New Britain herald., 1928-12-27
Bristol MDs

III bt Dt0lkUltD
No One Appears to Claim u
Quarts Of Alleged Whisky
OWNED BY CHARLES WALLS
Waiden,ar Case Is Cl,ntinuesl-IA1ui
Attorney h Married in New York
-i'irrn,cu's C0,hcrt and Dance
Arrested on Mothers Complaint.
Following court hearing before
Judge William ]. Malone this morl-
ing, IL quart bottles OF Green
Stripe" old Scotch whisk,y. taken
from the person OF Charles l.. Walls
Of Southington on West street by
Sergeant Henry Jegiinski on tue eve
ming OF December 18th, was ordered
DESTROYED. No one appeared TO
claim the liquor.
Sergeant Henry Jeglinski was the
first and only witness called to the
stand by Prosecuting Attorney james
r. Mather. The officer testified TO
having followed Walls car on the
night i'll question from in front Of
the Cameo theater on Main street,
over South street and up West to the
corner Of Laurel street. where Walls
drove his car alongside the curb and
stopped. According TO the officer
his quarry alighted and going to the
rear Of his sar. removed two pack
ages and started across the sidewalk
where Jeglinski intercepted him
Il asked him what he had in the
packages" JeElinski testified. "and
he replied. liquor. then told him
he was under arrest and he then
told me it was for Mr.. Judd That
does not make any difference TO me,
drive to police headquarters"
How was Judge Hungerford :
name brought into the case?" MIR.
Mather asked.
Ills name was mentioned by Mr..
Judd. who said it was present fro u
Judge Hungerford,' replied the OF.
fcer.
Sergeant Jeglinski, who served the
summons on Councilman Homer n
Judd. who Is also a police comn,js.
s'oner. and TO whom. according tc
Walls. the liquor was to be de-.
1ivered. and on Judge william c
Hungerford OF New Britain, in.
formed the court that he had talk I'd
with the New Britain jurist and w,
INFORMED that he (Hungprford
knew nothing whatsoever about til.
liquor. Jeglinski also said that ht
Rad afterwards talked to Judd who
informed him that lie knew nothint
OF the liquor either and certainl,
was served on both men on Decem
Der 20 by Sergeant Jeglinski and &
copy placed on the town bullet,
post onnosite the City hall the same
day. The notice on the bulletin
board. however. was removed eith"l
tho same or the next day.
When Walls was brought to 20
lice Headquarters he got in toucl
with Police Commissioner Judd. wit
Furnished the necessary bond for TIN
mans release The following morn
ing before Judge Joseph n. Dono
van in the city court, Walls plead
ed guilty TO Il charge Of transport
ing liquor and vas fned $3.50 ar
costs. TIL" srme day he signed I
waiver acknowledging that ne NJ,
the sole owner Of the liquor and re-
lnauished all claim upon il. It
value. according to present prices
he informed the police vas SIS
quart.
Compliments Police .
Judge Malone IN adjudRinC the ii
auor and the vessels containing it
nutsa nee and ordering their d.
strnction. rcmplim~nted the polio
on the manner in which the case Nd
handled. ~ compliment the polio
on their industry and they are en-
. titled to credit There has been IN
tjmation Of some vindictiveness Owe
this, but SO far as this court Is con
, cerned. II will stand hack OF tn
police and the prosecutor. Ofdinar
lily I would Ike to suggeet that tn
whiskey be sent TO the hosnital hu
due to the peculiar methods il
which interest has f~~n kept UP.
would suggest that il he taken ou
, into the back yard end destroyed,
Z the court stated.
, Much Comment On Gasr
, Due to the prominence Of the per
SONS mentioned in connection Wit
the case. there has been grea
, amount Of comment on thc streets n
! the city. It was for this reason tina
r the court deemed it Advisable to d.
: stroy the t~,icr in the presence II
Witnesses. This vas done this AFT
y erpoor
. WalIcn,ar Case Continued
: Tho case Of Jack Watlc' ar 4
s Hartford a former resident Of III
. city. charged with obtaining mono
under false preten~es hy the rs
snance ~ fraudulent hills "f ea',
+ was continued by Judc" Ni''ian .
: Malone in rolice court this tnornin
0 urfl next Monday. December 81.
Naldemar appeared in tho locs