The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
UNKISSED BRIDE
SUES HUSBAND
FOR SUPPORT
Romance Of Poverty is Dis
closed in City Court, in
Tale Of Courtship Begun
on Photograph
Bride Married by Civil Mag
istrate Demands Church
Ceremony-Groom Finds
Beauty Has Little Money
and Refuses to Go to
Priest.

Priest.
Out of the grist of family quarrels
neighborhood fights and petty Of
| fences that daily roll through the mill
of the City court, there was ground
! out today a story of picturesque and
romantic incidents that led even the
blase city court officials to prick up
! their ears with interest.
The story had to do with an unkiss-
| ed bride, and of a bridegroom who
marriedin haste and repented at leis-
ure For nearly an hour the romance
| was rehearsed before the court, and
then the court had to start all over
again for it was found that the man
on trial. the bridegroom, had commit
ted no offense.
The principals are Vincent Manetto,
a machine hand in the Bryant Elec-
trio Co., boarding at SO steuben street,
and his wife, who until March 1 was
Ermia Tartaglia, 305 Hath street, New
York City. She is 20, tall and stately,
with wealth of raven black hair, big
dark eyes and a face full of animated
expression.
Manetto walked into the Second Pre-
cinct police station in East Bridgeport
last evening, when he heard war
rant had been issued for his arrest. He
was locked up, on the charge of neg
Letting and refusing to support his
wife. But through the unusual cir
cumstances that came to light today,
he was. found not guilty Of the ch9rge.
Then, in the presence Of the court,
formal demand was made upon him to
pay something towards the support
of his wife. He refused, and was
promptly re-arrested. The technicality
upon which be was acquitted in his
Grcf no.
er at any time formally refused to
support his wife.
The romance of the pair had its in
ception last winter. Ermina lived i'll
New York city with her several broth
ers. They guarded her jealousy ana
young men of their acquaintance who
made advances towards their sister.
Vincent lived in this city, worked at
the Bryant Electric Co., earned So per
week, paid S. for board at SO Steuben
street, and spent what little was left
for clothes and diversion. He never
tried to save.
81 might as we'll be broke as the
way 1 am he used to say, when 9TH
ers urged him to try to put away
little for the rainy day that might
sometime come.
cousin of Ermia were chatting about
the different girls they knew.
"You ought to know my cousin Err
mia said Vincent's friend. "She's a
peachr'
Vincent confessed that he was heart
FREE but added that he had no money
with which to contemplate matrimony.
But wait till 1 show you her pic
ture," urged the cousin, and he went
into the house, found the photograph,
and returned with it to Vincent. The
young man looked at it long and adj
s,,:, IL I->1v 80
ing such girl, he admitted. But So
far as Vincent knew, the incident was
closed.
A few days later the cousin came
forward with a letter from New York.
In spirit Of mischief he had writ
ten to Ermia telling of Vincent's ex-
pressed admira ton The letter from
in Vincent The result was that a
meeting was arranged in New York
city.
Vincent went to the city on the first
Of March. He found that the photo
graph had not flattered the girl in the
least, and he found Too that she was
not one whit disappointed in him. Vim
cent is dapper little fellow. good
conversationaIist and polite He made
a hit at once.
But we can't get married. he sigh
ed. 81 haven't the price,
stand in the way of our happiness
urged the dark eyed beauty. i've
got enough myself. I've got $3.50 saw
ed up. That will start us well'
enough. Then you keep at your work,
I'll go to Bridgeport and get work,
turtle doves. 1t won't be long before
We'll have a little home Of our own
Vincent's eyes glistened with delight
The pair hurried to the City Hall in
New York and were married without
further delay.
sought to kiss her, right before the
eyes of the officials who had witness.
ed the tying of the knot.
MOI she exclaimed. 'Not yet. Not
till we're married in church."
Ermia is a strict Catholic. She re-
a preliminary step toward the church
wedding. That was not the view that,
Vincent took, but they talked things
over amicably and decided to have the
church wedding on June 4.
Ermia had given Vincent $40 with
civil ceremony. He had 81 in change.
She told him to keep it until he re-
turned to Bridgeport, for he might
need it,
Vincent returned to his Steuben
street boarding house, a husband in
as far as he personally was concern
ed Some time before June however.
he received a letter from his wife, to
the effect that all she had was $40,
and that he had better try to save up
some money before the wedding day
Then for the first time he realized
that his wife had not been wholly
accurate. He at once replied to the
letter, and called off the impending
nuptials.
Two months ago Mrs. Manetto came
to Bridgeport, visited her cousins and
sought to arrange church marriage
But she failed, for Manetto declared
he couldn't afford to support a wife
and wasn't willing to take the respon-
sibility.
She returned here fortnight ago
at yesterday met him on the street
Che implored him to marry her. He|
says she threatened to have him ar
rested, and added that if the courts
did not punish him, she would shoot
him.
Late yesterday she complained to
Prosecutor Redden, and that official
issued a warrant for his arrest He
learned of her action, surrendered, and
this morning when the charge was
read to him, he said the reason he die
not support her was because he could
not afford to.
1t developed through the examina-
ton of husband and wife that he ba5
never refused her support She sale