Putnam patriot., 1924-01-04
DRUNKEN DRIVER IS
 SENTENCED TO JAIL
Eddie John Draws Year Term For Operating Car While
 Intoxicated
First Time That Superior Court Has
 Imposed Maximum Penalty


 By imposing oa Eddie Jeha If Will 1 lmantic the maximum sentence pro vIded for under the statutns~-aue year l in lall@for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence Of liquor. Judge George E. Hinman, presiding at todayis opening sesssen of the Sa- l pegior court criminal side, made his tory as far as Windham County is l concerned for this IS the first time that ach heavy penalty has been imposed. lt was Johns second effense and his sentence therefore was heav- ] fer than t would have been fl ne had appeared for the first time under such a charge.
 John was the first fo be arraigned this morning after court had been convened. following prayer by Rev. Simeon E. Cozad of this city. He pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and acknowl- edged that it was his second ofeuse on this charge. He was immediately sen tenccd and taken away to the county jaii at Brooklyn.
 John WAS arrested at Danielson on Sept. 29 last. following an accident at the corner of Broad and Reynolds streets He left his machine on the spot and ran away. but was rounded up within an hour by State Police Off car Keith Of the Danieison barracks.
 Sheriff Is Arraigned
 At this morning session of court Thomas kiliourey, city sheriff at VII limantie. pleaded Het guilty to the charge of cmbexzlemant. Judge Him man stated that because the case had been discussed where he could not help bat overhear Che conversation, he felt that q judge unfamiliar with the case should hear the evidence. ie ex- pressed himself as disqualified by his knowledge of the case to hear teSti- many and render decision. Under the circumstances it was agreed by court, StHtCa Attorney Searls and counsel for killourey. that the case should be continued until the next term of court.
 \ plea of not guilty was entered l by Cyrus H. Greene of Pomfret on the charge of obtaining money under false prutenses. He elected to be tried l by court. The warrant under which he was arrested alleged that he sold a pair of oxen that he did not own for S7b to Fred N. Cunningham of Pom fret.
 The long docket of criminal cases awaiting the attention of Judge Hin man this morning is as follows;
 Continued Cases State xs Mabel Minor Female minor
 leading YaRrant life.
 State Vs Leo 6aRne Seduction of ml@
 nor female and indecent assault. State es. Rartley Giraca, Seduction of
 minor female and indecent assault. state Vs. Eddie Ostrosk, Manslanght-
 CT.
 State vs. C. Allison Potter. Non-nup-
 port.
 state vs. sidney k. Evans and Ken
 meth Andrews, Cruelty to mare. State vs. Raymond Green, Assault on
 female child.
 State VI. William II. Horton, operat-
 ing auto under influence of liquor. State vs. Milton Rogers, Burglary and
 assault
 State vs Iohn Haran, Reckless driv-
 ing.
 State vs. Charles Chandler, Reckless
 driving, violation motor vehicle law. State vs James Tarpey ct al. lntimi-
 dation.
 State vs. Stanley Woicik. Rape. Statp vs. Fred Mignauit, Reckless
 driving.
 State vs Albert kruppowitz, Sale In
 toxicating liquor. State vs. Patrick Burke, Violation H.
 quor law.
 State vs. Alexander Dougherty, Vio-
 lation liquor law.
 On Probation State vs. Arthur Fournier. State vs. Charles Carpenter, Eugene
 Baribeault and Howard Stone. State vs. Oriant Ethier.
 State vs. John Desrosiers. State vs. Silva Tetreault.
 New Gases
 State vs. Cyrus M. Greene. Obtaining
 money under false nrelenses.
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