Putnam patriot., 1930-11-26
FINE TOO LARGE
 SAYS MYSTERY MAN
Looks Like Joe is Taking Rap For Someone Behind the
 Scenes
No One Claims Eight Gallons of
 Good Ali

claim eight one-gallon cans of alki the best alcohol that has been an ex' hihit in the Putnam city court in q long time. and the fact that the prosecutor said there was mystery man who was willing to pay the fine eff it was not too large" led to the conclusion that Joe Bruchu was in reality taking the rap" for another when he started for Brooklyn jail, Monday morning. Joe was fined q total of sI20. and ordered to pay costs of sfi.l4. after he had plead guilty to drunkenness and breach of the peace.
 The breach of the peace count was not originally in the complaint. It was put there at the request of the court. After the guilty plea had been entered the heavy fine was im- posed.
 The story was unfolded by Patrol man Page, who said he was on his way to the police station shortly af- ter midnight. Saturday, when he heard loud talking and swearing in an alley near some garage stalls on Bridge street.
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 Ee made an investigation and saw man in an automobile apparently about to drive a car into one of the garage stalls. The defendant, Joseph Bruehu, known as Joe the Linemanv was there and he was drunk. The officer looked inside the stall and saw some gallon cans. The cans are such as are used to hold maple syrup. These cans did not hold the pancake sweetner. In them was spirits of fermenti And. according to the officers at headquarters and the prosecutor. it was of an unusual " good quality. Officer Page procur- ed warrant and took the eight cans to the police station. He also took Joe. The man in the car, a stranger to the officer. disappeared but event ually returned. The officer said Bruchu admitted he was in charge of the stall.
 Bruchu plead guilty to being drunk. Judge Geissler said that it had not been proven that the defend ant owned the liquor. He added that he did not think what Joe said was admissible as evidence. suggesting that the prosecutor get testimony as to who hired the stall.
 Tt would not be evidence either" {" said Mir. Johnson, sthat man has already said that he would pay this mans fine if it isn't too large" He said that if he got evidence of who rented the stall the lessee would say he knew nothing about the cans of alcohol being there and i've wouldn't be any better off"
 Tt looks as if the alcohol is the only guilty party in this case" said Mr. Johnson.
 Tt looks so". said the court.
 Was His Lodgings
 Under questioning by Judge Geis- sler Bruchu said he worked for Arthur Pepin digging a cellar on Park street. and that Pepin gave him permission to sleep in the garage stall next to the one where the cans were found.
 Isn't there a door between where you sleep and the next stall, and isn't fl covered with buIdap?" asked the prosecutor.
 Bruchu said there was net but the officer told the court there was such door,
 MT. Pepin hired the stall as far as you know" asked Mir. Johnson "Yes sir" said Joe.
 Officer Durand said that Pepin told him that he let the stall that morn ing and the man he let it to put q paddock on it.
 Judge Geissler then asked Officer Page if he understood the officer to say that he had heard lot of swear ing there. When the officer replied that he did. Judge Geissler requested the prosecutor to add a count for breach of the peace. This was done and Bruchu plead guilty. after say ing he didn't remember it."
 The court imposed fine Of SEQ on the intoxication charge, Sf00 for breach ot the peace and taxed costs at Sii.40. ~x
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