New Britain herald., 1929-05-20
PERJURY PROVED
 AFTER LONG TRIAL
Wsuspeak Found Gulty-Jail
 Sentence Suspended for Year
ECHO OF LIQUOR HEARING
Fred F.. Durant, Bernhard Mattson and Rudolph Miller Claimed By Dcath-Dog Rites Boy-Captain Grammar Out Of Hospital.

Dcath-Dog Bites Boy-Captain
 Brannan Out Of Hospital. In trial which lasted an hour and which was marked by lengthy direct and cross examination. Henry J. Wellspeak was found guilty of perjury by Judge Joseph M. Dono- van in the city court today, and sen tenced to one month in jail. This sentence was later suspended for one year by the court.
 Wellspeak was arrested on the night of May II by Sergeant Henry J. Jeglinski and Officer William Thompson on Prospect street after he had offered a drink of whiskey to Thomas Cassin. who was sitting in an automobile with Harry Fioril- 10.
 Sergeant Jeglinski, the first wit ness called. testified that he was be- ing driven to his home by Officer Thompson on the night in question when he saw two men leave the Seri- cola block on Prospect street. Sus. pecting that they had been in the building to purchase liquor, he in- structed Thompson to pull up short distance and stop with the in- tention of watching the place for short time. According to Jeglin- ski a short time later F'iorillo drove up with Cassin and Wellspeak in the car. Wellspeak alighted near the Sericola block and then crossed the street. He remained standing there few seconds and when he saw Frank Sericola leaving the entrance across the street. he retraccd his steps and entered the Sericola build ing with Frank. He came out a few minutes later, according to the ser Eeant and recrossed the street. stop ping at Fiorillo's car. The officer followed and took Welispeak to headquarters, after he had seen him hand bottle of liquor to Cassin. He was booked as material witness and early the next day released un- der bond of $500.
 A search warrant was made out for Frank Sericola and he was arr rested just as he was leaving his apartment building. In court last Monday morning, Sericola was found not guilty of the sale of the liquor but a continuance was granted until this morning to prove the charge Of reputation. This the state was un- able to do for the reason that the complainants were unwilling to un- dergo the notoriety which would necessarily result from their appear ance in court. Sericolas case, how ever. was continued for three months by Judge Joseph M. Dono- van, who informed SeFicola that in the event other complaints of repu- tation were made with a subsequent arrest, the case of today would be reopened.
 Officer William Thompson. the second witness called testified along the same lines as his superior officer. Both men were given a severe cross examination by Judge s. Russell Mink, counsel for Wellspeak on the perjury charge but both stuck stead fastly to their stories.
 Harry F'iorillo was the only wit ness called by the defense. He stated that Wellspeak was not in his car when he drove over Prospect street but that he met him some time after he had stopped his car on the north side of Prospect street. Wellspeak was first noticed by Cassin, who called the former over to the car. Although he was questioned at thony J. Rich. T'iorillo stuck to his story He stated that he had never drunk intoxicating liquor and did not take any from Wellspeak on the night in question.
 Judge Joseph M. Donovan in an- nouncing his finding of guilty. stated that Fiorillo's story struck him as being perfectly true but he could not reconcile the fact that the officers could be mistaken in seeing We'll speak alight from some car. The ac- cused had contended all along that he walked up Prospect street but had never entered the Sericola block. Tho court believed that We'll 1 speak might have alighted from same car other than Fiorillo's but he felt sure that Wellspeak did ride rather than walk.
 The case this morning attracted | wide attention and tho court room | was crowded when the case was call | cd.
 Fred F.. Durant
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