New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
YOUTH, I9, JAILED
 0N LIQUOR COUNT
.$9o0 Fine and IS Days Penalty
 Imposed on Yiduds

Officers John NJ. Liebler and Ed ward B. Kiely had testified in the cast of Anthony Nidutis. ls. of i63 church street. in police court today. Vidutis, who had pleaded not guilty to two counts of violation of the liauor law in his store at .a1-2::3 Elm street. changed his plea 10 guilty and Judge Stanley J. Traceski imposed a fine of $s00 and costs and a jail sentence of 15 days. Nidutis took an appeal to superior court in $500 bonds. but will vacatc it short ly and serve the sentence.
 Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods told Judge Traceski the young man was a second offender against the Iiuuor law and according to the po- lice, he had been in business on Elm street only about six week. having formerly conducted place at :S Franklin street. Mir. Woods made no recommendation as to penalty. saying he preferred to leave 1t to the court.
 Attorney l.. J. Colon asked that a fine and suspended jail sentence be imposed, so that Nidutis might have a last chance with the understand in, that another conviction would send him to jail. He said the store has been used for gambling pur- poses more than for the sale of liquor.
 Xidutis Aroslscs Suspicion At the outset, Sergeant Feeney testified that he and Officers Kiely and Liebler were walking north on Elm street about $40 p. m.. Sunday. February 10. their destination being place some distance from the Nidutis store. but as they were pass in,,, Vidutis ran from the front to the rear of the store. The sergeant made dash after him, with the two officers in his wake. and the former arrived in a toilet room in time to see Vidutis smash bottle into a bowl and spill a pail of water in on top of the contents.
 The sergeant took another bottle and washed it out clean. after which ! Officer Liebler filled it with the {! liquid in the bowl. Nidutis called Sergeant leeney and warned him not to double cross" him. He de- clared that he had seen the ser geant spill something int the bowl an he had two witnesses who would testify to this incident if necessary. The sergeant called Officers Kiely and Liebler and had Vidutis repeat the allegation in their presence, the insinuation being that the sergeant carried alcohol for the purpose of insuring the alcoholic content of the evidence.
 As to the reputation of the s'or" Sergeant Feeney said he had seen
 men of drinking ha bits in and a,,ou' the premises. The stock of cigars cigarettes. soda water. etc, was moi
 worth more than $25, he said, ane only men patronize the store. A mar
 is constantly on the lookout, tht
 sergeant said.
 Lookout Employed
 Officer kiely testified that he wa:
 behind Sergeant Feeney and hear,
 the sound of breaking glass but die
 not see Vidutis break the bottle
 There were about 15 men in th'
 store and one of them was under thu
 influence of liquor. In reply to Attor
 ney Colon. the officer was positive
 that Nidutis ran to the rear of tn store at sight of the police.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods rea' the report of the chemists analysi
 Of the liquid recovered from tn : bowl. It showed an alcoholic contcn of 9.0l per cent by volume and 1.4 . per cent by weight. Judge Tracesk asked about the quantity of wate spilled from the pail into the bow : and Sergeant Feency. who was re
 called to the stand, said he pushe
 the pail and most of the water Wa .spillcd on the floor.
 , Officer Lieb!er told Of picking tn
 pieces of broken glass out of tn ? bowl. Nidutis was behind a counte
 on the north side of the store as tn !, officers passed. Although they had
 warrant for the place they woul ', not have entered at that time ha n Nidutis not acted suspiciously. I'll