Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-04-19 | Page 14 | Sam Onello Pays a Good Price for His Cider

SAM HELLO PAYS A GOOD PRICE FOR 0ISCI0ER Sam Onello, the Italian who was found guilty by a jury yesterday in the municipal coun ol selling home-made cider that carried a high percentage of alcohol, was sentenced this morning morn-ing by Judge George S Barker to pay a fine of $50 or to serve 30 days in jail, according to his choice. Onello expressed his choice in a very few minutes b paying the fine in cold ca.-h, though protesting that the fine was a little too severe The evidence showed that the defendant de-fendant did nol consider himself a violator of the prohibition law in the strict sense of the word, and for that reason the court was lenient and imposed im-posed the minimum penalty. When the ease was called, Attorney R. H. Baumunk, who was retained by the defendant, moved the court grant a new trial on the ground that the verdict of the jury v. a - contrary to the evidence and law in the premises. prem-ises. The court held that the jury acted as good citizens who had sworn to give the defendant every right to which the law entitled him, which included the benefit of the doubt, and that if the four jurymen could not find a doubt that the defendant was entitled to a ,l,,nl,t n tri -milt the ronrt wonlil not presume to set aside their verdict. ver-dict. The case was based on the alleged sale of a jug of cider to a young man several weeks ago, the sale taking place on a Sunday morning The court I ordered the jug of cider destroyed, buti the barrel from which it was taken) was not included In the case, and still remains in the possession of Onello. It was stated however, that the barrel WOUld be destroyed. If Onello objects to the destruction of the contents of tlie barrel, another warrant will be, sworn to against the liquor to get it i into court and an ord r will Lm issued for Its destruction. oo