New Britain herald., 1928-02-27

Prosecuting Attorney J. c. Weeds replied that rsgardisa Of Judge Mangan's attack on Cannings char acter. Mrs. Waldo violated the law twice on February 33 by selling wine to Canning and she should be pun. ished. T don't care anything about Canning except that he bought wine at this house." Mr. Woods declared. His sins may be scarlet but that has not anything to do with the case"
 Policemen Testify
 Officer Daniel Cosgrove testided that he and Officer William Grabeck sent Canning to tho Waldo tenement last Wednesday morning. and after he turned over to them . bottle of wine they raided tho promised. Mrs. Waldo gave them the dollar bill which they had given aCnning be- fore he went to buy tho bottle of wine.
 Mrs. Waldo cried and denied hav- ing made the sale to Canning. Offi- cer Cosgrove testified. Her husband came home before the police left and> he asked to be excused as he had not made q business of selling wine. Three barrels of wine were seized. two of which were full and one party full.
 Cross-examined by Judge Mangan, Officer Cossrove said Mrs. Waldo told him Canning had tossed a dol- lar bill on the table after she had given him the bottle of wine. The officer did not recall that Mrs. Waldo said Canning had told her to buy candy for her boy with the dollar.
 "Agent' Tells Story
 Canning testified that he was in the Waldo tenement three times and bought wine every time. Asked to identify the dollar bill. he was do- ing so by the serial number when Judge Mangan interrupted to say he did not question that part of the case.
 T certainly would believe the of- ficer sooner than I would believe this man." Judge Mangan declared.
 Canning. in reply to Mir. Woods, denied that he had thrown the money on the table. He said he asked for a quart of wine and she gave it to him. The bottle was too large for his pocket 50 Mrs. Waldo poured the wine into a smaller bot tie and he drank what was left.
 Cross-eXamined by Judge Mangan. Canning said he receives sl0 for each case.
 He denied that he would rather work as an agent" than obtain oth- CT employment. He worked for time on the Clinton street school and he had a promise of other en- ployment. but it did not materialize.
 Mir. Woods objected to Judge Mangan's line of cross examination and Judge Sake said it was proper up to 8 certain point but not be- yond that
 Objects To Look
 Judge Mangan observed Canning glare at him and quickly told him not tp look at me that way" Cam ming smiled. Continuing the cross JuhGc AdICdIl WELL lH- to the details of canning's visits to Waldo's home and drew nn admis- sion thAt the agent" was not sure of the day of his purchase of the evidence. He was there in the morning the same day and made a purchase then. too.
 Questioned as to whether or not hn ri Av;y, I. occasionally" Then Judge Mangan had him admit that he drank ap- proximately a pint Of wine in the morning and the same in the after noon. He did not remember wheth- CT or not he had been in any other place where liquor was sold. that day.
 Officer Grabeck testified that he took part in the raid. Asked by Mr. Woods relative to the arrangement between the police and Canning, the officer said the agent" receives $l0 for each case in which he obtains evidence. whether or not convictions are obtained in court.
 Officer Grabeck volunteered the statement that he had told Canning not to beg for wine or use any method to deceive Mrs. Waldo into making a sale. Judge Mangan ob- jected.
 Judge Sake said the statement was not made in response to a question. so Mir. Woods asked the fficer what instructions were given Canning. Judge Mangan objected and was sus- tained. Judge Mangan said 1t was plainly evident that the officer was making every effort to support that testimony of the agent"
 Questioned by Judge Mangan. or fcer Grabeck said he was not cer- tain that Canning bought wine in the morning last Wednesday. He knew Canning had gone out to purchase wine but did not know his des- tination.
 Asked about Mrs. valdo's attitude when asked about the dollar bill. the officer said she hesitated first but as he started towards the cup board she opened the door and took out the money.
 "Onicer Cosgrove testified that she reached in through broken pane in the cupboard and you ray she