Fourteen a-riests of those alleged 'o
have handled the liquor, which was
found to contain a wood alcohol base,
have been made and others were ex
pected. ?lost of the liquor, ship
ped from Hartford, Conn., to other
Connecticut valley cities, has been
accounted for, the authorities said,
and they believed that few more
cases of illness would be r ported.
Investigations conducted by feder
al, state and local police have re
vealed many violations of the prohibi
tion law, it was said, and arrests were
expected on this score. Many illicit
stills, "kitchen bars" and private
stocks from which sales had been
made, were discovered, it was re
ported. Thofmpaonviile, Conn., Dec. 29.
Leonard Montana, a liquor dealer,
pleaded guilty today to the charge of
making an illegal sale of licuor on
December 22. Semtenece was delayed
until iFriday awaiting ' possible action
by the federal authorities in connec
tion with the wood alcohol cases. His
bond, was fixed at Sl.OflO. The arrest
followed tho two deaths from wood
! alcohol poisoning here. Montana
j bought five gallons of so-called whis
key in Hartford and this mixture is
believed to have caused the death and
also made two persons ill. The actual
sale was to another saloonkeeper.
