New Britain herald., 1928-11-26
PainmM Me,p,
ABANDON STOLEN
CAR after Crash
Driver Later Located and Handed
to New Haven Police
MASI-B0SCO MARRIAGE

MH0A OVVVV III n ~ ~ n v ~
Weddings At Catholic Church This
Morning-"Y" Man From Egypa
to End Accidents
Engagement Misunderstanding
Silvio Merola, 10, of Medford,
Mass. driving a stolen car. crashed
into another machine operated by
Earl Dingwell of 1873 First street,
Highwood, Hamden, south of Harris
corner shortly after midnight Sat
urday night and fed in an attempt
to escape the consequences of his
actions. He was unsuccessful in
his effort to get away. for about 3
o'clock he was found by Constable
Ernest w. Farrar on Whiting street
and was locked up on suspicion.
which was later confirmed.
Dingwell, in company with Miss
Genevieve Roswell of 80 Newton
street. Hamden. was proceeding to-
wards Southington when the stolen
car approached him. The car was
zigzagging as it came hurting at a
! terrific rate of speed towards the
Hamden mans car, witnesses say.
Dinewell got over to the edge Of tn
| road but. as the New Haven Car
bore down on him. it swerved to the
left. crashed Dingwell's car. ami
hurtled over the trolley track en-
bankment and landed in a ditch Oh
the other side and the rear wheels
on the tracks.
Dingwell's car was whirled arounJ
in the road though it did not turn
over. He was thrown against tn,
steering wheel and was slightly in.
jured about the abe omen. Miss Ros.
well was uninjured but suffered
from shock.
Dingwell"s car had the entire lef'
side ripped off and both wheel.
shattered. The stolen car had tn.
front all STAYED in and the from
wheels smashed.
\ The accident happened about 25t
feet south of Harris corner. After
crashing the DingwelI car, the New
Haven automobile ploushed NOR.
than $50 feet along the trollc,
track embankment before it leaped
over the tracks.
Gerald +. Cream of Southingtor
an autoist following along about 81
yards behind Dingwell, stopped il
time to avoid hitting his car agar.
las it straddled the road. GettinS
out, he ran to the assistance G.
Dingwell and Miss Roswell. Thel
starting back, he saw the driver o
the other car run away.
Constable George Schubert invcs
tiSated the accident but found TIL
Medford man had departed. Will
Farrars arrest of the suspicioIs
appearing man. however. the mys
terry of his disappearance was solv
ed. Merola was held for the New
Haven police and later turned ovel
Ito them.
Letters in the stolen car CAV,
Ievidence that it was owned by Jobr
| VI w diidSC GtiCCls ANC" AAo
ven.
A puzzling angle was given to tn,
case for a while early yesterda.
when Patrolman O'Day of New
Britain found a man. with bloody
face, on his beat in the Hardware
lefty. The man. who gave his nam,
las Lester Harlowe, said he had beer
in an accident in Plainville and i
was thought that he had been i:
this accident, but 1t later developed
that Harlowe had fallen down ant
hurt his face and had not been II
Iany accident. He was released.
Minor Accidents
A car operated by Felix P. Ceppa
of Jennings terrace, Bristol. was
Icrippled Saturday afternoon wher
driven through a fence on the New
Britain road after collision with q
machine operated by a Southingtor
woman whose name was not learned
1.-THE right front wheel was bent or
the axle and the whole right side
damaged by the impact against tho
barrier. The machine was towed tc
1.-The Usher Williams garage.
Cutting in and out on motorcycle
brought disaster yesterday noon &c
Henry Zembko of 166 Smith street
New Britain. In attempting to pass
a car on the PIainville-Southingt or
highway. he was thrown against q
fence when his motorcycle skidded
He was taken to the New Britain
General hospital. where 1t was found
that the bones in one foot had been
broken.
Drive Opens AuspiciolIsly
The annual Red Cross drive for
members opened auspiciously In
'Plainville Saturday afternoon when
very good returns" were reported
as the result of the first days work
Workers were present In the Plain
willie Trust Co., post office. and Castle
stores. Inc. to take memberships
and many persons availed them
selves Of this chance 10 join. The
workers will be at their posts again
this Saturday. when the drive will be