New Britain herald., 1929-06-19
DRINKING DRIVER
 HAS NO LICENSE
Hartford Man Admits Being
 Without One Since 1928

erator's license since 1923, J. Henry Blair. 20. of 121 Cleveland avenue. Hartford. was at the wheel of a car on Hartford avenue about 11:30 last night in an intoxicated condition. &C., cording to Officer John Griffen, who testified in police court today that his attention was first called to the car by the condition of the head lights. Blair pleaded guilty to charges of driving while under the influence of liquor and without an operators license and was fined S100 and costs with suspended jail sen tence of IS days on the first charge, and $5 and costs on the second.
 After the officer and Lieutenant Matthias Rival testified to Blair's condition. Blair took the stand and said he was accompanied by H. censed driver. He had an automo- bile but did not register it, having been in the south for some time, he said. As to driving while intoxicated he had nothing to say.
 Arrested After Chase lllCOlH N. SlEOIll, 1', oL ] D iiolh- ilton street. Hartford, pleaded not guilty to the charge of reckless driving and a continuance until Sat- urday was ordered because of the failure of John Kornas of 19 Pearl Court to appear in court. strom is alleged to have driven from Lincoln street into West Main street shortly after II o'clock last night at the approximate rate of 20 miles an hour, crowding Kornas' car to one side of West Main street.
 Accused of Battery Theft | Joseph Thervicz. IT. of 199 Oak street, pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft of an automobile battery valued at s15 from Rocco Rossman of 53 Willow street. The case was continued in $100 bonds until tomorrow, Judge Sake pre- ferring not to put the young man on trial until his parents were notified and given an opportunity of being in court.
 Officer W. s. Strolls arrested Ther- vicz yesterday afternoon after he failed to make a satisfactory expla- nation of his possession of the bat tery which Rossman claimed was stolen about five weeks ago out of his car. Watch was kept for it al Rudy's Battery Service at 1S6 East Main street, where it was bought by Rossman, and eventually it turned up there to be charged. Identified by a serial number it was traced to Thervicz and the police were noti- fled.
 The young man is said to have claimed to have met a stranger on the street and to have bought the battery for $5, but under question ing about the details of the deal he is said to have contradicted himself and 1t was decided to hold him for court.
 Dog Killing Charge Dropped
 The charge of evading responsibil- ity was nolled on payment of costs, in the case of Czeslaw Zawistowski of Waterbury. who was represented by Attorney J. A. Nagle, of Water bury. Zawistowski's car killed dog owned by Maurice McGary of 24 Camp street. near the post office. Sunday night.
 In the case of Everardo Pandolfo Of 25 Barnett street, judgment was suspended on recommendation of Mir. Greenstein. Pandolfo drove away from the curb on Main street Monday morning and failed to give a signal. MT. Greenstein said, with the result that a collision between his car and one driven by E. l.. War ren of 31 Curtis street caused slight damage to the former.
 Officer Joseph Kennedy, who in- vestigated the accident, found Pan- dolfo to be without his operators li- cense and he notified him to be in court on this count and also on the charge of failure to give a signal Mir. Greenstein said it was minor affair and Mir. Warren's damage had been looked after by Pandolf0 Judge Saxe said he felt the violation of the rules of the road was not in- tentional and he was willing to sus- pend judgment. Pandolfo showed his license in court.
 Chace Charge Dropped
 The case of Stanley Chace, charg- ed with being a fugitive from jus ltice, was nolied. Mir. Greenstein said Chace had been freed on a writ o1 habeas corpus in superior court and the charge on which he was held