The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-26

April,
 Arrested after Q spectacular chase and excellent detective work on the part of police yesterday, Michaud was fined $l0 and costs on the reck- less driving charge and $l00 and costs on the count of evading re- SponSihility. The judge suspended the operation of the last two fines,
 Forced Car
 Lieutenant Joseph F. McEvoy teS- tified Miehaud failed to stop after his automobile forced e car driven by William Donovan, 2S. of 254S East Main street, of the highway following an accident on Meriden road.
 A witness observed three digits from the license plate of the fugi- tive car, and reported the numbers to headquarters, They were broad- cast by Lieut., McEvoy,
 Motor Patrolman Thomas Phelan picked up the alarm on Thomaston avenue, and shortly after noticed a speeding machine going in the direction of West Main street, He chase and olocked the car at 62 miles an hour before overtaking 1t, The digitS tallied,
 Removed Wheel
 Lieut., McEvoy testified Michaud attempted to destroy evidence of the accident by turning off Into Lindale avenue, where he removed a damaged wheel from tho car and threU ik iNtn thN huShcS
 Donovan told police that Michaud had left him with tho choice of head-on collision or a crash against q telephone pole, He said he through, but Miehaud struck him and kept going
 Mich9ud, who pleaded guilty, told Judge Gaffney he wasn't going 62 miles an hour on ThomaSton ave- nue, but only 80, Police testified 30 miles an hour is the speed limit on that highway,
 Motor Patrolman Vincent Begg who was also instrumental in the arrest, also testified today,
 Fined Ss5 and Costs
 Antonio Crisoi, S4, of 26 James street, arrested December 10 after an accident at the intersection of Green and North Leonard streets was fined $2S and costs on e charge of reckless driving, Attorney Ed ward Maseolo appealed the de- oiSien,
 Crisel was involved in e eol- liSon with light truck operated by Joseph ShoptS of 2S2 Willow street, whose vehicle turned over after the crash,
 Defense counsel and Prosecutor Michael J Galullo argued the ques- ton of which of the vehicles was the first to enter the intersection, and the court ruled against Crisci
 MaNo Casillo, apple-vendor, teS- titled for the defense that Crisei was the first to enter the junction, The state contended that because of the fact that the front end of CriseiS machine struck the rear end of the light truck, the truck must have been in the intersection first,
 Bond for the appeal was set at $TS,
 Alex Gransky, 30, of 2i Oak street pleaded guilty to charges of drunk. on driving December 2S, and was given @ suspended fine of $i0 and costs,
 The judge obtained e New Years resolution from him to stop drink Ing,
 List of Cases
 Other cases disposed of today were those of Lewis Pinaeello. who was fined $25 and costs on a charge of reckless driving; Nelson Wilcox of RED 3, who was fined $25 and costs on a charge of reckless driv- ing and $i00 and costs on q charge of evad!ng responsibility. The court remittetl $75 of the penalty, give him two weeks Co pay, and noleld 0 charge of failure to change his license address,
 Richard KreidNl, 22, of 5S Harker Ovenupo, arrested Friday on Q charge ofb violating tho motor vehicle law was granted Q nolle today, after he told lthe court he has been accepted for the U, s, navy,
 N0lles Granted
 Nolles were granted to the fol- lowing motorists;
 Percy D, Cowell, 70. Bridgeport, speeding, $l0; Dominic Innaimo, 24, 463 Congress avenue, rules, no pay ment; Irving Antrum, 27, Ansonia, speeding, $i0; Angelo l.. Rodea, 35, 250 Plank road, city ordinance, 90; Ada Ash, 90, 65 dalpin street, speeding, $5; Max 6, Winters. a, Hartford, speeding, $i0; Edson da- ner, 70, WinSted, rules, $5, Edward r, Doyle, 24, 28 Webb street, reek- less driving, SIS: Stanley Molin- owski, 2s, 2S3 River street, rules, $5; William Peterson, i8, Woloott, rules, no payment; Albert Pello- rine, 20, of New Haven, speeding, si0: Stanley Miskewiez, 20, Union City, rules, $5: Andrew iaeovino, 32, ia Division street, reckless driving, S25; Thomas W, Lamb, go, Prospect rules, na payment; Francis Sweeney 2i, i80 Wood street, speeding, no payment: Thomas Shea. 90, 327 East Main street, reckless driving, $5; and Armand Mistura, 27, 653 HAn0pAag aVAnuA piilaQ AA