New Britain herald., 1928-09-12
SPEEDERS facing
SEVERE PENALTY
Judge Sals Declares Court Nay
Increase Punishment

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''There 10 altogether too much
speeding on the streets Of the city
and it is the cause Of many Of the
accidents" Judge NJ. D. SAKE said In
police court today. II am impos.
ing the minimum hne OF $40 In these
cases but II they continue to come in
here ! may be inclined to increase
the penalty"
BrDad Street Spee<eer
Frank Gregorowicz, aged Fl. Of 6s
Lorraine street pleaded guilty to the
charge OF speeding and was fined
$40 and costs. Motorcycle Officer
Harper testified that he made the
arrest at 1918 last night on Broad
street. Gresorowicz was driving n
the rate Of 80 to IS miles an hour.
Speeds Past Intersection
Joseph Serepin, aged 23. Of q
Avon street. Hartford. pleaded moi
guilty to the charge OF speeding and
was fined $40 and costs. Motorcycle
Officer Harper testified that he made
the arrest on Stanley street about
$3.50 last night after clocking a car
driven by Serepin at the rate Of IS ia
10 miles an hour ut the intersection
Of Stanley and Allen streets. sere-
pin said his speedometer recorded 8
speed of :s miles an hour and he
was surprised at the apparent dis
crepancy.
Had No Drivers License
Joseph Cianci. aged II. of l Lake
Court, was not only speeding bu,
had no operators license when ar
rested by Motorcycle Officer Clar.
ence kumn about $50 last evening
on South Main street. The Officer
testified that Cianci was driving ii
the rate of IS miles an hour between
Trinity and Roberts streets and "a
miles an hour down grade to Willow
Brook Park entrance. passing two OF
three cars on the way.
Asked by Mr.. Woods as to the
length of time the young man has
been driving without a license. the
otAANe1 Oa1u tilc JouH6 man . lalHcI
admitted one month. Judge Sake
suspended Judgment on that count
and imposed $40 fine with costs on
the charge of speeding.
Ignores Safety Warning
Michael r. Delisa, aged Fl, Of IS
Morris street, Hartford, pleaded
guilty to the charge of speeding on
Stanley street and was fined SO and
costs. He was arrested by. Motor
cycle Officer w. 8. Strolls about l
p. M, yesterday on Stanley street
while driving light delivery truck
at the rate of go to - miles an hour
between St Mary's cemetery and
Stratford road. He failed to reduce
his speed at Allen street, which
forms dangerous intersection and
where there are warning signs, ac-
cording to the officer.
kmarcuz Fined 500
Casimir Smarcuz. aged u. of lc1
Clinton street. was fined 800 and
costs and given a suspended jail
sentence of 80 days on the charge Of
operating an automobile while hi
license was under suspension.
Motorcycle Officer David Doty
testified to making the arrest about
4:40 last Sunday afternoon al
Floods corner on Hartford road
after following Smarcuz from q
point near the Paragon Inn where q
sedan driven by a woman was al
most forced off the highway by q
car driven by Smarcuz.
The officer observed that he had
been drinking but not enough to be
charged with drunken driving. Ask
Cd for his license. he said he had
none, whereupon the officer arrested
him. Returning for his motorcycle
after having driven Smarcus to the
police station. the officer was quer-
led by young man who had been
with Smarcuz as to what he had
done with the latter. II locked him
up" the officer told him. We'll,
he'll get plenty. His license is sus-
pended" The officer returned 10
headquarters and reported this In
formation.
Miss Sanford Of the state motor
vehicle department testified that a
notice was sent to Smarcuz to re-
turn his license, on December ~,
1926, following his conviction on the
charge of theft of an automobile,
end a week later. the state police
was requested to collect
the license. but reported that Smar-
cuz was In Jail and his license was
In possession OF the states attor-
ney as evidence. The suspension
has never been lifted, according to
Miss Sanford. .-,
Smarcuz testified that he had no
OF the suspension OF the
license. Judge Sake said he felt
there was no question but he knew
he had no right to drive.
Mix-Up In Car Exchange
John ]. Miezanka. aged 81, OF 174
Pleasant street. pleaded not guilty
to the charges of operating an un-
registered car and car with I'M
proper markers. He exchanged cars
a few days ago and was under the