The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

fine, bond Of $500 was posted Ia connection with an appeal to the court ol common pleas,
 Judge GalfHey interrupted AtioF- ney nlansileld ln his motion for dlseharge while the defense lawyer was eontendlng that there was no evidence Of gasoline storage, to say that the motion was denied. The de~ fense immediately rested it's ease,
 Lieut. Legge, the first witness called by the state testified that his first investigation Of the case was made with Marshal Lahey April 2a Al that time he said Potter had, ln addition 70 tbe gasoline stored at III Wo0dslde avenue, 100 gallons stored at ila W0Qdslde avenue,
 Ia his subsequent inyeslleati0ns June 2l and 22, Lieut. Legge said he learned from MT, Potter that the 100 gallon supply had been disposed of but the 70 gallons was still on hard,
 sMF Potter said he forgot about the ~ gallons" said Legge,
 te said that the drum was In the corner 0f the garage, covered with bnFlap hags, and that heavy fumes were emitting from the drum be- cause the plug vas not frightened,
 Lieut. fAgge sad Marshal f.Ahey Feeelyea . complaint from the police department concerning the gasoline ln p0ttegs garage June 2l
 Comments 0f Court
 Commenting 0n tho ease before Imposing sentence dudRe aalfney said, ' cannot ylew thls charge as different from other charges hTonght ln the past 7 The Potter case R the iNlh brought Into municipal court hy flse officials, The four accused earlier paid lines ranging from e2s 70 eiA4 and an6ls An guilty pleas
 lsefefTinH 70 hls recent ruling denylng ~ aFney Iilansflela's alr tack an lhR validity al the city 0rF dlnanee by demurrer, INaAe Conway said, ig'ap court sala lN lts aemuTs Fff that there's ne question ln the epnFta mlnd hnt thai the city lalls fEa had 70 mind when they agaglea lhe ordinance that gaAolIne storage S hazardous
 Judge nallney continued thai he haa noted tn FeaeaFeh connected 70 hls ruling on lhe demurrer thAl one Rallan ol gasoline has the same poE lrnllal explosive eanlenf AA 100 p0nnaa af dynamite,
 The court pointed aui that MaFF shat liaheg Nafned falief AkAlllAl gasoline RlaTaee hnl NlAe NAEnlna was nal iaken SellauklNR lse Alhe relegged l0 MaTShal IAheY'k lealiH m0nH that lhe Rasallne fumes ln lAe lAa eAF Rarasa Rele lha ae gallons w easallnf were stored were heaNvl and commented lhal fumes AaHe been knoRn to sgApel as faT aA IA l0 lA0 iael and lAnlle from klAlle,
 RenlAlne Aaaln iA Attorney hlAhA' llelda aTenMeni lhal lAp ordinance vas archaic, InaAe 1Afihag hAla lhal he fauGa not Aee NheFe eanalF Hons have rhanHea ID s0 ilAe pFnF sent from lhe llnle Nhen the nfalnF Rnea sak dlaNn, Nllh lefeFenae W me aanaalA ~ AasalAAa flnFahe,
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 "a tllf faAlhn 0f lAhNl lANktf lasllmang AllAgnAg hlRnAflhla elaAfaaA lhAl nk0nlnlhlna ls FeiAAn ln llenmaEk because Nle bottle ~ gasoline which RAs taken from FesF larA NaEage AH fle NlllelAk az eNlaF pNea AAS nal pTaaAAea ln a0Agl, gudee aRflney bnlad IAal E Nanla nnt he nenesAaly "a produce hle evidence n plaH of MF, falAaFs AaF allsalan ao Lieut., lsHAe
 vIf lllM Nefe ' innef eAAa Nle llalloF would haYe ia le pFeAenleal al.d lg A MeTe a nlAfaaF lFlAl neFF iAlnle Inc Maan9n MaAid w feaAlfE 0d, v fnaHed AlaoFneg hlAnsllela,
 hfAi's nfaeeAa Nllh lhe gasoline eaAs, replied Judge oaflhes eAlns
 Attorney nlanaflela weD lhe Fighi lo look 0faF records referred @ " Lieut., A@gae ln tho eolFte aE hiA kasillmanv, haMeNAg sflBa records FaH leFFea se lhe fire depaFlmeaiA las