New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
REPORT ATTEMPT
 TO BRLBE SLEU7HS
OMara and Feeney Say Woman
 Offered Them Money

Sergeant Patrick J. O'Alura had q chance 10 collect $50 ny closing his eyes to an alleged violation of the liquor law in the restaurant at 22I Elm street last Sunday forenoon. and Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney could have collected $10O for the same service according to their testimony ln police court today. when Miss Anna Puskus, aged c7. was bound over to the December term of superior court as a second offender Attorney Lawrence j. Go- lon, defense counsel objected 10 Sergeant o'Mara's recital of the de tails Of the alleged bribe, but Judge Roche admitted it. The sergeant said Miss raskus offered him $20 and then raised the offer 10 S5u. He refused both offers, and told her he would bc committing worse crime than that of selling liquor were he to accept a consideration for deyiating from his duty. Be fore he and Sergeant Feeney Jeff the restaurant she offered the lat ter S100 and all she wanted in re- turn was that they spill a drink of alleged liquor into the sink.
 The alleged liquor was in d drinking glass in the place when the sergeants entered about 10 o'clock. and Miss Paskus attempted to reach il but the sergeants prevented her from doing so. A search of the premises failed to disclose any more liquor. Napoleon Jackson of Bris- tol, cousin of Miss Paskus, was ask cd by Sergeant Feeney whether or not he owned the liquor and he re- piled negatively. according to the police, but Jackson testified that he had brought it from Bristol and had 1t for his own use. He tried to eX- plain this to the sergeants but Ser geant Feeney told him to shut up," he said.
 Sergeant Feeney testified that when he asked Jackson who owned the liquor, the latter denied any con- nection with it. A Harvard street resident who was in the restaurant shortly before the raid, testified that Jackson gave him a drink and did not charge him for it. It was the first time he had ever had a drink of liquor in the restaurant although he has his meals there regularly. he said.
 Miss Paskus testified that the req son she offered the sergeants the money was that she did not want to have her restaurant closed and become involved in trouble. She did not offer S20, $50 and S100, but $l0 to each of the sergeants, she said. Although her cousin owned the liquor, she realized that 1t would not be well for her to be ar rested on the charge of violating the liquor law because she was convict ed on October IT.
 Attorney Colon claimed the state had failed to prove the charges. T do not know what we are going to do if the police insist on going into places and taking mere drink Of liquor and making arrests he said. T can go into many places of bus mess about the city and be offered a drink, but that does not mean that the proprietors are violating the ll- Quor law
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods ask ed that the woman be given jail sentence as a second offender, to teach her that there is liquor law. He said she defies the law absolute ly, paying no attention to it. as ln- dicated by the testimony Of Ser geant O'Mara who said he and Ser geant Feeney have seen men going in and out of the restaurant just as they did prior to Miss Paskus first conviction. Referring to Jackson. Mir, Woods said ''he is probably the coolest liar ever to come into thls court"
 There is strong suspicion that he and the woman are partners Tn this restaurant" Mr. Woods said. He spends considerable time there and it has been noted that every time he goes there liquor is fouhd' He is on the border line of being ar rested himself"
 Judge Roche said the attempt Of the woman to bribe the police add ed to the results of the sergeants observations about the restaurant, and Jacksons contradicting stores about the ownership Of the liquor, point to guilt on the part of MISS Paskus. In view of the seriousness of the offense of being q second ot- fender as indicated by the penalty provided by law. and the fact that the local court has taken the attl- ,ude of sending second offenders to superior court, he did not feel dis posed to take jurisdiction. Bonds were fixed at $500.
 Hoslitz Fined Sl23
 Edward HositZ aged 30, Of -nS Arch street. was fined S125 and costs on the charge of having liquor in his nossession with intent 10 sell He pleaded guilty and Attorney Stanley ]. Traceski called the attention ot the court 10 the fact that it was Hoelitz's first offense. He bought cider, believing it was sweet, and he had been using it for his own use
 The wine that was taken in the raid was being stored up for party In connection with Hoslitz's ap- preaching marriage, the attorney said.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods re- piled that Hosltz must have been preparing for the party for long time as there were thirty gallons or wine taken. Attorney Tracesh un- doubtedly accepted Hoslitz's story in good faith, Mir, Woods said, but the fact of the matter is that the store at POS Arch street should be cleaned out Of its stock of alcoholic bever- ages,
 Mir. Woods made a rccommenda- tinn that q fine of 10 and cnStS be