New Britain herald., 1926-09-16
POLICE AGENTS AND
SAFETY LEAGUE AID
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Judge Alling fined Mrs, Rodzen
5000 and costs and sentenced her
to 80 days in Jail, suspending the
Jail sentence with the warning: IF
you come back again your term in
Jail won't read in days; it will read
in months"
Matthew Walsh OF 115 Beaver
street, proprietor of a, store at 115
Church street. was fined 800 and
costs for selling beer containing
more alcohol than the law allows.
Sergeant Ellinger testified that a
visit was made to the store a short
time ago and no beer was found,
but few days ago, acting on COM
plant of the Civic Safety League,
samples of beer were taken and
found to be in violation of the law.
Walsh told the police he charged %
cents a bottle for the beer. The po-
lice watched the store and saw, men
entering and leaving, but they did
not see anyone under the influence
OF liquor about the place.
Officer Stadler gave figures as TO
the patronage Of the store. Walsh
told him his rent is 500 a month
and he has TO do some business TO
make a profit.
Walsh had no statement to make,
he said, except that he sells cigars,
cigarettes and tobacco, having a
weekly bill of $50, so naturally men
would be seen about the place. He
did not know that the beer was
against the law. He bought some Of
it from a local wholesale grocer and
some more from a pedler. whose
name he does not know. Judge AL
ling remarked that he does not be-
lieve the beer the police had tested
was purchased from the wholesaler
mentioned. He advised Walsh TO
discontinue selling unlabeled beer.
Mrs. Adelia Freiheit aged Sc, OF
313 Church street, who was found
10 have beer OF an Illegal alcoholic
content, was about to be summoned
10 court about o'clock yesterday
afternoon on that charge, when
Sergeant Ellinger and Officer Stad-
Ter found her selling n customer
drink OF alleged moonshine liquor
in her store, according to the police,
so the added charge was placed
against her. She pleaded not guilty
and the case was continued until
next Wednesday morning on request
of her counsel. Attorney NJ. A. Sex
ton.
Maurice McGarry. aged CT, OF "a
Camp street, pleaded guilty 10 sell
ing beer and was fined $3.50 and
costs and given suspended jail
tentence Of 30 days. Sergeant FL
linger and Officer Stadler testified
that the restaurant conducted by
McGarry at IS Washington Place.
had been closed for about two
weeks and when it reopened they
went there on complaint and took
samples OF beer, which McGarry
said he sold for 25 cents a battle.
Sergeant Ellinger said there is
cook stove and o counter in the
restaurant but he observed no food.
McGarry declined to make state
ment except that he sold beer but
no liquor.
Tony and Antonina DyEas, hus-
band and wife OF IS John street
pleaded not guilty TO two counts Of
violation OF the liquor law. The
testimony OF the police was that an
agent came to headquarters and
said he had bought liquor at the
John street home. He was given
money 10 make purchase last eve
ming and the police waited outside.
When he came out with a bottle OF
alleged moonshine they took 1t from
him and raided the tenement, which
is on the second floor of two tene-
ment house.
Twenty gallons Of mash were
found IN the kitchen behind the
stove. jar OF alleged moonshine
was also seized. and still was found
IN the attic. Sergeant Ellinger tes-
tilted that Mrs. Dygas denied hav-
ing q still before he found 1t. She
then said the agent told her he was
sick and in need OF a stimulant, so
she took pity on him and sold him |
. bottla Sergeant Ellinger and Of