Putnam patriot., 1924-05-02
WITNESSES SAY THAT RYAN
 DROVE BEER LADEN MACHINE
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 The next witness was William J. Kirby, who formerly roomed at the City Hotel. He testified that he had purchased liquor at the hotel, from MT. Smith. within the past four months On cross examination Mir. Kirby acknowledged that he had also bought liquor from Culley. He could Tt remember when or how many times.
 Saw No Officers Drinking
 "Did yoa ever see any police officers in the hotel, drinkingy" was the ques- si0n put to the witness by Attorney Miron. "No." the witness testified "n0t that he could remember
 fl was at this point when Attorney Carpenter remonstrated vigorously against the attorney for the defense conducting a police investigation. aThis line of questioning. said Mir. l Carpenter .is entirely irrevelent. We are trying to prove case against Smith and not the police
 "Yes." hotly cried Attorney Mirou, sand we'll prove who bis partner was 7
 Deputy Sheriff Charles F.. Aver of | Dayville declared that the reputation of the City Hotel, for ten miles around ! Putnam, was that liquor was sold there. great number of people had told him SO. He acknowledged, on cross examination, that he had dis eussed the situation with States At torney searls Did you ever get complaint that officers of the law ob- tained liquor al the h0tel?" queried Attorney Mir0n The sheriff declared that he never had.
 State Police Testify
 State Police Officers Arthur ". Williams and Merrill B Keith testi- fed as to their knowledeg of the repu= tation of the hotel. declaring that 1t had come ta them n heresay fashion. that liquor was sold on the premises.
 Edward i Steamana, state police office. attached tO the Danielson bar racks. testified as to the part he and the officers Of the Putnam police played on April when they searched the City Hotel lie said he and Officer Ryan searched every room upstairs in thr building. and in one room. the keys of which he obtained from Mir. Cnllev. Officer Ryan found small bot
 
 t34afes.ait and another bottle he to0k from a wash stand. Officer Steamans testified that when he and Mir. Ryan had finished their searching on the upper floors they went downstairs and obtained from Mir fuliey the key to the former baffeom of the hotel. In here. he stated. Officer Ryan found, at The bhck 1f the room two quart bottles of whskey In the back yard, he stated. there was found at least i50 empty quart Whiskey bottles similar ta the fall anes found indoors.
 The witness was carefully cross ex- amned by the attorney for the de fense
 The prosecution rested.
 Call Officer Ryan to Stand
 It was at this point that the defense sprung s surprise by calling to the stand patroiman John r. Ryan. As starter. Attorney Miran asked Mir. Ryan what his understanding was of the reputation of the City Hotel. ! Mr. Ryan replied that the hotel was spoken of to him as place to % 4 one wanted to buy liquor Yes. he had received complaints about the place for year Asked fl he ever bought iany liquor fherg himself Mir kyal refused To answer the question op the ground that it might inerimiuate him. He did say. however. that on his visits there. ta play cards, he never saw my evidences of the presence of liquor.
 "Did you ever receive any money for iabor from Mir Smith?' asked Attorney Mirou. MI Ryan's answer was an uumistakabl,Ao.
 The witness was asked if he drove the ear of Samuel smith on the night of June 27. lust. the night when fender of the machine was damaged; if he went to Providence on that night with Mfr Smith. Mir Ryan dEiv- ing the ear To all of these questions the witness replied no.
 Mir Carpenter Objects Again
 At this point Attorney Carpenter again complained about the methods of questioning pefsued by the de- fencs attorney, Mir Carpenter declar- ing that all of 1t had no connection with the charge against Mir Smith and that Attorney Miron was endea- voring to get the police, through Oih- cer Ryan to ineriminate themselves. Mir. Miron replied that his line of questioning had n direct bearing on the charges brought against his client and that his purpose was to endeavor Co show how the liquor got into the City Hotel. If there was any there.
 The witness was not cross question ed by Attorney Carpenter.
 The defense next called to the stand Mtsr AoliV Smith daufhter of fhp ac= cused Miss Smiths testimony fur nisned another choice bit of sensation that whetted the appetite of the crowded court room,
 She told the court. in answer to a series of questions. that she and her mother and sister were in the kitchen of their apartment at the City Hotel. one night last June lprobahly June t2f1 when she heard crash in the back yard Going out, she saw her fathers ear had been backed into an oil barrel and that he fender had haar flnntaVpd