New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-06
"When a Man Plays Me
Dirt, III Do Him Dirt, "
James Winters Says
When Telling Of Liquor
Sale
Judge Hungerford Reserves
Decision for Week After
Listening 10 Testimony ON
East Main Street Res.
taurant.

Judge William c. HunEerford IN
police court this morning reserved
decision until next Saturday In the
cases OF Otto Schmafr and Josenh
Lang arrnlgned before him on charge.
OF violating the liquor law. Prosecutor
william Greenstein presented the
states case and Attorneys y. r. Me-
ponongh and William hangan repre-
scented the accused men.
AZ the opening Of court Attorney
McDonough asked that the cases be
tried separately. Prosecutor Green
stein objected on the grounds that one
man was the employe and the other
the employer. Judge Hungerford.
however. ruled that they be tried
separately and the case of Schmarr
was heard first.
Saw Bottlc Emptied into Sink
Policeman Patrick o'Mara testified
that he, with Sergeant Michael FLYNN
ana Policeman John C. Stadler. visit
ed the schmarr restaurant at 24s
East Main street last Saturday. Az
the officer entered the place. he said.
Lang was in the rear of the store
near the iceboX but came to the bar
where he grabbed some alleged liouor
ran again to the rear of the store and
emptied the contents of a bottle into
sink. The policeman said that mart
Oh the liquor scattered on the sipk
BOARD. This the officer gathered up IN
bottle, The contents of the bottle
was given to Chief Hart, who in turn
gave II TO Policeman Stadler to give
to Milton Davenport of Dayennort (.
keeler, chemists. to make an ANALYSTS
A whiskey glass was also found IN the
fes.aurant' Policeman O'Mara said.
Policeman o'Mara said that
schmarr does restaurant business
put complaints have been received
ehat he sells liquor. The bar is there
the same as it was number of wears
ago. the officer said.
James Winters of IS Franklin
street, voluntary witness for tbe
state, presented testimony of a SEN
sational type, when he said that he
purchased a pint of liquor in the
pace about three weeks ago and at
previous times had purchased drinks
Tor 90 cents a glass He said that he
pald from "a to Sc a bottle for what
ne purchased. Later in testifyipg in
the Lang case he said that the. onlv
reason he "squealed" to the polica
about Schmarr was because he had
sruuge against him and in using his
own words had been played dirty"
Does Dishwater Contain Alcohol
Policeman Stadler testified that he
tcok the bottle Of alleged LIQUOR to
Mr. Davenport. Mr.. Davenport stat
ed that an analysis showed the LIQUOR
TO contain 3.35 per cent alcohol. At
torney McDonough asked if ordinary
iishWater might not contain alcohol.
he asked If 1t was not so that vinegar
which contained alcohol might not be
poured into dishwater or other LIQUIDS
percentage of alcohol.
The chemist replied that he did not
know he was making an analysis of
tishwater and further asserted that
,ure vinegar does not contain alcohol.
Prosecutor Greenstein introduced
he bottle containing the liquor and
he whiskey glass as evidence for the
tate but an objection was raised by
Attorney McDonough who said that
'chmarr was not on the premises
when the police arrived and II had
lot been proven that. this bottle and
ontents belonged to him. Judge
iungerford admitted the bottle, con-
ents and glass When both the state
nd counsel for the accused man rest
d Judge Hungerford continued the
ase for one week
Winters Denies He's "Stool Pigeon.
Policeman O'Mara reneated his
Tory told as evidence against Sohmarr
hen called upon TO testify in the
ang case. Winters was again Gated
, the stand and ross-examined by
ounsel for the accused man. He re-
used to tell where he had purchased
quor In addition to schmarr's place
nd said that he wanted II understood
nat he was not a stool pigeon.
McDonough lis mans memory
ood under certain conditious?''
Winters-''Nct when he is drunk"
Electromagnetic often are Won
runk2'
Winters - get drunk when I feel
ke it but mostly every Saturday
light when 20 out for good time"
Winters continued by saying that
shmarr told him that someone had
ven him orders moi TO give him any
ore liquor. Winters said he asked
,hmarr who gave him those orders
which Schmarr is alleged TO have
piled Someone IN there"
An Eye For An Eye
Winters said that he interpreted
e 'up there to he police headgusr-
RS and he therefore called at the
'Iice station TO find out II anyone
ID complained about him In an-
rer TO question asked him by
unset for the accused he said that II
tSchmarrl had treated him right
wouldn't have squealed. "But when
man plays me dirt. I'll do him dirt
inters said.
After a recess OF FIVE minutes
hmarr was put on the stand by his
(Continued on Fourteenth Parel.