New Britain herald., 1928-12-03
Bristol Mw,
CAUGHT At WHEEL
Of stolen AUTO
Bristol Nan Arrested BY Eagle
Eyed Police Officer
DRUNKEN DRIVER At II

DRUNKEN DRIVER At II
Boy Fined sis5 Fur Being IntoAi-
Gated While Operating Car-Man-
slaughter Charge Against Cham
beriain Nolled by Prosecutor.
George D. Fiske. 20, of 70 Laurel
street, this city was scheduled to
face q charge Of stealing an automo-
bile in the Hartford police court to-
day as result of the vigilance Of
Officer John Mclaughlin Of the local
department.
Late Saturday night the local au-
thorities were notified by the Hart
ford police that an automobile. bear
ing Connecticut registration 10S.569
and belonging to Albert Bliss of 1873
Ardmore road. Hartford. had been
stolen on state street in that city.
The information was passed along to
the police doing street duty and at
o'clock Sunday morning the car
was found on Meadow street by Of
ficer Mclaughlin. He remained in
the vicinity and a short time later a
man left a North Main street res
taurant and entered the car. The
officer Immediately entered the car
with him and in response to his
questions. Fiske informed him that
he owned the car. The man was
taken to the police station and Hart
ford authorities notified. Fiske was
taken back to that city Sunday by
Detective Sergeant John McSweegan
of the Hartford police.
Very little is known Of Fiske in
this city. He informed the police
that he had been in Bristol about
two months. coming here from
Canada. During that time he had
been employed in a local factory.
Manslaughter Charge NOlled
Charges of manslaughter and
reckless driving against Ira Cham
berlain Of Cemetery road. Plymouth.
were nolled this morning by Prose-
cutting Attorney James r. Mather
following a consultation with the de-
PENDANT and his attorney, Anthony
J. Rich.
The charges against Chamberlain
arose out OF one Of the most unusual
accidents In the annals of the local
police department. While driving
toward Terryville on Saturday after
noon, November II. Chamberlain,
while passing an automobile operat-
ed by Edward Coombs of Middle
town. N. Y. at the top Of Shovel
Shop hill. sideswiped the car slightly.
Both drivers stopped and seeing that
neither car had been damaged. they
both proceeded on their way.
Upon arrival at Plymouth. how
ever, Mrs. Robert Squires Of North
street, Plymouth. who with her hus-
band and two months old daughter.
Cora Isabelle. were passengers in the
Coombs car, noticed that the baby
was dead. A doctor was called but
all efforts to resuscitate the child
failed and the police we're notified.
Chamberlain was arrested but later
released on bonds.
The case had been continued twice
awaiting the finding Of Coroner J..
Gilbert Calhoun Of Hartford, before
whom Chamberlain appeared for
questioning last Saturday. 1t was at
, first thought that the child's death
was caused by its head striking an
iron rod supporting the top, but 4
subsequent investigation disclosed
the fact that there was no injury
! of this nature. 1t was later thought
that the child may have suffocated in
its mothers arms, as she grasped 1t
| tightly at the time OF the collision.
The coroners report has not been
made public.
Franklin Lodge Annual
The annual meeting of Franklin
Lodge, A. +. and A. NJ, will be held
at S o'clock this evening in Masonic
| hall on Main street. Officers will be
elected and the question of enlarg-
ing the present quarters will be dis
cussed.
Youth Fined for Drunken Driving
A fine Of S125 and costs was i'm
posed by Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan
in r.Sice court this morning on Alex
ander Monico. Jr.. II year old youth.
! who pleaded guilty to charges OF
I reckless driving. driving while under
the influence of liquor, and failure
to have a drivers license on his per-
son. The last charge was nolled by
the court when Menico explained
that he had mislaid his certificate.
Monico was arrested shortly be-
fore o'clock Sunday morning by
Officer Timothy Lambert following
an automobile accident on Broad
street. Monico In his brothers ca,
was returning to his home in this
city when he drove the machine into
a car operated by Otto Smelter OF
~ Burlington avenue. Both cars
were badly damaged.
Placed on Probation
A sixty day Jail sentence was sus-
pended in the case of Leroy Jones'
~ North Main ho u-{fa