New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
APPEALS SENTENCE
 UNDER DRY LAW
B. KarytOWkii Takes Case to
 Higher Court

1 BoleslaW Kosyton1ski of 12 Silver street was fined $1j0 and costs and isentenced 10 10 days in jail on two counts of violation of the liquor law in police court this morning. He took an appeal 10 superior court. It ] is his third offense on the same Icharge.
 ! Detective Sergeant Ellinger testi- . fled that he and Sergeant O'Mara, l Detective Sergeant McCue and Otfi- iccr Feeney raided the store at 245 Broad street about 9:30 last Sat urday night. Officer Feeney found bottle of alleged alcohol in the allcyway near the store entrance, the sergeant testified, and Sergeant O'Mara brought in q boy who said he was paid SS per week Ito watch the cops" The store is in the base ment of 8 six tenement block. Liquor Was Hidden Officer Feeney testified to finding the bottle in lard tub filled with paper. The store is about 35X15 feet and has very little merchandise, habits have been seen coming out of the store under the influence Of liquor, the officer said. Attorney Harry NJ. Ginsburg, representing Korkoski asked Officer Fenney the names of these men but the officer said he does not wish to mention them by name.
 Attorney Ginsburg asked him if the men are the regulars" who are seen coming out of every place in the city where it is reported liquor is sold. Officer Fcrney said the men have the reputation of frc- quonting such places.
 Sergeant OMara testified to see ing men in the store under influ- cnce of liquor, and he also saw boy in there. who admitted in the presence of Korytoski that he works in the store and carried liquor in bottles and put it in the lard tub. The boy ran out but Sergeant , o Mara brought him back. | Boy Tcstities
 { Walter Wisk. the boy employe denied on the witness stand that he ever saw liquor sold in the store He also denied having told the off cers he was paid for keeping lookout for tho police. and in reply ito Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Greensfein, the boy said the officers lied when they offered that testi mony. Mir. Greenstein warned him about committing perjury but the ho insisted he was telling the truth. He said he knows boys who lie un- der oath are sent away and he does not care whether he is sent away or not
 Questioned hy Attorney Ginsburg, Wsk said he has never seen liquor sold in the store. Questioned by Judge filling, he said he is IF years , of age and has never had a ccr- tifcate 10 go to work because he did not know 1t was necessary 10 if the officers were lying when they said he told them he was paid sS per week 10 watch the police. "Yes." he replied.
 Detective Sergeant W. P. McCue testified the hoy told him in the presence of the other officers and the accused man that he was paid . SS per week for keeping a lookout for police.
 Officer A. c. Walencius. who does duty on Broad street on the day shift testified there arc intoxicated men in the store every time he looks in.
 i Korytoski testified that he has never sold liquor in his store or any other place. The bottle found ] by Officer Feency did not belong 10 { him, he said. Men have come into the store in an intoxicated condi- ton but he never sold them their drink. He sells only soda water,
 Ownership of Bottle
 Attorney Glnsburg contended that the state has failed 10 prove ownership Of the bottle found by the police. Relative 10 the Tcputa- ton count, Attorney Ginsburg said ! the officers told the usual story of men coming out intoxicated. They never see men going into these places but they always see them coming out.
 Judge Alling said there is no question in his mind as 10 the own ership of the bottle. The most se- rious feature of the case to his mind is what has apparently been done 10 the boy who testified under oath that four members of the po- lice force were liars.
 Liquor Case Continued
 Louis Barron, proprietor of res taurant at IS Spring street. pleaded not guilty 10 two counts of violation of the liquor law and w>s represent cd by Attorney Thomas J. Cabelus, on whose request the case was con tinu,d until Thursday morning. The