New Britain herald., 1916-09-21
P1aImVilEe News WHITE SLAYER GETS LONG PRISON TERM Judge ShumWay Sentences Albert
 Six to Ten Years
 YOUNG N'S.CLUB GROWING
Keeper of Notorious Resorts Lands ~ Behind Bars After Eluding the Po-
 lice For Years--Gilyard Gets Off With Day sentence-Ciasses Formed

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 With Day sentence-CiassesF Formed 1 Another blow at" the white slave traffic was delivered in the superior court yesterday when Judge M. A. 1 Shumway sentenced to prison Tor a i term of from six to ten years, Joseph Bonno alias Fred Albert, Who was | bound over from PlainV1lle several weeks ago on charges of harposng | and restraining females for the pur- i pose of prostitution. Albert hao been recognized as a professional traIllcher | in women for a numb Der of years aho 1 for a long time the state police kept l on his trail in an effort to get eVl- ! dence against him.
 The accused operated in New I York and Connecticut and conducted mo- l torious resort here for some time. lie fled from the state when he secured information that Chief Egans men were on his track and it was months after that he was captured, the authorities finally locating , him m Troy where he was placed under ar rest and subsequently brought to P1ainville for a preliminary nearing.
 The states attorney had a mass of
 
 prevailed on to plead guilty. Judge Shumway sent him to prison for from one to ten years on one count and Tor five years on the other
 Joseph Gilyard, who was also bound over from the local court, re- fused to plead guilty to being a com mon drunkard but admitted that he was intoxicated at the time of his
 1o+ hi off with a sentence of thirty days in jail remitting the costs of prosecu- tion
 Two Classes Organized.
 Mem bership in the Young Mems club organized recently continues to grow and the officers are enthusiastic over the interest which the boys of the town are displaying in it's activi- ties. Two classes have already been formed for gymnasium work and the membership has grown to forty. The boys meet four nights a week in the town hall, the junior class at 7:15 and the senior division at 8:3O.
 Instructors Bonney and Ahlquist give the members instructions in cal isthenics and while they are handi- capped because of the lack of equip ment they are making encouraging progress.
 The officers are hopeful that more young men will affiliate themselves with the organization as they are planning to form a basketball team and they desire to have the town rep resented by a quintet that will be able to compete With teams from other places in this locality.
 Auto Hits Team.
 Edward Williams and another colored man, whose name was not learned, were thrown out of team In which they were riding last eve- hing when an auto rammed the vehi- cle near Hart's corner. The wagon which is the property of Williams was not equipped with a light.
 Williams and his companion es- capped with minor bruises The wag- :, on was badly damaged and the horse was slightly hurt. The radiator on the automo obile was steve in by the l impact.
 The men involved in the collision lay the blame for the affair on each other and suits for damages are threatened a result.
 Small Factory Fire.
 Some excitement was created in l town early this morning by the blow ing of the fire gong at the Trumbull l Electric company's factory. The l whistle was sounded to call out the company's fire department but the l services of the members was not needed.
 The fire started on a packing bench | and was quickly put out by an en-
 
 extinguisher The damage was in- 
 Socialist Meeting Postponed.
 Owing to the inability of the speak CT to come here, the meeting of the socialists scheduled for last evening on Central Square was cancelled. John Carbine of Terryville, was to have given an address on socialistic doctrines, but he advised the commit l tee late in the day that he couldn't fill the engagement.
 Directory. Men Here.
 Representatives, of Price, Lee and Ad l1ins of New Haven, have been in town for several days making a can vass of the various homes for infor- nation to be used in the new direc- tory. The publication will be issued some time next month.
 This year the directory will have some additional features.
 Erase Over Fifty Names.
 Over fifty names will be erased from the voting list before the annual town election next month, deaths and making number of changes necessary. The registrars have gone ! over the list and will eliminate the names before compiling the new list.
 The voting strength of the town. however, will probably be larger than ever as it is expected the selectmen l will administer the oath to nearly one h Ind red nhan on aot o+..aaa-- l