Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-21

George Paris, clerk in the store OPP
Grated by Paris Brothers in the Dexter
building, pleaded guilty to keeping
open the store on Sunday, when pre-
scented before Deputy Judge James N.
Tucker in the town court Monday
morning, and was fined IS and costs,
which fine and costs were then remit
ted by Judge Tucker because Of cir
cumstances surrounding the case.
Paris >Was arrested Sunday morning
by Officer Franch -Keech, who acted
on Instructions from Prosecuting At
torney Arthur G. Bill, It IS under
stood that the prosecuting attorney
had evidence that a purchase Of ice
cream was made in the store on Sun
day just previous to the arrest of
Paris, but this did not develop at the
hearing Monday, the defendant plead
ing guilty only to keeping the store
open.
The case developed into one Of spe-
cial interest in relation to the matter
OF stores keeping open in DanielSon
on Sunday, which matter has been
much under discussion since new
limit Of closing was established few
weeks ago.
After Paris had pleaded guilty to
Ing, Attorney W. Fenner Woodward
requested of the court that his client
(Paris) and himself be allowed to make
statement. The request was grant
ed by Judge Tucker. Paris was the
first to be heard, the principal claim
he presented being that he was keep
ing open only until Ii. 80 (the hour
fixed for closing all stores in Daniel
son Sunday mornins), the same as was
being done by other stores, and that
he was doing so with with the permits
sion of Attorney Bill. On this point
PENDANT, and called Paris attention to
what the court told bis brother, James
Paris, when he was presented on a
similar charge of violating the Sun
day law a few weeks ago, that II the
store was opened again on Sunday ar
rest would follow. Attorney Bill de-
MED that he had agreed that the Paris
store might remain open until TO- 80
Sunday mornings. He also stated to
| the court that the Paris brothers here
are not the owners of the store; that
| the store is owned by another brother
so that it became necessary for him to
prosecute the clerks in charge.
Counsel Claimed Discrimination.
Attorney Woodward contended that
| the case against Parts was one of per-
Secution rather than prosecution. Il
don't understand why Paris is being
prosecuted while others who were do
| day morning have not been presented
| here, continued Mr.. Woodward. "Is
this court going to discriminate?' lie
asked. Mr. Woodward said to the
court that the law does not give the
prosecuting attorney the right to say
| as to stores aupenfng at all on Sunday
He did not believe that newspapers
were necessity and that stores sell
| ing them should be given special priv
| ileges over those that did not.
Church People Sold Ice Cream.
Mr. woodward wanted to know if thu
| practice OF regulating Sunday bust
ness was soing to be applied to the
borough of Danielson alone, or wheth.
parts of the town, East Killingly, fol
l instance where he understood ssthf
church people had been out selling ics
cream on Sunday morning" this cream
/ having been left over from a Saturday
night social. He asked that the fine
and costs imposed be RENTED.
j Denisd Makins. Agreement With Paris
1 Attorney Bill In addressing the court
i said that Attorney Woodward,s re.
marks were foreign to the case at Is.
sue His client (Paris) had pleaded
guilty to violating the law. Relativ,
to other stores having been open OF
tell what circumstances surrounded
the cases. hut animated that. he woult
be willing to prosecute If there wert
complaint ~ ttef41ey Bill reviewed
i the instructions that he had given tt
the clerks at the Paris store since thu
i matter CT = more tightly closed Sun.
i day was first agitated, a9d also tn
fact that James Paris had @een Farn
ed by the court Wings prosecuted .ss11
Iff the store was again opened on Sun
day ~ would be loclued up. There WA
6 M rena0n ATTORNEY Bill said. Eby ~