Putnam patriot., 1908-07-24

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 They all pleaded guilty and waved the reading of the complaint. The Prosecuting Attorney made s state naent which, he said. would apply to al the eases. He said sll the men held licenses granted by the Mayor. ansi they may have thought that they had some right to make the sales, but in reality they had no right, al least not to sell postal cards The offence Is s trivial one but is, nevertheless, a viola ton ef the law, and while | think there should be some punishment, think 1t should be light.
 Attorney Torny, who apiearci for some ef the men, suggested that \ fine of Sl be imposed and that costs be waived. MT. Gard said that would he satisfactory 10 him.
 Mr, Torrey stated that there had been no wanton infringement af tho law. The men had done what they had been accustomed to do for the past i've or 1 ten years. IL would be a rank injustice to make them pay any substantial sum He thought the people who instigated this thing would be perfectly satisfied. l They don't want blood money-thes simply want the law enforced. The Judge asked if the men had lived utes, and the Prosecuting Attorney re- i piled that, since the mandamns case had been decided, they had closely oh. served the law.
 Judge Russell then stated that hts inclination WAS to hc extremely lenient and impose light penalty, because they siood i'll Il peculiar position be. | tween the ordinance and the State law and therefore the penalty should he light. His intention was to impose n fine of sl and costs; but he was will ling to go \ step further, and waive the costs If the defendants wish il.
 Those who made the complaints were asked if they wished to say anything, and all expressed themselves as being satisfied with a fine of sl. The Hue was then imposed In each ease, and costs were remitted.
 The next ease taken up was that ot Alexander J. Morrison, charged tn four counts with doing secular business, not a work of necessity or mercy, on Sun day. Three counts charged him with folding newspapers and eae with trans | porting same.
 ] Captain of police Murray told of see. l ina Morrison folding papers and arrest. i ing him three times.
 officers John McGuire and James o'Bfien told of arresting Morrison on returning from Poinffet.
 Morrison, who was represented hy attorney Charles l.. Tofrey, took tho stand in his own behalf. He snid hts home was in Boston, that he WAS ems ploycd as travelling man for the Boston "Ameflcan.n When il was learned that papers would not be allowed to he sold In Putnam on sunday he feceiv- ed orders to come to Putnam and take the papers to the nearest point to the town and sell them there. The papers were supposed to come to him with the several parts inserted together, as they were sent to him personally. Hound l they were not complete, and thought I could complete them on the station platform, and while doing 90 was put l under arrested. Handed no papers out, 1 and didn't know whether of not people ! took them When arrested the last 1 time, was trying to gel on the other side of tie town. Was trying to make my horse go. Didn't distribute any papers in the city. Took them to the other side Of the road, near school house, where the boundary line of the town Is located
 Cross examined. Am travelling man, 1 not lhe trouble man. Was out to convey papers to nearest point to the town and sell them. Let people take them without paying for them. because loss could be made up by charging 1t up to expense account. Thought he co i'd work there, and still thinks so. Thought the Captain was wrong each time he arrested him. Sale Of papers had never been stopped in this State as far as he knew. Game with the in- tention to distribute papers, but not In Putnam. Had to transport them to get them out of town.
 Questioned by the Judge, said: Keen here before but knew nothing about the Connecticut laws or statutes regard ing work on sunday. Wasn't told Of the law when arrested; wasn't even told he had violated the law.
 Mir. Card, In opening called attention to section 1889 of the general statutes, and pointed out that the only defence that could he maintained was, that the work done by the defendant was work Of necessity or mercy and that would mol apply in this case.
 in reply, Mir. Tofrey said: What his brother Gard had said was true, bni there was also another side, and that was, that the whole thing k too trivial. If Mf. Cards contention IA true 1 am. myself, liable, for 1 trimmed rose bush in my yard last sunday. Yes, sif, did, and Invite prosecution. dare say nearly al of Putnam might fe arrested There was no infringement of the iaw Why dlan' they wait un- n Inc man had sold < paper. Your Honor wouldn't think of arfsstlng d