The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-10
A SERIOUS CHARGE
TONY BRUNO is ACCUSED OF AS
SAULTING LIZZIE NEWMAN.
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE.
The Little Girl and Her Parents Tell the
officers a Revolving Story of the Crime
of the Italian-Bruno Denies the
Story and Says 1t Is False.

| Tony Bruno, we'll Italian
living in the city, was arrested last
evening by Chief of Police O'Hare on a
serious charge. According to the story
of the officers Bruno is guilty of
crime which has no parallel in the
history of crime in this county The
arrest of Bruno was caused by Mat
Newman, German residing out on the
Burlington road, who alleges that the
Italian was guilty of attempting to
commit an assault on his little
daughter, Lizzie Newman, on last
Monday night The child is scarcely
eight years of age, but when she ap-
peared at the police Office this morning
she confirmed the charges preferred
against the Italian by her father and
stated that the assault on last Monday
was only one of a large number which
had been committed by the Italian in
the last few weeks. The little girl de-
clared that the Italian had made at
least five attempts to commit an assault
on her. As sOOl as the case was re-
ported to the Chief of Police he started
out to look for Bruno but he did not
succeed in finding him until late last
evening. When Bruno was arrested
he seemed to be greatly surprised and
said there was nothing in the story
told by the little girl. He spent the
night in Jail and made no end of
trouble for the county officials. To
reporter of this paper he stated that
there was positively no foundation for
the charges brought against him, and
his relations with the little girl were
never anything but friendly. He has
employed an attorney to fight the case
and his defense will be strong one. In
speaking with the attorney of the
Italian this morning the reporter
learned that Newman had made an
effort to make a settlement of the affair
with Bruno, and the latter claims that
the father of the girl had offered to
drop the case if he would pay $25.
This Bruno refused to do and the COM
plant was issued. The police claim
that they have strong case against
Bruno, and if their story of the crime
is true no punishment is too strong for
the criminal. All the evidence in the
case is based on the stories told by the
little girl and her two small brothers,
who were witnesses of the actions of
the Italian on last Monday evening
AS Bruno is one of the best known
Italians in the city the case has caused
a great sensation in the Italian COM
munity. For some years Bruno has
lived in this city and he has been ad-
vanced until he had become at the
head of all the Italians in the city. He
has been employed in many of the
factories in the city and was always a
good workman. His friends refuse to
believe that the charges brought
against him are true. He had pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Slater
this afternoon.
At the hearing Bruno was charged
with two otfenses, attempting to COM
NIT an assault on a female under the
age of IA years, and taking indecent
liberties with the girl. He pleaded not
guilty to both the charges and at the
request of the district attorney a con-
tinuance was taken until Monday next.
Bruno was released on bail the bond
being placed at 5000.