New Britain herald., 1921-04-18
LIQUOR VIOLATORS
 ASSESSED IN COURT
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recommendation was adopted Ma 1 kowslki came into possession of his Grove street fruit store April 1. by purchase, he told the court. He didn't have an opportunity to thoroughly search the place and was not aware of the presence of liquor on the prem ises, consequently he was not in a po- sition to clean out the place, was the defense offered. He fiatly denied hay ing ever sold drink.
 Patrolman Kennedy testified that, at the time of the raid. there were about 30 men in the store,a least half a dozen of whom were drunk. On April ?. the policeman counted 15 men in the place, seven of whom appeared to be under the influence of liquor, while on the following day nine of the 30 men uresent had the appearance of drunkenness. Numerous complaints. the policeman said had been made to him. When the squad of policemen entered the place Saturday night, someone threw bottle through window. An investigation disclosed the bottle, partly filled with liquor. in an adjoining room.
 Information furnished the prose cutting agent indicated, he said, that the place was turning out more trunks in one day than the so-called Main street saloons were in month.
 Kozik's- place is but a few doors away from the fruit store conducted by Makowski Complaints similar to those of the neighbor were made to the policeman on the beat, who per sonally investigated several times. He found whiskey odors permeating the store and several times was attracted by the number of men who entered and left the back room of the place. When the police visited Kozik's busi- ness house Saturday night, he made an effort to destroy the evidence. which consisted of a bottle of alleged whiskey. Policeman Thomas Feeney later found an additional jug of booze
 The defense offered by the accused was a novel one. He explained that a woodward is connected with his busi- ness on Grove street, and that he em- ploys a number of men, paying them in drinks. When they finish their work, they come into the store and are paid off. He denied having re- ceived money for any. of the drinks served. The accused offered as a pos sible explanation of the presence of many drunks in his place of business that they become drunk elsewhere and then come to his store to make pur- chases.
 Sergeant Hart and Policeman Pat rick Howley secured the evidence in the Laurence case in a visit to the place of business Saturday noon.
 A fine of $35 and costs was impos- ed in the case of Henry Ellison, charged with speeding. He was ar rested by Motorcycle Policeman w. S. Strolls Saturday night on South Main street after his party had passed the policeman singing noisly, and travel ing at an alleged reckless rate of speed. After following as far as South street, Policeman Strolls' p1ac- ed Ellison under arrest It was nee essary, he testified today, to go 52 ist. Intersecting streets. it was charg- ed, were passed while the was travelling more than 25 miles an hour.
 Ellison said he was not going more than 25 miles an hour at any time, since he would have been afraid 10 travel any faster, particularly where streets intersect. His party was out for a good time," he told the court, hence the noise.
 Patrick Mclaughlin was fined $20 for drunkenness and SIC for breach of the peace. He was arrested by Po- liceman William Hayes yesterday at the home of his wife after a complaint had been made to the police that he was creating a disturbance. The policeman found him under the in f1uence of liquor.