New Britain herald., 1928-08-13
AUTO SPEEDSTERS
PAY THE Court
Several ca9f to Grief Along
Pennington Avenue

The Farm ins,on avenue speedway
seems doophed to be broken up. &C
cordinx 70 present plans of the po-
lice department. Four speeders on
that thoroughfare We're arrested
fo&icelnan Louis Harper and were
~>t&ned in police court this morning
Others are due to be arrested if
speeding and other motor law viola
tons in that section continue, the
police say.
Pennington avenue has been
known as speedway for some
time, regardless of the tact that the
street is not in good shape and there
is not much pleasure in fast driving
over that highway. According to the
police motorists drive anywhere
from so to SO miles an hour, failing
70 slow up for intersections and
oftimes do not blow their horns.
Cutting in and out of traffic is
common.
The death of Mrs. Mary Backiel OF
81 Cabot street, last Friday. through
being struck by an automobile which
the police claim did not have proper
brakes. has given an impetus to the
campaign against reckless driving
by the police department.
Frank Rutkowski, II, of Is Horace
street, driving between SO and 40
miles an hour on Pennington ave-
nue. Saturday night, passing cars
ahead Of him, was fined SO without
costs, by Judge Morris d. SAKE in
court today.
Joseph J. Symolon, 23, of 161 Nc
Clintock road. drove past a picnic
crowd of about 200 people Satur- |
day night on Pennington avenue,
going between 35 and SO miles an
hour. He was fined $40 without |
costs.
Rudolph Nystrom. q, Of los |
Commonwealth avenue. was going
IS to So miles an hour on Farming
ton avenue, Saturday night He was
fined $40 without costs.
Zigmont Rell, SO, OF Hartford, was
going SO fast Patrolman Harper
could not catch him until he got as
far as LaSalle street. He was doing
IS miles an hour through the heavy
traffic which was returning from a
picnic. He was fined SIS and costs.
Police court this morning also
presented an array OF weekend
DRINKS. Three were sentenced to the
state farm for inebriates.
Charged with being drunk ana
with breach of the peace. creating
disturbance at the home of his
son George Irwin, Jr., at 29O South
Main street George Irwin, Sr., of
30 Arch street, had Judgment sus-
pended and was told to behave him
self In the future. Mr.. Unwin said
he met the elusive stranger whose
activities are reported in court every
day. who sold him a pint Of liquor
for So cents. He said he did not
drink the liquor but got drunk on
two glasses of cider he got at Arch
and West Pearl streets. He did not
know the strangers name nor where
he came from nor how he got the
liquor
Firm Noveck. "a OF 1913 Hartford
avenue. charged with violating the
motor vehicle laws, will appear be-
fore the court Thursday morning.
Edward Dawson. held by the de-
tective bureau on suspicion since the
middle of last week. was continued
until Thursday for further evidence.
Steven Kaminski, 33, OF So Booth
street, was charged with breach of
the peace, assault and damage to
private property. He is alleged to
have made disturbance at So
Booth street Saturday night ault-
ng Wladislaw Mojkowski and
Joseph Jucumski. Later, Patrolman
Iustave Heelberg states he drove his
1st through a plate glass door, in
turing his wrist so badly he spent
he weekend at the New Britain b
General hospital.
He was arraigned this morning V
Ind his case continued until We'd 8
1esday under bail of 5000. '
The case OF Stanley JaboWski. So. II
II 1857 Broad street, and Stanley
skorwezski. 81. Of PAT Washington
venue. charged with assault and b
reach Of the peace was continued Il
lntil September 80. re
A charge of reckless driving W
sainst Edmund Nowack, 90 of 161 7
3road street, was continued until A.
Thursday under bonds of $50.