Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-15
DANiELSON
Eli Daeenias Fined for Violating Li- quor Laws, Takes an AppeaI--Tem- perance Workers EIated-Social and Personal items.

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 Personal items.
 Two hundred dollars in fines, sixty days in jail and payment of the costs of the prosecution, make up the total of penalties imposed upon Eli Dage- nias by Judge Harry E. Back in the town court Monday morning. when the eases growing out of the raid of a week ago Saturday and Dagenias' pre- vious reputation in connection with the illegal sale of liquor, came up for trial. This is the first jail sentence given for violation of the liquor laws in this town for number of years, and it's infliction caused something of a sensation.
 Prosecuting Attorney Arthur G. Bill represented the state in the action. Attorney Donald G. Perkins of Nor Wich appeared for the defendant.
 The court room was crowded when the case was called at 3 o'clock. About 20 witnesses for the state were pres ent. The majority of these had been summoned iii to testify as to their knowledge of the reputation borne by Dagenias' place in the Evans block relative to the illegal sale of liquor. Without exception these witnesses tes- tified that this place had such a repu- tation. The examinations by the at torneys were in most instances very brief. The information given before
 
 the interior of the near famous base ment. which was characterized by one witness as like a crystal maze; easy to get in, but hard to get out"
 Two Charges.
 The charges alleged against Dage- nias in the complaint were keeping with intent to sell and reputation of so doing. The grounds for these charges were fully covered by the states wit oJx, who were engaged in the search of Dagenias place on Saturday, Novenl Der 5, when half pint bottle contain ing Whiskey was taken by Deputy Sheriff Michael Grimshaw from the person of the defendant.
 While no actual sale was alleged against Gagenias, Frank St. Sauvier testified that he had bought whiskey at the place in the Evans block on two different occasions during the past few weeks; at one time a half pint and at another time pint. Harmidas Oui- mette also testified to having purchas- ed whiskey there as long ago as last January. Mrs. Margaret L. Clark ad nitted that she had had a half-pint of Whislzey delivered to her on a day in August near the Keystone block, next to the Evans block, but that she did not know the name of the man that she gave the money to, to buy the liquor. nor where he bought it. What use the state will make of this evidence remains to be seen. It did not apply in the findings in Mondays s action. It did however, create dis tinct surprise, not that such 6 circum- stance was incredible as much as by reason of the ease with which it was elicited.
 No Defense Entered.
 The case was allowed to rest at the conclusion of the testimony by the state. The defense put in no evidence.
 Attorney Perkins made the sugges- tion that if a penalty were to be in flicted by the court that he thought the ends of justice would be met and the intent of the law enforced if such penalty was made on one of the two counts, as they merged into each other. Attorney Bill, however, claimed that the law made the offences separate and distinct and that the public had waited so patiently (with reference to Dagenias' appearance in court on charges of violations of the liquor law) that he thought no leniency should be shown him.
 Public Not BlameIess. In his remarks before passing on the case Judge Back said that the second last time that Dagenias was in court on ! similar charge it was distinctly agreed that he should leave the base ment in the Evans building; that he did leave with his soda bottling works, but went back there Judge Back said that he did not desire that the i'm presson that the public had waited patiently should gain ground, for, as a matter of fact, it was hig opinion that the public had not been patient in the premises, but it had been dem- onstrated as having been very difficult to secure evidence and therefore as l difficult to successfully dispose of the matter.
 The Penalties.
 l On the first count (reputation). the l fine imposed by the court was $100. On the second cc,rnt (keeping with in- tent to sell also second conviction) i the defendant was assessed another 1 $100 and sentenced to serve sixty days | in jail, and in addition to pay the costs of the prosecution.
 1 Dagenias, through his attorney, took an appeal to the superior court. His ] bond, fixed at $500, was gone on by s. P. Humphrey
 1 Temperance Workers Trumphant. The temperance workers were eIat- l ed over the findings of the court as they have been after Dagenias for the 1 past two years. This time the evi- ! dence presented was exceedingly i strong. Evidently the war against ] the blind tigers or those not quite 50 1 blind is to be 6 real war in KilIingly 1 this no-icense year. The indications are that there is not to be so much 1 opportunity for criticism as might 1 closely last year.
 A Misunderstanding. 1 Over in the rapidly growing city of