New Britain herald., 1928-04-03
DRIVER IGNORANT
 CARS HAD SCRAPED
Given Benefit of Doubt When
 Charged With Evasion

During the trial of Anthony I.
 Ehlert, aged sc. of 1s5 Prospect
 street, Bristol, on the charge of
 evading responsibility. in police court today, Prosecuting Attorney J. c. Woods recommended a dis charge after hearing the testimony, as 1t indicated that the criminal in tent necessary for a conviction vas lacking. Judge M. D. Sake accepted the recommendation renarking that the charge was very serious and the court did not wish to make a finding of guilty if there was the least doubt, and he told Ehlert he hoped no mis- take was being made. Ehlert assured him that when the car he was driv- ing last Saturday night about SEQ o'clock struck q car driven by Carl A. Goodrich of 23 Edgewood street, Bristol. on Main street, he was en- tirely unaware that the machines had scraped. and he would have stopped at once had he thought 1t necessary.
 Sergeant T. J. Fecncy testified that he received Goodrich's com- plaint and on Investigating, he learned that Lhlcrt was driving car owned by John Corner. aged 23, of e Meadow street, Bristol. Both cars were going towards New Britain and when a short distance on the New Britain side of the PlainvilleNeW Britain line, Cor
 nier's car. passing Goodrich's car, cut in short because of the ap- proach of a truck from New Britain. According to Goodrich. his car was struck and the wheels and steering apparatus thrown out of alignment. He sounded his horn but the off, lending car did not stop, and he re- ported the registration number to sergeant fecncy.
 Ehlert admitted that ho cut short because of the approach of the truck and Cormior remarked 1t q the time. but neither felt an impact or had any other reason to believe there had been a collision. They Hti' u AlliS U'it toi JIl't Nhl anu were not in a hurry as they had no particular destination.
 Sergeant l'eenoy charged Cormirr with operating an automobile with improper markers because the car bore number plates which were not legal until April l. Cormior pleaded guilty, saying he put the markers on one day earlier than the law all lowed. Judge SaXc suspended judS- ment in his case.
 Westficld Driver Fined
 After a trial lasting almost two hours, Judge SaNe found Adolph Bush, aged a1, of Nestfcld, guilty of the charge of violation of the rules of the road, and imposed fine of S10 without costs. Bush and his mother were in an automobile which colIided with a car owned by Miss Mary \. Kelley. Of S1 Myrtle street, at the intersection of Bassott street and Rockwell avenue shortly before 8 D. m. yesterday, doing slight dam age. Miss Kelley was driving under instructions of John r.. Mesknl of 104 Winter street and her brother, William F. Kelley of S7 Myrtle street, was in the rear seat.
 Attorney Somcrs of Mcriden. rep l rcsenting Bush, attacked the states ! witnesses, including Sergeant John l! '. Stadlcr. and also criticized Prose- cutting Attorney J. G. Woods for the | manner in which the latter present. 1 rd the states case. He declared that l the case should not have been | brought into police court and there ! was not q particle of evidence to i support the charge on which Bush | was arrested, because Bush had the | right of way and Miss Kelley was incompetent to handle the steering l Wheel.
 According 10 Eisll, the driver of | ! pedJler's team sisual|o1 him 10 | 1ass on inc left side, which he did. | for the fact that he was l ,n the left side Of the street when | the Kelley car came along. Attorney i Somers claimed the states witnesses l ,xaggerated the speed at which l Bush was driving, and he scored i Stadler or failing to take measurements and record them on a i liagram.
 Judge Warns Mcridcn Lawyer
 Judge Saxc found it necessary fo 1 request the Meriden attorney to