Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
DANIELSOK AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Nf members of the. Putnam police depart nent headed, by Captain j.. H. Bulger, lad completed series of raids against places in, the city where there was 2rea- son to believe that intoxicating liquors and beverages were being kept the of fcers having been engaged on the spe- cial. job since soon aftef7 o'clock Sat urday evening.
 Surveying Sunday morning the results | ofs the campaign and considering with | out emotion, the quantities of intoxieants | seized one might be pardoned for won- l dering whether a. few cylinders on the prohibition machine have not been skip | ping in this town of late. Somehow | one might be led to, believe that the last l Of ssthe banned fluids is lasting indeed. |
 This morning will be a busy one in 1 the city court Among those who will 1 appear as the result. of, the raids of Sat l urday night and early Sunday morning l are Louis Couture, who has a place on Providence street; Frank Benoit. who also has place on Providence street Peter Ennis, a resident of Harris street John Rcski, who is proprietor of store at the corner of Canal and Pomfret streets Henry Wright, of Farrows street Antonio Juskiewicz, of ts School street; Louis, Beauregard, ofssthe CargiN hotel Adela aLaMontague who has a pool room md soft drink place on Providence
  court proceedings flor having a punch board in operation at his place. when it was raided..s No intoxicauts were found at.,the Cargill house, but Mir. Beauregard- was told to be in court this morning Bonds amounting to S2, 300, sin cash was put. up by the various persons ordered into court for hearings f today, whila property standing in the names of some was regarded as a sufficient. guarantee If fbair in d a1xxif aaff fne cash ball. s.-s .~ss .s- ,,.s..i ..,s ,, .ss saCaptain Buleer headed the police sauaa that left headquarters soon after seven o'clock Saturday night, With him were Sergeant George Laird, Pstrolmen' Ern- est.L, Chandler, William Jarvaiss sEugepe Gibneyx and August Martin. The officers used touring car and within ten mn .utes. after they left. the station were taiding places on Providence street. that section of the city being thrown into l | furry of excitement. over the raids. Officers Gibney and Chandler visited l the Couture placs,. while Officers Lafrd and Martin went to Frank Kenoit's. place | and Captain Bulger and Officer Jervais swooped down. on EaMontague's These | three raids were made simultaneously, so there was no chance. of what was going l On becoming known before the places | listed for raids in that section had been visited. Z. 8 5s T s,A. <.., r The raid at Couture g. was not :: very | productive, !. Two bottles, each contain | ing what appeared te be -whiskey, about a1 quart in. all were brought away by the .odicers.., Benoit's. place netted nothing | of an; intoxicating nature, the officers coming away efnpty-handed. At La Montagne's a small bottle. three-quarters | hEed. with Jamaica ginger was seized also a, punch. board that was in operation, l the officers say ., 1-- ,t, f9
 l ,eThe north end having been attended to- | the officers returned to the station with their seizures, placed them in the vault and started out for, the second phase of their evenings work. ' f1'si #
 Z At Peter Ehnits home on Harris street in the rear of the Hammond hall building particular honor was paid MT. Ennis. for the entire group of officers called at his place. which was raided sometime ago and Peter. later presented in court. Ac- cot1fng to what Ennis told the officers while the raid was proceeding, they were interfering with his prepara tioHs for; 8 wet Christmas sHe had obtained a, lit. tie. stuff for his own use, he said. Th' officers brought away-three 5-gallon ikees of]vEine and several gallons of grain al
 cohol. The officers were convinced that
 Ennis was. all set for real wet holi
 day. ..f s> E
 Ennis and his stock of forbidden. liquid.
 were brought. to, the police sta ton, En Inis later posting $500 cash bail for hi: liappea rance-in- court.
 Reski was, next on the list to be raid ed and his store received. a Hvisitatior
 from. Captain .Bulger, Officers Martin IsIarvaisf1 and Gibney. Thfrty-six bottle.
 of sJamaiea: ginger were seized at thi: store and 4hen John was invited to ac
 company: the officers to his home at T
 School street that they might look tha over , Two ene-gallon jugs of grain; al I cohoL were obtained there by, the. officers
 who, being in the. vicinity, made cal supons Antonio Juskiewicz, at IS Schoo
 street. The search at Jnskiewicz':
 netted quantity of what appeared. to b,
 real ld-fashioned whiskey and grain al
 cohol in jugs and bottles. some of tn,
 seized goods being. taken from tn,
 garage.
 There was another trip to the sta
 ton after those raids and another. stow
 ing away of the seized liquids, -,.
 > On the third dash from the station, tn,
 officers cut into new part of the cit,
 for such raids-Farrows street, wher, the big haul, of the night was made, a
 Henry, Wright's home. Here the officer, seized isix barrels of cider. and a trucl
 had to be comma ndeered to bring away the: nearly. 800 gallons seized. Just whs.
 kind of cider the seized lot would devel
 op into if given sufficient time ,sh,