Putnam patriot., 1923-07-13
BANlSH DROUGHT
 IN CITY COURT
Five Are the Wet Dries Who Face the Judge After Sat
 urday Sprees
Fine of Sioo and cests For Driving
 While Intoxicated

The drought,--if ever there was 6 drought, was lifted Saturday eve ming. This was evidenced by the ap- pearsnce of a quintet of drunks. four simple and one complex. that appear ed in the little court across the river. Monday morning. if five men get drunk enough to draw the attention of the police and to be taken over the Bridge street bridge, how many got drunk but not drunk enough to get a blue-coatei escort to the municipal building7 This is only problematical. but doubtless there were many who carried their own loads to their own homes and woke to a day of freedom Sunday morning.
 The cases were taken up in the fol- lowing order: William Marquis. drunk. guilty. William did not stand well with the court. On Christmas day in 1922 William did not find any thing in his stocking but his feet They were hanging over the edge of the cot in a police station cell. It was a fine holiday morning and the judge was good to William, letting him go in
 
 promise to pay fine and costs. But William forgot 10 keep the promise and that fact was brought to the courts attention Monday by Probation Officer Peter Gardner. When the Marquis was asked whyfore he did not pay as per promise he told the court that shortly after he was releas- cd work became scarce in Putnam and he had to migrate He went to far of pomfret and worked in lumber camp; he went to remote Dayville and worked on farm. He worked, and worked, and worked. and worked and had no time to come to Putnam to pay his bill. That's what the Mar quis said. The court decided to give William a little shorter hours and sent him to Brooklyn jail for 30 days and put into execution the old ac- count of ss2.74. which will make a second thirty days during which Will liam will at feast have his evenings to himself but will have a better ex- cuse for not coming to Putnam.
 .'Drunk7" "Yes, Sirw
 Joseph Lambert stood up. Drunk Joseph?" asked the prosecutor. "Yes sir" replied Joe. Been in before?" ''Yes sir, seven or eight years ago." Joe said he met feller from Pom fret and the feller had a BIG quart bottle. He helped make the quart smaller. Didn't know what it was but 1t was white. This led to the sssump- ton that someone from our neighbor- ing town drove down with a white mule. for Joe was in bad way when the officers picked him up and appar- entity had received more than one kick. The sum of S31.14 was assess ed against Joseph.
 Alcid Archambeault also allowed that he was before the court seven or eight years ago. He works outdoors summers and in the mill winters. S31.ls gave Alcid his freedom.
 Must Have Medicine From Bottle
 ''If you send me to jail it will be the end of me-" said George Chaffee. George didn't think he was drunk but said he had had some drinks. This opinion was not shared by Put. nam police officers who arrested George. He was surrounded by a quartet of Putnam's finest, Captain Jarvis, Sergeant Lizard, Officers Dur and and Touchette. It did not develop just why so many of the force assist. ed in Georges arrest. When asked why 1t would be the end of him fl sent to jail George told His Honor that necessary for him to drink medicine from a bottle. The court told George that in jail he would get able medical treatment if il was needed and sen tenced him to 30 days.
 Driving Car While Intoxicated
 Paul Hanson of Thompson plead no, guilty to driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor He was represented by Attorney A s. Macdonald. Putnam police off cers said that they saw Paul on the street during Saturday evening and that he was staggering and also try ing to get into an ex-bar room that was closed Officer Durand said hs saw the man get into his car and start to drive away. In the officers opin' ion Hanson WAS intoxicated and mol fit to drive the car SO he was arrest. ed
 Fred Baker, Alice Laduque and tho defendant all testified that they were together all of the evening and drove to Putnam to meet Mrs. Ladueue'. son. All said that Hanson had no thing to drink and was not under the influence of liquor.
 Judge Geissler was convinced that the police officers knew what the, were talking about and said he had no doubt that Hanson was under thu influence of liquor. si00 and cost' was the penalty.