New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
ARRESTED AIDING
 PAL IN DISTRESS
Driver With License Suspended
 Finds Court Sympathetic

John Murray. 2G, of kensington, whose operators license was sus- pended following a fatal accident in Saybrook a few months ago, was with a companion who was under the influence of liquor Wednesday night and Murray. to do him a fav- or, took the wheel of his automo- blle to complete the homeward trip. Officer Lovines l.. Johnson had oc-
 casion to ask Murray for his license
 on West Main street and he could not produce it, so he was arrested.
 In police court today, Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods entered a nOle on the charge of driving while his license was suspended,
 after explaining the circumstances 10 JuG..c Sake. Attorney Leo V. Gdffney was counsel for Murray.
 He Did It With Flowers
 Michael Ryan. 38, of uncertain address. admitted that he stole two plants off a yeranda at 6S Willow street and brought them 10 a house at Putnam and Oak streets, where hC gave them to a woman. Accol d. ing 10 the police, Ryan received a pint of liquor in return, but Ryan insisted that he received 75 cents,
 which he spent for food. He was , intoxicated when he took the plants he said and when he realized what he mad done he took Sergeant T. J. E'eeney to the house where he had 1 left the plants, and today they were returned to their owner, who said
 they were worth $4.
 Ryan admitted Tn reply 10 Prose- cutting Attorney Woods that he was arrested some years ago for theft of
 a chicken which he claimed had flown under his arm as he was
 walking along Hartford avenue 1 That has been thrown in my face
 d good many times since" he said.
 'I paid a fine that time,'
 Judge Sake imposed a jail sen tence of five days suspending exc | cution of the penalty, and advised
 Ryan 10 get back to work and make
 an effort 10 stay out of trouble.
 Ryan said he was doing well and
 had work on d tobacco farm in Bloomfield.
 Hit and Hurry Driver Fined
 Adorno Perez, 4, of G6 Jubilee stret, was fined $50 ard costs on the charge of evadlng responsibility, but
 Juodge Saxe remitted S35 because of
 the circumstances of the case. off Ger William O'Day testified that an automobile owned by William Ros-
 COG of B Carlton street was park
 cd on Washington street Wednesday afternoon and Pcrezs car struck it, | bending the left rear fender of the parked car. Perez admitted to the officer that he cid not stop and as certain tFe extent of the injury. and felt that the owner should have looked him up instead of going to
 the police
 Charles Sharp, Jr., of 429 Stanley street and Rheinhold KratZi.e of iii LinWood street testified that they saw he incident from the Russell !Sc Err
 win factory. Perez was trying to
 get his car out Of T parking space and in SD doir Z, he damaged the other car, they said.
 Perez who pleaded not gui.ty testified that he expected to see the owner of the car and settle for the damage Wlth him. He admitted however, that he made no effort to
 arrange a meeting and Judge SaXe told him his actions constituted q violation of the statute, but he was inclined 10 be lenient in view of the
 fact that the damage was slight and there was nobody in the parked car with whom Perez could have talked
 even if he had stopped
 The continued case of Bronislaw !<arasiewicz, 23, of 3S5 Broad street. charged with reckless driving, vas continued until next Thursday on request of the young mans father.