New Britain herald., 1923-08-08
HAHN FINED Sl5O,
10 DAYS IN JAIL
Case Of Neri, Who injured Girl,
Continued Until Aug. 22
HAD 'FOODLESS RESTAURANT
sydenberg Says Not Guilty But is
Fined 500 Just the same,-Arrests
Made When Giving Closing Notices
Hahn Also Fined.

Charles Hahn was fined $3.50 and
costs and sentenced to serve Is days
in Jail when arraigned before Deputy
Judge w. c. Hungerford in police
court this morning on a charge of vi
olating the liquor law.
Hahn was arrested by Sergeant Mi
chael Flynn of the local police de-
partment and County Detective Ed
ward Hickey on Friday of last week
when the two officers were making an
inspection tour at all saloons which
had been ordered to dismantle Ser
geant Flynn testified that the door to
the place was locked and Hahn admit
ted to him that he had thrown a pint
of whiskey into the sink. The liquor
was recovered from the trap Of the
sink, the officer said, and was intro
duced in court as evidence.
County Detective Hickey said that
although the place is known as
Froeba's saloon, Hahn admitted tc
him that he was the owner. The de-
| tective introduced a signed statement
by Hahn which said that he had not
been selling much lately.
The fine and jail sentence were then
imposed. Attorney William Mangar
represented the accused and Prose
cutor William Greenstein presented
the states case.
Sydenberg Gets 500 Fine
Joseph sydenberg, alleged proprie.
tor of a so-celled ''foodless" restaur-
ant at 221 Elm street was fined s1ot
and costs for violating the liquor law
He was represented by Attorney M. D
Sake.
Detective Sergeant William P. Nc
Cue testified that Sydenberg's place
was visited by County Detective
Hickey. Detective Risley and himself
while on tour of inspection to notify
saloon proprietors that they must dis
mantle their places of business. This
was on Wednesday of last week, he
said.
Sergeant McCue said that Syden-
berg was behind a petition In a room
used as kitchen and when he saw
the officers coming he threw O bottle
into q pan of dish water. Sergeant
McCue further stated that the bottle
was taken out Of the water, the con-
tents analyzed and found to contain 6
per cent alcohol.
Two men were in the place under
the influence Of liquor the sergeant
testified, and they becam so boisterous
1t was necessary for the officers to put
them out.
Attorney SAKE asked Sergeant Nc
Cue what kind of place 1t was to
which the sergeant replied another
one of those foodless restaurants"
Detective Rislet when called to the
stand testified that Sydenberg told
him he used the liquor to wash the
grease off OF the plates. Judge Hun
gerford denied motion for a dis
charge and when Sydenberg was call
ed to the stand he testified that he
never sold liquor.
He said that he has only been In
the place eight days and was washing
out several bottles which had been
left In the place and he did not know
that any of them contained alcohol.
Tho case of Roalo Neri, charged
with reckless driving and driving
without an operators license, was
continued until August % on request
of Prosecutor Greenstein, who stated
that the girl injured In the case would
be confined at the hospital until that
time, Young Neri was represented by
Attorney William Mangan,