New Britain herald., 1923-06-07
WIFE IS FINED,
 HUSBAND IS FREED
Meh Street Woman Convicted of
 Having Liquor for Sale

MT, and Mrs, Joseph orsjel Of |,
 High street were arraigned befors
 Judge George W, Klett in police
 court this morning on a charge ei
 Violating the liauer law, They were
 represented hy Attorney Michael Sex.
 ton orsIel was found not guilty but
 his wife was lined $500 and costs,
 Policeman Patrick o'Mara tsstifed
 that ne With Policemen John stadler.
 eupernumerary Policemen Thomas
 Lee and William Folitis, raided a store
 and tenement occupied by the orsjeis
 At ss High street early in the week
 Thy found quantity Of alleged liquor
 concealed behind a wainseotins in
 the dining room of the house. The
 officer furthered testified that Mrs.
 ors,el told him that she sold the , liquor for si a bottle.
 supernumerary Policeman Lee said that he has seen orsjel pass liquor out m bottles to men who drink it on the street, Policeman stadier testified that fve five-gallon cans which were empty but had contained liquor were round In the rear of seven garages at the orsiel's home. supernumerary Policeman Politis said that the wom- an told him that "the strong liquor ain't diluted yet"
 ooneski Fined s2o0
 W. P. coneski Of Washington sereet was lined s200 after .he had entered plea Of nole contendere to a plea of keeping liquor with intent to sell. He | was represented by Attorney Stanley Traceski. coneski was arrested on May 23. by supernumerary Police man Thomas Lee on Washington street while driving an automo mobile truck. The policeman found a five gallon can of liquor on the truck
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Will liam Greenstein stated that although the man was originally charged with fransportating liquor the charge was changed to keeping liquor with intent to sell after he had agreed to "sauear' to the police who the man was from whom he purchased the liquor. The prosecutor said that he has not done this as yet.
 Trio Arrested in Early Morn
 Grace McDonough, Mrs Frieda Hadden and James Moran were ar rested this morning at about 1880 o'clock near the Skinner Chuck Go, r plant by Sergeant Patrick McAvay. ( Policemen Edward Riley and Thomas E llerney on breach of peace charge. c The women were also charged with , q
 Judge Klett fined Moran s15 and F costs and each of the women s20 and c costs on the drunkenness charge with V 80 day jail sentence on the breach 2 'f peace charge. The later sentence r. vas suspended and they were placed q ,n probation. < The sergeant testified that Moran p sked him if he thought he was the z, hief of police with all the buttons n his coat. He also stated that the vomen were intoxicated and that they ad said they were visiting at Pas.a. icci's house on Church street.
 The McDonough woman testified hat she had had two drinks of wine { this house. She said she met Moran n Seymour street. Mrs, Hadden said nat she was not drunk as she only ad one glass of wine. not caring for ny more. She said that if she used ough language 1t was because she armed 1t at the state farm for wom- n and at a hotel where she works. 'oran said that he lives in Bristol Ut visits in New Britain frequently.
 Costly To Argue With Woman
 Edward Fuller of Cherry street was ned s20 on drunkenness charge and I9 on a breach of peace charge. He as arrested by Supernumerary John riffin last night at about o:3o o'clock5 blowing a fracas on Cherry street. lficer Griffin testified that Fuller was guing with a Mrs. Reco at S:5o clock and he went up and put op to it. He returned at 9:3o o'clock Id Fuller was again arguing with the oman this time using asusive Ian. age. Policeman John Liebler also stified that the accused man was unk.