Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-29
LIQUOR CASE IN COURT.
Peter RObillard Asked to Pay $IOO
 and Costs-He Appealed.

Liquor Prosecuting Agent Pierce re- proved State Secretary Vinal in the city court to-day. MT Vinal was not present to answer him and if he were there is no doubt that a dispute would result. The reproof was incidental to the hearing of the two cases against Peter Robillard for keeping a place where liquors were reputed to be sold Sunday and for dispensing liquors there last Sunday. The place is 23 ScOvill street and to some is known as the Provincial Club" Robillard was defended by Attorney Holohan and the evidence was given by Sergeant Pagan and Officers Mclean and Myers. Id was to the effect that they entered the place last Sunday and found half a dozen men there. There was evidence of drinking going on. Five of the men were respectfully dressed and the sixth looked as though he were host Ter. The invaders had "a search war rant and seized seven cases of beer and a quantity of gin, blackberry brandy and whiskey. There was no literature or things of amusement or Instruction in the place.
 MT Pierce laid particular stress on the fact that one of the men found in the place was hostler and Mir Holo- han asked what difference was there between hostlers clothes and any other mans clothes, and Officer Mey- CTS, who was asked the question, said a man would not be likely to go to a ball dressed in hostler's clothes. The only defense were the articles of incorporation of the club and ittwas in commenting on these in bis argument that MT Pierce gave the state secre- tary "a call"
 He said that anybody could get such paper from the state secretary, and in fact everybody who applies for such incorporation is accepted. MT Pierce thought this was all wrong, very wrong, and that the state secre- tary should use discrimination in issuing such articles of incorpora- tion.
 After reading the articles. Judge Burpee said 1t was evident from them that the main idea of the club was to supply its members with liquors, and from the appearance of the room when the officers entered it. he should say that was one of its principal purposes. There was nothing else doing there then, and from the evidence the rooms were adapted to no other purpose There were no means of amusement or intellectual intercourse evident in the room.
 Mir Pierce then introduced Robfl- .lard's previous record showing he re- gently settled two cases for $7O. MT Holohan objected, but the record was allowed ins The cases were then dis posed of, Robillard being found guilty of dispensing liquor and not guilty on the charge of reputation. He was fined $100 and costs and filed notice of appeal.
 James Curley, cook at Brookside home, came to town a few days ago and got drunk. Yesterday he was ar rested and he was sent up again to- day to cook out R fine of $10 and costs.
 George Bushy and Robert Curtiss were charged with vagrancy. Cur tiss was committed to Brooxside for thirty days and sentence was suspend- ed in Bushy's case.
 John Scanlon, IS, Patrick, his broth CT, IS, and Joseph Grant, 16, charged with annoying James Henry and throwing stones at him, were let of with a reprimand.