New Britain herald., 1925-05-02
GIANT NAVAL SEAPLANE IN
 ENDURANCE TEST SKATERS
 CONTINUOUS FLIGHT MARKS
JUDGE CALLS MUTER
 COMMUNITY MENACE
Fines Him S25O and Sends Him to Jail for
 30 Days

IernlNs nm menace 10 llN community" Judge William c, Hun gerford found Chester Muter of 3S Carlson street guilty Of operating a motor vehicle while under the iH- huence Of liquor and while his li- Cense was under suspension. On the latter charge the court imposed a penalty of $50 and costs and 30 day in jail. A fine Of S10o and costs was imposed on the charge Of op- cratng under the influence of liquor. A third charge of taking an automo- bile without permission of the own CT was dropped attsr the owner of the machine Muter was driving on Newington avenue Wednesday told the court that he had no objection to ,he defendant using it.
 ] Detective Sergeant George z. El- | finger and Policeman Thomas J, Feeney told the court that they ar rested Muter Wednesday morning after a complaint had been received at police headquarters that a man was driving machine on Newing- | ton avenue and had run it into a ditch. The police investigated and found Muter sitting at the wheel in a drunken condition, they alleged, Atty. Morris D. Saxe appeared for Muter and claimed a discharge on the grounds that the state had not produced witnesses who actually saw Muter operating the machine.
 Judge Hungerford continued the liquor case against William J. Fal- lon, Main street lunchroom proprie- tor until next Saturday, saying that although there was no doubt in his mind that the defendant was guilty, he questioned whether the state had proven case against him.
 Falon vas arrested last week when the police raided his restau- rant and seized three pint bottles ol liquor and a number of empty bot ties. Policeman Feeney testified that when the liquor was found, he said to FaIlon: T told you seyera months ago that you should keer this out of the place and stop sell ing" Fallon is alleged to have said in answer, T know you did but it is too late now" Judge William F. Mangan, who apcpared for FalIon, brought out that in his reply, Fal- lon made no admission of guilt as far as selling liquor was concerned
 Chief William C. Hart told the court that he had received a num- Der of complaints about the restau- rant. most of them anonymous con- munica.ions. He said that he knew of one man. however, who purchased q bottle of gin in the restaurant Ask ty Judge Mangan for the name of the man, the chief refused 10 give it in open court, but he wrote 1t or q slip of paper for the defense coun- sel and the court,
 Judge Mangau made an unsuccess' full effort to get the names of tht people who made COmpia'nJS 10 lht police. but the court ruled that the police were not compelled 10 give the names of their infOTmants. De. tcctivc Sergeant William r. McCut and several other Of the police ad. miued that they had eaten in tho restaurant on q number of occasions and at no time had ever seen any thing that indicated liquor beint sold there. Judge Mangan vo]un tcercd that he was also a regular customer at the restaurant and h. had never seen anything Wront there.
 Although both tho defense an the state had rested their cases wher tho-caso was adjourned, it is possibl that additional evidence will be pro IGcei uext saturday If 1t can be SC cured.