New Britain herald., 1924-08-13
POLICE IN DANGER IN BOOZE CASES They Must Be Protected Says
 Judge HunserIord in Court PRISONER IS FINED Si50


 Chiyrsiotti Alleged to Have Resisted
 and Assaulted Policemen Dolan ant
 Feeney--Mrs. yenaili Fined s2oo--
 Autoist Was Drunk, Is Charge.
 Asserting that policemen have q
 dangerous and unpleasant duty to
 perform when they enter homes or
 stores in making liquor raids and
 that they must be protected. Judge
 William c, Hungerford lined Angelo
 chivralotti si00 and costs on a charge
 Of assauliing Policeman Thomas Dos
 Ian and Thomas Feenoy and shO and costs on charge Of resisting the two officers. when he was arralgned in po-
 lice court this morning. An addi- tional charge Of violating the liquor law was preferred against chivralotti but judgment was suspended on this count Prosecutor William Green- stein presented the states case and Attorney r. F. Hungerford appeared for the accused man.
 After the testimony In the case had been presented and previous to the judge making his decision. Attorney Hungerford remarked that it has been the policy of the police department to treat 'em rough" when making raids and that this policy is the cause of much trouble in many of the cases. He further asserted that there is no need of the police to raise hell" when they go into a place 10 serve papers. Such, he said, is the attitude of the officers for they enter a place with an effort to terrorize the victims and if they do. not succeed and are opposed they come into court with a tale of how they were arrested, tho attorney stated.
 Judge Hungerford, however, dis agreed with the attorneys statement as is shown in the penalty and fur ther by the fact that he refused Chivralotti probation when 1t was asked for by Attorney Hungerford. In turning down a plea for probation the judge remarked, He is too dan- gerous man."
 Policeman Feeney testified that on Saturday afternoon of last week he with Officers Dolan and Patrick O'Mara went to the Chivralotti home at 17 Webster hill. Policeman Doan. he said, found bottle of liquor in the ice-box and handed it to him. Chivralotti endeavored to grasp it Officer Feeney stated, and he began l to wrestle for 1t.
 Handcuffed ChivraIotti.
 The police found 1t necessary to handcuff Chivarlotti and when they lid this he spit in Officer Dolan's face md kicked him. Policeman O'Mara testified that Officer Dolan made a wing at Chivralotti but he inter- erred and the blow did not land. Mrs. Chivralotti was called to the tand and stated that the liquor was ound after her husband had been landcuffed. She endeavored to state hat Officer Feeney, upon his arrival, tuck his head between two curtains nd stated that the place was under rrest. This the officers denied say ng that they did not arrest Chivralotti ntil after the liquor had been found. ITS. Chivralotti stated that the liquor 'as for the family's personal use and Tas not kept for sale. An amusing situation arose In the ase of Mrs. Antonio Vernalli of 126 [igh street, arraigned on charge of lolating the liquor law, who was epresented by Attorney P. F. Me- 'onough. It had been testified that man had entered her home and ame out in 20 minutes intoxicated. l presenting an argument Attorney [cDonough stated that he did not ( link a man could get drunk in that lort time. Judge Hungerford asked I'm how long he thought it takes to ct drunk. Attorney McDonough id that he did not know because g never indulged but perhaps your onor was more familiar with the I tuation and better able to say" t Mrs. Vernalli was fined S200 and [ 'sts and bonds in case of an appeal a ere fixed at $500. Policeman Feeney 2 stified that her home was raided i afternoon at 3:30 o'clock t Id some liquor as well as a bottle II coloring found. James Costello as in the house at the time and ad- [ itted that he was present for the lrpose of buying but did not get any at day. Costello testified that he Id purchased liquor there on previ- J IS occasions. Officers Patrick OMara \ Id Dolan assisted in making the a id. h
 Fined St5O tt William Gray was arrested last $ sht by Policemen Patrick O'Mara II d Herbert c. Lyon on a charge of " lying an automobile while under the a' luence of liquor, operating a motor t n hlcle without license and without =, certificate of registration. He was =, ed s150 and costs on the former ., arge and Judgment was suspended tt the last two when arraigned in M lrt this morning. ", The arrest followed a collision be- tContinued on Thirteenth Page)