Show Destruction of Liquor Evidence Fails to Mitigate Sentence Ass illegal destruction of evidence e failed to o influence Judge Daniel Harrington on in cit city court Saturday Sat when he Imposed the maximum sentence against Allen Alien Bartlett for fOl possession of ot 1 0 pints of or whisky On Bartletts Bartlett's guilty plea Prosecuting Prosecuting Prosecuting Prose Prose- Attorney Gerald Geral Irvine re recommended recommended rec rec- fine tine with the alter alter- alternative alternative native of six months In Jail jan Defense Attorney Chris Mathison Mathi- Mathi s son son n Immediately latel asked a smaller fine on the grounds that federal co eral and cIt city dry agents t. t prematurely de destroyed de- de all but four pints of or the evidence evi dence denee He lie pointed out that If the the- case had hal been heen called In federal court as originally intended there would have been an excellent chance of or acquittal on grounds rounds of or illegal al raiding Judge Judge- Harrington remarked that the tIme practice practice- could have no bearing bearin on the guilt or Innocence of the de defendant defendant tie tie- or mitigate the oft offense nse He lie granted Bartlett until Monday noon to raise raise- the fine linc Bartlett was arrested b by City Of Officers or- or leers A A. A A A. A Reese fleese and G. G H. H Parker and nud Federal Fedral Agent Harry Nelson at South First West street November No Xo- vem vember r I 12 2 In other liquor cases handled handl d bythe by bythe the time jud judge e. e Sam Karc Kare arrested at nt 64 t West ost Third South street for Cor pos- pos slon sion of or a pint of whisky was fined iO 0 0 and Charles Pappas facing a similar charge chan e. e was fined 23 25 |