Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-15
HIS LICENSE PASSED
OUT OF EXISTENCE
Unusual Case Of Liquor Law Viola
tion-First in History of State.

There Is one less saloon in New
London than there was Thursday.
Rocco Gentilello, who was arrested
Thursday for operating his place OF
streets in that city without a license.
now has no license as the county
commissioners allow the license TO
automatically pass out Of existence
because OF failure to pay the license.
Gentilello was presented in the New
London police court Friday morning
and fined 500 and costs. He took an
appeal to the court OF common pleas
and furnished bond of $3.50. jeremiah
Twomey and John Gentilello. brother
OF the accused. are joint surety
When GentiIeilo was arraigned he
demurred to the complaint through
his counsel, Attorney Perry J. Hol-
landersky and Acting Prosecuting At
torney Frank @ Cronin for the state
Joined in the demurrer. Judge Colt
overruled the demurrer and imposed
the fine
Attorney Cronin explained the cir
cumstances which brought about the
arrest Of the accused. Dir. CrOnin
said there was no question but that
the law had been violated as the sa-
loon had been operated without a IL
! cenSe- The prosecutor Caid the law
which prohibits the prosecuting OF a
person, who operates a saloon under
| an application for license pending
i the commissioners action on the ap-
/ plication, did not apply in this case
as the commissioners had served no
tice on GentilellO that he must pay the
license fee of $50 at once or forfeit
his license.
Attorney HoIlandersIzy made an ex-
tended statement OF his clients side
OF the case He said that GcntilellC
last summer had bought out his part
ners interests in tho saloon and this
| transaction had made il necessary 70.
him to assume heavy financial obi
cations Business had not been goot
and there had been an accumulation
OF debts which embarrassed GentiieliS
seriously.
jeremiah TwOmey had become in.
terested in the place and had place,
Joseph Hohs in there as bartender {,
| observe the business and to report a
the end Of sir months whether the sa
, loon was n paying proposition or not
At the end of this period Mr. Two
mey had not taken over the place.
Mr.. Twomey, however. held an &C
count Of $500 against the salooI
Mr.. HollanderslIy said GentilelIo ha
wished to go into bankruptcy, but sue
a step had been avoided under the un
outstanding that things would be ad
Iusted- Mr.. HoIlanderslSy said he Ia
: attempted TO so dispose Of the bushes
: that all parties to the deal would far
as well as possible He said he Ia
!. arranged to purchase Mr.. Twomey
/ eALIgAAAL VI g4u1lN- AAAdLlAAAE LAAE
? ment with Attorney Marion Davi
counsel for Mr.. Twomey, but that late
Mr.. Twomey had failed to go throug
with his part Of the bargain He sal
II was the general understanding tbs
| Mr.. Tw-omey had arranged with II
4 | commissioners for payment of the /
cense fee. Mr. Hollandersky said I
sent GentilellO to see Mr.. TwOmey ;
the time recently when the commi,
sioners served notice the license mui
he paid for or forfeited and that II
{ understanding was that IL would
. | taken care OF.
Mr.. Hollsndersly said GentileIlo pa
: $1,000 for the place a few years az
j and added to that $1,000. which repr'
: scented hard earned savings Gentilel
: ewes nearly $4,000. Mr.. HollandersH
u said his client has six children and
fine would work a hardship.
\ The case is said to be the first in Il
: history Of the state.