New Britain herald., 1915-03-11

for Indecent Assault on.
Two Little Girls.

He last of the six men rounded up
~ Officers Dan" Richardson and
Ted Malone for committing indecent
Assaults on Annie Ambrose and Annie
Xasamovich, were both bound over to
Ne June term of the superior court
ter a trial before Judge John H.
3rkham in police court this morn
feg- Attorney w. F. Delaney, rep
l&senting Tata, tried to prove to the
14urt that the two girls solicited his
eAent and That the latter absolutely
fused to accept their vile proposals.
Wyer M. D. Sake, for Emanuel,
he'd to prove that the two girls are
l1lty of telling improbable lies to
1e court. In binding over the two
Al4en, Judge Kirkham reduced Tata's
kbnd to 5000 and EmanuePs to 5000.
Z M the cases of each of the other four
aNen held for the higher court the
1pnd is $1,000.
Says Girls Solicited.
AT 9:45 o'clock the case in which
Prank Tata, of IL Beaver street, is
harged with indecent assault upon
tile Annie Ambrose and Annie
s3asamovich was resumed. w. F. De-
l4ney. counsel for the defense, at once
u presented his case. Officer dan"
sfRfchardson was the first witness and
the explained the layout Of the store
owned by the accused.
Is On the witness stand in bis own de-
Aase Tata said he met the two girls
AA Lafayette street in front Of the
[a06fber shop where the Covers broth
On worked. They stopped him and
Boecited his patronage. telling him
Ant II he would give them five cents
n =, L.
&lfe declined their vulgar proposals,
I'M asserted, but the girls insisted and
NEanne into his store He had lthe two
[N8fr1s put out of the place and as they
EN emit out they shouted back that they
ould return the following day at Z
S6 clock. They did so and came into
SSfata's store at $40 o'clock and saw
aim. Once more he ordered the two
SsgirIs out and he himself went upstairs
Sfo the toilet. When he returned one
Hzof the two girls was in the cellar
stealing chestnuts and the other was
sin the store at the candy case. Mrs.
sTata was in the back yard sitting
.sashes. When he found the two girls
changing around he put them out
Nagain Tata denied the charges Of
sssassau1t or indecent exposure on his
part
Others Absolve Tata.
Tata's wife also testified. She said
she saw the two girls enter the store
and ask her husband for candy, and
when 1t was refused they made
big fuss Mrs. Tataas testimony cor
roborated that given by her husband.
Mrs Francisco Rtargavo, neighbor.
told Of seeing tt1e two little girls visit
Tata's store on the day on which he
!. is accused OF assanlting them. They
were begging candy, she said. Mrs.
Amelia D'Abrisgo, another neighbor
OF the Tata's. who was In the store,
I told the same story as the pevious
witnesses, saying she had seen Tata
sput the two girls out after they had
begged candy.
Joe GeneosA said he passed Tatas
store on the day in question and saw
the proprietor ejecting the girls.
Bonds Fixed at 5000.
Z Assistant Prosecutor Andrew asked
that Tata be bound over to the SUI
perior court. Attorney Delaney
brought out all the salient facts in
the case, showing the two girls to be
bad ones, started on their career OF
81 vice by an evil-minded woman, ac-
cording to their own admission. They
solicited men for q specific purpose.
Z He deplored the fact that the two
girls are 80 depraved and said he did
not want to hoist his own case on
J their degeneracy He attacked tae3
woman who first led the girls astrays
and said he hoped she would be
i prosecuted IL found. He said the
prisoner ID entitled to reasonable
+ doubt and that there Is all this and
more fnefavor Of his client. n
Judge Kirkham said it is not for
him to pass on the guilt of the ac-t
cused, but to pass on the strength of
the case against the prisoner. He,
found probable cause, but reduced
the bond to 5000.
Emanuel Also Tried.
Attorney SAKE, representing Laurie
Emanuel charged with the same Of
tense, fought every inch of the way
to prove his clients innocence. He
had a losing fight, however, and
Judge Kirkham again found probable
cause and bound the accused over in
bonds of 5000.
Same Vulgar Testimony.
The same vulgar and revolving tes-
tinony was given and the girls in
f sisted that Emanuel had assaulted
them. Annie Kasamovich said the
accused had committed an indecent
assault upon her at his place on Elm
street. Annie Ambrose gave similar
testimony. Although Lawyer Sake
subjected both girls to a grilling cross
examination, they refused to be turned
from their original story which
clinched the states case against the
accused.
Is Also Bound Over.
!.
lin summing up has case Lawyer