New Britain herald., 1924-01-31
THUMBS DOWN ON
 Z SEXTON STREET
Next Arrest at That Place Means
 Jail Sentence

Slowness on the part of boy who
 was working in the back room of his
 restaurant to empty a jar of moon
 shine into the sink when given the signal, and thus giving the detectives
 a chance to salvage some of it for evidence, resulted in fines of 500 for i reputation, and S200 for keeping { liquor with the intent to sell being inn l posed on Vincent Kowalski of Sex 1 ton street in police court this morn- | ing. suspended sentence of 20 ! days was also imposed on the latter charge. Judge Benjamin w. Aling
 said that the next party to be ares
 ed from that place would be given a jail sentence.
 According to the story told the court by Detectives Thomas Feeney,
 Patrick O'Mara, William S. Strolls and William Hayes, they have made sev
 eral visits to the restaurant and each time Kowalski has given signal to someone in the back room and the liquor. which was kept in jar in the kitchen. was cmptied into the sink and the water turned on. The detec- tives went to the restaurant January
 2S, and after waiting outside until about Ia men went in. they entered and hurried into the back room and just managed to salvage about half pint of the moonshine which kowal- ski was emptying into the sink. Tho men who had gone into the place were seated about tables. and according to the detectives, there was nobody cat ing at the time.
 Bruno Palia Paplia, proprietor of a combination store and restaurant at 36 Lafayette street, told the court that liquor that was found under a sinkboard in the kitchen of his place was some that he had there for his own use, as when he opened up tho store in the morning. it was cold, and he found by taking a drink of hootch in his coffee, it warmed him up, The court was not satisfied with his story and fined him s900. combining the charges of having a reputation and keeping liquor with intent to sell. De- tectives testified that they visited the place several weeks ago and as they entered. Paplia poured glass of some h1Hu Dl lluulN llllo NllN I'lhtt they they have watched the place and have testified that they have seen number Of drunken men go in and out on many occasions.
 When they visited the store the other day armed with g search war rant, they asked Paplia if he had any liuuor in the place, and he said Go ahead and search if you want to-" They searched and found the liquor under the sinkboard in a quart milk bottle.
 Psplia was fined s35 on an addi- tional charge of carrying firearms. When he was brought to the police station, an automatic revolver was found in the pocket of the cSercoat that he was carrying. It was fully loaded and he told tho police that he carried it because there was so many drunken men came into his place that he was afraid.
 In condemnation proceeding, Judge filling declared liquor seized at the house of Steve Medlow. 73 Grove street. to be nuisance and ordered it destroyed
 Forfeiture of the default entered against Joseph Murowski at yester- days session of police court when he failed to appear when his casa was called, was ordered removed by the court when Murowski appeared and explained 10 the court that he had received a notice Of the condemna- | ton proceedings on the liquor seized | at his home which will be held to- and he thought that if | meant that his trial was postponed | until that time. He was placed un- der $500 bail for his appearance next | Tuesday morning when the case will