Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-02
Case of Sunday Liquor Selling
 Before Judge Cowell.
FINE OF $50 AND COSTS
The Judge Said He Made It Light In Behalf of Humanity Mclean Sub Jected to Rigid Cross s-Examination By Attorney Kennedy

] | By Attorney Kennedy. Judge Cowell held city court today and was kept there almost two hours hearing the case against John Casey for selling drink at his hotel and sa loon, 179 Washington avenue last Sunday. 1t was one of the most isl- teresting liquor cases that has been heard in the city court for some time. Officer Mclean testified that on last Sunday evening at b:4O he entered Casey's place with Oficer Walsh. 20 ing In by the kitchen. They saw four men in the sitting room who tried to hide their drinking glasses A short time before they entered the place, Mclean said he saw Casey behind the bar filling beer glasses. Casey, he said, keeps sentry on duty all day Sunday and has "a hole in the back. door, through which he can see who is on the other side
 Casey was represented by Attor- neys Kennedy and J. J. O'Neill.
 The defense was conducted bv MT Kennedy. He asked the officer if he were in the saloon Sunday. aud claimed the officer had a grudge against Casey and that he told sever al men employed in the New England Watch factory that he would break Casey. He showed an unusual desire to convict Casey and in general way displayed an interest in the case that was not warranted by his position as a police officer. MT Kennedy claimed the officer was prejndiced and re- vengeful and Judge Cowell admitted that the officer might be biased, but it was evidently the bias of zealoils officer, assuming that he was biased. Did you enter any other saloon back kitchens?" asked MT Kennedy The officer said the only back kiteh~ en he knew of in a saloon or hotel in South Brooklyn was in Casey's. He has been on duty there three months The officer said the reason he went to Casey's was because he saw crowds of people go there all day long. Hs made no effort to ascertain what took them there because he deemed it would be useless He knew Casey keeps hotel as well as saloon He did not know his boarders. but knew that the people he saw going there last Sunday were not his boarders Why did you say they were not bis
 
 asked MT Kennedy
 Because wish to convict I1in1A was the officers astounding answer. Then he went on to say that the req son he wished Casey to be convicted was because it was his case.
 This answer seemed to daze AIr/ Kennedy and he asked the officer to show where his name was on theeQms plaint. The officer took the paper but failed to show his On it Witt ness considered it his case, however, because it was De who brought it and for that reason he wanted Casey con! victed. When he arrests person, the < ofi1cer Said. he wants that person con victed He considered it his duty to have him convicted.
 MT Kennedy then claimed that the officer was menace to the peace of the city By his own admissions he was dangerous man to have on the police force, for instead of protecting people he is 8 danger to them. Tn all his experience as an attorney he never heard such admissions from a police man before Such a man, he said, will do anything to convict his pris- oner. He will color his testimony, will go to any extreme. He did not be- heve the officer was ever given such instructions He is not paid to con- vfct prisoners and 1t is none of his bus mess whether .or not person whom he arrests is convicted or dischargeds His business is merely to tell his story of the case.
 Judge Oowell said that the court was not the place to make such state ments If MT Kennedy did not think the officer proper man to have on the force he knew where to get relief. Hs thought it was hardly human to expect an officer to be disinterested in the re- suit of an arrest which he had made.
 Witness was then allowed to resumA and he said that he saw 8 crowd or men near Casey's place last Sunday. He denied he spoke to any of them, that he was watching Casey's place or that he saw two men leave the saloon and told them that he. was watching it.
 "When intend to pull a place said the officer. "I don't go around adver- Using it.
 He then identified one man in thc audience as one of the party whom he z saw drinking in the saloon last Saln- day. He did not arrest the men be cause be doubted the legality of such step. Casey said nothing to him Sunday, but yesterday, when he nofi- fled him to be in court, he was insult ing. and witness advised him 1t was better for him to keep still. SWhen we were coming out of the saloon Sun- day evening" he added, sT saw Casey pick up two whiskey glasses and put them in his pocket, and followed him a while and took them out and put them on a table"
 ''So you picked his pocketT" said Att St5rney Kennedy.
 Officer Walsh practically corrobor- ated the above. He added that the Lace hA the reputation where drink was solds Sundays. He said men told him they had been drinking there Sun