New Britain herald., 1930-10-28
GLASSES OF CIDER
 COST DRENzYk $50 Iipsy Driver Forces PrelesN
 Onto Fall Mountain Lawn WOMAN KILLS HERSELF
Mrs. Ruth Lloyd, 30, Commits Sui
 eide With Pistol-Tracy Opposes Change From partisan EIcc- tion-AIilitary Funeral for McGar.


 tion-AIilitary Funeral for McGar
 "A couple of glasses Of cider,' the amount of intoxicating liquor he was said by Prosecutor Anthony J. Rich in court today, to have imbibed, proved to be extremely expensive for Frank Drenzyk of Frederick street, Forestville. when arraigned before Judge Joseph M. Donovan on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor. The man, whose car was the cause of quite rumpus at Broad and Emmett streets at 7:05 o'clock last evening. was fined s100 and costs with $50 of it re- mitted. Attorney William N. De- Roster represented the defendant.
 It was explained to the court that q car operated by Thomas Preleski of Fall Mountain road, proceeding in the direction of Forestville on Broad street. was forced onto some ones lawn in order to escape being struck by Drenzyk's s car" Anthony Minella or 5l Whiting street. Plain vile. who witnessed the incident. was not requested 10 testify. The defendant was arrested by Motor cycle Officer James Burns shortly after the accident.
 Drenzyk was held under a s200 Eond for appearance in police court today. Both his and Preleski's ma chimes were slightly damaged.
 Halloween Party
 The junior members of the Bristol Boys club will hold a Halloween party in the organization social rooms Friday evening at o'clock. Games and contests will be run off.
 Prizes for boys having the fun. nicst. most original costumes and for the prettiest girl will be award cd. There will be pie eating and peanut scrambling fracases and other interesting events.
 A meeting of the candidates for positions on the clubs basketball team will be held in the social rooms on Thursday evening.
 Mrs. Lloyd Takes Own Life
 Thought to have been Respondent over illness, Mrs. Ruth Lloyd, 30, wife of William J. Lloyd of 2S9 Summer street, took her own life with a S2 calibre revolver at her home at 4:30 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon. Police said today that Mrs. Lloyd, who returned from Hart ford retreat a week ago. was men, tally deficient. The revolver which she used had been in the Lloyd family for many years.
 The body of Mrs. Lloyd was dis covered by her year old daughter Marion, who had just returned from grammar school. The little gir traced a streak of blood in thl kitchen of the home and found her mother lying in a closet. Brighten ed, the girl darted into the street and, meeting her grandfather, related to him. The police received notifi. cation of the incident and Police Chief Ernest T. Belden and Ser geant Henry Jeglinski. accompanied by Dr. Ralph A. Richardson hustled to the Lloyd home. The case was declared a suicide after a brief in- yestigation.
 Sergeant Jeglinski, in commenting or the matter today, said that Mrs Lloyd shot herself three times, twic. iE the abdomen and once in tn, head, the first two shots of whici were ineffective. Evidently discour aged because the first two shots which failed to pierce steel strips in her corset when fired, Mrs Lloyd removed part of her clothing and, levelng the gun her head killed herself.
 The woman, it is reported. hat apparently been feeling well yester day. She did her housework and a! usual prepared her dinner. Neigh bors say that she ironed some ted suicide. Mir. Lloyd. who is em | ployed at the Wallace Barnes com pany, is a member of Seichepre! | post, No. 2, American Legion, in thi' city. He and his wife came her from Glastonbury several years ago | The funeral will take place iron i the chapel of the Prospect Metho ! dist Episcopal church at ? o'cioc. 1 Thursday afternoon. Burial will b, in Glastonbury.
 Mrs. samuel Strupp 1 Mrs. Samuel Strupp. aged S4, dicE at the Bristol hospital last evcnins Of childbirth.
 Born in Baldwinvllc. N. Y | daughter of Mir. and Mrs. patrici | Doran. she spent the greater rart O her life there. A year ago in New