The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
BOLLES BROTHERS
 ESCAPE JAIL
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 hour to thresh the cases out before Judge Walsh Promptly upon the i'm position of the fines, the accused, one after another, paid the amounts tax ed, and the penalties put but small dents in their bank rolls The Bolles brothers are reputed to be very wealthy
 The case of Thompson was the first tried There were five counts against him. four dealing with maintaining a gambling house, and the fifth with keeping a slot machine for gaming purposes Huxford nol1ed all but that dealing with the specific violation aI- leged in connection with the gamb- ling machine. and the court, after much discussion, approved his action It was not claimed that there was other gambling than that which had to do with the slot machine.
 Judge Walsh held that the five counts referred merely to one offence, and said that the gambling machine count included the others. The court recalled the days when slot machines were kept in public places such as railroad stations. when such places were not held to be gambling places The court then imposed a fine of $10O and costs which was promptly paid.
 Next of the Greenwich eases was that of George Bolles who had come to the Greenwich police station on Sunday afternoon, Aug. IT following
 
 given what Captain Andrew Talbot of the Greenwich police regarded as scowl, and Talbot raised his hand with a warning gesture and said:
 None of that, George. none of thati''
 Whereat George became sore1y vex- ed. and with much emphasis told the officer what he thought of the Tal- bots in general. of Andrew Talbot in particular, of the Greenwich police, +I1o ancestry of this particular Talbot. Prosecutor Brush and Deputy Judge Ferris happened to be within earsh ot, and when Talbot went after his pistol, Brush poured oil on the troubled waters. and persuaded Talbot not to try to interfere with Bolles. Later Brush issued a warrant for Bolles' arrest Yesterday he explained that Talbot had told Bol1es he would put him where he belonged which he regarded as threat to arrest him, and that he, Brush, fearing a free for-alI.s thought it better to let things go just then and have BoI1es get out of the building without troubles. Prosecutor Huxford said that BolIes' conduct appealed to him as highIys sreDrehensible and he could not condemn It too strongly. He thought a substantial fins should be imposed. He added, however, that he had noll- ed part of the series of charges against
 
 because he could see no ground for it At this point Prosecutor Brush re- lated some of the scandal that of late has been interesting the whole state as to Gre9nwich's political and police 1 connections.
 He said that Talbot at the trial, l had testified that the gambling place | in question had been known to him | by reputation for a number of years, | but he had never closed it because l he he SD stin keep his job. Judge James F. Walsh, representing Bolles, interposed that Talbot had sent word to him only yesterday that life than when Bolles was given a jail sentence for the occurrence Judge John J. Walsh asked from the bench why Brush had prevented Tal- bot from arresting Bo1Ies then and there, and Brush answered that he feared serious trouble should such a 1 step be taken, for Talbot is an elder 1 Iy man, past 60. Brush said further that while Talbot made no complaint, ! Brush had issued the warrant to show the police. who had stood in apparent | fear of doing what had just then done before BoIles started the dis l turbance, that the court would sus- tain the officers in doing their duty. | Judge John J. Walsh observed that the court could only judge of the seri- l ousness of the breach of the peace by |
 
 tions it was apparent that the court | was seeking light as to why Talbot | pr the other two officers on hand did not arrest Bolles then and there and l Brush sought to assume responsibil- l ity for the delay in the rarest. The court then observed that it ap- proved of the nolIe of the fifth count, | having to do with resistance. He said | he regarded the whole matter of breach of the peace as one offence, | zr<zzr H1-a 4,I counts He -dweIt on the audacity and | scandal of the occurrence and imposed a fine of SI0O without costs. The case of Ambrose Bol1es, con- sisted of six separate charges in con nection with his gambling house. He | was charged with maintaining a | gambIf house at the City Cafe from Jan to Feb. 1, of this year; charged | with the same offence from Feb. to l March 1; with keeping a place re- 2uted to be a gambling house; with keeping a billiard table for gambling purposes; with allowing minor to 1oiter about where liquor is sold in a l licensed place; and with keeping gambling implements. l
 Huxford no11ed all but the two | counts referring to Ianuary and February The minor count was no1l- ed on the ground that the 20 years old minor in question, an attache of the gam bling house, was upstairs in l the building, which legally could not be connected with the saloon. I
 Prosecutor Brush said that there was no evidence that gambling had been conducted in the place for twol months prior to the raid and asked | by the court said that he did not be- Eeve under the present regime gamb- | ling would be resumed in Greenwich. | However, he said the house was fully | equipped for business when the raid | was made.
 Judge Banks dwe1t on the state | ment of Talbot that the police had not molested the place as an indica-