New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

was selling the liquor but a woman ! wearing glasses responded and said she was Mrs. Schultz.
 Didn't Deny Charge "1 asked her if she was selling anything to my husband and she did not deny it." Mrs. Peterson con- tinued. T told her 10 please stop selling to my husband because he was coming home drunk and abus- ng me. We'll she said, have him arrested If he abuses you"
 Mrs. Schultz testified that Ser geants O'Mara and Flynn called at her home Saturday afternoon. She knew the "agent" when her hus- band conducted a saloon several years ago and one day last week he called on her and asked her for a drink but she told him she had none and did not know where he could get any liquor. He left and she did not see him until Saturday forenoon as she was preparing dinner He asked her to give him some pork chops as he did not relish restaur- ant food. but she told him she had only enough for her own family.
 Saturday afternoon the agent" returned and begged for drink, He said his tongue was so dry he had 10 have a drink" she said. T told him to drink water If he was so dry
 Denies Selling Liquor
 Cross examined by Prosecuting Attorney Woods, Mrs. Schultz said she did not sell liquor and she could not account for the presence of the bottles found by the police. Her son drinks, she said. and prob ably brought home the alcohol.
 Mrs. Schultz could not recall Frank Peterson, husband Of Mrs. Lena Peterson. She recalled that Mrs. Peterson called on her one morning a long time ago and com plained Of the abuse 10 which her husband was submitting her.
 Anthony Schultz, son of Mrs. Schultz, testified that he has known the agent" for II years at least. Asked by Attorney Ginsburg who owned the bottles and alcohol dis played In court. Schultz said he owned the display, including the can found in the bedroom.
 He is a man of drinking habits, hQ a In1ifto1 h.r Thanksgiving day he purchased one gallon of alcohol for s9 in New Britain from man I know" His mother "bawls him out" for drinkinA too much. and she did not know he had the alcohol in the house. he said in reply to Mr. Woods. lie admitted having claimed ownership of the liquor taken by the police when his mother was arrested two or three times in the past T did own it. too," he said.
 He filled up the bottles from the can and put them in the china closet unknown to his mother. he said.
 Prosecutor Defends Agent
 lotoNutiIlS tAttOtlItS " OOJS, SIlII- ming up the evidence. said the story told by the agent rang true in every detail and it was an easy mat ter for him to purchase liquor from Mrs. Schultz three days in success sion. Frank Peterson and other men have been spending their money for liquor in the tenement for a long time.
 Liquor has been sold indiscrimin- ately by Mrs. Schultz despite the warning by Judge filling that she would 20 to jail if she was convict ed again of violation of the liquor law, Mir. Woods said.
 Money Not Recovered
 Attorney Ginsburg, at the outset of his argument for a discharge, made the point that the police had not recovered the money the agent" claimed to have used 10 buy the li- quor. They could have had Mrs Schultz's person searched but they did not do so.
 A Human Skunk"
 This human skunk" began At- torney Ginsburg, pointing to the agent" but Judge Roche interrupt cd him 10 say that it was mot nc cessary to profane people and it does not impress the court nor does it dignify yourself.'
 "Well, perhaps it does not, never