New Britain herald., 1919-12-29
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l for persons connected with the traffic 1 in poisonous liquor which has resulted 1 in the last few days in at least . ' deaths and many cases of serious illness here and in nearby places. The 1 death toll at an early hour today was I divided as follows:
 Chicopee, 37, including two women; Holyoke, 10; Springfield, 4, including one woman; Hadley, 8; Greenfield, l, and Thompsonville, Conn.,, }.
 Fourteen arrests of those alleged 10 have handled the liquor which was found to contain a wood alcohol base, have been made and others were ex- pected. Most of the liquor shipped from Hartford, to other Connecticut valley cities has been accounted for
 the authorities say and they believed that a few more cases of illness would be reported.
 Investigations conducted by federal,
 state and local police have revealed
 many violations of the prohibition
 law, it was said, and arrests were expected on this score. Many illicit
 stills, ''kitchen bars and private
 stocks from which sales had been
 made were discovered it was reported.
 District Attorney J. B. Ely an
 nounced this morning that he would
 take immediate steps for the eNtradi-
 ton of the men arrested yesterday in New Haven whom he charges with
 murder in having charged the deaths
 of five persons. Marshal A. T. Caron of ChicOroe. is in New Haven now
 with necessary warrants. With him
 are Col. A. F. Foote. head of the
 state departln of public safety and
 -+.,A~
 NJ. $. Nelligan. Mr. Ely said he would
 take no steps to convene the grand
 jury to act in the case as the action
 would more properly be taken by his
 successor Charles H. Wright of Pitts
 field, who takes office this week. Four men arrested Saturday charged with nanslaughter in connec- tion with deaths attributed to the drinking of liquor with a base of wood alcohol were arraigned in po- lice court here today All pleaded not guilty and bail was set at S10.- 900 each. The cases were continued to January when the three others arraigned Saturday will come before the court again.
 Those arrai gned today are Louis Menard, porter in the Chcopee House. Joseph Garbic, bartender in the sa- loon of Thomas Oczwyski Leopold P. Fredette. member of the liquor firm 1 of Fredette and Tetreault, and Thomas Oczkwyski, sa1oon-keeper.
 ! A total of 5S deaths in the part of Connecticut valley was the record this ; morning divided as follows: Chicokee 3S, Holyoke 10, Spring field 4. IIa'dley 3, Thompsonville Conn. }, Greenfield l.
 Federal Detective Manning said to- day that the three deaths in Hadley had been traced to a supply of liquor in Chicopee, five gallons having been l sold to a, IIadley dealer by Alexander ! Perry, proprietor of the American House. f s'-
 With the arrangement in Spring l field this afternoon of four men 1 charged with violating section three 1 of the Volstead act the federal au- l thorities set the machinery in motion 1 to place responsibility for the manu- 1 fracture and disposal of the liquor. 1 Those arraigned were: Harry Sha- ] piro of Springfield, Adma OstroWslIi, 1 a Chicopee undertaken; John w. Star 1 zl1y. Holyoke liquor dealer, and John 1 Nozarzowski of Chicopee. Shapiro is ] baker and is charged with trans 1 porting the liquor. The others are 1 charged with assisting Shapiro.