New Britain herald., 1924-01-29
SHOOTS FIREWORKS
 AT RAILROAD DEPOT
William Duris Amused Children
 and Pays Fine of S5

Assisting Young America" in a 1 premature celebration of the Fourth
 of July cost William Duris s5 when
 he was arraigned in police court be- 1 fore Judge Aling this morning on a
 charge of shooting firecrackers at the i Union Station last night. Police were summoned to the station by a man
 who was beside himself with fear, and who said that there was a man at ! the station shooting off a revolver A description was given, and Duris was soon located.
 He told the court that there was
 several children at the station who
 had flrecrackers and asked him for a
 match. He had some matches and thought that he would help the chil- dren. further by lighting some of them.
 Alcohol found in the partition in his house during a raid by detectives January g. was some that was there |, since he was arrested before and sen Rnced for a liquor violation. and which had been hidden there by his
 wife, was the defense Constant Ya-
 blonski of t2 Silver street offered in the trial of his case this morning. Yablonskrs house was raided Janu-
 ary 22 and a quantity of five gallons
 of alcohol was found ina partition in
 the closet. The liquor was concealed
 by a baseboard that was loose and
 upon removing it. the officers found
 the alcohol in quart jars, piled up
 beside a chimney. A large jar of al
 cohol was found on the table in the
 house. and this was used to rub the
 eye of his boy, and also to rub Ya-
 blonsld's wife. who was i'll, they were
 told.
 According to the testimony of the police, they have been watching the home of Yablonski for long while and had seen non, strangers in the section come up to his house and go in. some staying in about 10 minutes and some remaining about 45 minutes Pstrolman William O'Mara testified that they spoke to several of those who had remained in there and could smell whiskey from them. When de- tectives entered the house they were told by Yabonski that the liquor in the jar was all that he had in the house, unless some might be hid in the cellar from the time before his last arrest for selling liquor. A search of the cellar failed 10 produce any wet stuff" and the search of the 1 tenement resulting in the finding of 1 the cache in the wall was made.
 Yshlonski testified that he knew that | the liquor was in the house someplace, i but that his wife had put it away and that he did not know where it was. When he needed any, he told his wife and she took if from the hiding place herself.
 The case was continued for further N hearing until February 9, to enable Il Mrs Yablonski to testify. She is at the New Britain. general hospital re- covering from an operation. fl
 Bruno Papla, arrested last night Il following raid on his store at SC Lafayette street on charges of carry Ing concealed ueaposs and a violation of the liquor law, pleaded not guilty when arraigned and his case was until January 3i for trial.
 His store was raided last night by Detectives Thomas F. Fceney, Patrick !. o'Mara, William S. Strolls and William r. Hayes and small auan- 'ity of liquor was seized. Papla's ar rest followed, and when he was searched at the police station, a re- rolver was found in his pocket, re- Iulting in the additional charge being brought against him.