Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-03
LlTCHFIELD.

LlTCHFIELD.
 On Saturday the Case of State as Mary Weller was tried at the Town Room be- fore Justice Meafoy. The complaint was for selling liquor without license. Plea, not guilty. {, |
 Patrick 1fcDern,ot sworn, he went to Mrs. Weller's on the 9th day of June to get some breakfast; got some crackers and eggs; asked for pint of whiskey; she asked if I had bottle; I said 'sNo"; off cred to pay for one; she got bottle and put 8 pint of whiskey in it for me; want ed a drink; she let me have one and charged ten cents for it; paid sixty cents for bottle of whiskey; this was about sev- en in the morning. Cross Examination by Gravese Born in Ireland; came here thirty years ago; lived most everywhere; lived all over the South in Waterbury; was in jail three months; been in jail three times; have lived in Litchfeld; came from Waterbury here; came with myself; came through Morris, Sunday evening" didn't run away from justice. Worked week at James Sulliyan's-was arrested and sent word to prisoner she must pay my fine or I would inform on her. Hadn't but one bottle of liquor at yonr office
 Eugene Ward testified that he saw Patrick on the morning of his arrest; saw him go into Mrs. Weller's from seven to eight in the morning of his arrest; next day hut one went over to see Mrs. Well Ter at the suggestion of McDermot. l asked her to come over and pay McDer- mot's fine and cost or he would prose cute her; he said he, bought hiswhiskey of her. She wanted me to persuade Pat to keep still and do nothing about it; urged me quite hard Finally she ac- cused me of watching her for Sheriff Baldwin; said she should fight it. She acknowledged he had been there; I told her had got the bottle Cross Fransia- ed.-She said she didn't keep or sell liq- uor; saw an old gentleman there who took up most of the front yard.
 Patrick identified the bottle of whiskey.
 Prisoners counsel admitted she had no license.
 EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE.
 Mrs. Mary Weller. Patrick came to my store on the morning testified to, and said he wanted some breakfast him bowl of bread and milk sold him no liquor. I haven't any liquor there. Thought him drunk when he came.
 Dues. Now, Mrs. Weller, make clear breast of this. Have youa had, or sold any liquor since the 18th of September last |? ~
 Ans. l haven't had any 1iqnof there since the 18th of September last. I had some. by inc then, but sent it away and have got none since.
 Cues. You are willing. are you not, to have your premises searched?
 A'as. l don't want anyone going all over my house, cellar and everywhere, but I have no liquor there. Inever saw the bottle Drought in by iailor) before and know nothing about it. if.
 C'oss-eran.ined by Mr. ~Andreacs Can't say whether McDermot had any liquor with him when he came. He en- quired for nothing except whether I had beer Forget whether he paid for crack CTS, milk &c. Don't recollect that he paid for anything. Told him he was vel come to them if he would go away and stay away. I haven't bought or kept liq- uor since the license law went into effect. I have some cider in the cellar but it is not tipped. The most temperate ladies in town keep it in their houses. Haven't received any package within month o1 two. trade with Hall & Go. in Bridge port. They have sent. me groceries but no liquor. The liquor in that bottle don't look like whiskey to meas whiskey used to look. Don't recollect asking Mir. Ward to try and keep McDermot still.
 John L. Plumb. Was at Mrs. Weller's on the morning of the 9th of June. Mo Dermot was sitting in a chair. Didn't suppose he was drunk but seemed under the influence of liquor. Heard him ask her for milk.
 Joanna Daily Came to Mrs. Weller's with some eggs between and 8 on the morning of the 9th. McDermot was there and bought some of me and ate them raw. Half an hour afterwards, as. I was going by the Mansion House, found him and my husband there. My husband asked him to go over to Mrs. Weller's McDermot replied he had been there and couldn't get anything to drink. He want ed me to go into the Mansion House with them. I said, no; men did that; women didn't. He and my husband went in to- gether. Suppose they drank for smelt my husbands breath afterwards I told my husband to come along home or he would be as drunk as this fellow was. | Ed,Uard Fisher was offered to prove that he had not known any liquor sold oa  Mrs. Welier's premiees. Andrews object ed that the charge was a specific one, that the prisoner was charged with selling a specific article at a specific time (Graues to specific cuss,) Yes-one specific cuss sells another specific cuss an article of pure cussedness. The Court ruled out the testimony. a5s--s srfE.
 Charles Kirch6eryer testified torhaving seen McDermot on West Street before seven, on the morning of his arrest, and that he thought him drunk at that time -one or two fellows were fooling with him.
 The defence then rested their case and MT. s. B. Johnson made the opening ar gument for the State. No one, he said, would think of prosecuting this friend of MT. Grrves wrongfully. He admits she has bad reputation, but says. it isn't