Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
LIQUOR CASES AT WESTERLY
Court Orders Seized Wet Goods DestroyedDeath of Mir. Francis-T. Brightman Follows That of HusbandHBoth Poisoned by Pie-Coroner Franklin H. Brown Invest- satins' Secures Samples of Food Ingredients From Restaurant Poison Cases 5s.

There were several liquor seizure cases before Judge Oliver H. Williams
 in the Third district court Friday, and
 in each case judgment was given that
 the liquors were kept for sale illegally.
 were forfeited to the state and warrant
 was issued for the destruction of the
 liquors and for the destruction or sale
 Of vessels containing the same.
 Police Constable James F. Stewart
 and James DonohQe testified to a
 search of the premises Of Patsy Shan eco and seizing 68 bottles of beer found
 in the cellar and to seeing two men
 drinking there
 Police Sergeantr Edwin B. West and Constable Michael Burke and James H.
 the residence of Frank Lupanazo in
 FleasRnt street They found 1s bottles
 of beer, one quart bottle partially filled
 with whiskey, and two men drinking beer. The officers had seen people fre-
 quenc the place prior to the raid.
 Policemen Chace and Curtin testified to searching the premises of Angelo Comporto and seizing 16 bottles of
 beer. They found a lot of empty beer bottles and several empty beer kegs.
 There were no claimants for these seized liquors. When the case against the liquors seized at the residence of John Wurick was called a claimant appeared in court for tn efirst time in many years. the owners of seized liquors being content to lose the liquors in the hope of escaping prosecution for violating the liquor law. Mr. Wurick claimed the seized liquor and claimed also that he did not keep same with intent to sell. but for his own use.
 Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown testified that under warrant he search ed the residence of Wurick in West minister street, near John street. and seized 13 bottles of ale beer, a bottle partially filled with ale and a quart bottle partially filled with whiskey. With the exception of the partially filled bottle, the beer was found in the celler and the whiskey in a bedroom. Three men besides Wurick were in the house at the time of the raid. Wurick told the chief that he had warned his wife not to sell the beer, but that she did se1l.>
 Policeman Mitchell testified that he round the bottle of whiskey behind a trunk in bedroom and the beer in the cellar. except the partly filled bottle, which was found in the front room. There were three men in the house and one was in the act of drinking beer.
 Constable Russell Slocum said he that man with bottle of beer in his pocket attempted to leave the house and was sent back.
 MT. Wurick said he had lived in Westerly for ten years, had never been arrested or haled into court for any purpose and never had any trouble with the police. Hessaid he had a wife and six children to support and did not have steady work and had to live eco nomically. He said he was accustomed to take drink of whislSey or beer and that he could not afford to pay 10 cents for a. little drink of whiskey or 15 cents for bottle of beer. 'incliId ing the bottle, and he surely could not afford to visit the saloon. So he bought his beer by the case and his whiskey py the quart, just the same as he did his provisions, by the quantity. as it was the cheaper way He believed if was within his rights to have beer and whiskey- in his house for his own use and declared he never kept it for sale or with any intent to sell In answer to queries from Town Solicitor Agard, MT. Wurick said that two of | the men who were in the house were his boarders and that the third man was painter who had painted fine house Mir. Wurick had summoned fine banter to snow him some defect in the | work which should be remedied and bad invited him into the house to have 2 glass Of beer only a few minutes be- fore the officers arrived.
 The court declared the sIidrors for teited to the state and. issued warrant 1 for destruction.
 Mrs. Georgianra Rrightnan, the1 widow of Francis T. Briqhtman.for a | few hours, is the third person to die of poison. ptomaine, or arsenic,s which | IS traced direct to the source of the | man was 6s years of age. She had | dinner last Sunday at the restaurant | with her~husband. Both were taken | i'll and their sufferings were relieved by death. Both MT. and | Mrs. Rrightman were members of the