Putnam patriot., 1924-09-19
DROP RUSSELL CASE
 IN SUPERIOR COURT
Jury, After Hearing Some Tes- tinony, Is Disnnissed.-
 Defendant Discharged
Jeff Bergeron Case Is Continued For
 Hearing at Later Date

The case against Frank W. Russell of Meehan.csville, charged with per jury. was nolled Tuesday by States Attorney Charles L. SeaFls. Trial of i this case was started last Friday af- ! ternoon in the superior court session at Putnam. following the completion of the Ryan case. After testimony l of two witnesses for the state had 1 been heard. court was adjourned un- til Wednesday morning, but the de- cision of the states attorney Co noll | the Russell case and to continue or noll the case against Zepherin Der geron of Putnam, charged with liquor i law violation, made it unnecessary to f hold a session Wednesday. Hence the jury members, who had been in- structed to report on Wednesday, were advised that their presence would not be needed again this term.
 State Police Raid
 The Russell case is one which has aroused considerable interest in Put nam, where Russell is we'll known His arrest followed the giving of al- legged periured testimony in the case of state vs Harvey Leclair, heard in the Putnam city court last July. Leclair was one of four arrested when the state police raided rooms on Pomfret street ia building own cd by Russell. Although Russell was alleged to have previously told Prosecuting Attorney Carpenter that Leelair was the lessee of the rooms. in court he said that they were rent ed Go Nellie Jacques, another of the quartet arrested. Consequently Le- clair was found not guilty and was
 iseberged.
 A short time after he gave this testimony Russell was arrested and vas taken Co the police station where he spent q night before being arraign- ei in the city court. where probable cause was found and he was bound over t0 the superior court After pending two days in the loekup at the police station he secured bonds and WIS released.
 Court Officials Testify
 Al the superior court session Fri lay. Attorney Archibald Macdonald. Jr., clerk of the Putnam city court. was the first witness called Atttor- ney Macdonald produced a certified copy ef the trial iu the city court. and stated that Russell testified in court that the premises were lessed eo the Jacques woman. Prosecuting Attorney Carpenter was the other $ tness called He told of going to Meehaaiesviile with a Putnam police man on the night of the raid on the Pomfret street house, and question ing Russell on the lessee of the place He testified that to the two interro- cations of "who hires the rooms" and "who pays the rent" Russell. ans wered in both cases without hesita- tion. Harvey Leclair." "
 Recalled to the stand Attorney Macdonald stated that upon the re- quest of Russell he had served q ne- tiee Go quit the premises upon Le. clair
 Bergeron a Putnam Man
 In the Bergeron case. the principal, Zepherin Bergeron. conducted a lunch room on Providence street in company with Henry McManus of Worcester A raid by the Putnam police resulted in the arrest of both. In city court they were found guilty nf keeping liauor with intent to sell. and appealed to the higher court NeManus has since vacated his appeal and paid the fine imposed. Whethe the esse against Bergeron will be heard at some later term. or will be nolled depends upon action of States Attorney Searls.