New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
RESOLVES HUSBAND
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Judge HunSerfOrd Fines Cherry
 Street Woman S15O

carmella Venture nf 66 Cherry street, changed her plea of not guilty to guilty, when arraigned in court to- day on charges of violation of the Iiauar law. and was hned st50 by
 Judge w C. Hungcrford Through her attorney r. F. McDouough. Mrs. Nentpro told the court that she has been conducting small grocery store ,tt GN Cherry street, and that business has not been very good. She sihy men going about from house to house selling liquor and thought that stt would try il and see if she ronldnt boost her income little. She had only got started when the pulirt raided her place and con fiscated the liquor.
 Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods entered a n0lle in the case Of Felix Venture, who was arraigned ou the same charges as his wife. The prosecutor told the court that Mrs. Venture had absolr.d the husband from all implication in the liquor selling. saying that he was away at work and was not aware or his wite's activities.
 The store and home of the defcn- dants was raidcd over p Week ago by the liquor squad and about lS gallons of monnshne was found hidde. in different parts or the premises. Two fite gallon cans were found outside the house under a porch,
 Had Alcohol in Trunk
 Gonuuuauccs were granted until Feb. l2 hy the Cuurt in the cases of Joseph Norman of Springfield and Peter Rahdah of Waterbury, arrest cd yesterday on charges of violating tae liquor law as the result of the finding of trunk with 20 gallons of alcoho in it at the Union Station bag gage room. Norman is out under Sauo bail and the court fixed bail for Hahdah at $500.
 Frank Sadis Of this city, arrested with Norman yesterday when the two mon appeared at the baggage room of the station to claim the trunk. was given his freedom by the police after thy were unable to substantiatc the charge on which he was held The evidence in the hands Of the detec- tive department duplicates Norman and Bahdah, and no evidence was found to tack any guilt on Sadis.
 Bahdah was arrested in Waterbury last night by Ser2i. William r. Me- i Che, and Detective Patrick OMara alter being identified by the baggage master there as the man who had shipped the trunk to New Britain. ! The police were also informed that the trunk Was originally shipped from Springfield, but at Waterbury was diverted to New Britain by Bah i dah. liahdah was represented by Atty. Andrew Dawson Of Waterbury.
 They sang On Main street
 John Grecnwald and Edward Per ! ,lern went visiting a friend on Glen street last night and were treated with wine, which put them in such Tn, spirits that they couldn't refrain from singing when they arrived on Main street about l0:3o o'clock last m-nt. They were warned by several eers that they would have to stop singing, and when they persisted weo arrested on charges of drunken Ittss and breach of the peace. An additional charge of resisting arrest was placed against Pcrdeen. who gave sergeant Patrick McAvay and Patrol- man Thomas Lee a stiff battle when they were taking him 10 the police station.
 Greenwald was fined s and costs on the drunkenness charge, and tudg- ment vas suspended on the breach of the peace. perdeen was received the same fine for drunkenness and an additional si5 for rsisting the officer.
 Had No Drivers License
 Edward Salmon was fined sS for not having his operators license on his person while driving and d charge of driving without his registration was dismissed when he told the court that Il was in a tool box in the machine, time of his arrest.
 The court further continued the case against Constant Yablonski charged with violating the liquor laws until February 23. The case has been , continued to allow the appearance of | Nabionski's wife in court to testify and the court was informed that she . is not out Of the hospital where she . has been confined for several weeks , as a result or an operation
 John Boyda or 352 Pennington , avenue; arrested last night as a result i, Of raid on his home by the police charged with violations of the liquor law, and his case continued until i Tuesday.
 Boyda's home was raided by Ser geants William P. McCue and George [. Ellinger. and officers Thomas ]. feeney and William P. Hayes, and about five gallons Of moonsbine was found.