New Britain herald., 1924-11-11
SUSPENDS PENALTY
 IN ANDERSON CASE
Driver Has Six Months Term
 Hanging Over His Head


 Drive was sentenced to jail for six months, execution of the sentence being suspended, when he was found guilty by Judge Benjamin w, filling in police court this morning of operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor, It was Anderson's second conviction for the same offense,
 Anderson, through his attorney, David l.. Nair, claimed that he was not drunk at the timc he was ar rested tho night of November 3 at the corner Of Arch and Walnut streets and that If he had not be- come involved in a slight accident there, he would not have been arr rested for operating while drunk. Judge filling called the attention of the defense to the fact that tho crime was not In being caught, but in taking a couple Of glasses of liquor and then going out and driV- ing a machine.
 The defendant was arrested by Patromen Thomas Rouskio and David Doty when, in an attempt 10 drive his machine away from the curb where he had it parked, he hit & truck that was parked in front of him and pushed it up against a sedan that was purked further up, according to the policemen.
 The police testified that there was . strong odor of liquor on Ander- sons breath when they arrived after hearing the crash Of the machines, and that when he got out of the machine. he staggered. pr. NJ. l.. Marsh, who examined Anderson at the police station when lie was brought in, testified that Anderson was under the influence of liquor and unfit 10 drive machine. He said that the prisoner didn't stagger when he walked across the floor of the police station, but from the manner in which he walked it could : be readily seen that he was forced to an extra effort to walk straight.
 Attorney Nair, in his argument to the court after the testimony had been given, attacked the testimony of the policemen, claiming that they had not told the truth on the wit ness stand as evidenced by the tes- timony that Anderson staggered while Dr. Marsh said that he did not stagger at police headquarters. AS sistant Prosecutor William 4. Greenstein defended the testimony of the police, saying that he did not doubt that Anderson did stagger when he got out of his machine on Arch street, and that he didn't Hagger when he was brought to the police station but he accounted for this by saying that it was well known fact that being placed under arrest and brought to the police sta tion has sobering effect on a great many men. He called the attack of Attorney Nair unjust and un- called for.
 Curb Dealer Sent to Jail
 lgnatz Sweider Of 173 Beach street, an alleged curb dealer 1n moonshine, was found guilty of vio- lating the liquor laws and fined S100 and sentenced 10 Jail for 15 days, He was arrested in a lot on Bread street yesterday afternoon when Po- liceman Thomas J. Feeney saw him acting suspiciously as he approached him. Stopping him to ask him some questions, Policeman l0ecncy dis covered a half pint bottle filled with liquor, a number of empty bottles and d gallon can on his petson. Sweider is alleged to have admitted to the policeman that he had been selling the liquor.
 Patrolman William O'Mara told she court that he knows Swcider and that he has the reputation of sell ing liquor by the bottle on the street and at peoples homes.
 Sweider told the court that he was not selling the liquor but had the bottles and cans with him because he had ordered some liquor for his own nse from Plainville man. He did not know the mans name and told the court that he had found the bottles and cans in a dump.