Bound Volumes, Hometown History
February 1, 2024
70 YEARS AGO
Leo P. Norton, 39, Colliers, faces an indefinite stay in jail following his conviction yesterday in City Court on a charge that he gave a teenager a drink. An all-day trial ended shortly before supper when a jury of four men and two women brought in a verdict of guilty after nearly one and one-half hours of deliberation. Judge John L. Van Woert deferred sentencing to await action of the State Parole Board. The conviction automatically becomes a violation of Norton’s parole. With convictions for offenses dating back to 1930, Norton has been on parole for 17 years. With his wife and seven children looking on in court, Norton took the stand in his own behalf to deny that he gave a thirteen-year-old youth some wine. It was the youth’s own bottle, he testified. Norton was arrested on the teenage drink charge January 13 and has been in jail since.
January 1954
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