Putnam patriot., 1926-02-05
OLD TIMERS APPEAR
 IN PRISONERS PEN
Five Out of Six of Week-End Roundup By Police Had
 Records
Fines, Jail and l=sL-:=;s Farm Among
 Sentences

AAN stt 70 taAAA AeAA AfaH hAAh laAA anu hEAA ] icity treasury all have felt the effects i of the weekend work of Che police. Six cases were disposed of Monday morning, ia the little court across the river. A number of old timers who. however. knew little or nothing about hddling. appeared for disposition and ! in five of the eases liquor played a part.
 Goes to Farm l John Carlson, who made his eighth appearance in three years was sen ! teneed to the inebriate farm al Nor wich for six months after he plead guilty Go being found drunk and Co being q common drunkard. John had a six months sentence to the farm hanging over him since he appeared in court January II and Judge Geissler said to John. When you were here before and l gave you another chance you promised to let liquor alone. You didn't keep your promise very well but l am going to keep mine"
 "l can't find any fault with that" said John.
 Six months at the inebriate farm said the judge.
 All right" replied John.
 Disputes the Book
 Arthur Cordier disputed what the book" said. Arthur has record of eleven appearances since 1919 but he said he was not guilty of being q common drunkard because he had worked. Judge Geissler tried to ex- plain that three convictions of being drunk in one year constituted com- mon drunkard in the eyes of the law. Cordier, however, said that q man who worked couldn't be a common drnnkard and the book will tell yous SO, he concluded.
 Although Arthur had a six months sentence hanging over him Judge Geissler decided tn revoke it and sen- teneed Cordier to thirty days in jaii on the last offence and to six months at the inebriate farm on the present case suspending the execution for one year Cordier was told that if he got drunk after he came out of jail he would be sent to the farm without trial.
 Home Brew
 James Botham pleaded not guilty to driving his car while under the in- fluence of liquor. Officer Page said that he saw Botham on Front street about l.30 Sunday morning. Bo- tham tried to start bis ear and stalled the engine three tImgs When he started to drive away the officer stopped him and arrested him and took him to the station house. He Has intoxicated said the officer.
 Officer Sponceg. who was at Che police station when Butham was brought in testified that he was under the influence of liquor
 Botham said that the officer arrest ed him for spite because he said some thing to the officer and the officer took offense at t. He sand he had been to Chepachet and had only drank three bottles of home brew beer.
 Officer Page said Botham did not say anything to him as far as he knew.
 The defendant was found guilty was imposed from which Botham ap pealed.
 Helps Children Albert Menoch pleaded guilty to be- ing found intoxicated Albert had only been before the court three times and he had been working steady and supporting his children who are in Fall River 4 fine of S20 and costs of Sl1.l4 brought the total up to S31.40 in Albert's case and the court said that as he was sending money to his children he might pay at the rate of five dolalrs a week.
 Simple Drunk
 David Favreault made his seventh appearance but not for a considerable time had David been in. He was charged with being drunk and a fine and costs of S31.14 was imposed.
 Overloads Truck
 William Simpson. truck driver for Edward Tobin of Auburn, K. l.. plead cd guilty to driving a truck over loaded by 3.588 pounds. He said that his truck was not full but that the load must have been unusually heavy. He paid q fine of S25 and costs of Sl0.S2.