New Britain herald., 1928-12-31
-FOUR COLLISIONS
END IN ARRESTS
Case Of Girl Involved in Crash
Noud in Court

Only four collisions involving a"'
tomobiles were reported to the police
over tho weekend. but an arrest re-
suited from every one. an unusual
condition. None OF the accidents
we're serious. however.
In police court today. Gunnaro
Runnard, IS, Of I Smith street, was
found guilty OF the charge OF VIOLA
ton Of the rules OF the road ana
was fined IS and costs. He PLEADED
guilty to the charge Of failing 70
have 4 certificate Of registration IN
his possession and was fined Is ano
costs. He was represented by Az
torney H. ". Williams.
Sergeant T. J. Feeney and super
numerary Officer Samuel l. Cole
testified that they Investigated an
accident at Rockwell avenue ano
South Main street this morning
Runnard's car being involved with
one owned by Charles o. Leonard OF
Percival avenue, Kensington, and
driven by Charles +. Strobel OF FER
ciyal avenue, kensington. Accord
ing to the testimony. Runnard ~en'
to the left of the center Of the In
tersection, turning from South Main
street into Rockwell avenue. ano
Strobers car struck his car. Stree
bel thinking Runnard would stor
and allow him to pass as he was
headed towards Berlin on sou-h
Main street.
Officer Cole received information
about the accident as he was put
ting in his 2 o'clock duty call near
by. and learned that the cars mao
crashed about 1:45 o'clock. botn
machines were damaged. Judge
Roche remarked that Runnard had
violated two rules OF the road, one
by his failure to give signal pefore
he turned to the left and the other
by falling to keep to the right OF the
center Of the intersection.
Girls Case Nolled
Prosecuting Attorney Woods en-
tered a nolle in the case OF Nora
O'Connell, IS, OF Edgerly street.
Kensington, who was arrested yes
terday afternoon on the charge OF
driving without license. She was
driving west on Chestnut street ana
Nick Basco Of "A Hawthorne street
was driving north on Main street.
Miss O'Connell was bothered by the
sun in her eyes and a collision re-
suited.
Officer Louis f. Harper asked
Miss O'Connell for her license and
she admitted that she never had
one, The car she was driving was
registered in the name OF Alexander
Rathburn of Lyme and had both
headlights bent and the chassis
slightly sprung. Bosco's car was
damaged about the rear right fen
der and rear right tire.
Specdcrs Fined $40
Antonio Carone, AZ. of S57 Park
street, Bristol. pleaded not guilty to
the charge Of speeding. He admit
ted that he was intent upon reach
ing Berlin passenger station but de-
MED that he was speeding when
Sergeant Feeney overhauled him at
the entrance to Willow Brook park
last night.
He said he left Bristol at go.
O. clock and the train was due at
9:3S which allowed him plenty OF
time, but Sergeant Feeney testified
that he followed a car driven by
Carone south on South Main street
at the rate of 80 miles an hour ana
after passing Ellis street he increas-
ed his speed to As miles an hour.
Judge Roche imposed fine OF
SO and costs.
Nicholas Cavalieri. 20 of ~ Grand
street, Middletown. pleaded guilty to
the charge of speeding and was
fined SO and costs. He was arrest
ed about 9:45 Saturday night Or
South Main street by Sergeant Fee
ney who testified that he followed
him from the high school to the en-
trance of Willow Brook park at the
rate OF IS to 40 miles an hour.
Cavalieri said he was aware that
he police car was following him
but he was not going 40 miles ar
hour and he was surprised at being
1t was the third time in
lis life that he visited New Britain. I.
nrivaS Without fcrnSo
Thomas Wynne, 90, Of 63o East Z,
Vain street. pleaded guilty to the |
rharge of operating an automobile !
a license in his possession !
md a fine of So without costs was !
execution of the penalty ,
rrested Wynne following a collision :
L West Main and Wooster streets
bout 11:40 Saturday night. Her.
nan Mara of 434 Main street was
irving the other car and slight |
Iamage was caused. Wynne OK
'lained to the court that he changed
lothes and forgot to shift the IL
ense.
Arnold A. Fink, % OF 100 Column
ia street, charged with operating
N automobile without a certificate
4 registration in his possession, was
discharged after explaining that The
certificate actually was in his car
nut he could not find it when Off
er Cornelius keough asked him for
following a collision between his
ar and one driven by Harry Pray
4 3cS West Main street, Meriden,
t Main and Commercial streets
bout 11:4o Saturday night. Fink
Old Judge Roche the certificate was