New Britain herald., 1924-09-15
LAWYERS
 CLASH IN COURT
"What's a Bar?' and "When Is
 a Man Drunk?" Again
ROMEOS PAY FOR FUN
Session of City Council Tomorrow Sight-scssions Clock Workers and Ellis Have OutiBgs-Endees Lose After 22 Innings.

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 Webster and the Encyclopedia Britannica were nearly called upon this morning at the police court session before Judge Joseph M. Donovan when the question of when's a bar not a bar came up in the trial of Nick Carros, accused on five counts, involving sale of liquor, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence or intoxicant and kindred charges.
 Attorney William N. Derosier and Officers Henry Jeglinski had the tilt over the question Of a bar, when the defending attorney protested to the bench over the alleged inuendos being offered by the prosecution re- fiecting on the reputation of the &C., cused. The officer called a coun- ter in the, place in question bar until the defending lawyer asked him fer a definition of bar. The officer defined the bar as a counter with a brass rail in front and in as much as no brass rail was there the equipment was designated in all of. the later questions as a counter.
 Another definition of a question, discussed since the beginning of the world, was the time that a man was drunk. Desk Officer Joseph Strup said in reply to questions of MT. Derosier that a man was drunk when he fell down and merely in- toxicated when he staggered.
 With these two momentous de- cisions out of the way the case went on without incident until a question by MT. Derosier caused Carros to rise and say T object" The spec tacie of the witness objecting to his own attorney was almost too much for the court.
 Tn your reports of the reputation of the place, did you distinguish be- tween Carros and the place." asked Attorney Derosier of Officer Jeg- linsSi in cross examination.
 He's a bootlegger," said the officer promptly amid gales of laughter. When the mirth had sub sided, Attorney Derosier objected to the testimony but was informed by Judge Donovan that the question had been answered.
 Carros was arrested on Saturday night when attention had been at tracted to him after he had backed into motor car driven by Council man w. E. Hough on Main street, When investigation was made by the police, man unconscious from loss Of blood and bleeding from a bad cut on the wrist was found in the car. He was taken to the office of Dr. William R. Hanrahan. where the wound was treated and later the man, who was found to be John Novakoski, was removed to the hos pltal. He recovered sufficiently to appear in court this morning on a charge of breach of peace. Charles DeieIe was rounded LID later in con- nection with the affair, which had consisted of fight in a South Elm street store, one time in charge of Carros, but which had been sold in July to one Ben Gendreau.
 Carros was fined s20O and costs and was sentenced to jail for three months on charges of selling liouor and having reputation for selling liquor. He was given a suspended sentence of 30 days for driving while under the influence of liquor and was found not guilty on charges of breach of the peace and having liquor with intent to sell. After c,lrt his attorney William N. Derosier. took an appeal and bonds were fixed at $75O for his appearance, at the newt session of the superior court.
 John Novakoski, associated with Carros, was fined s5 and costs on charge of drunkenness.
 Charles Diegle, charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace was fined $50 an costs.
 Charles Stoddard, arrested on q charge of reckless driving when his brakes failed to hold, was fined $25 and costs.
 Mrs. Lena Granto, charged with breach of the peace, was given a sus- pended sentence of thirty days in jail.
 Romcos Rolled