Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-27
.JEWETT CITY

That interest in the now famous cider case remained unabated, was evidenced by the crowded court room Wednesday morning. After hearing the arguments by Prosecuting At torney H. H. Burnham for the state, and Attorney Thomas NJ. Shields of Norwich who has conducted the case for MT. Potter. Judge Arthur M. Brown denied the right of the plain tiff to appeal The necessary Wrts and legal forms have been executed and the cider will be returned to Mi. Potter's cellar in Glasgo where it was seized by the state police July g. Judge Brown in rendering his deci- sion, because of the widespread inte- rest manifested in the proceedings, which has extended far outside Of Griswold explained at length the plain statutory reasons for his ind ing. He said he could not read any thing into the statutes of the state, and remarked that the learned argu ments of both attorneys had convinc ed him that they, as well as the court, had carefully studied the entire issue, The facts are set up that in summary processes there is no ap-
 
 case, in question the defendant would have been entitled to appeal. It is generally believed that these two cases, from start to finish have es tabHshed a record in the annals of Connecticut liqucr trials. if not. then close to it. The third day of July the state police seized 129 barrels of cider in John Potter's cellar and he was held for trial and the cider was brought to Jewett City. The 10th of July MT. Potter was granted a stay of proceedings for one week. The 17th of July MT. Potter was brought to trial and because of plenty ot undenia ble evidence he was found guilty and fined by Judge Brown as follows: $50 for reputation, $200 for actual sale, and $100 for keeping with intent to sell and exchange in viola tion of the law. An appeal was talk en from the decision of this court Monday the 24th the civil case was tried before a jury, largely composed of avowed prohibition men, men to whom a hinted consideration would have been an insult. They returned a verdict in favor of the defendant | because of lack of evidence to sub- | stantiate an opinion otherwise The 1 prosecuting attorney at that time IAONCu lOl all dppedl, WHICH unuel | the ruling of the law, Judge A. NJ | Brown has now denied
 great number of interested people both in Griswold and out of it, ad mittedly laymen pure and simple, anc not posted in legal economcs, are a a loss to understand why a toat should jump one way today and thu other way the next day.
 Two valuable rings lost at McNichols bathing beach. Reward if returned t | Clifford Langlais.-adv.
 Wednesday was the feast day 0 Saint Anne, Mother of the Blesse, Virgin, and with the morning mass a Mary's church the iridium, Or thret days devotion in her honor wa brought to a close Each day ther were the special masses and sermon all setting forth the honor which i constantly due to chate womanhooG wifehood and motherhood. In tn absence of Rev. J. J. McCabe, tn pastor of the parish, the service have been conducted by Rev. J. H Seiferman, his assistant.
 Miss Martha Morgan takes tn blue ribbon for sweet peas. She has
 long row at her home displaying
 show of the dark rich colors grown i