New Britain herald., 1925-03-25
BERLIN NEWS
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"Well. I recognize you" o'Brien said he retorted,
 John J. Kelleher of Hartford, a state officer and federal agent, also testified.
 o'Brien, in his testimony, said that he was asked by Mir. Kelleher to step into the Inn, where he was placed under arrest. He insisted that he delivered no liquor to the Inn, saying that he answered tele- phone call at his cab stand and that someone told him to call at the Silver Lake Inn. In questioning the accused man Prosecutor Lewis waxed sarcastic. Attorney Danaher interrupted him to say that his client was entitled to courteous treatment at the hands of the prose- cutting officer.
 County Detective Edward J. Hickey testified that when the party arrived. O'Brien and Young were talking out in the yard of the place. He said that Officer Benjamin re- mained outside and the others went inside. He said that an arrest" of Young, if any, was not made in his presence. He disclaimed knowledge Of any fictitious arrest and said he would not permit the making of a "phony" arrest in his presence.
 C.. V. Banjamin of South Wind sor, a deputy sheriff. testified that he had seen Young and O'Brien to- gether.
 Danaher Scores Investigators
 In summing up the case for the defense, Attorney Danaher said. If you are going to fine a man who sells liquor. if you are going to give a jail sentence to man who trans ports liquor, what are you going to do with cattle like that?" pointing to Young. He characterized him and Andrews as self confessed vio- lators of the law. If you are going to fine Welton s20o for phoning for bottle of whiskey, what are you going to do with that person who phoned for the liquor and asked that 1t be transported to the Inn? ?"
 He said that credulity is strained when one hears of men going out for money and violating the laws deliberately. Pointing to Young he shouted, There's the law violator!"
 Prosecutor Lewis came back with the remark that if the states wit ness could falsify as he had been accused of doing, where would O'Brien be chased as falsifier?? .? He discredited the statement of O'Brien that he went to the Inn on a wild goose chase and asked for the conviction of the accused man.
 Judge Griswold discharged O'Brien, saying that he did not favor the methods employed in securing eN- dence of liquor violations and not because of the weight of testimony.
 Several other cases scheduled for trial last night, were continued un- til Friday evening at 7:3o o'clock. These cases are of people arrested in raids in Berlin on Sunday and Monday nights. Court adjourned at about II o'clock.
 Arrested In Court
 Nick Koralcik of Lower Lane, eBr- lin, was arrested in the court room just before the adjournment of the session. He was charged by Con stable Frank Brown with selling liquor to an investigator. He is be- ing held in bonds of $2oo0 for ap- pearance in court Friday night.
 Visitors In Court
 Several visitors of note were pres ent at last nights session of the Der lin court, as guests of County Detec- tive Hickey. They were Deputy Warden Hughes of the Atlanta peni- tentiary, Captain Pluckett and Off, cers Brown and Cullum of Muncie, Indiana. and Detective Sergeant Goodpastor and Officer Benhance of Easton, Indiana. These men are in Hartford in connection with the Chapman case and were invited by the county detective to attend the session in Berlin last night.
 Son Is Born
 A son, Carlo Luigi, was born today to Mir. and Mrs. Luigi Pia of East Berlin. Mir. and Mrs. Pia are well known in that village.
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