New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
zObL0CkI ESCAPES
JAIL; FINED Sl00
Drank Only Wine and Reer, He
Informs Judge

AQmlttlng mat he had VINE &c
drink yesterday forenoon but deny
ing that he was UNIT to drive. Ben
ny Zoblocki, aged 81, of $50 High
street, was found guilty Of the
charge of operating an automobile
while under the influence of liquor
and was fined 500 and costs with
a suspended Jail sentence of 10 days
by Judge Henry P. Roche in police
court today. He was arrested short
ly after noon yesterday by Officer
William O'Day, who saw him drive
from Myrtle street into Main street
and almost strike a car, after which
he continued along Main street in an
unsteady manner until the officer,
following in an automobile, over
took him. Sergeants Feeney and
King testified that Zoblocki was unfit
70 drive.
Zoblocki, who was not represented
by counsel choose to be tried today
after comforting with his wife when
given & chance to engage. counsel
and postpone the trial. He was
about the business of selling a used
car yesterday forenoon and was able
to drive, he commended. For Is years
he has been driving without getting
into difficulty with the law, and he
should not have been arrested yes
terday. The slippery condition of
the pavement caused his car to skid
when the wheels struck the car
tracks. but he was driving slowly and
had control of his car at all times,
he said. He had no whiskey, only
wine and cider, given him by
friends.
SO Fine for Speeder
James Zarrilla, aged %, of West
Queen street, Southington, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of speed
ing but declined to make a state
rnent after Motorcycle Officer Har-
per had testified to seeing him pass
an automobile on Stanley street, cor
ner OF RoXbury road at the rate OF
Is miles an hour at S:45 last night.
On Hartford avenue a few minutes
earlier, he had driven at the rate
of IS miles an hour, the officer said.
4 nne Of $40 and costs was impos-
ed.
Passes Traffic Signal
Stanley H. Regula, aged "a, of IA
Beatty street, pleaded not guilty to
the charge of speeding and guilty
to the charge of passing traitlc
signal. He was fined SO and costs
on the first charge and S. on the
second. execution of the latter pen
atty suspended.
Officer Harper testified that Re-
eula drove east on East Main street
at the rate OF 80 to 35 miles an hour
at 7:15 O'Clock last night and pass
cd the red light at the intersection
Of Elm street at the rate OF 81 miles
an hour. Regula denied the charges
but admitted that he had no speed
cmeter by which to judge the speed
Of his car.
Relative to the other charge. he
had not meant TO plead guilty, ne
said, as the light was green when
he approached 1t, only to turn TO
amber as he was abreast of 1t. lie
thought it proper to continue across
the intersection and was surprised
when the officer stopped him few
hundred feet away. At that TIME
the officer said nothing about speed
ing. according to Regula.
Judge Roche observed that he
could not believe Eegula's guess
against the officers speedometer.
Boys Abuse Policemen
Stanley Czarny, aged is, of 1876
Curtis street, and his brother John,
aged II. of the same address, with
Joseph Skoronsk, aged Is, OF II
Booth street, were each fined -.
costs RENTED, on the charge OF
breach of the peace. Anthony VIE
czorek, aged is. of 81 Camp street,
was fined S., execution OF the penalty
suspended. on the same charge.
According to Officers Politis and
Hopkins. the boys are a source of
annoyance to residents of Broad
street and vicinity and when ordered
away from the corner of Curtis and
BrOad street last nlghl. tneS moved
slowly and returned later. When
chased the second time. they used
vile language toward the policemen.
Officer Politis testified that the noise
aroused q number of residents. in
Guiding Alderman Frank Zapatka Of
the Fifth Ward
Skoronski. in his testimony. accus-
ID the officers of lying. and Judge
Roche and Prosecuting Attorney