New Britain herald., 1915-02-13
Waterbury Court Orders Release Of
 ,J0hn (zuDa After Hearing.
WIFE NO 1 COULDN'T REMEMBER
Woman Who Sued for Non-support Refuses to Recognize Accused as Her Husband-Couidn't Remember Husbands Name-BriefS.

While the Woman who has figured as wife No. 2, satisfied the court that she had been married to the accused, inability of the state to prove that there is any such person as wife No. 1, caused a complete collapse of the case against John Cuba, formerly of this place, which came up for trial unexpectedly before Judge P. J. Me a result Cuba was released from cus- tody. He had been locked up in the Brass City police station for nearly week and Judge McMahon ordered his discharge, this ruling indicating that probable cause had not been shown.
 Threats to arrest a woman living on Canal street, Plainville, who has been receiving financial aid from Czuba as his wife, were made by the judge, who was greatly annoyed by the inn pertinent answers which she made to questions propounded by the attor- neys, and she was warned that unless she assumed a more civil attitude she would be charged with contempt of court.
 The expense of the trial, which in cluded the services of stenographers, will have to be borne by the state and the city of Waterbury will have to pay for the meals eaten by Cuba during the period of his incarcera- tion
 Annie Veyconi of Waterbury, who has figured in the case as wife No. ?, exhibited a certificate showing that she went through a marriage cere- mony with the accused on July 6, 1914. She explained that she heard later that he already had wife liv- ing and for that reason she left him.
 The testimony of Susan Minnlch Of this place, who the Bristol police told the court was Czuba's real wife. and who was receiving money from nm on a court order issued after she had him arrested for non-support, was not so convincing. She assumed a strange attitude while on the witness stand. Although the police presented evil dence to show that she was known as Mrs. Czuba and was the mother of children bearing that name, she failed to recognize the accused as her spouse She also said she couldn't remember her husbands last name and she told the court that she had not seen or heard of such an indi- vidual in ten years. Her testimony was absolutely valueless to the state and caused a complete collapse of the case, result which made the prosecuting authorities indignant.
 In giving his decision Judge Me Mahon said: ITO sustain a prosecu- tion for bigamy in this state, a mar riage in fact must be proved, and the proof must be either by a copy of the record of the marriage, If such there was, or the testimony of a wit ness who was present at the cere- mony. As the state has failed to in troduce such evidence in relation to the first marriage, the accused. must be discharged for want of probable cause
 Czuba was back in Plainville this morning and it was said that it was his intention to make a call at the home of the woman, with whom he lived for years as her husband, but who denied him absolutely yesterday when- be was arraigned in court.
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