New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-26
MOTOR ACCIDENTS
OCCUR ON SUNDAY
Several Will Have Their Echoes
in Police Court

Fred w. Ficinus, Of 81 Kelsey
street, this city. and PA East 5Sth
street, New York. and Lillian Suess
OF Ill kensington avenue. were in
jured in a collision at the corner Of
Arch street and Shuttle Meadow ave-
nue. about PAS yesterday afternoon,
resulting in heavy damage to two
automobiles, the breaking of a fire
hydrant, and the arrest of Louis
Waxman, aged AZ, OF 466 Arch street.
on the charge of reckless driving.
In police court today a continuance
until tomorrow was ordered, Prose-
cutting Attorney Woods disqualify-
ing himself on the ground that Wax
man is his tailor. He also does
tailoring for Judge Roche, Mr..
Woods remarked.
Ficinus' Story
FIcinus, accompanied by Miss
Suess, was driving west on Shuttle
Meadow avenue at the approximate
rate of IS miles an hour, according
to his statement to Officers E. b.
kiely and J. NJ. Liebler, and Wax
mans car struck his car at the right
front door with force enough to turn
it around SO that it faced south on
Arch street. 1t struck the hydrant
and smashed it. The glass in the
left front door was broken, as was
the glass in the right front and rear
doors. The chassis was bent, the
bumper broken, the right front door
caved IN, the running board smashed
and ripped off, and the right rear
fender bent.
Naxman's Version
Waxman told the officers he was
driving south ON Arch street at the
approximate rate of 25 miles ali hour
and could not avoid the collision.
The impact turned his car over, he
said, smashing the left running
board, the left front fender. bending
the left rear fender, smashing the
left headlight, breaking the left
front wheel, tearing off the bumper,
tearing the top and denting the ra-
Giator.
Ficinus sustained a cut over the
left eye, a cut on the right wrist.
and a bruise under the right eye.
Miss Suess sustained cut on the
right knee and bruises about the left
leg. Ficinus was in police court
wearing a bandage on his head. but
Miss Suess was not able to be pres
ent, he said. The police summoned
Arvid Carlson of 301 Linwood street
as a witness.
Other Accidents
Motorcycle Officer Thomas Blan-
Ghetto figured in an accident on West
Main street about 1880 Saturday
afternoon similar to that which hap
pened to Motorcycle Officer Clarence
Kumm last week, but he was more
fortunate than Officer Kumm in that
he was not injured.
Philip w. Higgins of 1855 Brim-
field road, Wethersfield. was driving
west on West Main street, followed
by Officer Blanchette. Higgins made
a left turn into South Burritt street
without giving signal. according to
the officer, who tried to make the
turn also in an effort to avoid col
llsion but the automobile cut the cor
ner so short the rear right wheel
hooked the front wheel of the
throwing the officer off.
Higgins car was slightly damaged
and the horn on the motorcycle was
broken. There was damage to the
front fender OF the motorcycle also.
Officer Blanchette arrested Higgins
on the charge of violation of the
rules of the road, which was no'led
in police court today by Prosecuting
Attorney Woods.
Stanley Sepiol, aged q. of "A
Summer street, Middletown, charged
with driving an automobile without
having certificate of registration
in his possession, failed to present
himself for arraignment. and Judge
Roche ordered him arrested ond
placed under 800 bonds. Motorcy-
Gle Officer David Doty arrested him
yesterday when he was unable to
produce certificate of registra-
ton for a car he was driving on
Broad street. He said relative
owned the car and he had permits
sion to drive it.