New Britain herald., 1929-10-17
DRIVER RUNS AWAY AFTER HITTING BOY. MotOrist Makes Escape Although
 Pursued Long Distance LAD TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Howard Hansen, 12, of 11O9 East Street Reported in Serious Condi- tion-Joy Rides Crash Machine At East and Smalley Streets.

Two hit-skip drivers hit and ran last night.
 One sent Howard Hansen, 12, 11O9 East street to the New Britain General hospital with serious in- ternal injuries, received when he was knocked from his bicycle near the corner of East Street and Clay ton road. The other caved in the side of Rachael c. Colby's machine while she had it parked at the cor ner of East and Smalley streets Both accidents happened early in the evening.
 Wcthersfield Man in Chase
 Hansen was knocked from his bicycle at 6;45 last night. He was riding south on East street, across from the Hayes Construction com panys office, when car, also travelling south. swooped down on him, throwing hin from his wheel and against an embankment. Never breaking the high speed at which it was travelling, the car turned into Allen street and disappeared, but not without being chased by Milan It. Cook, 2S5 Garden street, Weth- ersfeld.
 While Cook and Milan Moss, rid ing with him, were chasing the speeding car up Allen street, into Stanley street and reservoir road Lieutenant Rival had been informed of the accident, and he detailed Sergeant John c. Stadler to invcsti. gate In the meantime, two sailors in a small coupe brought the boy to the police station, bleeding pro. fuseiy at the mouth. In the ser, geants car he vas taken to the ! New Britain General hospital wher, he was attended by pr. Nose. kupelian
 Try to Ditch Car
 Finding that they could not sto1 the car on Reservoir road, although they tried several times to force i lntc a ditch, Cook mad Moss, afte 1 copying the registration number , came back to the police station ant reported to Lieutenant Rival wh, immediately put the number on tn police teletype. Within a few min utes it was learned that the car wa registered in the name of Mrs. Id Rittner, 500 Stanley street.
 When Sergeant Stadler came bacl from the police station. he was de tailed to go to the Rittner home where he found Mrs. Rittner wa out. Edith Rittner. daughter of tn woman in whose name the car i registered, told the sergeant that al though the car was registered i her mothers name, Lester G. Cur tis, 1854 Broad street Hartford, ha the use of the machine all of tn time.
 Car Reported Stolen Curtis. a check up with the Hart ford police revealed, had reporte the car stolen at 7:15 last night, jus a half hour after the accident . the corner of, East street and Slate road. Questioned by Sergeant Stad Ter and Detective J. J. McKiernan ( the Hartford police at Hartford fC over four hours. Curtis story sti held, although police believe it weak in several spots.
 Curtis told the sergeant who wer to the Hartford station house la! night where Curtis was being hell that he was A years old and worke for the Standard Oil Co.,, drivir trucks. At o'clock yesterday afte, noon he came home from wor shaved, bathed and started for
 lunch cart at the corner New Brita avenue and Washington street. liar ford. He arrived at the lunch ca at 6:15 driving the car. He est mates that he spent 15 minutes ca ing. When he came out of the ca at 6:30 or GAO, the car was gone. Instead of immediately reportir the theft to the police, his report
 Detective McKiernan said. he waitt at the corner for some time, hopi, , that one of his friends had taken Il
 car for a ride. When the car W , not returned. he walked to the poll
 station, a distance of about tv miles,, arriving at 7:15, when he fir , reported the car stolen. In t (Continued or Page Two)