New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
DAMAGED MACHINE
 1 LEADS ID ARREST
Driver, Caught Here, Thought
 He Was in Hartford

After all the testimony against him had been heard in police court to- day. Francis Gay. aged 27, of GAO Broad street, Hartford, took the wit ness stand and asked that his case be continued so that he might re- tain counsel. Judge Henry r. Roche remarked that the charges were ser ious testimony having been intro- duced that Gay was driving an au- tomobile while under the influence of liquor and without license and he ordered a continuance until to- morrow in $500 bonds.
 According to Officers John Griffen and Louis F.. Harper. Gay was driv- | ing on Stanley street about 1:So this morning and his car had the ap- pcarance of having been in an acci- dent. both tires on the right side being flat and the lenders and axle damaged Officer Griffen called tc him to stop and Officer Harper started in pursuit on his motorcycle In front of the home of Mayor Pa onessa. Gay stopped and examined his care. Officer Harper noticing hi! condition and arresting him. Officer Griffen also noticed his condition and Lieutenant Matthias Rival, who was on desk duty when Gay wa: brought in. testified that the latter was intoxicated.
 Gay told the police after cour' that there must have been mis I take, as his car was being driven bA someone else at the time he was ar. rested. An investigation was begun and Sergeant O'Mara learned tha the records of the Hartford polio, court contained an entry of Gay! conviction on the charge of drunkeI driving. so that he is an alleged sec ond offender. Officer Harper saie Gay though he was in Hartfort when arrested.
 Lets Wife Bring Up Coal
 | William B. Wyka, aged 39, of 21' Broad street, was ordered to post [ bond of $500 to insure paymen- o $1O per week towards the suppor of his two children. Attorney B. Monkiewicz. defense counsel, gav' notice of an appeal to superior cour and bonds were set at $500.
 According to Wyka's wife, thu marriage of three years ago has no been successful from the viewpoin of connubial bliss, and on June she took the children, whose age are q months and thirteen weeks and went home to her mother. He husband frequently did not speak t her or treat her Civilly because sh' visited her mother, she said, an finally be began the practice of re maining away from home at nool and in the evening, having onl breakfast with her.
 ! Probation Officer Connolly testi fled that Wyka insisted on havin the coal brought up by his wife u . three flights of stairs from the eel lar even a short time before one c the children was born. and whil Mrs. Wyka was in the hospital. he husband took legal steps to take tn first child away from the grand mother. Attorney Monkiewicz ques tioned the existence of legal obi gation on Wyka's part 10 suppor the children unless he had the privi lege of enjoying their company. bu Judge Roche ruled that the polio court was not concerned with th custody of the children and unde the statue relative to non suppor' the male parent is liable for the sup port of the children. whether he ha them in his home or not. Had Mr'
 Wyka claimed support for hersel
 it would have been proper to go in
 to the matter of her refusal to liv with her husband. but she admitte
 that she left voluntarily and wante , no support except for her childrel , She said she would not return {
 her husband. because he had re
 peatedly made life miserable an
 his references to her mother and sis
 ters were insulting.