Putnam patriot., 1924-11-21
Hi MYSTERIOUS GENT
 STILL AT WORK
Peddles Hooch, Smoke. White Mule. Split. and Brings
 Much Trouble
Patrons Fined and Jailed But Re
 fuse .e Identify Him

That Will 70 the Wisp, that mvs- i tnrious stranver, known 70 court off, cials. the police and court habitues. as the toll. short. light dark unknown cent. with noekets hulging with bot ! ties with which he is willing to part l for consideration, contents not l guaranteed, was in our midst over l the weekend As usual his visit | .yas followed by a session of the city court. Monday morning. as his victims i anneared one by one and told of his ] mysterious presence. but refused to 1 identify him.
 Hilda Cavansh lives in Putnam. i Sunday he waq entertaining his hro- l fher-in-law Abraham Miner. from Taunton. Following the Sunday din rer the two men took a walk up the hack road toward West Thomson. When returning they were met by Q man they had never seen before. r asked for match and in eNehange offered drink. Neither were re fused. Before nartine fhe sfrange gertlemau parted with a bottle ef powerful lauid for six bits. That is ali the hrofhars-in-law admitted they knew ehoet it until they woke m in fhe Putnam police station Judge Archibald Macdonald Jr.. told the men that he did not believe their story and brauvht the proceeding to a close by fning each S5 and costs Of Sf1I4.
 Lawrence Kensnan started from Phoenix R. L. Sunday looking for work He stouned enroute at Cen terdale and houghf a pint Of dena- tured alcohol used in keening the insidee of aivvers from freezine Hav= inc no hivvar Larry consumed the n-freezing liquid and arrived in Putnam wprn an1 dig7w He now has 2 iob in the brick building with the iron windows at Brooklyn where he will work out 9 fine of SO and costs at 2 dollar her diem
 Paul Auger was found Twin" near inc swimming hole at Tourtellotte's. He was renorted as dead. and wa, to the world. and would have beei a customer of the undertaken had not the noliee stepped in.
 "The police saved your life said Hiz Honor
 ePm glad of ito said Paul
 Paul met the mysterious stranger with the bottle and drank with him and purchased of him
 "I think it etranse '' said the court. "that you men are met by these stranee men who offor you drinks: thev never stou me"
 eYou don't drink n said Paul.
 "You don't know that" said H H.
 "Well maybe vou do at that, replied the man in the pen.
 Always Lived Here
 paul has livaA in pntnam since twelve months before his first birth dav and has given the police no trouble nlfhenph the captain said that Paul had reputatian of ire duentlv iumning off the water wagon. Tn an attemnt to keen Paul on the wagon seat hp was ordered to pay costs of St2i4 and told that fl he cot off the wagon. even to pick up the Whip. he would be hronght in and taken ont and down.
 .tasenh Iarra started his drunk in Wales Mass. The mysterious one welcomed him tu putram and he nade Q purchase Joe has a record that fills one pase of the courts archives. Before the court in 1920. again in 1921 three visits in 1923 nnd. to date. three more apoearances this year Civing him n thirty day term Judge Macdonald said that the next visit will mean a long, long time for Joe.