The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-15
HAS HIS
TROUBLES
SURE
Arrested for Selling Whisky
That He Claims Was Bought
in Harrison.

John Flynn, Of 81 Bridge street, a
saloonkeeper, was arraigned before
Judge Herr this morning in the Second
Precinct Police Court charged with vio-
lating the excise law. An additional
charge was also read, both of which
were preferred by Captain Brown, of
the Second Precinct Police Station.
Flynn was paroled to await the action
of the Grand Jury on both charges.
During the examination Policeman
Tortoriello, of the Second Precinct Sta
ton, was censured by Judge Herr for
prompting a witness, and was threat
ened with being put put of the court
room IL he said another word.
While Policeman Norton, of the same
precinct, was giving his testimony he
stated the wrong number in speaking
of the place from which he alleged that
liquor was purchased. Tortoriello whis-
pered the right number in the witnesses
ear, and Attorney William C. Nicoll
called the policeman down.
The charge was that Flynn, last Sun
day morning about s o'clock, sold two
glasses of beer and a pint OF whiskey to
John Hines, IS years old, of 151 New
street, and Peter Mcmahon, 10 years
old, of IS Summit street.
During the examination the fact was
brought out that the young men were ap-
preached by Policeman Tortoriella on the
Saturday night previous and arrange
ments made then to go to the saloon OF
FLYNN on the following morning and see
il they could purchase drinks. The police
man met them Sunday morning and
gave Mcmahon 80 cents and sent them to
the saloon. Policemen Tortoriello and
Norton waited at Broad and Bridge
streets. and about ten minutes later the
men returned and gave the policemen a
pint of whiskey, which they alleged had
been bought in Flynn's place. Mcmahon
was not in court and Captain Brown In
formed the court that he a mysterious
ly disappeared from his home since last
Sunday afternoon, and all efforts to locate
him had been futile.
Young Hines told several conflicting
stories on the stand, and confessed, under
the interrogations of the Judge, that he
had recently been in the City Home for
loaflng. He could not say that 1t was in
Flynn's place that the whiskey was bought,
but repeatedly said that 1t was in the
third saloon on the right hand side of
Bridge street, going toward the river,
There was some discrepancy between the
1 flAGhA " = ~ 80 II LlI-
witness. Hines said that before he and
Mcmahon went to the Bridge street saloon
Mcmahon went to Harrison and upon his
return the whiskey was purchased an6
the drinks gotten. Tortoreillo said that
only ten minutes elapsed from the time the
two young men left him until they returned
and gave him the whiskey. Flynn declares
that the whiskey was bought in Harrison.
Hines was asked by counsel for the de
PENDANT If it was not true that he went Il
Harrison and got the whiskey, but this h
denied. The second charge vas the out,
come of the first, and charged Flynn with
selling liquor to Mcmahon, who is undet
age.
Another charge was made against Flynn
by Bernhard Parrolla. of So Sickles street
Brooklyn, who accused him with assault
while in his place yesterday. Parrolla is
peddler and he alleged that while tryinj
to sell some lace and dress shirt pattern
to Mrs. Flynn, the husband beat him ant
put him out Of the house. Mrs. Flynn wa
in court and told the judge that the ped
dler came to her home and walked into tn
house without ringing the bell or knocking
on the door. He tried to sell her som
things, but she told him thai she did no
want anything. She then left and went in
to another room and he followed her. He
husband came In and slapped the peddle
end put him out. The Judge dismissed thi