New Britain herald., 1917-03-13
HOTEL CLERK AND MINOR ARE FINED.
Liquor Case Against Proprietor of Hota Nelson Nolled

Development of unusual features and establishment. of precedent locally in the prosecution of excise statute violations characterized the continued sshearing, before Judge James T. Meskill, in police court to- day. in the case of Hiding Nelson. proprietor of the. Hotel Nelson on Myrtle street. charged with the sele of liquor to minors. The warrant against Nelson was nolled by LQuor Prosecuting Attorney B. w. filling and an amended complaint sentered charging William I. Brown, clerk at the hotel, with. the sale of Mquor illegally. and without license. Brown enteredH plea of guilty, Judge Meslkill mpoai1g . fine of .$35 sAnd costs.
 ss. Ann66Hcing that hereafter. minors. who misfepresent their age in order tQAhuE EQuor. VIII be liall&e tcsprose. c0yle PsosAc11Dr &x ax14igned L4 dmskE nineteen yeart pf age, ofVl14I Orange sstfeet on a charge of violating the excise laws by illegally buying liquor. A plea of guilty was entered, the accused being fined $7 and costs, a total of $17.O4. Shumski was caustically described by Prosecu- tor filling, who asked that 8 sub- stantial fine be imposed. He said there should be no other treatment for a person, who will take a married woman, a minor, into place, be re- sponsible for having liquor served to her and then have results that were disclosed at a previous hearing when shumsl<f and Mrs. Mary Dyka, seven teen years old, were arrainged and convicted for misconduct.
 Prosecutor filling. in asking for the nolle in the case of Nelson, said that there were excusable circumstances. He believed that the accused is using every effort to conduct a thoroughly respectable and straight family hotel and that there was no intentional vio- lation of the law on his part. Brown, he said, was directly responsible for the liquor being served to Shumski and Mrs. Dylxa.
 Shumski Denounced.
 In arraigndng Shumski, Prosecutor filling said. in his opinion. it Is only fair to those liquor dealers who try to observe the letter of the law to make minors also liable to prosecu- ton, when there are violations. This fs the only way. he said. the illegal sale of liquor to those under age can be brought about. He said that there is a certain clique of young men, un- der legal age, who seem to take de- light in visiting various saloons, buy ing liquor and then creating a dis turbance. His opinion was that there should be 8 substantial. punishmena for those who place the license of Y saloon in jeopardy. In the future he announced, minors will be held II. able in cases coming before him fol prosecution.
 Shumski and Mrs. Dyka attracted the attention of court attendants ire. quently by their rapt locks towards each other. their encouraging smiles and attitude of exchaiiging conf dences. The former wass sms1ch put out when the fine was imposed and peevishly exclaimed that it was un. fair as he had been once fined for the escapade Mrs Dyka soothed him told him it would be all right and hurried out as the accused waited for someone to appear and. settle the bill of fine and costs.
 Attorney M. D. Sake appeared for Nelson and spoke of the good repu- tation of the hotel under the present management and said that the ac- cused is doing everything in his pow CT to run respectable family hotel.
 Albert Anderson of B Dewey street was given ten days in jail for intoxi. cation and 8 charge of breach of the peace was dismissed. Notwithstand- ing the fact that he kept the cell room at headquarters in an uproar last night, he denied that he was in- toxicated in any way. Other resi- dents at the Dewey street address tes-
 that he gave vaudeville sketch of singing and stale jokes in the hall- way last night until Policeman Will liam O'Mara arrived in response to complaints. ss