New Britain herald., 1929-07-12
Judge SaXe Denounces 52 Mile An Hour Drivers and Fines Them S25 Apiece.

Both of these young men are of the type who should not be allowed to drive automobiles on the public highways, They are the kind who cause accidents" Judge NJ. D. SaXe said in police court today as he i'm posed fine of S35 and costs each in the cases of John Letitia, 22, of 364 Elm street and Stanley Plochar sky, p. Of Nlilldale street, Forest vile, charged with reckless driving.
 Motorcycle Officer Louis E. Harp CT testified that he was coming out of the entrance to the Paragon Inn property about Il o'clock last night when cars driven by the young men passed in the direction of New Britain. One passed the other and as they rounded Gillette's corner, both passed a third car and the of- fjcer clocked them at 52 miles an hour.
 Force Third Gar on Road
 Increasing their speed between Cillette's corner and the Stanley Quarter riding school. they passed each other again and forced another car off the highway. The officer overlook them a short time later and arrested both.
 Letitia testified that he was re- turning from Bloomfield and might have been driving fast" but there was light traffic on the road and he thought it safe to speed. Plochar- sky was returning from Colts Park. Hartford. and admitted that he did not like it when Letitia passed him so he accepted the challenge and the race was on. After he passed I.etitia, the latter outsped him. h." said, and he let him go. The drivers were not acquainted with each other, they said.
 Took Car Without Permission
 Eugene Johns, 29. of 56 Brook street and Arthur Lewis, 23. of the Hotel Erwin, were fined S25 and costs each on the charge of taking an automobile without permission of the owner, Judge SaXe taking into consideration the unusual circum- stances and the fact that both young men had good records. The offen5e. he said, was one for which proba ble cause might be found and bind over to the superior court ordered but he felt justified in taking juri5- diction.
 Detective Sergeant George C. FL finger testified that the young men work ir the machine room of the Stanley Rule and Level factory and yc-terday afternoon they remained away from work and took car owned by Mrs. Anna Montanilr. mother of Edward Montanile of 197 Gold street. They had half pin- bottle which was one-third full of whisky when they were arrested m Bristol while adjusting the car kuretor of the car. Neither of tho pair had an operators license. nor did they have the certificate of reg istration of the car.
 Montanile testified that he had let them take the car in the past but yesterday he reported to the police that it had been taken from the fac tory parking space, not knowing Johns and Lewis had it. In reply 10 Judge Sake he said he would not kaye reported the matter to the pn- Ere. had he known Johns and Lewis had the car.
 =z Lewis had nothing to say after Pleading guilty. In reply to Judge Sake he said he is married and came to New Britain eight months ago from Waterbury. Until yesterday Ne had never been arrested, he said. Johns tcok the witness stand and explained that although Montanila lad not given permission yesterday, he thought it would be all right to ta:e ihe car in view of previous per mission. He admitted having had the whisky but denied that he and Lewis had imbibed. He came from Waterbury last November, also, and had never before been in difficulty W h the law.