New Britain herald., 1928-01-09
WIFE MAKES H00CH
 FOR THIRSTY MATE

He'd Spend Money Elsewhere,
 She Says-Fined S150
 Mrs. John Wolak, aged 32, of e03 North street. in whose home a com plete outfit for the manufacture of "moonshine" liquor was seized in operation Saturday afternoon, was found guilty by Judge M. D. Sake in police court today on charges of manufacturing liquor without a per init, selling liquor. and keeping a place having the reputation for the sale of liquor. Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods asked that she be bound over to superior court but Judge Sake said he felt the ends of justice would be met by a fine of $150 and costs, which he imposed with a warning to Mrs. Wolak that she must discontinue the liquor business. Mr. Woods asked that suspended jail sentence be imposed in addition to the fine, but Judge Sake said he was not disposed to do so. in view of the fact that the woman had never been arrested prior to Saturday.
 Sergeants P. J. O'Mara and M. J. Flynn testified that they raided the Wolack home about o'clock Satur- lday afternoon and seized almost three gallons of "moonshine." Ser geant Flynn found the still" in op- eration on the second floor of the home. Sergeant T. J. Feeney testi- fled that he had often seen men of drinking habits going in and out of the place and once he saw q woman drop a bottle on the sidewalk at sight of him. Sergeant O'Mara testified that he has had the home under observation. and the manner in which the "still' was laid out in- dicatcd that it had been used for some time.
 Made for Hubby, She Says Mrs. Wolak testified that her hus- band is hard worker and a heavy thinker, and she manufactures liquor for his use, because he would go elsewhere and spend all his earn ings for drink if he was unable to have it at home. She denied hav- ing sold it, and said the "still" had been in operation only since short time before Christmas. She bought the outfit for 25 cents in a second hand store on Hartford avenue. she said.
 Benny Hippo. aged 22, of 227 North street, and Joseph McCusker, aged "A, of 51S Allen street. were fined S5 without costs for violation of the city ordinances in refusing to move when ordered to do so by Off, Ger Weare. The latter testified that he arrested some friends of the pair for drunkenness last night at North street and Hartford avenue, and at about 11:40 o'clock, Zippo and Me- Cusller demanded that he tell them his reason for making the arrests. The officer refused to tell them and warned them that they. too, would be arrested if they did not go home. One of the young men told the offi- cer that he would not be around Hartford avenue very long as he would be shot soon. Sergeant Teen ey testified that he had given orders to the policemen on Hartford avenue and North streets to see that the cor ner was not made the gathering place for young men late at night, and he has had difficulty with those who were arrested because of the defiance of the law
 Harry Mackenzie, aged 26, plead cd not guilty to two counts Of theft and was bound over to the March term of superior court in $500 bonds. Through Attorney A. A. Greenberg, he waived examination, and no evidence was presented. Mackenzie, who lives with hiA wife in a Grove Hill rooming house, was arrested as he was leaving Landers, Frary & Clark's factory at noon Saturday. by Detective Ser geants McCue and Ellinger, on com- plaint that he had stolen articles during the period of his employ ment in the waffle iron department since December 1. At his home and on his person were found bolts, washers, drills. pincers, bits. augurs switches, wires, sockets and similar articles, valued at $150. Books of the New Britain Institute. valued at $132.15, were also found in his room, and it is said he admitted having stolen them from time to time.
 Admits Theft from shop Mackenzie, according to the po- lice, said he was storing up the stolen articles for use in business which he hoped to start eventually. while the books. which dealt prin- cipally with technical subjects, he was using to study. Some of the books were minus the identification page. Mackenzie was able to take the books and keep them without being discovered through his scheme of not registering them at the desk, and because they were of the sort