New Britain herald., 1927-10-18


 i in the store in legitimate manner without bothering to sell liquor to employees Of the Stanley Works and also have a good trade otherwise. she said.
 Three months ago raiding squad ] jumped on her as she was carrying glass of cider in the cellar of the store and spilled the cider besides inIuryinr her. A that time cider Was being sold in the store Refer ring 10 the testimony ot sergeant 1 O'Mara and Fc,noy. Mrs. Nonoplla, said she doubted their helivi in God, although they are Irish" l Boys on Witness stand. [ Joseph Stawskt aged l&, and his brother, John, aged 9. of lfA curtis street. who were in the store when the S.rg"autS ul,sdy the raid testified that Konopka WA, in the r,ar part or th" store and not in thc front as tho police claimed. The jar shown lu court Jjd not seem 70 the boys to be rho one they saw in the stor".
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods ask cd for a conviction in both eases. Nobody ncrd h" fearful of having vinegar in a ~torr, he sad. The reason this couple tried to dc- .rroy ir was that it was alcohol Attorney NeDGnough argued that inc rule Of reasonable doubt must apply in 'hi, case. The most import ant testimony was that or the two boys who told clearly just what happened in tho store when tn" raid vas made, he said. The pail into which thr alleged alcohol was thrown was on tho premises for use as a waste r"c-ptacl" and not for the purpose of destroying liquor or alcohol. he claimed.
 Tho police have raided the store before and have failed 10 find any evidence, th" attorney pointed out. The complaints mentioned by inc police should have no bearing on the case as they arc nothing more than hcarsay and should not be used to brand as bo0tlrggers two people who are making their first appearance 1 in a criminal court. he told the ] judge.
 , Prosecuting Attorney Noods re piled that the Konoplas ar" "com- mon hootlrggors' who run "a dive" and they should ho punished l Evidence ConNinccs Judge
 Judge Roche said the evidence | relative To the difference in jars did not impress him. as the police could hay" easily put alcohol into the jar taken from in" store, if the inter , rst was 10 manufacture evidence H. felt there was sufficient evidence Nor conviction on one count.
 An appeal from Judge Roche's 1 finding was taken in Bol"slaw i honopha's ease. in bonds of SS5o. Wife in Fear of Husband i IdWn Warren, aged 3G. of 1T 1 Cottage Place. was warned by Judge Roche to stop drinking and behave. Judgment vas suspended with the understanding that he carry ont tin" ] order of the court Mrs. Warren testified that she had the arrest made last evening ly Officer kunm { b"caus" she was afraid her husband i would do her bodily harm. Fl" has been drinking of late. she said. At toruoy David l.. Dunn represented 1 Warren.
 The crso Of John rison. aged 4N Of l5 Albany aYonu", charged with drunkenness. breach of tn" p"ace Il hi 4,.i.. l&. vas continued m'il tomorrow morning. Mrs. Caroljna Pisou. com pIainant in inc ease. did not appear in court and Judge Eocho ordered her summoned on capias, "I do not want her locked up over night but I Io uot like tn" idea Of wifi n,sSrs ignoring summons to court" Judge Roche said.
 Evasion Charge Noll2d
 Tn" cas" of Oscar Anderson. aged tG of %5 Scfton Drive, charged with cvading responsibility after an accident, was uollrd by Prosecuting Attorney Woods officer George { Mofiit made tho arrest on informa- ton that Anderson had failed to stop after his automobile struck car owned by T. J. Duffy of Vance street last evening whil" the Duffy ear was parked Ht the curb in front of a hous" at @gS Stanley street. Wit ncssos told a different story before court rhis morning and the prosccut- ing attorney declined to present the Caso.
 Nan~!aueil!cr Gases Dropped
 NollrS were entered in tn" cases of Michael J. McC"ho aged 5$. of $S Commonwealth uv.nrc and Joseph C. Was aged lH. of 972 Broad street, charged with munalar"htcr. Me cab,'s automobile struck Willis Cor hin aged C. of Carlton street, at the co~u,r of stanley street and Hom- lacnW'alth avenue, Whil" h" latter was riding a bicycle last Tuesday evening. causing injuries that r"- suited in in" boys death. Wass ear struck James OLeaiy on Farming ton avonun the same night and caused his death. Prosecuting At- tornoy Woods told JHls" Koch" in- yrstigation failed 10 "5sclos" grounds for prosrcutinq th" drivers, The Me Caha accident was unaNoidGhlo,' he said. on tho part of the driver, and 'hcro vas insufficient cyilonr" in the