New Britain herald., 1923-09-08
DRUG CASE CLOSED
IN HARTFORD COURT
Judge Creedon uberate Jacob
Jennings and Morris Freed
SCHEIDLIN NOT PRESENT
ralloiti Says New Britain oniciai Was
"stool Pigeoa"-sfaiof Buckley
Critics State Police for Connection
With Case.


Judge Alexander w. creedon OF the
Hartford police court suspended
judgment In the cases OF Jacob Jen.
nings OF New Britain and Morris
Freed OF Hartford. who were ar.
raigned before him this morning on a
charge OF possessing narcotic drugs
without prescriptions from u phy-
sician. despite the fact that the two
men pleaded guilty 10 the charge.
Judge credon. in passing Judgment
stated that there have been many
narcotic drug cases tried before him
but never any such as these. He
said that he felt as though he ought
TO throw both cases out OF court but
In so far as Prosecutor John l.. Bonee
had recommended $50 fine for each
he would suspend judgment
After the men had been put to plea
Prosecutor Bonee stated that Freed
and Jennings possessed morphine
when they were placed under arrest
by the state police several days ago.
Freed had passed over a small pack
age containing four bottles to Jen-
nings. The prosecutor further stated
that he could not find that Freed re-
ceived any money for the drug and he
said that he was unable to learn that
either we're traffickers in narcotics.
He then recommended fine of $50
and costs for each.
Pallotti Calls Scheiblin "Stool Pigeon"
Frencis A. Pallotti. counsel for Jen-
nings, in pleading for his client,
stated that man named Edward c.
Scheibiin. citizen Of New Britain
and one who holds public office, acted
as stool pigeon" and an assistant
for the state police and thereby
caused the arrest of Freed and Jen-
nings. Pallotti said that Jennings
.as known Scheiblin for about ten
years and had been asked several
lines by this man to secure dope
'or him for disabled war veteran |
friend in Torrington.
Jennings finally consented to Sc
,ure the much needed drug from
riend in Hartford and with scheiblin
anne to this city," the lawyer said.
He met Freed on the corner of
Asylum and Trumbull streets and
creed went into his apartment, where
,e had the drug He traught 1t 70 |
he street and Jennings sahT to Schsi- /
,lin. There is the drug that you
wanted, to which Scheiblin replied:
You get 1t for me- AS Jennings re-
eived the drug State Policemen
Toward O'keefe and Clifton Gorgas
laced the three under arrest at the
oint of q gun. Scheiblin was latei
aeased."
Scheiblin Not in Court.
Continuing his argument. Pallotti
lid that he had asked the prosecu
,r to have Scheiblin in court this
,ornine but the prosecutor was no
fed bv the state police that Schei-
lin had been kicked out OF New
r;tatn," Pallotti said that this Is
OF so and from what he knew :
,heiblin was still at work in the !
ardware city !
To prove Jennings was not the only 7
ctim, Scheiblin had endeavored to
cure for the state police, Pallottt I,
id that a Mr.. Schweitzer in New \
ritain. Thomas Kelly of Grove s
III, and an employe at City hall, \
wv Britain, had been approached by :
heibun to secure dope" for him
, this wounded veteran in Torring
n" In addition, Pallotti said,
be,blin asked two we'll known New 8.
,itain Young men to go fishing with
m at Shuttle Meadow reservoir In +,
ntbington, although he knew It q
,s against the law to fish in that r.
70 The men declined to go, how ~
er.
Ruckley Criticizes state Police
Major John Buckley. counsel for
eed said that the dope" in aues-
n was merely connection OF a
all percentage of morphine mixed G
HI sugar and milk. When Freed
8 asked for the dope, Buckley said.
went to his apartment where he
several small tablets which he
! possessed for several years, and
VERIFIED them. later mixing the ~,
yder with the sugar and milk be g,
g returning to the street where the -
n were. The work In arresting ~
&c men reflects no commendation ~
m the mart of the state police, he -.
1. wi
Prosecutor Bonee then remarked p,
t he was inclined to believe the -,
~ as told by counsel for the ac- ori
ed men after which Judge Creedon
that the cases we're most unusual -.
s and he felt that he would be iao ,o
tifed in throwing them out of .L' a
ri Because of the previous rec ~. ~,
of the fine by the pro ris n,s
ltor Judge Creedon said that he as, ,s
- .,,.oa1d ;,,drmpOt 'ie
favor Paonessa intimated early In oi0
week that he might dismiss
eih,in from the board of com
sation and assessment because of
activity in the Jennings-Freed
}. The mayor said today he would sa,
, the. matter under consideration. I