New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-25

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- caused 20 be sent 10 The lawyers
Of the state, the address Of NJ. Cum
mihEs 70 which ! have referred, ffem
the many letters In acknowledgment
: want 70 read yeu two sentences from
q letter one ef the most eminent Of
all the lawyers Of the state. distin,
Euished alike In professional stt2ins
meats and In high character, Indeed
"a my thinking. they run side BY side
In the profession Of the law.
Whether or not one approves Of
the Nolstead aet-snd ] Dc .nst-it Is
the supreme Law Of the Lard, whish Il
is the plain duty Of everyone 10 ebey,
and which Should be enforced 10 the
limit.
III the time ever comes when a
supreme law az the land will not he
ebeyed and eannet be enforced the
end 10 near
"And now gentlemen, what can We
"A a. hAta this
law: speak first to those who. like
myself. are a part OF the judiciary OF
the state. What has your contact with
this liquor problem taught yous Has
IL not been made clear 10 every ex.
psrienced Judge that those who are
engaged in this bootiesEing traffic are
desperate criminals who stop az no
crime 10 accomplish their end They
will murder. rob and assault. They
hire gunner 10 assassinate our peace
officers. They are ready TO bride YOU
n you would permit II. They are cor
rupting the profession OF the law by
the payment OF huge fees for profess
sional services: they are paying for
service which no self-respectinE law
yer ought to engage upon. The prom
Use OF q man engaged today In the
liquor traffic whether made to a court
or a citizen. IL wholly valueless. When
they say they'll stop selling and 20
out OF the business. you know and I
know that unless you have the most
active police supervision they won't
keep their promise.
Sell Impure STUFF.
Every ruse that human ingenuity
,an cofcoct they will resort to. And
YOU know, too. that almost all Of the
liquor they sell is far from pure and
doctored to such an extent that It
Is Injurious TO health and dangerous
10 life. 1t was only a few days ago
he federal director Of Connecticut
odd me that in only one case during
his term OF office had the liquor
aiken by the officials Of the United
states analysed pure, and the super
ntendent Of the state police con-
lrmed this as his experience. The
men who are buying Of the bootleg
yer are often being sold. and they
ire risking their lives and the lives
II their friends.
"Why gentlemen Of the judiciary,
10 draw this picture? So that we
nay have before US the average
who Is trafficking in this
legal trade. Is he In any case en-
titled to your judicial sympathy?
should he receive at your hands, In
my case, mercy? No, at this late
lay there is no such thing as a first
offender. He acted in full knowl-
,dge that he was committing a
rhine. He did it for money. When
-ou come to the sentence, remember
hat your act is not alone to pun
sh the guilty, but by its example
o deter others who would make
money out of the violation of the
United States constitution. What is
e entitled to?-justice, no more, no
ess. The law gives to him a fair
rial, accords him that Don't al
ow yourself to be misled by adroit
r INSCRIPTIONS advocacy. If he is
roven guilty beyond& reasonable
oubt, or il he pleads guilty. what
hould his sentence be? You will
Understand / am speaking of the
rafficker In liquor, or the transport
r of liquor, whether he be the prin-
ipal or the agent. / am not speak
ne of the man or woman who is
laking liquor for his or her own
The two classes OF
rime stand on a different basis.
hen what should be the sentence of
he criminal convicted in the ordi-
airy case, not the exceptional. case,
f the crime of trafficking in liquor
r In transporting it? 1t is my judg-
rent and judging by their acts the
alignment of the great majority of
lie judges of the superior court,
lat justice requires for such a GRIM
lal Jail sentence, varying in
mount by the character of the
line. And In the event that it is a