New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
WOMAN MOONSHINER
ARRESTED IN RAID

her home Tuesday night "a asked
for a drink. She invited oim In to
have a drink and he told Sr ne could
not drink 1t then. no Nd Jus thad
some whiskey but that II should leave
IL on the outside oI'he mouse ana
he would get II abIt one or TWO
o'clock in the morD6s' ms Statement
Prosecuting Attog'S ,nio,n'ed Tue
, court was not nn Ill An nue.
htn, anS ,rnmIH iately reported 1t 10
me-" M. 49,, -..,
A., - ~ had her allowance from
; 49," 10. II from $3.50 to SO a week
S 10 ITO get her boarder to assist
a. hasing coal. Mrs. Atheist was
na,t,% to be wearing an expensive
LII hirt waist in court. She did not
anJStr to DO very downhearted. IA
SE she rather smiled all through the
/aring. The police are OF the impress
/don that she was making the liquor
FOR some saloon-keeper.
In imposing a suspended sentence
OF 30 days in Jail. Judge Alling told
tho woman that IL she did not stop
making booze she would go to Jail.
Other Cases
James II. cafferty was fined IS for
being drunk.
A. Nowack was fined $40 and costs
for using vile and indecent language
In the Beloin restaurant operated by
Delaney Brothers on Church stree.
yesterday.
George Nelson, n Jitney operator
was charged with two counts, one
charge was that of operating n jitney
with more than tho legal number OF
passengers and the other for operating
n motor vehicle without a license. At
torney Sexton appeared for Nelson,
who drives n Jitney on the Chapman
street line. Nelson said he had lett
his license I'm another coat, which
another chauffeur wore on trip to
New York and for that reason he had
been unable TO produce II yesterday.
The license was shown In court.
On the charge of carrying more
than the legal number OF passengers,
he said IL was because OF the in
clemency of the weather. The rain
drov ethe people to tho Jitneys and
they insisted upon crowding in, re-
gardless OF tho drivers attempt TO
stop them. Traffic Supervisor Clarence
Lanpher testified that the jitney was
crowded to the doors. Nelson was
fined S. for overlooking and sentence
was suspended on the license charge.
Bardccl Assessed $3.50
Philip Bardeck. an Arch street
saloon man. was charged with selling
liquor containing more than one half
OF one per cent. He was accused of
having sold wine containing eight and
nine per cent and OF having in his
place OF business a small quantity of
wine containing 3s per cent alcohol.
Attorney Sexton also represented Bar
deck.
The defense made the statement
that the liquor was brought to his
place n few days ago and he did not
know IL contained over the minimum
amount of alcohol permitted. He said
he sold cider and thought he could
sell this as we'll as he did the cider.
Attorney Grccnbcrg stated that the
wine had been analysed by the Con-
necticut Agricultural Experiment sta
ton at New Haven.
Bardeck was fined $3.50 and costs.
In the case of Joseph Carol, charg-
ed with fiourishing a gun on the
streets on night recently. II was stated
that the police had put Carroll in a
hospital for treatment and the charge
was nolled.
The charge against Albert II. Chap
ionni. OF issuing n check without hav-
ing sufficient funds to cover IL, was
nolled on Attorney Greenberg's recon-
mendation. with the statement that
after investigation he was satisfied that
no fraud was intended.