New Britain herald., 1927-10-18
HUSBAND IS FINED,
 WIFE GOES FREE
Police Get Alcohol in Store on
 Curtis Street

to AHllI0 street., ptbpTltI or or a store al IA Curtis street. was found guilty of keeping liquor with intent 'o sell and was fined $150 and costs and given d suspended jail sentence of %1 days ny Judgr Henry r. Roche in police court this morning. Judg- mont was suspended on the count of keeping a place having the reputa- tjon for the sale oG lquor.
 Mrs. Pauline konopka, wife or Hol"slaw, who was also charged on '~o counts Of violation Of the liquor law, was discharged, Judge Roche anding that there vas no evidence uSanst her although she WAS pres mt in tho store when the raid war made. RoltSlaw admitted ownership os the store. Attorney Thomas r.. McDonough represented husband and wife.
 spills Alcohol Into Pail
 sergeant O'Mara testified that hv and Sergeant Fceury made the ar rests about p. m. TUoelay. October Ii. They saw kouopka seize a small jar of alleged alcohol which was on u counter and run into another room and spill ii into a pail. X chemists analysis showed the alleged alcohol 10 contain gl.,o per cent alcohol by 'olum" and lG.9j p'r cent by weight,
 About three mou hs ago konopka spilled alleged liquor when Sergeant o'Mara and other officers raided the store.
 sergeant O'Mara sad ho has seen men go into tho store and disappear inro the back room hul he could moi sec what they did there. Kouopka, after being arrested. was nervous and did not know what 10 aay but after q talk with his wifi, h. said he had the alleged alcohol for his own usc. the sergeant said.
 Cross examined ny Attorney Me Douough. SrrE aant O'Mar1 said thc reason he did mol make un arrest tar'c months ago vas that it wgs impossible 10 recover what Uas spilled.
 sure Hr >,mriiCd IiGuCr
 lie said hr put his finger in thr sink },h,rr tn" alleged liquor Was spilled and smcll"d it. He vas posi- tive il N, liUuor Asked how Il" could b" positive it was liquor, th" sergeant replied that years ago "hcn he Was younger he handled considerable li,uor and he knows al- cohol and liquor when he smells them. Asked If he would swear hat it was liquor that was spilled hc replied atIirmatiycly.
 The store is we'll stocked with ufeats and groceries, the sergeant said. He did not know how much business is done there. The store has been conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Konoplla about year le thought,
 sergeant Fccn"y testified to his part in the raid. H. went into th' store first and on sight of him, kon- oplla took the jar and spilled 1h, contents into large pail in tho h.ri> room. sergeant rcrnoy caught bm in time to take the jar 1rouj him.
 There was enough alleged ulcohoI left in it for the rurpo.rs of andy ss. The sergeant put his hand jnto the pail and the liquid in it blister '1 him. Questioned by Attorney Me Donough. in" sergeant said he had no warrant to search the store and he did not go there to make q raid but merely to learn the nam" Of the owner. \ few weeks ago the ser -eaut said, ho was driving past tho store and konopka ran from tn" front to in" rear part Of the stor" and three men came out, one ot them being unIer the influence oi liquor.
 Tcll> of Former Visits
 Detective Sergeant Elliug'l' t,sti- ti.l that he and Serg'anrs . Mara and Flynn went to inc s'orv about three months ago and Mrs. konopha spilled alleged liquor although sh" denied having had ii for salr, Last week as he was passing Mrs. Konop- ha ran to the back Of the store. A nunber of written complaints hav, been received hy the rolic" deparr- m.nt from residents of th" n'igA horboo1. 1he sergeant si1 but he rculd moi rrealI their names.
 Attorney Mcnouou@H argued for d discharge on tuo ground that the stat" had not proven inc charges. and the evidence before the court q"s obtained illegally as the police tad no warrant 10 search tho store. Prosecuting Attorney Woods rapliod that there was no question Of the guilt Of the owners Of the store. They have a well stocked stor" bat they do profitable lQ0or business on he SiI".
 Every tim" tho police s"re"ant@ 'h- back room, jnIinuting that there j.. illegal business transacted there. ~.r@eauts tlIngor, Torn,y and D'Mua arc among th' hcst officers m the department, Mr. Woods said. and inc DjArno. they obtained in this caao Was cou,tur.ug, he be HoHo1.
 Judge Roche denied Attorney No nOnouah's motion for a discharge
 ying Kouopka'- action in spilling 'hn cont,nts Of 'hc Jar impress, | him.
 Dcnic~ Jar Na~ lis
 Eouoph1 in his own t.i"lf d. t-l 'hat tho 'ar '>hilted in court nae frr on" 'nl.nn in th" raid. iie ta.-1 tlat h. ran when the police rod lir wa4 not aware of their presence ur'il S.rarant 'ocnoy jumped on hto. Kicking him in the l,-s and hurting him. bo said, The .r contained yi"vsar from cucnm- hrs. not liuuor and h" Was spillins i, ,u'o tho pail rather th'n thu sink l'-au@e h" did not Wa"t 10 stop up lh. sink.
 Ho has nad the store sine, Ooto- I.r 25. 1926. and hes uaYar sold ltHor or alcohol. h" s'td. II" W9e ,..,,