New Britain herald., 1930-02-13
JUDGE DEN0UNCES
 RAIDERS METHODS
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 about the alleged sale Of bccr'lhcrc from Simons brother. Asked if the brother was in court, Sergeant Fcency replied negatively, but Si mons wife called. out that he was present, and Il young man among the spectators stood up and dcclar- ed: You never received no con- plaint from me, Feency.'
 Attorney Lawrence J. Colon, who represented Simons, cross-eNamincd Sergeant ltcenoy 10 bring cut that the. supply of beer found was small and tho beer itself freshly made. The sergeant replied that he did not drink beer but he understood il shouId he allowed to stand a few days before being used. Asked if the two bottles with tho traces Of alco- hol were in court. the sergeant re- piled that they had been left down. stairs because Attorney Colon told him it would not be necessary 10 bring them in for evidence. Old search Warrant Uscd
 Sergeant O'Mara testified thai q brother Of Simons asked him for a ride last Saturday forenoon when he and Sergeant Fecncy were driv- ing back from the city storoYard on Harvard street. and they took him into the car He wanted 10 know if his father had been arrest ,,I T np fnll him 1 htV believed so. He then told them his father went 10 the Star street house and drank there and tho police should do something about it. In the afternoon the raid was made, and | Judge Traceski asked if the search warrant had been obtained on that complaint alone. An examination of the warrant showed that if was is sued February !, which was prior to Saturday.
 Judge AdmonishcS Policeman
 Officer r. C. CabcluS testified that he had seen intoxicated mon coming out of the house, but he could not say they came out of SimonS' tcne- mcnt, and Judge Traccski admoniSh- ! cd him against trying to give the court the impression that they had | been seen leaving the tenement in question. Sergeant McAvay and Of- | fccr Dolan testified to their part in ' the raid, but neither knew anything about the reputation of the tenc- ment.
 It was brought out during the i trial that the young man in the gal ] lery who challenged Sergeant Fee ncy's testimony about having made a complaint, lives on East street, while his brother who rode with the l police and told of his fathers visits, lives on Black Rock avenue. It was also brought out that an aged man, i who was robbed on W Winter street a | few months ago, had been in Sinons' ! tenement before being set upon and ] it was he who told the police he paid 15 cents q bottle for beer scrv- cd by Simons.
 ~imons Excited During Hearing
 Simons was called 10 tho, witness stand by Attorney Colon after the ! latter had moved for discharge Judge Traccski did not pass on the motion. but told the attorney Inc | preferred 10 pass on the case as 2 whole. so the motion was not press cd. and Simons at once denied that he sold beer or liquor in his home II learned by lesson oncc,' he shouted, and added: "Lct somebody else take the chance there"
 If was with difficulty that Attor- ncy Colon restrained him, so cAcit- ed and defiant did he appear 10 be and rrosccutong Attorney Woods questions were answered in rapid fire fashion. "That's my business, Simons hurled at him in reply 10 ; lQucStion about tho beer. and Hes { friend Of mine and l can give hin IanythinG l Want.' he shouted Whc1 Mr Woods pointed out the aGct man who was said to have bough beer in tho tenement. He denied tha he had run with Mason jar whcr the police arrived.
 Two or three times during th' trial. Mrs. Simons interrupted tn testimony of the police and tinall. she stood up and announced her dc sire to make q statement. Prescott ing Attorney threatened 10 have he , removed from the court room if sh did not stop intorrupting, and Attor , ney Colon pleaded with her 10 b , quiet.
 Accuses Police of Lying
 Simons, after a brief but storm , time on the stand, was not satisiic , to leave when the prosecuting at 1 torney concluded his questioning. U , want to make Statcmcnt,' he Sall Attorney Colon waved him from tn stand and he left reluctantly. bu not until he accused the police c telling lies in their testimony.