The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-05
DEGENERATE < FATHER HELD IN sl|5,0O0 ss;t Pembroke Steet Cobbler AL 50 Held In Heavy Bail for
 Superior Court
MEN ACCUSED OF FOUL
 CRIMES ARE IN CHAINS
With Melnikoff and Rock man They Await Arraign-
 ment in Superior Court
 Next Week. V

Principally upon the testimony of- fered by his pretty, golden haired blue eyed daughter Mary, aged Il. James Nelson. a. teamster, 64S- East Main street, aged 45, was, committed to jail in the city court today In de- fault of bail of .$15,000 required for his appearance in the December term of the Criminal Superior court Manacled to Nelson was Joseph En- dico. the, cobbler. also held for trial
 Judge Carl Foster found probable cause in both the charges lodged other of defiling his daughter. Both charges grow out of the same alleg- d onence, committed on or abort Oct. 1sy But they form but small part of the series of offences that he child confesses have been conn .nitted by the unnatural parents.
 Nelson stoutly protests his inno- cence. He maintains that his wife mas brought these charges against nim out of spite. Mrs. Nelson, nsSS unfamiliar about police headquarters was herself in the prisoners pen. holding aloof from her husband IS ar as possible. She was brought tn- 70 headquarters just before midnight ast night in the ambulance. Nal- son was arrested before daybreak Sunday morning.
 The arrest of Nelson resulted from Mrs. Nelson's complaint to the police. 1t the second precinct police station ifter midnight Sunday morning. For months she says she has had sus- oicions, of her husbands attitude to- wards the child. When she discov- cred what she considered absolute proof of his guilt, she hesitated about
 ausing his arrest until lately she 1ro -fh fhn
 If the authorities in similar: cases. Saturday night she discovered what
 he considered new proof and hur- ried to the police with it.
 Early Sunday morning Dr. Andrew McQueeney of the emergency hos discovered that the little girl had been made ill Policeman Bolger ar- rested Nelson at his home. and shorr- " after an examination of Nelson led to the belief that his daughters ill., ness was the result of his condition. night. intoxicated. When she reach ed the Second precinct station in cus- tody of an officer, she had an attack of heart trouble, and collapsed. Dr. McQueeney took her in the ambu- lance to the emergency hospital, and was turned over to the police. The charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace were entered.
 Today Nelsnn's daughter testtfi.,d before Judge Foster in the city court room, which was cleared of all save the persons directly connected with the case. Her story was substantial ed by the testimony of Mrs. Nelson and pr. McQueeney.
 Nelson was warned by Judge Fos- ter that any testimony he cared to give would be used against him, '.I don't know what it's all about" said the prisoner. My wife had me ar- rested. It's a spite case. The little girl says whatever my wife tells her to say. That's all I've got to say.''
 Nelson is 46, for six years he has been driving a team for the Village Store Go. Several times he has been arrested for drunkenness. His wife, too has been in court, but for two years has not troubled the city tri- bunal with her presence. Both Nell son and his wife presented bedraggled appearance today in striking con- trast to their pretty little child who was neatly clad and comedy. He is a native of this country, of average build, and regular features, with black hair and heavy black mous- tache. t
 Roth Judge Foster and Judge Wilder presided simultaneously in the city cruot today. Judge Wilder held court in the meeting room of the po- lice commissioners and while Judge Foster was passing upon the case of Nelson and the ether offenders, the ease of Endico was brought before