The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20
AUTHORITIES GATHER
 AFFIDAVITS IN CRAFT
 CASE AGAINST BORING
Erstwhile Politician is Al legged to Have Fostered Opening of Water Street Disorderly House From Which He is Accused of Receiving Income.

Amdavfts specifically charging Ralph Borino with having taken a percent age of the revenues of 2 disorderIy house. and with representing that he took additional payments of $1O0 q have been obtained by the police.
 Borino has been released under a bond of s1,O0O, furnished by Bernard Greenstein, father of Henry Green stein of Fallon & Greenstein. counsel for the accused.
 The contents of the afdavits have not been disclosed by the authorities. but they are said to be ofAa sensational nature It is known that the state uient Is made that CIitus H. King re- ceived $500 in connection with the passing of the lease, and that nd re- ceipt for this sum was given. King is the Fairfield lawyer now disbarred and in states prison for mortgage frauds
 The story of the launching of the Hotel Autos latest venture in the red lights of the city goes back consid- erabIy before election.
 Mary Smith, alias Racquette, was waitress in an Italian resta 1rant in Water street, near the railroad station. Borino met her early in the fall. The story current in police circles is that Borino and she considered the Hotel Auto possibilities, and that the woman. formerly of New York city, went to her haunts to get an asso- ciate. She met Mary Torrao, also known as Racquette. and made the proposition of a partnership to her.. The Smith woman also assumed the alias of Racquette in q police raid here following the forming of the partner ship
 Mary Torrao's son, James, came here early in October, got work in one of the munition plants, and one after noon while at the Hotel Auto, en- countered Police Captain John H. Re- gan. Began had noted signs of life about the Autos and inquired the pur- pose of the new management. There was implied defiance in Tor raoss retorts to the police captains in quirfes, but the officer warned him that no d1sorder1y inmates would be tolerated in the building Torrao at once put the situation up to Borino, who is reported to have replied that the police would not modest the place
 that the arrangements had been made but the police had not yet re- cefvsd news of it.
 The fact that three raids have been made since that time at last has con- vinced the Torrao woman and her son that Borfno's professed influence faiI- ed to avail them at police headquar- ters,
 Borfno's specific arrangements with F the women, the affidavit charges, were Athat he was to receive $100 a month which he was to use for protection; ;; and IS per cent of the net profits. These conditions he sought to change later but the Torrao woman's son ob- sected.
 The police assert that Borino re- ceived the Smith woTnan's share of the profits, because of the relations be- tween them. It is upor4 the specific charge that he lived from such reve- nlaa that Borino now is held under S 000 bond.
 Borinb was unable to furnish bond all day Saturday He was given the privilege of remaining outside the po- lice cells when he represented that he expected a bon dsrnan almost jaiI. To- day he IS at liberty under the $1 900 bond furnished by Bernard Green stean