New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1927, Page 2

DRUNKEN DRIVING COUSINTO HURDER Prosecntor Condemns Practice, New Haven Man Fined $100 “Drunken driving is a first cousin to murder and no mercy should be shown those who come into this court and are proven guilty,” Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods declared in police court this morn- ing in an impassioned plea for a jail sentence and a substantial fine in the case of Robert C. Wilson, aged 27, of 56 Clark street, New Haven, who was arrested on June‘ 30 on Main street, by Officer H. C. Lyon. Wilson pleaded not guilty and was represented by Attorney | Isreal Nair. Judge Morris D. Saxe made a finding of guilty and im- posed a fine of $100 and a suspend- | ed jail sentence of 30 days remarking | that he was moved to give consid- eration to the fact that it was Wil- son's first offense and also that he contributes to the support of his widowed mother. Officer Lyon testified that he saw Wilson trying to turn an automo- bile around on Main street near Myrtle, about 11:30 a. m. and he noticed that the car struck two| curbstones and the driver seemed “wobbly.” Approaching the car, he | asked Wilson what he was about | and Wilson asked him the location | of Stanley street. The officer or- dered him out of the car after| smelling liquor from his breath, and had him walk about 15 feet across the street. He staggered, the officer said, Detective Sergeant W. P. McCue testified that Officer Lyon brought Wilson to the detective bureau and he noticed at once that the man had | been drinking. His speech was in- coherent and rambling, the sergeant said. It was impossible to smell angthing from his breath excepting candy which he was eating, but as he walked out of the room he stag- gered and later as he walked down the corridor his unsteadiness was | apparent, the sergeant sald. Officer Lyon was recalled testified that as he was talking to | Wilson before bringing him to the police station, the latter attempted to put candy in his mouth but the ofticer stopped him, as he believed the purpose was to disguise the odor of liquor. As they entered the po- lice station, however, Wilson suc- ceeded in putting something into his mouth. | ‘Wilson testified that he is d{strk‘li manager for an underwear concern and had not driven an automobile for about seven yvears, until June 29, when he registered a 1924 used car | he had purchased, and obtained a | license to drive. He made a trip to New York and return and lhe‘ next day he drove to New Britain | to observe business conditions here with the idea in mind of opening a branch office. He drove about the | center of the city several times Melts Away Every Freckli'u_l_ 4 Days New Discovery — Wonderful Cream — Easy to Use and Fair Dept. Store Says Money Back Is Flyte Fails. 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As the officer approached him, Wilson said he asked him the loca- tion of Stanley street but the of- ficer sald “You’ve been drinking,” which Wilson retorted: *You're crazy.” He explained on the witness stand that he makes a practice of using the expression when he means to dispute another’s statement. The officer then ordered him out of the car and told him to walk across the treet, which he did, and in order to impress upon the officer that he was not intoxicated, he directed his steps diagonally. He was nervous because of the realization that the drunken driving charge is serious, and he may have walked unsteadily on this account, together with the fact that his legs were stiffened considerably by his drive to New York and back the day before. The reason he ate the candy was that nervousness has the effect of drying his throat, he said, and as he is obliged to do considerable talking in his business he always carries lozenges. He denied that he ate the lozenges to deceive the police as to the odor of his breath. At police headquarters he asked that he be cxamined by a physician at once and after being placed in a cell he re- peated his request but it was not granted. He would not swear that he had asked to be permitted to use the telephone. Cross-examined by Mr. Wilson named the Stanley street woman he was seeking. He had been on Stanley street once but could not recall its location, he said. He made on stop in Meriden on the way from New Haven, and had two Woods, and one-half glasses of near beer. | Asked why he had made the stop, he replied that he was thirsty. He was just as sober when arrested as he was this morning, he said, and he doubted that he would have been arrested had he not made the “crazy” reply to Officer Lyon. Mr. Woods said he has implicit confidence in the veracity of the po- lice witnesses, both of whom have had long experience and would not say a man was driving under the influence of liquor if it was not so. “There is nothing so repugnant to the court as a deliberate lie,”” he said, “and this man goes on the witness stand and attempts to de- ceive the court. T ask for a sub- stantial fine and a jail sentence.” Attorney Nair, referring to Mr. Woods' mention of his 12 years con- nection with police court, said the | prosecuting attorney should have learned to obtain convictions with- out accusing all witnesses but his own of lying. Wilson, while in po- lice custody, asked repeatedly for an impartial examination and it was de- nied him, the lawyer said. Mr. Woods has been representing the state for such a long time he is un- able to put himself in the position of those who are arrested, therefore | he wonders why Wilson wanted to be examined even though he knew he was not intoxicated. Had he not made the “crazy” remark, he would not have been arrested, the attorney contended. There is reasonable doubt and the defendant should recelve its benefit. “And what of the attaches of the police station?" Attorney Nair asked. “The man on the desk asked Wilson, when he was going out on bonds, if he drank, and without giving him a chance to reply, said ‘of course you do or you wouldn't be here,” That's why the card before Your Honor contains the entry that Wil- | son drinks. I was present when this | happened and I did not remonstrate | because I wanted to wait until I| could mention it to Your Honor.” Mr. Woods, replying to Attorney Nair, said drunken drivers are not only dangerous to their own safety but a menace to the lives of others. | He asked Judge Saxe to conslderi what the situation would be if the | Jjudge's son or Mr. Woods' son or any relative of any person in flm? NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1927 court room should lose his life as a result of Wilson's driving. Drunken drivers go about the country in cul- verts and over bridges and every- where else, killing and maiming persons and it is time they were curbed, he declared. Judge Saxe, making his finding of | guilty, said it was very difficult for | him to belfeve that two policemen could be mistaken as to Wilson's condition. Officer Lyon smelled liquor and saw the man atagger. | Sergeant McCue a few minutes later |saw him stagger. “I want to give 1e\rery man the benefit of reasonable | doubt,” he said. “Drunken drivers | ought to go to jail but in this case, |1 shall take into consideration the {fact that it is his first offense and |he has a widowed mother to sup- | port. Nobody realizes more than I | the seriousness of drunken and reck- {less driving. 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For sale every- where. CHANGE IN MANAGERS AT BURRITT HOTEL TODAY Leland M. Blankenship Succeeds Carlos D. Smith, Who Goes to Salem, Mass. With the removal from the Bur- ritt hotel of this city to the Hawe thorne of Salem, Mass., of Manager Carlos ‘D. Smith, the American Hotels cor. atlon "has transferred the headquarters of the New Eng- land zone from ew Britain to Salem. Mr. Smith left last evening for Salem, where he will have the active charge of the Hawthorne as well as continuing his supervision of the New Britain hotel in his capacity of zone manager. The local manager who took charge this morning, is Leland M. Blankenship of New York city. Mr. Blankenship, who is an old hotel man, having been in the hotel bus- iness for a good many years, has been retired for the past few years but has returned to active manager- ship once more. During the past three years he has spent most of the time traveling, having crossed the ocean 12 times within that period. Among the hotels he has managed are the Hotel Green, of Pasadena, Cal., and Briar Cliff lodge at Long Island. He was connected for years with New York hotels. Mr. Blankenship will have two practically new clerhs back of the desk with him. George O'Neil who came here from the Hotel Essex at Boston, and George Burke, who came from the Draper at Northampton, Mass., succeeded Hart Dudley and James A. Walsh who resigned re- cently. Other changes at the Burritt in- clude the resiznation of Wallace Aerial, assistant manager, who is said to have been offered the local | managership but declined in prefer- ence to an offer to become assistant manager of the Waldorf Asoria in New York, to which place he has gone. John Nalwalker, superintendent of service and manager of the coffee shop, will go to the Hawthorne with Mr. Smith in a similar capacity. CHICKEN COOP RAIDED David Moore of 341 South street has reported to the police that on June 23, five chickens were stolen from his coop and yesterday two more were taken. Today he found one in a bag about 50 feet from his yard. - Three of the five stolen June 23 are partridge Wyandottes, which he said, are uncommon in Connecti- cut. In his letter to Chief Hart, Mr. Moore states that he does not ex- pect the police to recover the chickens, but in the event that he sces them in the possession of some- one else, he will expect the ajd of the police in getting them back. More People Were Injured or C. of an Automobile; or INDEMNITY FOR LOSS 0 LIFE Both Hands Both Feet One Hand and One Foot One Hand and Sight of One Eye One Foot and Sight of One Eye Sight of Both Eyes $1500 WEEKLY INDEMNITY—LOSS OF TIME, ETC. 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Fhmhaall STILL TRYING T0 FILL JURY PANEL Seren in Edel Gase Had Been Selected This Morning New Haven, July 7.—(®—With seven jurgrs in:the jury box, the work of selécting the other five members of the jury which will hear the testimony in the trial of Fred ‘W. Edel, charged with the murder of John Mastriano, continued in superior court before Judge Edwin C. Dickenson here today. i The seven already accepted by both prosecution and defense were & picked yesterday from 41 veniremen | examined. When court adjourned | late yesterday afternoon the state and defense had each exercised sev- en of the 25 challenges allowed each by law. Will Show Alibi During the questioning of the veniremen Edel sat at the counsel table, occasionally conferring with | his lawyers, but for the most parti he showed little interest in the pro- ceedings. His attorneys have said that his deferise will be an alibi. | Since his arrest on December 24, 1926, the day after Mastriano’s body was found in a lonely section of Carmel, Edel has maintained his in- l nocence and has said little beyond claiming he knows nothing of the circumstances connected with the | slaying of Mastriano. Authorities | claim that Mastriano was killed on December 19. After Edel's arrest it was established that Edel was play- | ing cards with Mastriano in Meriden where both men lived, the night before Mastriano met his death. i Police Geclared that the latter had | been robbed of more than $100 and they expressed belief that he had been murdered for his money. Five of the seven jurors selected yester- | i day were examined during the after- noon. The seven already in the box ; |are: Fred M. Smith, 62, Milford, farmer and assessor; I. Edward Stoddard, 72, Ansonia, retired; James V. 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