New Britain herald., 1918-07-13
M'MAHON HAS TOUGH
 SESSION IN COURT
Fined for Health Violations
 Loses S7,184 in Law Suit

Patrick s. McMahon has had a couple of bad days in the courts In police court this morning he was lined $3o for violation of health ordi- nanCes. In the superior court at Hartford yesterday, Judge Lucien r. Burpee handed down a decision in the suit of the American Photo Player oC. against McMahon giving the Player company an award of $7,184.19. At trial in chambers a young woman who had been d waitress in his hotel was sent away to the newly opened state farm for women.
 Health Department Brings Charge.
 At the session of police court today, Judge James T. Mesllill on the bench, McMahon went to trial on five counts charging violation of the health Ordi- nances. He was accused of allowing a quantity of decayed vegetable mat ter to remain in the basement Of the Hotel Bronson; with permitting an accumulat ton of rubbish and garbage on lot south of the hotel; with per hitting an accumulation of rubbish and garbage on his property near Keeney's theater: with permitting sink waste water to leak in the base mcnt of the hotel; and with permit ting water from refrigerators to waste into the cellar and onto his lot, con- trary to the ordinances. Judge Will liam F. Mangan was his lawyer.
 Thomas Crowley, sanitary inspector of the health department, described conditions which have existed on Me- Mahon's properties snce as far back as last April. Verbal and written or ders were given to McMahon to clean up. The pile of potatoes in the base ment gave off an offensive odor. it was said. Tn the laundry a sink pipe was said to be wasting water. It was at the foot of a bed where a China man slept. One of the ice boxes dripped into the cellar. Potatoes were thrown into the cellar south of the hotel and were covered over. In spector John A. Dolan said that when the pile of potatoes were stirred up a cloud of fleas arose. He gave other cOrrObOrative testimony. lumbing Inspector Thomas Quinlivan testified. He said McMahon agreed to have the necessary work done. Prosecutor Klett submitted the notices given to Me Mahon and they were identified by Mrs. Gertrude Bowen, clerk in the health board office. McMahon went
  making extensive improvements in the hotel property He admitted the re- ceipt of the notices and he said that he assured pr. Moore, health super intendent, that he would make the improvements. He said he had diff ficulty in getting help to remove the ashes and rubbish. The only place he had to throw the ashes from the hotel was in the cellar adjoining the build ing. During tn ewinter he has had over 5000 bushels of potatoes in the cellar. They are constantly being picked over. There are no tenants in the theater building to throw garbage on tho theater property
 "You don't pay much attention to the notices from the health depart ment," suggested Prosecutor Klett.
 q do. I don't want any trouble with the board of health,' replied McMahon.
 Prosecutor Klett in his argument branded McMahon's attitude as a de- tiance to the board of health. He said that the Chinamen were entitled to human treatment and urged the point that McMahon has teams and laborers at his farm and could have remedied the conditions. Judge Man. gan argued that his client was not guilty and should be discharged.
 Fines Imposed Total S3o.
 Judge Meskill found NIcNIahon not guilty on the count of permitting gar bage and rubbish to reman on the Keeney theater property and fined him $5 on the count of permitting the refrigerator water to waste on his property. On each of the three other counts he was fined $10.
 Martin Kaminski and Josejh Som CTS were each fined $5 for keeping unlicensed dogs. William Pankonis was fined S10 as he had two dogs.