Connecticut western news., 1901-08-15
LAW AND ORDER LEA6CE
Rsid Six Places in North Canaan and
 Vicinity Last Thursday.

LAW AND uhbkh IEA6tE
 Rsid Six Places in North Canaan and Vicinity Last Thursday.
 The Law and Order League of Con nectieut was recently requested by citi Eens in this section of the state 10 look after suspected parties, The decent people of North Cseasn, Norfolk and Salisbury got tired of enduring the vi olstion of the liquor laws and they call ed on said league to suppress the offend. CTS
 At 10, 80 a, ID. on August s. the Law and Order League made six raids simnl- taneously, James Fltzgersld's pool room in Norfolk, James Ftxsersld's house in Canaan, Morris Warmers place in EastCansap, Lucien Stephano's place and Miles Ferris house in Canaan. and George Suydsm's house in Salisbury We're raided. The officers arrested James Fitzgerald and his bar tender, Edward Stack. at Norfolk; Morris War her at East Canasn; Mrs James Ftxger- ald and Miles Ferris at Canaan; George Susdam at Salisbury. Lueien Stephano could not be found, and consequently escaped arrest.
 The arrested persons except Edward Stack, were brought before Justice Will son E, Hicks of Salisbury at the Town Hall in Canaan on Thursday afternoon. A. H. Herrimsn gave bond in the snm of sl00 for Mrs Fitzgerald. and she was released. George Wilcox gave & $500 bond for Miles Ferris. Michael Keane gave $500 bond for Morris Warner, and the cases were assigned for trial at the Town Hall on Thursday, August Is, at 10 a m.
 Edward Stack was tried at Norfolk on Thursday evening. He pleaded guilty to selling liquor without license. He was fined Sl0 and costs. amounting to $50 So. He was placed in the lookup at Norfolk over night and on Friday was taken 10 Litchfeld jail as he was unable 10 pay the $50 so Fitzgerald WAS also given hearing at Norfolk on Thursday evening, He pleaded not guilty, and was placed in the lookup there over night, but on Friday he changed his plea to guilty and he was placed under S60O bonds to appear be- fore the October term of the Superior court at Litchfield. He was brought to Canaan and during the afternoon succeeded in getting A H. Herriman as bondsman on the Norfolk cases, Fitz gerald pleaded guilty on the Canaan cases and was placed under Se00 bonds to appear at the above mer toned court. He persuaded Frank Hitchcock to be- come hondsmsn. Suydam's bond was fixed at $500 and he wss given an op. portunity to procure bondsman, The officers in charge of the raid were s. P. Thrasher. Mir McClair, George E. Arnold, Walter F. Prince. and seven assistants. The stuff siezed was as fol. lows: At Snydsm's seven bottles of whiskey hidden in woodchuck holes back of the house. It is reported that Suydsm had bRen given tip" that the raid was to be made. and the officers were unable to find any beer there.
 At Lueien Stephano's one case of l6 bottles of wine, one case of II bottles of wine, one bottle of rum, four jugs of wine, 2S bottles of beer. one keg con- taining about fonr gallons of wine.
 At Miles Ferris one demiiohn of vhiskey. one basket containing l5 bot ties of whiskey, one box containing Is bottles of whiskey.
 At Morris Warmers the officers siexed beer, whiskey, and some stuff that Wsr- ner calls Jamaica ginger.
 It is reported that some one gave Fitzgerald a ''tip" that his place in Canaan was 10 be ralded. It is under. stood that the officers found no beer ;n the house, but in the bushes near the road about l50 yards south of the house they found eleven barrels of partly em. pity beer bottles, Some of the barrels were sugar barrels and some were flour barrels. They averaged about nine dozen bottles per barrel. The labels on the barrels read James Fitzgerald. n The beer was fresh and not sour in the partly empty bottles and the ground was still wet where the bottles had been emptied.
 Prosecuting Attorrey Err de,ick NJ. Williams was present at the hearings on Thursday and Friday.
 The Law and Order League can dc its work without fear oi favor-a woik which local officers in every state in the Union are naturally 10th to undertake for fear of mourning the ill will of some of their neighbors, townsmen or politi cal supporters.