New Britain herald., 1930-07-08
JUDGE SARCASTIC
 AT MAYS SEXCUSES
Fines New Britainite After Co.,
 lision at Crossing
THREE COMPLAINTS - JAIL
Numchik Arrested After Battle At His Home-Phrenologi Ordered to Leaye - Veteran Complains When Refused License-Notes.

"Is he supposed to run into train to give you 9 chance" Judge Joseph M. Donovan remarked 10 Stanley Niedzwicki of 97 Sexton street. New Britain. presented in po- lice court on a. reckless driving charge this morning and fined S25 and costs after a conviction had been secured. Niedzwicki, accord ing to police reports, was the op- orator of an automobile which struck second car driven by Dom chic Rosia of 20 Mill street, New Britain. at Davitt's railroad crossing in Forestville Sunday morning. The Rosia machine halted at the cross ing to permit the pa ssage of a train when the Niedzwicki car bumped into it's rear and pushed it onto the tracks.
 Henry J. Avery Of 57 Preston street. ForestvilIe, tender of the gate at the crossing, testified that the Niedzwicki car stopped as the bell at the tracks sounded warning of an approaching train. The de- fendant asserted that he saw no tail light on the Rosia car, adding that he noticed it parked at the crossing as he was about 80 feet away" but the gatetender replied with a state nent which proved to the court that the Rosia car had a tail light. Judge Donovan stated that Niedzwicki, nevertheless. was wrong either way that he could have stopped in time to avoid striking the Rosia car had he been going only o5 miles an hour. his testimony; and that the gate mans testimony showed that Rosia's car did have tail light.
 Numchik sentenced to Jail
 John Numchik of Curtiss street, charged in police court this morn ing with assault and breach Of the peace was sentenced by Judge Donovan to 50 days in jail The man was arrested by Officers Dewey Car penter and William Thompson at his home early this morning. As sistant Prosecutor Quinlan, in pre- senting the defendant, averred that the complaint which resulted in his arrest was the third received by the police in week.
 The case was opened in humor- ous manner when Attorney Quinlan asked the man if he understood English, 10 which he replied quite plainly: No I don't understand English" The defendant interrupted the interpreter al several times dur ing the trial with testimony in the native tongue,
 Officer Carpenter told the court in his testimony that when he visit ed the home of the accused this morning at about 1:20 o'clock the mans wife was sitting on the veranda with a rolling pin in her hand. He stated that all in the house were drunk" A niece Of the de- fendant told the court that torrid battle preceded the apprehension Of the peace breaker.
 PhreaoIoctSt Told to Leave
 Lee Roy, professional phrenolog- ist. of New York city, who has been conducting a thriving fortune tell ing business in a North Main street store was requested to leave the city in the ante room of police Headquarters this morning when he was arraigned before Assistant Prosecutor Edward J. Quinlan on a charge of violation of a city park ing ordinance, An automobile owned by the traveller was tagged yesterday by Officer Dewey Carpenter. who discovered that it was parked too far away from the curbing in front of the Bristol Underprice store.
 When brought into headquarters today, it was found that the man had no license to practice phren- ology or anything else in Bristol, so he was asked to leave the city today. The costs of court. s7.SO, were assessed upon him before he vas permitted to leave.
 Building Permits Issued
 Superintendent of Public Works oscar Anderson today issued build ing permits 10 the following:
 To George Raymond Of Fourth street. East Bristol. to erect a one family house for Dorothy NJ Whit ing of 34 Putnam street on Freder- ick street at an estimated cost of S5,o0O
 To Delphis Duval of 5 Q Cemetery avenue to erect a garage for Emma Duval of the same address on Mechanic street at an estimated cost Of s55O.
 Sodegrens Sued
 William and Bertha Sodegren of this city were made defendants in