The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
BEDDING
(snecinl to The Tiraas.N

Bedding, Dec. 19.---For the second time the health authorities failed last Thursday to secure the conviction of George P Williams on the charge of having offended against the law by placing watered milk on the market. The first prosecution broke down be- cause of defect in the complaint, which had been drawn by a grand juror, and in order that there might be no mistake this time the State en- ployed Attorney Mallette of Bridge port to handle its case. This time the complaint was not challenged, the fa- tai weakness of the case made out by the prosecution consisting of failure to prove the delivery of the milk to a public dealer. Inspectors Warner and lBartram testified to taking samples from three cans of milk while it was ol the defendants auto in Pleasant Valley awaiting the arrival of He bert's truck from Bridgeport. Before the truck arrived the inspectors left and as there were no witnesses to tes- tify to the transfer of the cans they remained, so far as the evidence showed, in the defendants vehicle. Or. B. Munroe Bailey, State chemist,
 
 ford to be a witness, testified that each of the three samples submitted to him contained ten per cent. of wa ter which is at the rate of four quarts to each of the 40 gallon cans.
 Williams testified in his own be- half that he did not water the milk and had no knowledge of it's having been watered. Asked by Attorney Mallette how he disposed of his milk he said he sold it to MT. Hebert of Bridgeport. An objection to the ad- mission as evidence of the question and answer quickly followed on the part of Attorney Davis for the defence who contended that the accused could not be cross-examined on matters not touched upon by the evidence already presented. Justice Muennich sustain ed thisc ontention which also shut off admissions sought to be obtained from Williams that the cans of milk in question had been turned over to Hebert. The court decided that the transfer was essential to legally es- tablish guilt and discharged the de- fendant. The case is said to be the only one, or at least one of the very few, in which the defendants in like prosecutions brought by the state health board have put up a winning fight. Usually they plead guilty so as to escape with a light penalty instead of taking the chances of a heavy fine, such having been the outcome oi a number of precautions recently brought in NeWtown and Easton.
 Official information was received bJ the relatives in Georgetown on Mon day of the death In battle of Arvart Johnson, son of Charles w. Johnson The young man had attained the ranl of second lieutenant. His deatl brings the number of fatalities amonl the Georgetown men in the militar! service up to five. Some of those wht went overseas from other sections o the town have been wounded, bu none was killed in action or met deatl from other causes. Some of tn Georgetown contingent are still ii training camps on this side and tw of these, Charles Rowland and liar old Samuelson, were home this weel on leave of absence. Another Thomas Darragh, who was acting a cook in a camp near Washington, ha been mustered out.
 The assessors have about finishe their work on the new grand list wit which they have been occupied some thing over 20 days. Three days wer spent in viewing property, this surve covering the Sunset Hill section whic has been productive for several year of controversies over tax valuation Ln their rounds the members of tl board were struck by the unusu; number of places, usually well kel matter of needed repairs. The SUI posed explanation is that the owne are waiting for the cost of labor ar materials to return to something lii a pre-war basis.
 As an outcome of the local suffral conference held last Thursday afte noon at the home of Mrs. s. c. Sha it was decided that a canvass Shou be made among the women of u town to determine their attitu towards the cause. Its purpose is
 show the strong local sentiment b hind Messrs. Shaw and Connery, t Bedding representatives in their a vancing of suffrage at Hartford du ing the coming session of the legisl ture. The canvassers have met wi scarcely a refusal to sign the pied they offer and the affirmative declar lions will be practically unanimol