New Britain herald., 1929-06-13

Main street and the noise from the loud speaker is a nuisance. It h hardly possible to hold a conversa- tion in the office when the speaker is operating.
 ''It sounds like hand organ" he said. Grinding and grinding all the time"
 Tt isn't that music hath no charms for you. is itc" Judge Saxe asked the alderman.
 ''No." he replied. He said he had complained to the police a number of times.
 Louis Davis of the Davis Co. testi- fled that he and his clerks were greatly annoyed in the store which is directly opposite the Blair < Brodrib store. It seemed that the first duty of the person opening the store was to turn on the victrola. he said.
 When traffic stopped for the sig nal lights the noise from the loud speaker was very annoying. he said.
 Not Loud, But Screechy
 David Cameron manager of the Outlet Millinery at IT Main street testified that he has been in New Britain about three weeks and the loud speaker has been very annoy- ing. It was not so loud, he said. but very screechy,
 The first time he heard a record 1t did not annoy him but after listen- ing to it all day long he disliked it.
 A. M. Jacobson of the John Irving Shoe Co. testified that he has been in this city since April. The noise of the speaker was annoying, he said, and made it difficult to concentrate on the trade.
 Sergeant Tests Ears
 Sergeant McAvay testified that he made an investigation into com- plaints to the chief of police and prosecuting attorney and on May 2s and g he stood around and listened to the loud speaker. It could be heard as far north as Church street and on Saturday nights it was oper- ated until 9:30 o'clock.
 He spoke to MT. Noel. the man. ager Of the store. after the warrant was issued and he told him he was only the manager and Blair Ss Brod- rib owned the store. Noel said he did not know why the police department singled out this store and he wanted the warrant left on the premises but the sergeant told him it was the property of the state of Connecticut and he would not leave it.
 Cross examined by Attorney Gaff- ney. Sergeant McAvay admitted that ne went to various places in the vicinity of the store and sounded the sentiment of the owners and en- ployes with regard to the alleged nuisance. Actual complaints were re- ceived from Dr. Flanagan. Dr. Lee and Adolph Carlson, the sergeant said. and he understood from Ser geant Feeney that the Savings Bank Of New Britain had made a com plaint.
 The sergeant admitted that he procured the warrant for the arrests on the strength of what he was told by various persons in the neighbor. hood and he had not told them they would be summoned to court. Asked if Helen Phillips owner of a store across from the Blair & Brodrib store. had com- plaiend, the sergeant replied that he had made three calls at her store but did not see her.
 Cooperate Hell"
 Detective Sergeant G. c. Ellinger testified that he went to the store on April 24 after Officer Walter Malona brought in complaint about 2:30 p. m. and Mir. Noel said he had orders rom the owners ot the store to play the loud speaker He said h,s had told Mir Brodrib he wanted 10 cooperate with the local police and Mr. B~odrib had exclaim ed: Cooperate he'll"
 The sergeant told Mir Noel that he would not be warned again aboul it. Tn rely to Attorney Gaffney the sergeant said he knew there