Two Tipsy Drivers Fined by Liberman
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Judge Refuses Alibi Offered That One ‘Drowned Grief’ in Friend’s Death
Two drunken drivers were given the alternative yesterday of Police Judge Lewis Liberman of paying fines of $200 or spending 90 days in jail.
They are Samuel Boykin, 42, of 514 Lawrence street, and George Kendig, 41, of 2332 Broadway.
Boykin was arrested Monday at Broadway and Federal streets by Patrolmen William Stibi and Gus Rhiem, after they noticed his driving in a zig-zag manner.
Boykin pleaded not guilty, but admitted having “taken a drink to drown my sorrow over the death of a friend.”
“There is no question in my mind that you were drunk,” Judge Liberman told him, “because I have personal knowledge of it. I saw you in my office shortly after your arrest.”
Kendig, who was arrested last Thursday after his car was in collision with another car, was first arraigned yesterday, but the hearing was postponed to permit police to make further investigation.
Yesterday Sergeant Walter Mattison and Patrolman Maurice DiNiculo [sic] testified they were on duty when Kendig was brought in to police headquarters and that he was under the influence of liquor. Kendig pleaded not guilty but admitted having had a “few glasses of wine.”
Both sentences carry with them automatic suspension of drivers’ licenses for one year.