New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-08
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DRUNKEN DRIVING
Brings Sl00 fine
Samuel HolCombe Pleads Guilty
Other Charges Dropped

-Utner Charges dropped
COUPE RAMS MOVING Van
Donald Freeman's Machine Wrecked
W.T. Circle to Install-New
Britain Woman Fined After Six
Weeks-Attempt to Stop speeding
Samuel Holcombe of Blakesley
street, Bristol, formerly a resident OF
PlainNille, pleaded guilty last night
to charge of driving while under
the influence of liquor and was fined
500 and costs by Justice Frederick
Bullen. Other minor charges against
the Bristol man were dropped when
his mother appeared in court and
testified that he was in straitened
circumstances, his wife having died
and left him with two small children
to support.
Holcomhe was arrested Monday
night by Constable E. w. Furrey
after an auto crash at Broad and
Whiting streets between Holcombe's
machine and one operated by Earl
Il. kautz of Great harrington. Mass.
There were no lights or light bulbs
on the car operated by Holcombe,
but he said that he had borrowed
were missing. He admitted drink
! ing, paid his fine, and settled with
kautz for the damage to the latter's
car, Grand Juror William j. Foran
prosecuted.
Coupe Rams Moving Van
A coupe owned and driven by
Donald Freeman Of Whiting street
was wrecked about $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon when it crashed
into the rear of a moving van driven
! by Rosario Presto of II Seymour
street. New Britain. Just west of the
Connecticut Quarries Co. on the
New Britain highway. There was
a long line of westbound traffic
which was forced to slow down by
the presence of a horse and Wagon
ahead. When the truck stopped
Freeman's car plunged its nose un
der the tallboard and flattened the
radiator back almost against tn,
dashboard The whole front of thu
car was stove in and ruined. Tn,
truck was unchanged.
Freeman told Consta BILE Georg'
Schubert, who Investigated. that h
had been driving at about so mile
an hour and that he had not seei
the truck driver put out Warnin;
hand when he stopped. Presto as
serted he had given this warning
ing that the truck had skldded NOR
than 10 feet after its brakes hat
locked. and Presto said IT had bee
pushed this distance by the lmpac
of .he collision, while Freema
claimed 1t had skldded before tn
smash. The officer notified bot
drivers to appear in court at
o'clock Friday evening when tn
matter will be settled.
To Install Officers
WASHINGTON -Trumbull circle Com
panicns the Forest. will hold reeu
lar meeting at 40 O'Clock tomor
row in Legion hall. There will be
initiation of candidates and an in
stallation Of officers, followed by
soc al hour and refreshments.
Fined After six Weeks
Miss Betty Thorsson of 3o5 stan
Icy street. New Britain driver of a.
auto which crashed through tn
fence and hit a tree on the New
Britain road on June IS. wa
brought into court last night hefor
Justice NJ. q. Ryder and was fine
SO and costs of 1881 for drlvin
without an operators license, Gran
Juror Charles +. Conlon prosecuted
Delay in bringing the case t
court brought action from the stat
motor vehicle department. and stat
Officer Mitchell summoned the Me-
Britain woman TO appear. This dc
law was caused by the lack of an
witnesses to the accident, Prosecu
tor Conlon told the Herald, as Their
were none other than the driver an
owner of the car involved No recl
less driving count could be pressed
therefore,. but Miss Thorsson Wa
charged with driving without a L
ccnse.
She and a Mr. Sinsll1e. who owne
the car. told the court that when tn
car started to skid they had bot
, grabbed the wheel and finally eac
deciding TO let the other handle
both had let so.
| After Morning Speeders
| Constable George Schubert toda
began a drive against earlv mornlr
! speeders through town by stoppir
George Russell of A. South stree
Bristol as the latter drove up We
| Main street on slippery pavemel
| and past intersecting streets abo'
| 6 o'clock at an alleged speed Of
| miles an hour. Russells car cou
/ not he stopped until it had skiddt
the distance of two and half te
| egraph poles, the officer stated.
/ This was only the first step in
| campaign. Schubert warned. Drive
bound for work have been shootir