New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19

after midnight Saturday. at the rate
of ~ to Is miles an hour. He did
not reduce his speed at any of the
intersecting streets and said he was
in hurry to get home, according TO
the sergeant.
Kent had nothing to say. Judge
Roche remarked that it was an ex-
cessive rate Of speed to drive
through the city streets even
though traffic probably was light on
account Of the hour.
Betrotted Couple Arrested
Elsie Williams, aged IS, of &C
Duffy street, Brooklyn. n. Y. and
Alfred Green, aged q. an employe
in Merwin's brickyard in Berlin,
have been engaged to marry for
three years and the former came to
New Britain Saturday to spend the
week end. About o'clock yester-
Gay morning she and Green were
found by Detective Sergeant McCue
and Sergeant Feeney in bed at 134
Winter street and were arrested on
the charge of improper conduct.
The sergeants were making an in
vestigation into a shooting case at
the time.
Green and Miss Williams, both Of
whom are colored, took the witness
stand and declared their intention
of marrying at once. Judge Roche
continued the cases until next Mon
day in bonds of 500 each. Green
said he did not live at 1874 Winter
street but had taken a room there
for the night.
Road Whizzer Fined $25
1T seems to me that driving down
South Main street in the middle of
the highway at that rate of speed
with traffic moving is a pretty wild
performance" Judge Roche remark
ed after Sergeant Feeney had testi-
fled that Leonard Moretti, aged Fl,
of 22l Center street, Meriden. drove
south on South Main street at 10:45
Saturday night passing Ash, Rol1Srts,
Buell. and other streets at the rate
of As miles an hour. The sergeant
was forced to make So miles an
hour to overtake him.
Attorney Maurice Rosenberg en-
tered a plea of guilty for Moretti
and asked that a small fine be i'm
posed. The road was dry and there
was no accident, he pointed out,
Moretti's reason for driving SO fast
being that he was in a hurry to get
back to Gaylord farm, where he Is
employed. Judge Roche imposed a
fine of s25 and costs.
Fights With Daughter
The case of Louis BERT, aged 46.
of So Beaver street. charged with
assaulting Mrs. Lena Megnosa of the
same address, was continued until
Wednesday on request Of Attorney
David l.. Nair. Officer George Moi
fit made the arrest. Mrs. Megnasa
is Berti's daughter and according to
the police she was holding a knife
in her hand at the time of the alleg-
ed assault, accounting for a cut she
sustained.
New Haven Driver Fined $40
Alolph Angelo. aged "a. of "a
Bishop street, New Haven, was fined
$40 and costs on charges of driving
without license and registration.
He was arrested about s o'clock Sat
urday night by Supernumerary Off
Ger Samuel I. Cole following a
slight accident in front Of kresge's
store on Main street He was driv-
ing sedan owned by Sandelli Chip
pc, of 40 Yownsen avenue. New Ha-
ven, north on Main street when it
sideswiped car owned by Nicholas
Nesta of 173 Cherry street, this city,
and in charge of Anthony W. Nesta
of the same address. damaging the
left fender of the latter car. which
was parked at the curb.
The case of Domenic Gheszzi, aged
80. of 33 Holmes avenue, charged
with violation of the rules of the