The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-11
POLICE ACTIVE
 OVER SUNDAY
Three Places Raided Yesterday
 Furnish Food For Reflection
OPEN VICE SCARCE HIRE
Under Guidance of Supt. Birming- ham the Police Are Keep
 ing a Sharp Lookout

'<The lid is on!' And it is on right
 if the predictions of those around the
 brightly lighted quarters are to be ac-
 cepted as authentic. With the raids
 upon the spaghetti house of Mo1lie
 Bruno. at 443 Water street and the
 Desmarias Cigar store at 300 Fairfield
 avenue yesterday the general uneasi-
 ness which was felt since it became
 Know that the mayor had asked the
 police for a list of places suspected of
 Infringing upon the law. was lessen
 ed.
 According to the police there is little
 open vice in Bridgeport. It is true
 that while the law has been observed
 1ations have been tacitly overlooked.
 Pool rooms which are supposed to be
 been run with cigar store fronts, and
 the pool tables have been used as reading rooms for the element which daily patronizes the places. This is
 quor has not been generally sold after
 midnight hours, although in few
 stray in a few minutes late and would
 have formerly been served. But
 never again said one of the local
 proprietors as he keenly watched signs
 pointing towards the raids Saturday
 night
 The tip seemed to have been broad
 freely predicted that the post-election days would see such closing up as
 Bridgeport has seldom witnessed. Those in position to be accepted au- thoritatively say that with the congre- gating in the city of such an element as were implicated in the Jennie Cava- lieri murder, though they may not have been local criminals, as well as the recent pulpit denunciations and the Democratic success are sure precurs- CTS Of police activity and it is plain that only the most foolhardy will risk an infraction for the next few weeks. The low order of saloon. pool room or resS Q aJI1-a arFfx tom for those engaged in underworld practices to spend an afternoon beyond the vision of the police is going from this city. Those whose visible occupa- ton cannot be ascertained will not be further tolerated, and it is believed that some of the more prosperous sa- looms, where it has recently been a1- leged that girls under age are serv- ed wilt likewise come under the ban In City court this morning, Mollie Bruno's case was continued upon re- quest of her attorney Abe Geduldig, under bonds of e2oo for hearing on Nov. 18th Two frequeuters Guy Marto,z 46 Lexington avenue and Gen1do Saiva- dor of 443 Water street were released
 under bonds of $25s each The raid afternoon was conducted by Sergt.
 Hazel together with Officers Edward. Wagner and John Brown. It is alleged | Marto' and the Bruno woman were found together in an upper room Sal voder,- cook, was recently under ar rest as a material witness in the Cav l released by Coroner j. J. Phelan. Albert Desmarias, in whose cigar store at 300 Fairfield avenue five ire uenters were captured last night while engaged in playing pinochle and set back, was represented by Attorney George Mara. A request for a continu- ance resulted in the case being set for trial Nov 16 Bonds of $100 for the proprietor and SIG each for two ire quenters, William Hall and Frank | Paine, were set by the court.
 According to Chief of Police Eugene Birmfn gham, complaints of gambling | have been made against the Desmarias l establishment which resulted in the drag net being thrown out last night. Both Paine and Hall admit playing cards when apprehended but state that they did not go there with the inten- ton of gambling. They were waiting for the return of a motor truck ana l had entered the store to change some money when apprehended. EdWaro Ward, IT Whiting street, Eli McCleilan 36 Stillman street and Ben Merritt, S3S Hanover street, also taken in the maui l were discharged for lack of evidence The PoliSh-American club. 177 spruce street. was entered by the ra1ding l squad under Sergt Hazel early yester- | day morning and the alleged propr1e- I tor Steve Slenski, 183 Spruce street, as well as a frequenter Joseph Naelen- I wicki haled to court where under plea by Attorney Cullinan for post ponement their cases were continued until Nov IS for trial. This is the sec ond time within few months that the 1 -xyiSi fed hy the pOl1CG.