The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-06
JAIL SENTENCE FOR TONEY
PERRI

Ana $500 Fine for Selling Beer and
Whiskey at Farview without
License-Testimony of Witnesses.
The case of the Commonwealth
against Tony Peril for selling liquor
without a license at Farview was
taken up and disposed of Thursday.
Searle & Salmon were the attorneys
for Peril and District Attorney NJ.
Il. Simons conducted the prosecu-
tion of the case. The following
jurors were impaneled
Frank Brunner, Texas; r. S.
Gum, Mt. Pleasant; John Erik,
Honesdale; f. p. Jones, Lake; Bur
ton Schweighofer, Lebanon; A. o.
Blake, Bethany; Chas. Sandercock,
Honesdale; Joseph G. Brunson, So.
Canaan; Ray Hull, Waymart; Isaac
Garfield, Damascus; Theodore Schis-
sler, Honesdale; Dwight T. Chapman,
Salem.
A. f. Schimmel sworn: Have been
at Tony Perri's place. 1t is in large
building this side of State hospital.
Got lager beer and whiskey there:
bought and paid for it, Was work
ing at hospital on June IS. Cross
examined: Saw others drinking
there. Did not know If he sold it to
any one that was not working at
the hospital.
Walter Hartman sworn: Also tes-
titled that he had been at Perri's
place on June IS. Was working at
the state hospital then. Bought and
paid for lager beer several times.
Raymond Ashby sworn: Live in
Honesdale, am of age. Was 21 on
twentieth Of July last. Got beer at
Perri's place at Farview. Saw 9TH
ers there.
Mrs. P. F. Baker sworn: Live
quarter of mile from hospital and
near Perri's place. Have seen peo-
pie come away from his place in state
of intoxication. Told Peril not to
give my boarders beer. Peril said
that they come by and l gave it to
them. Beer and whiskey is sold
there during months of May, June
and July. Cross-examined: Never
bought beer there. l lost over $40
board money which boarders spent
there. Mrs. Baker showed several
pay envelopes in which was marked
so much for provisions. She said
trat the money went for whiskey and
beer and not for provisions. Peril
kept no boarders. He conducted a
commissary and furnished the men
working at the hospital with provis-
ions and also beer.
N. B. Spencer sworn: Have been
at Perri's place at Farview. Was
there in August of this year. He
kept lager beer and wine in one
corner of a room in his building.
F. c. Kimble sworn: Was at Per-
ri's place with Spencer in August.
Tony kept lager beer there and
Italian wine. Saw the beer in bot
ties and wine in a jug. Several
people were drinking. Cross-ex-
amined: The sheriff was asked how
he knew that the bottles contained
beer. He said that they looked like
beer bottles and were in the beer
cases. He said that he did not taste
any of it.
The Commonwealth rested.
In his opening address to the jury
c. P. Searle, Esq, admitted that
beer had been furnished to the work
men of the institution; that these
men were all Italians and must have
their beer or they would not work
steady,
Tony Peril sworn; Live in Car
bondale. Have been conducting a
commissary at Farview. Many ltal-
ians and Polanders work there.
Have been selling beer to them.
Never sold it to anybody not work
ing there. l did not make any mon
ey on the beer sold as ] did it for
accommodation to the men working
there and to keep them working.
| Have been in business in Carbondale
| for 20 years. Cross-examined Have
| been selling lager beer since April.
| l kept boarders myself. / did not
sell beer to Mrs Bakers boarders
Robert Vannand sworn: Live in
Carbondale. Work at Farview; am
| superintendent of CONSTITUTION.
know Peril. He runs regular COM
missary like is conducted every
where. Men l have working under
me will remain at work as long as
they can get their beer. Couldn' t
keep them without it. Have 200 to
250 men working there. Tony is of
good habits. Have noticed very lit
tie drunkenness on hill. Most of it
comes from Waymart.
After the arguments of the at
torneys the Judge charged the jury
and they retired at 4:30 Thursday
afternoon. Friday morning a yer-
dict of guilty was rendered against
PERI. Peril was brought before the
Court and received sentence. He
was fined $500 and was sentenced
to serve out a term of three months
in the county jail, the sentence to be
lightened if the fine be paid at once
Peril began his term Friday.
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