The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
CITY COURT CASES

Wife beaters are due for a jail sen tence, if arraigned before Judge Thom- as c. Coughlin in city court, according to his announcement this morning in passing sentence upon John Johan of POP Spruce street, arraigned on charges of intoxication, breach of the peace and assault upon his wife. Fines of $5 and costs were imposed in each of two charges and three months in jail given on the assault charge.
 Following a complaint by Superinten- dent Fred R. Johnson of the depart ment of charities, John F. Ruth erford was arraigned upon non-support charge and placed in charge of Pro- bation Officer c. W. Simpson for a month to give him an opportunity of fulfilling his promises to care for his wife and three children. It was al legged that he makes $4 per day, when working, but that he had neglected to give his family any noticeable part of this also that they had been turn ed out of their rooms at 35 Courtland street on account of not having the rent paid. Superintendent Johnson was appealed to and provided for them temporarily.
 Albert B. Johnson, charged with the embezz1ement of $S256 from the Mer- chants Express company, was held for the next term of Superior court The bond was set at $500.
 George George of Main street and NSC1l1dT 6IOWn OI Z5O w n0Sl6T avenue were arraigned on a charge of stealing fire wood from the property Of the New Haven road, the value being es- timated at from 10 cents to $1. George was fined $2 and his companicn $2 and costs. The latter, it was said, had been warned several times to keep off the property.
 The continued non support case in which Edward Harrington of Forest vile is implicated following the com pIaint of his wife, May, of 4 Myrtle Court, came up and was continued until tomorrow.
 Something out of the ordinary in the arraignment of "tdrunks'' came up when 19 years old George Wade, also known as Owen Ward, appeared and received a fine of $1O and costs
 Steve Molar of 405 Spruce street was fined $10 and costs on an intoxication charge the charges of breach of the peace, assaulting Joseph Koran and injury to property in breaking a-win- dow Of saloon at Cherry street and Hancock avenue not being pressed
 William Porter, former member of the New York police force and arrest ed yesterday a charge of abandon ing his wife in that city, had his case continued until tomorrow pending in formation from the authorities there. The wife, who lives at 415 East 148th street, ay that he gave up hi pol ton a a policeman to go away with a widow, who had fallen heir to $1, 800. No indication of his living with anoth CT woman were found in Bridgeport.
 The cases of. Harty Miller, aged 25, and living at Sylvan avenue, New Ha- ven, and Armando Rugiero of 73 Broad street, the same city, alleged burglars were continued until tomorrow under bonds of $1, 900 each. They are charg- ed with footing Sackett Bros tailoring establishment at 979 State street Sun day night. Miller was arrested last month in Bridgeport on a charge of stealing.
 Antone Dae1afos, 355 Hancock ave nue. wa given three months in jail on a charge of assaulting Bertha Ba- ker of 255 Howard avenue last night. With several companions she was go- ing home crosslots near Wordin ave nue, when she says he approached her and pinched one cheek. She renon- strated and he knocked her down. Complaint was made to the Third pre- cinct police station and later he was found hiding in the cellar of the house adjoining his home. According to police investigation, he has been in the country but short time.