New Britain herald., 1930-06-23
EARLY MORNING
 SHOOTER CAUGHT
EludeS PlainYille Police in Chase But Is Arrested al Home
ARRESTED. ACCIDENT
Two Drivers Notified to Be in Court Following Smash On New Britain
 Avenue-Four Cars in Jam on
 Pennington Avenue--Wedding

After eluding Consta bles George i Schubert and B. J Wadsworth in an exciting automobile chase about 2 1 o'clock last Saturday morning. Les i ter F. Rrotherton Of 403 East street. New Britain, was arrested at his home about o'clock by the New | Britain police at tho request of the Plainville authorities He is charged | technically with breach Of the peace and he will be given a hearing in the Plainville police court Wednes- ' day morning
 | Brotherton was unable. when | questioned by the Pialpville police following his arrest 70 explain his 1 actions in following the family of Earnest Earth in aa automobile I from New Britain to Pl2inville and then snooping about the Earth home 1 on East Broad street last Saturday morning Tn the early nor'Iins hours. While returning from visit With 1 friends in New Britaln, Mir. Earth raid scant attention to an automo- bile that began 10 ,folloV his from the. vicinity Of the Black Rock i bridge in New Britain However. he was forced to take particular notice Of 1t when the car followed his directly to his homo and stopped a short way behind his.
 1 The family entered the house hut they kept a watch on the occupant of the second autom obilc. He Wa7 seen to circle the house and 90 into the back yard. Mir Earth ran out of the house and 4ccostnl the prow- Ter in his back yard. He asked him what he was doing there but the nan answered that he was just looking around
 Mrs. Earth, in the meantime started to telephone for the police The man saw her and made quick tracks for his car. He swung it around in the street but he had reckoned without the prompt an swer to the call by Sonstables George Schubert and B. 2 wads- worth.
 Constable Wadsworth.~' on his Il4OlOIINtlr 6Iu '-OIStd DIE SNHupSlL ir an automobile came from differ ent directions and joined each other on Pine street The driver of the pursued car stepped on the gas and sped cut to Pennington avenue with the two police officers behind him. The chase sped by Governor Trum- bulls home to a point near the Farmington town line.
 There. when the local officers were about to draw up with the car the dr.ver suddenly swerved in the road and all but upset Constable Wadsworth and wrecked the car in which Constable Schubert was rid ing He swung around and as he started to head back towards Plain vile. Constable Schubert pulled his gun and fired at him. The driver. however. failed to stop.
 Back he sped at 60 miles an hour with the two policemen hot in pur- suit. He Neered into Cooke street and turned towards New Britain. He eluded his pursuers at the cor ner of West Main street and Cor bin avenue in New Britain but they had already secured the registration nun her Of his automobile.
 The constables hurried 10 the New Britain police station and they set the machinery in motion to find out the owner Of the car. + was found to be registered in the name of Brotherton and, accompanied by the New Britain police. the Plainville officers went 10 his home. He was in bed but they routed him out and brought him 10 PlainyIlle