New Britain herald., 1929-08-29
STACK FINED AND
 JAILED, APPEALS
S200 and 15 Days for Second
 Liquor Law Violation


 After Sergeants Feeney and OMara and Officers Liebler ana Kiely had testified to the haul O. beer and liquor in the cellar ot Raymond Stacks smoke shop at S2S 1 East Main street, in police court To- day, Stack, through Attorney Law renee J. Colon changed his plea | from not guilty to guilty on the | charge of violation of the liquor law and also pleaded guilty to the charge of being a second offender.
 Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods fayed him as "one of the most dan gerous liquor law Violators ever to eome into this court,' and asked that he be held for superior court in s2OO0 bonds, but Judge Sake took jurisdiction, imposing fine Of S2oo and costs and a jail sentence of To days. Notice of an appeal was glV- en and bonds were fixed at S70O be- ing reduced after court to S5OD. Stack is 3S years of age and lives on Belden street. The police told of waiting in the dark in the cellar last Saturday night for more than an hour and finally being rewarded by seeing Stack enter the cellar where the supply of liquor was kept. Sergeant O'Mara and Officer Kiely knocked him down and he dropped a bottle which was found to be partly full of liquor. Sergeant O'Mara used key of his own to open a cellar door which appeared to be no door at all, the sergeant having complete knowl- edge of the layout of the place be- cause of previous visits with search ing parties.
 Beer NatS "WOrkin@''
 Stack. according to the police, claimed he had the liquor for his friends and did not sell it. The beer he sold for ten cents bottle, and four vats, each of 12 gallon capacity, were working" in the cellar while the raid was being made. Glasses were found in the store proper, and the entire outfit. including jugs of liquor, was in evidence.
 AS to the reputation of the place, the police testified that men have been seen in and about the premises and information was received that card games for money were played there in addition to the liquor law violations. Officer Iieblcr testified that Stack was trembling during the raid and when he asked him the reason for it, Stack replied: You'd shiver if you got caught, wouldn't you?'
 Police Raiders Lauded
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods prais- ed the raiding squad for the mag nificent work" they did in uncover ing theSsupply of wet goods. He de- clared that Stack looks upon the law as "a joke" defying it openly and not caring about the conviction on January 3, 1928, but deliberately going back to the same stand and doing business He must have made considerable money, MT. Woods said JuuS HIS Dy tllt dllltullt OL ll0uOI 1t handled, and the case was one which should be disposed of in superior court.
 Attorney Colon replied that it was not unusual for police court to takt jurisdiction on cases of second of lenders and regardless of tht amount of evidence obtained Stacl was a second offender and nothins more and the case should be dispos ed of in the lower court. He asked that a substantial fine and a sus pended jail sentence be imposed, t which Mir. tWoods replied that StaCl had ample time to consider the pun ishment he might expect if caugh and no attention should be paid b. the court to his plea for mercy.
 Judge Believes Law EIouted
 Judge Sake observed that the fin of s125 and costs which he, impose on Stack in January did not detc him and he apparently made no ef fort to profit by it. T do not be lieve any man should be permitte to flout the law" he said, reHnarkin that Stack appeared to be an able bodied man who should find en ployment of a legitimate natur' There was every proof at hand ths he had consistently violated the la in his store even after his first cor viction. the court said.
 Hotel Owner Fined S100
 Adam Stankus, 46. of SS Churc street, pleaded guilty to the chare of violating the liquor law in Il Hotel Belmont at that address an was fined $100 and costs on recon mendation of Prosecuting Attorne Woods. Liquor law violation charg' against Stanley Regalis, 19, of Jubilee street and Joseph YekeboV ski, 16, of SOS East Main street, VI were employed in the hotel resta rant, were nolled.
 MT. Woods warned StanK' against having boys violate the la for him and Judge Sake also obser ed that serious consequences wou result from such conditions. T arrests were made following a ra on the hotel last Saturday noon
 Sergeant Feeney and Officers Kie and Liebler, who seized sm; amount of liquor.