New Britain herald., 1930-05-17
WARNS TRUCKNEN
 ON OVERLOOKING
Owners of Vehicles to Be Ar-
 rested, Prosecutor Says


 Prosecuting Attorney ]. C. Woods sounded waning in police court today 10 truck owners that in the future they will be prosecuted with drivers who are found on the high ways with overloaded trucks. To date, the practice has been to prosecute only the drivers.
 Thomas Matteo. A. Of $ Broad 1 street Plainville. pleaded guilty to the overlooking charge and was fined S2p and costs by Judge NJ. D. S@Ne, who was inclined 10 be lenient on account Of the fact that the young man has been under heavy expense because Of illness of rheu- matisnl which necessitated hospital treatment.
 Matteo vas found carrying q load or crushed stone to the Willow Brook diversion job Wednesday aft arnoon, the weight being 3..0o pounds in excess Of what the law allows. He said there was a new loader at the quarry and he was not aware that his truck was over loaded
 Judge SaXe expressed the opln- ion that truck owners are more 10 blame than the drivers. He asked Mattso if he or his employer would pay the fine and Matteo replied that 1t was his personal liability.
 Attorney Charles r, Conlon of Plainvillc, representing Matteo. called attention to the conviction last week Of another driver in the employ of the same truckman.
 IL was evident he claimed, that the employer would rot encourage the overlooking of his trucks in New Britain when he knew the po- lice would most certainly ap- rrohend the drivers,
 Motorcycle Officers poty and Tanguay made the arrest on Corbin avenue.
 Transplants Tree. Fined S1O
 A fine O. S1o and costs was inn posed in the case Of Alex Lastaus- has, E. of 2oG Thorniley street, on the charge of injuring private property. The case was heard three weeks ago and disposition withheld to allow time for Lastauskas to produce proof that he had bought a tree from a. nursey, the allegation being that he had uprooted 1t on property Of A. $. Petrauskas.
 Attorney Charles W. Tamulonis told the court he was obliged to plead guilty for Lastauskas because Of inability to produce witnesses he had intended to locate Lastauskas, who inisted that the tree was not slolen| at the time of the trial has since admitted that he had dug it up in what he claimed to have believed Was an empty lot, and transplanted it in his own property Attorney Tamulonis said. Counsel has been misled.' he explained.
 Judge SaXe said he had not be- liaved. Lastauskas from theoutset and he assured Attorney Tamulonis that he had no criticism Of him.
 The attorney said Lastuskas was dominated by his wife and they had experienced misfortune in tho loss o' thoir cattle and were receiving aid from th- city They live in s1ualid surroundings, h. said. and arc having difficult time existing. He asked that tho man he placed or probation and Judge Saze rc- f'rrod tho request 70 Probation Ot- fcar Connolly.
 Robs BencfaCtor, Fined $50
 Sranlslsus Nichalowski A. of An sonia, who stole watch valued at St9 after tho owner. Theomlicn Grzvb Of r Lyman street. had glv- en him food clothing and shelter on May :. pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs. Judge SaNe sad 1t was tho sort ot ofensc which IS gen. orally punished hv a jail sentence. but because Michslowski had no previous record and was married and employed, he would not send hlm away.
 Michaloush regretted the theft and sald he was ready 10 pay for t' Hc had been drinking and did not know what he was doing when he stole the watch, he said. but Prosecuting Attorney Woods ob- served that he knew what he was doing when he pawnod the watch n Hartford the next day and se- creted the ticket behind a picture on the wall at his home
 Michalowshi said he had intended 10 turn tho pawn ticket over to Gr@yb when the latter came to visit him. MichalovsII said he was 2 world war veteran and was gassed 
 ParsClI Case Nolled
 X nolle was entered in the cases Of Herbe' Parsell, 59. and his wife. Mrs. Mary Parsell, 9S, of 179 Mon roc street, who were charged on April 15 with assaulting Parsell's son Attorney David L. Nair repre- scnted the couple.
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