New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
CURTIS IDENTIFIED
 AS H|T-RUN DRIVER
Accused Of Running Down Boy
 and Taking Flight

Lester G. Curtis 23, of 1854 Broad street, Hartford, was identi- fled at Hartford police headquarters late yesterday by Millen Cook of 2S7 Garden street, Wethers1ield. as the hit-and- skip driver who knock ed Howard Hansen. 12, of 1909 East street, off his bicycle on Eas: street extension Wednesday night, md he was arraigned before JudSa Stanley J. Traceski in police court today on charge of evading respon- slbility, reckless driving and passing | signal light at the intersection of Allen and Stanley streets. He plea1- 'd not guilty and a continuance un- il next Tuesday was taken in $500 bonds.
 Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods recommended a continuance for two weeks, telling the court that Sergeant J. C. Stadler told him the Hansen boy was badly injured and under hospital treatment, but Attor- noy Albert A. Greenberg. who ap- pcare1 for Curtis, thought a con- linuance until Tuesday was long enough. He denied that the boy was in the hospital and it was learned that this was correct. the boy having left the hospital Thurs day MT. Woods replied that he had no objection to trial Tuesday. the only information in his posses sion about the case having come 10 aim from Sergeant Stadlcr.
 Identified By Other Driver
 Sergeant T. J. Feeney, who brought Curtis to t:is city from Hartford after Cooks identification, reported that the Wethersfield man,
 fter sizing up the suspect, declar- rl: If he isn't the driver I saw. hen he must have a double" Cook,
 Ccording to the police, was driving, l hind the Curtis car when the arridcnt happened, and while chas- D. 7 him through .llen and Stanley "'Tccts he was able to draw along i&C of the driver, so that he saw lis features plainly. The dcscrip- lion of the automobile and of the
 river, given by Cook, is said by the police to be accurate.
 Curtis, on the other hand. told the Hartford and New Britain police that he parked his automobile in front of a diner on New Britain avenue, Hartford, about 6:15 o'clock on the evening in question and short time later he could not find it. He waited Q while, expecting it would be brought back. and then went 10 the Hartford police station and reported that it had been stolen. The next day the autom obile was found at the corner of Main street and Charter Oak avenue, Hartford.
 Jakubiak Case NolIed
 Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods entered a nolle in the case of Frank Jakubiak, 35 of S5 Lyman street. charged by Motorcycle Officer David Doty with reckless driving on Octo- her 13. Jakubiak is alleged to have sped away through Broad street, while the officer was examining the rontents of a gallon container found i'll otlhu hulpItih tCI. AlNOl IltS tin E. Stempien appeared for him.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods noll- cd the cases of Frank Basil, 33, of S4 Kcnsington avenue, and Irvine Mitkowski, 30, of the Hotel Doris. charged with breach of the peace and assaulting each other on Main street after a dispute over the park ing of their automobiles yesterday.
 A nolle was entered in the case of Arthur H. EiCkert of Newington, who failed to present himself on the tharge of speeding few days ago H. is believed to have enlisted in the rmy or navy according to informa- tion received by Officer Thomas B!anChctte yesterday. The officer lrarncd that IIiclicrt failed to appear in West Hartford court some time ago after having posted a. bond fol- lowing his arrest for violation of the llOtor vehicle laws.