Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-12
GOOD MAN-BAD BUSINESS.
Prosecuting Attorney and Judge Re-
greet That John o'Neil Has to Be
Fined Because His Agent Sold Liq
uor to Minors.

In police court Saturday morning,
John ONeill pleaded guilty to violating
the liquor law by selling. through an
agent, liquor to a minor. He was fined
$40 and costs amounting to $3.50.
At the time Mr.. O'Neill was re-
quested to appear in court a few days
since he knew nothing of the charge
against him and entered a plea of not
guilty. He was permitted to go upon
his own recognizance until Saturday
morning, at which time the case was
scheduled for trial. In the meantime,
he learned that a man he had tenn
porarily hired to work for his regular
bartender, who was i'll, had sold liquor
to a couple Of minors.
In court he admitted to the authori-
ties that he was satisfied that the two
minors mentioned in the complaint
had purchased liquor in his place, and
he would therefore plead guilty to the
second count, that of selling to Russell
Rogers, aged Is, on the evening of
January ~. the other count having
been nolled by Prosecuting Agent A.
J. Greenslit.
The prosecuting agent told the court
that his investigation Of the case
showed that the minors had never
before been in Mr.. O'Neill's place and
O'Neill or his bartender He said
that Mr.. OFNeill had always run a
good place and had a good reputation
for so doing, and that in his ten years
experience as a prosecuting agent not
a complaint had been lodged before
against Mr.. O'NeiH. He recommend
ed to the court that in view of the
circumstances the lowest fine allowed
be imposed. The court then imposed
sentence on Mr.. O[Neill, saying: I'll
must indeed seem good to hear such
things said about you. and | regret
that you find yourself placed in this
manner. but you know the business
of liquor dealer is a hazardous one
and that he is at all times RESPONSE
BILE for the acts of his agent as well
as those of himself l will impose
the lightest fine permitted by the stat
ute, $40 and costs"
On the Ragged Edge-Prison Next.
Octave Brousseau, aged 49, who was
arrested Friday evening, charged with
/ larceny pleaded guilty to taking $12,35
from the safe in E. T. Casey's store
early Friday morning.
Chief Richmond told the circum-
| stances of the arrest. Judge Arnold
| asked the prisoner if he had anything
| W say " " liiEll ne IeplleUg ~ W
! sir without raising up from his
| crouching sitting position in the pen.
| The court said. This is the third
| time you have been arrested for lar
! ceny and the sixth that you have been
/ before this court You could have
been charged with being q common
! thief, but the complaint was not so
worded. You are on the ragged edge.
/ If you are arrested again for larceny
! YOU can be sentenced to state 2 son.
/ I'll give you thirty days in Jail"
Wife Ordered to Get Husband Posted
( Louis Jackson, arrested some time
/ ago, charged with intoxication and as
! sault upon his wife. but had his case
continued because his wife was not
able to appear in court against him
! at the time, was found guilty on both
/ counts. He was fined SIS and costs for
1 intoxication and execution of judgnen
was suspended on the charge of as
| sault
The court ordered the wife to "a
| Immediately to the selectmen and gel
her husband posted She readily
| agreed to this as she had pleaded fol
! some means Of keeping her husband
| out of the saloons. Jackson's fine and
costs were paid by his employer