Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-01

in the license column, 1t has no lawful right at the present time The court | imposed fines as follows, the costs to be added: For keeping with intent
 to sell $1o0; for reputation. $50; for | actual sale. $f0: for Sunday sale, S10. 1 Attorney Tanner gave notice of appeal to the criminal term of the court of common pleas for New London county,
 the second Tuesday in September. Bond was fixed at $40O, which was furnished with Eli GIedhill surety. The next case called was the state against the German Social society of Mystic. Charles ESpeg, steward. Tehre were four counts in this complaint, the same as against the Mystics club.
 Attorney Tanner demurred, and fines were imposed as in the previous case
 Appeal was taken to the criminal term
 of the court of common pleas the sec ond Tuesday in December. Judge Breed fixed the bond at S40o, which was fur
 nished with Peter Hammach as sure ty.
 When the case of the state aqainst the Paweatuck Workingmen's club
 was called, Prosecuting Attorney Mo Kenna moved a nolle without costs as against John Curry who was nam ed as steward, as he was acting tenn
 porarily while the real steward was temporarily absent, when the state po- lice and local officers raided the club
 room. The nolle was granted. In another. complaint the name of John Farrell, steward, appeared.
 Judge Herbert w. Rathbun, counsel for defendant. made formal demurrer, so that the court might impose pen atty, and the defense take appeal He claimed that F'arrel was not an of fender but was acting for the other members. The question is whether an incorporated club cannot sell liquor to its own members: but if actually sold to members he said it is not a violation of law.
 Attorney McKenna asked for dispo- sftion as in the two cases that pre- ceded and Judge Breed imposed like penalties on the four counts. The bond was fixed at $4O0 and furnished with Hugh J. Marshall as surety.
 Then came the cases against the iiouors seized in the recent raids by the state police. Judge Rathbun, while not appearing as claimant for any of the seized liquors, argued that inas- much as there are civil cases associ- ated with the criminal cases, that ac- don be deferred until the criminal cases are finally disposed of. He per sisted in that course, but Prosecuting Attorney McKenna. insisted upon i'm mediate action.
 Judge Breed said there was no dis cretion on the part of the court and that according to the statutes the cases must proceed unless claim is made for the liquors.
 The liquors seized in the Working mems club were first considered. State Policemen William E. Jackson and Rowe H. Wheeler testified to the seizure of the liquors specified in the complaint. Judge Breed declared the liquors forfeited to the state and order uriTI for fIoiTs by some proper officer.
 State Policeman Alfred E. Rudd tes- tified that he and Officer Bridgman seized the liquors specified at the German Social society rooms fin Mys- tic and the liquors were declared for feited and destroyed.
 Officer Rudd also testified to the seizure of the liquors at the Mystic club, and they were also declared for feited and ordered destroyed.
 A horse and carriage was stolen from a shed in Kingston. Sunday night shortly after 10 o'clock, and reported to John R. Wilcox of Kingston, sheriff of Washington county, who in turn notified Thomas F. Brown, Westerly's chief of police. and requested him to be on the lookout for the stolen rig should it come this way. The chief stationed Policeman Ferguson at the A11SII SIASSI OElO6Sb "L4A0 IIS WIlA GO- liceman Chase kept sharp watch in Dixon square. At o'clock word was received from the towerman at Brad ford that a horse and carriage had passed in the direction of Westerly. At 4:15 Policeman Ferguson captured the horse thief and took possession of teh outfit. The policeman got into the carriage and drove to the police station, where the man, who gave his name as George Monroe. was put into a cell and the horse and carriage were placed in the Swan stable. Sheriff Wilcox and Deputy Sheriff Bennett came to Westerly and escorted Mon- roe back to Kingston, leaving the horse as the animal needed rest. The 1