New Britain herald., 1929-04-09
LIQUOR CACHE IN
 REMINGTON GARAGE
Owner and Tenant Convicted After Town Court Hearing

>evipEton. April - Sam Vas lilo of NeNiugton. hNlng OH the Berlin turnpike, who was arrested tv Constable John Walsh sunday on inc charge ut ke-plHg intoNlcatlng }iuaors with intent 70 sell, was ar raigurd in town eour. last night be- ore Justice BarroNs-
 NasSalIo Vas representa- by Attor- aey Francis J. Cont ot Hartford.
 urt5crr Aas,iu ut EEe state police testified jau, gt MAS oallel by Con stable N4lsn Slu-uE morning and they secured - search warrant to search tNr premises
 In the garage they found pile of lumber. Pulling tals uo"n they found rap door and btlo" ms found l. five gallon cats. TWO one gallon cans. ;to tunnels and q one gallon measure. The cans We're empty u. a strong oder of alcohol was noticed in all Of them.
 Officer ZsAas ot the state police testified to assisting III the raid with officer Austin and Constable Na!s-. He searl h-l the house thoroughly, tut found 70 liquor except In q glass which Cou,aIGei aboaf l5 or i6 drops. H. also testified that Mrs. Nassallo lad I-npet d gallon can containing liquor In a drain,
 1assallo stated he rented the ga rag to man "noln he knew onlN IS Joe. receiving St+ a month rental,
 Constable Walsh ,"sI5"4 gha' on sunday morning al H:&o he receiv- -d a tel-pnoue cali tiat a car was n EassaUo.s yard lie went there md watph.d and saw a car being loaded H. went to Byrne's drive ,uay. After the ear vas loaded il vas driven away and headed to- ward Hartford. When the car ap- preached the driveway constable Walsh stopped Ii. and inquired what was aboard. He received no answer. He pulled down the boards in tLe rear and round q number os bags containing gallon cans Of liquor. lie asked for the drivers license which proved rnl driver 10 be Joseph Mig uose or 4uI Front street. Hartford. He placed him under arrest and rad the car driven 10 the state police barracks in Hartford.
 The liquor was locked up and Mig Hose was released on bonds Of sl.- n0o, He notified Officers Austin and Zekas of the state police and q search warrant was made our. and me garage anl house were searched. The police -uuud the empty contain ITS under 1te trap door. Ns-ssalo was asked whom 7he stun belonged to. and stated he did not know. Ask ed if he helped 10 load the car, lie replied tha, he did. Asked If he rouId identify the man he replied he could. He was taken 10 the police Larracks and identified MlgIose.
 Nassalo also stated that q car from New Britain brought the stuff here about every two weeks. He did not know who owned the car, or the registration numbers. He claimed he lived in Nrwington since 1921, The .upty cans did not belong to him .nd only found out two weeks ago to what Use the garage was being pur. He helped Migliose 10 load the ear and told him to get out and stay out AS he did not wish to be imph- ,ated in that kind of business. He denied that he ever sold liquor.
 His business is that Of market gardener.
 His son testified that he was the one that cut the trap door in the garage floor 10 enable him 10 drain the oil from hls auto truck and tor other repairs. He also stated he knew the cans were there and ad- mitted having wine in the house hu' never sold II. H. stated that Mig Hose had q lock on the door and they were not able to get into see what was gong or.
 Grand Juror Harry Webster claimed that Nassallo was guilty, but Attorney Cont claimed that no evi' dence of ownership was proved Judge Barrows found him guilty anl fined him s100 and costs.
 Attorney Cont asked that bonds te fixed for an appeal 10 the supe' rtor court where, he stated, justice could be secured, Later Nassal( agreed 10 pay the fine and costs.
 Migliose was charged with trans porting liquor. He was represented bv Judge w. F. Mangan Of Nep Britain, who entered plea 0