New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
SALE NETS THIRTY
 CENTS, FINE IS $l5
Joseph UCCellO Convicted of Sell-
 ing Liquor on Sunday

Joseph Uccello was before Judge
 John H. kirkham in police court
 this morning charged with a viola
 ton of the Sunday liquor law. He
 was prosecuted by Liquor Prosecutor
 B. w, filling and although he denied
 intentional selling, he admitted that
 money changed hands and he provid-
 ed beer and wine for three minors
 Eugene LaFlamme, IS; Andrew
 Lynch, 17, and Charles Moore 19. He
 was found guilty and fined S15 and
 costs, bringing the total up to $3592
 Uccello's downfall came as the re-
 suit of the drul1en escapade of young LaF1amme Sunday night when he was
 arrested at the Scenic theater for drunkenness and breach of the peace. In court Monday the boy testified that he had purchased his liquor from a man on Lafayette street and as a re-
 suit of this information Detective Samuel Bamforth arrested Uccello at the Corbin Screw corporation yester- day.
 Lots of Beer for Thirty Cents
 On the witness stand this morning young LaFlamme said he and his companions met Uccello in the lobby or keeney's theater Sunday afternoon ana after a talk about drinks he and a friend gave Uccello fifteen cents each, He took them to 50 Lafayette street Where drink was supplied in Protuslon. LaF'lamme admitted that he had four bottles of beer and two slasses or wine. Lynch gave similar testimony, but he said he did not contribute towards the beer fund having been content to profit by his TJn pe of beer and a half glass of wine. Moore admitted that his capacity had been four bottles of beer
 Detective Bamforth told the co,,rt | that after Uccello was arrested he ad ! mitted that he met the boys Sunday lie denied selling the beer, however. declaring that the beer was not his put belonged to a friend
 Boys Got Liquor Bargain.
 %+ Uccello's explanation of the selling was that he invited the boys to have some drinks and two of them gave nm thirty cents. This money, he de- cIared, was not to pay for the beer but was used to buy tickets for inc party to go to the Scenic after the beer party. Uccello declared that in addition to the several glasses of wine, LaF'lamme drank six bottles of beer and Lynch and Moore each dis posed or four, making fourteen bot ties of beer that the boys drank Had he been selling the beer. JJcceIlo l , argued. that he certainly would not z nave gwen them fourteen bottles for the ssmatf sum of thirty cents Y
 Suspected of Burglary. S
 The only other case in court this T morning was that of Leon Fedorczek, | who was sentenced to thirty days in e Jail on charge of vagrancy. Fedorc- a eek admitted that he has not been working but claimed that his sore eyes are the cause of his idleness. Testimony of Officer A. C. Malone showed the police are pretty we'll sat sfed that Fedorczek is the man who recently burglarized a Broad street , s4ore. Among the articles found in he prisoners's hobo outfit was a key that fitted the door of the store and pair of pliers that might have been lsed in affecting an entrance. It was stated furthermore, that on the day ! 0n which the burglary was committed Fedorczek 1oitered in the store and asked the proprietor many queer questions, among which were how the 1 cash. register was manipulated and how much money was generally left IT it.