New Britain herald., 1929-07-31

amount of S100 for the first hour and $50 for any hour or part of an hour after that. The town of Berlin must be responsible or injury or ill., ness to firemen in answering calls to the town while insurance on the trucks of New Britain fire company No. the only one which answers Berlin calls, carried by the town of Berlin will be raised from S10.00O to S15,000. The contract may be can celled on 30 days notice by either party.
 It is stated by some voters of the town and some members of the Le- zion that the volunteer question will be brought up again at some future time when it is thought advisable to do so. From this statement it may be taken that these voters will not ac- cept the tabling of the motion for any length of time.
 Major F. L. Wilcox extended a vote of thanks to the American Le- zion post for the work and the inter- est that the members had shown in the question and in their work for the betterment Of the community.
 Liquor Charges Dismissed
 John Jacobs of kensington charg- ed with keeping liquor with the in- tent 10 sell was discharged in the Berlin town court last night. Lack of evidence that the liquor was to be sold was the weak point of the state, there being no evidence that anyone had bought any of the alleged all cohol. Jacobs was presented by At torney Monroe s. Gordon of New Britain.
 Constables Frank Brown and Or vile Ventres raided the place last Saturday and found still. several gallons of liquor and some beer. Jacobs readily admitted that he had the liquor and claimed that he ran the still to make it for his own con- sumption. He denied that he had ever sold any before and that he ir - tended to sell that which was found in his house.
 Constable Brown stated that he had received several complaints about Jacobs and on the strength of this obtained the search warrant.
 Jacobs signed waiver to the rights to the liquor yesterday morn ing, and it will be destroyed by the police today.
 Constable Brown refused to give the names of the people that had complained of the house and was told by Judge George E. Griswold that in the future it would be neces- sary that he name the complainants Tn order that a conviction may be returned by the court.
 The case of Frank St. Marie. charged with the same offense was discharged by Judge Griswold for the same reason. Attorney William Haggerty of New Britain defended him and asked for dismissal on the same grounds. It was granted.
 In his case the house was raided and an amount of liquor was taken. There was no evidence that the li- quor was sold by St. Marie. He also signed waiver to the rights of the liquor, but expressed his disgust when he learned that he did not have to do so and that he had lost the wine and liquor.
 RakOski Found Not Guilty
 Julis Rakoski of Lower lane was discharged on a charge of reckless driving that he had pleaded guilty 10. It was brought out that he had been on the wrong side of the road and was attempting to get bach when he struck car that was ap- preaching and caused it to swerve into the path of another car that W as followin, him.
 He understood, according 10 his story that he was wrong at the time and that he would have to plead guilty. His case was discharge d when it was pointed out that te had used all precaution that he was able to in avoiding the accident
 Anyhow They Got a Bite
 Joseph Milew5Ii of kel,sington and Frank Lack of New Britain. ar- rested on charsH Of fishing with out license were fined slO. EXccu- ton of the sentence was suspended The boys were fishing in brick yard pond and had caught several fish, the longest Of which Was about