The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-08-29

made he characterized as artfnaia6
| crimes
He hkened the prosecution Of th<
forcement of the Sunday law tn ~
pea or religious liberty put forth -
lne PIlgr1m fathers when they cnn4
mere not that all might have an op|
Portunlty to worship as they wfshefI
ous tnaI the Pilgrims might worasf1
desired 40 I"S1
You can't convince these pc,H
people, said Attorney Chamberfs I'm y
Wnen they see golf played with fx&
punily and automobiles drfts1
and their owE innocent amusennsafI
are IroWned upon-you can't con-
vince them that .here isn't sorneftIr =
wrong with our body polite. IN
, vote or the last election has stovK
something. If conditions 90 ON 49,
vote of protest vii. be larger"
Redden held that there were ofk~rJ
Vlolatlons OF the law which were go
prosecuted At Steeplechase. but thaf5
IN IN the discretion of the prosecuts-I
tney naG proceeded against the dapc-f
ing pavilion and the pool room
But isn't this place a benefit tosl
the city Of Bridgeport asked Judos1
Towns. The law is broken ersrA
sunday: There are the autorob,IeS.{
tne trolieys, steamboat excursions. a1tf
don't know much about ttfm
place" he continued. II visited -
Island one day andI had vsrA
pleasant day there don't knov
Captain Boyton but I know Of MI
reputation, and of his long and hSn-5
crable career. / don't want to mir
myself up in this thing any more tha -
nave 10, and at the same time ~
don't want to run counter to fhG
wishes of the people of Bridgeport
Still N a quandary, Judge DOWN.
turned to Prosecutor Redden.
''What's your idea?" he asked Re1>
den.
Es'erybotr who is fsnri!fsr with t1H
situation knows that neither OF fh<
two prosecutors, Delaney or Redden<
is anxious to press the prosecution a
Steeplecnase Island, but that he does
so merely because the Pastors Asso-
citation makes formal and insfstene
complaint
Have you had such cases here be-
fore?" asked Judge Downs
He was told that fines Of SO ard
costs had been imposed
He indicated that he didn't beifeva
the men should be punished. Redeem
said he wouldn't ask that penalty
any more severe than the first be i'm
posed. Judge Booth Of Danbury act
ed in the first trials.
But Judge Downs went Redden orr
better and made the fines s. and
costs each, disrnissing the two extra
counts against Captain Boyton
Then Prosecutor A. NJ Comley<took
the place of Prosecutor Redden and
Clerk Burnes presented to Judge
Downs a complaint against the Stee~
plechase Island Amusement Co for all
legged violation of the excise laws Tha+
corporation was alleged to have kept
open its bar on Sunday, Aug. 20, aIso
to have sold intoxicants on that date
State Policemen BTidgeman, Ru6d
and Constable John Egan, also en-
ployed by the State police depart
ment, testified. The State police D. o.
duced bottles containing liquor whfcni
to have been bought at the
Island on the date in question, by ths{
State policemen. They identified the
testified they bought it att
the Island. and then Comley introduce
ed a certificate from State Chemist
to the effect that the Ifa.or
was beer, made from malt and hops
and that it contained 4pe- cent. AGO.
hol.
The testimony of the State poifss
was contradicted by Captain Boyton.
Edward Madigan, and others of the
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