. Realizing that the train was
 almost due. Scott threw a large
 number of sacks off before the truck
 was struck.
 Four Autos in Crash Four automobiles figured in a crash at the corner of Park and i Dutton stre cts shortly after o'clock
 Wednesday afternoon. and although two of the cars were considerably damaged, all of the drivers escaped
 injury.
 The accident, according to the po- lice. occurred when Morton Williams
 of Terryvile. driving a passenger car
 crashed head-on into a truck owned
 by the Parller-Buckey Company of New Britain and operated by Will
 liam l.. Andrews of 104 Belch street.
 that city. The cars swcrved and
 sldesWiped car operated by Ste | phen FrankoWski of 45 Riverside
 avenue. TcrryVille and then careen-
 cd against the automobile Of Ken
 meth F. Bocklcy of 155 Meriden ave- i nue, Southington, which was parked
 against the curb. Cameron Pond, of | TerryNllle, who was riding in the 1 Williams car, was slightly cut about
 the hands and face.
 All four drivers appeared this | morning at police headquarters and | after consultation with Prosecuting | Attorney James T. Mathor agreed to ! settle tho damages civlly.
 i Car Leaves Road-Tips Over
 An automobile owned and operat- ! cd by John Macdonald of South street was badly damaged Wcdncs- 1 day afternoon when it left the high l way at the foot of Shovel Shop hill and turned over. Macdonald, who 1 claimed that he was forced from | the road. was uniniured.
 Following an investigation by Off, cod Aldie Brault. Harry Decsroault Of West Liberty street. Waterbury.
 was summoned 10 police headquar- tors and admitted having passed
 Macdonald at the point in question. though he denied forcing him from
 tho highway. When the drivers agreed 10 settle ciNilly. no action
 was taken by Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mathor.
 Hearing On Building Line Persons owning property on School street between Main and Church streets will he summoned to hear Ing heior" the city council on Tues day January s. to show cause why the present three foot building line 1 should not he changed 10 a two and