Connecticut western news., 1911-10-26
WHOLESALE LIQUOR ARRESTS
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 whiskey, wine, etc and numerous boxes and cases of kindred spirits in bottles, which had been involuntarily contrib. uted by the gentlemen in the dock, to add to the success and enhance the realism of the performance. While this unloading and storing process was in operation, Prosecutor Williams went down stairs to see about it. leaving Nick erson to continue the Italian cstechism. "Nick's" foreign travels have been a great help to him in one way and an other, and there isn't member of the Connecticut bar who can speak Italian in English as readily as he. He instantly won the confidence of Little Italy by the kindly interest expressed in his solicitous inquiries: "Bungiorno!" "Levero O non levero?" lie plainly enjoyed this more than his thinking part, and so did the audience. But Prosecutor Williams re- appeared in little while, and with fresh cigar between his teeth, took the hellum again, administered the oath to another oulprit, and so it went on.
 It appears that two or three of the state police sleuths have been working side by side with the laborers of Little Italy for three or four months past, and thus gotten into their confidence and their kitchens for the purpose of getting liquor and securing evidence of sales all of which was carefully .jotted down in their memorandum books. with day and date, and produced at the hearing One sleuth, from Stratford, Anthony Fellows, had proved particularly active and absorbent, the indictments setting forth that on each of a number of specific dates he had purchased liquor from every blessed prisoner ill the oourt-room- which wonld seem to be not only an indi- cation of fourishing booze business, but tribute to Anthony's splendid and impressive capacity.
 Other members of the state police had been here of and on for weeks and months, weaving their nets, and when all was in readiness the prosecutor gave the word; the deputy sheriffs of a half dozen towns were notified of the day and hour of the wrath to come, and Friday afternoon they assembled and swooped down on unsuspecting Little Italy in force, raiding dozen places at once and putting the proprietors under arrest. Some amusing incidents char acterlzed the raids. One Italian refused to open the door when ordered to do so, but 8 skurrying noise was heard within, followed by a suspicious gurgling sound distinctly heard at cellar window. A sleuth smashed the window and found the proprietor had turned on the spigot of . barrel of whiskey and the precious stuff was running all over the cellar bottom. In another case the head of the house started to run away when the off cers approached with their writ. They let him 20. but one of their number came to town, had another writ made oHt for the fugitive's wife and she was bundled into the auto with the others. When her husband learned what had been done, he promptly came down and surrendered himself. and both parties pleaded not guilty. "a. .t
 Thelawysrs' table and the judge'stsble were piled high with writs innumer- able. containing from one to seven counts against each prisorer, and the defendants were put to plea on each count. Some of them were unable to understand English. and Joe Ganci, the Garfield Hotel barber, acted as interpreter. In the case of Mrs. Helen MozeIeski, the Pollsh woman, Phil Orben, Ganci's assistant, interpreted. Her story was that her husband always had beer in the house for his own use, but not for sale that Fellows frequently visited them, aud was treated to beer, for which he stren- ously but vainly tried to pay Mrs. Mo
 zeleski, and persisted in giving money to a little daughter ito buy candy" Mrs. Nj. pleaded not guilty, as did sev- eral other prisoners. and was bound oyer, with the rest, to appear for trial on Tues day
 The great bulk of the business on hand precluded the possibility of finishing up. the first night, although the session was