New Britain herald., 1919-12-15
WRESTLER IS FINED
 IN POLICE COURT
George A. Ventres Must Pay
 Fifty Dollars and Costs


 charged with having assaulted his wife on the night of December II, last, Judge James T. Mcskill imposed a fine Of $50 and costs. A thlrtN-daS jail sentence was suspended. AttoF- ney Albert A. GrcenberS appcareu for the accused, who pleaded not guilty to the charge.
 Trouble over Child. The cause Of the trouble IS INcd on the five year old daughter of Mr. and Nrs. Ncntrcs. Ncntres, who is d well known wrestler. has not been living with his wife for more than six months and during that period he has. on several occasions, been 10 see his daughter. Last Thursday night, il was stated, he followed Mrs. Ven tres homo from work to her boarding house in Barncsdale and asked her if he could sec his: child. This request, he said. his wife refused him where upon Nentres, who is a sturdy ath- lete. pushed his wife aside and en- tered the home of John Rose, his father law.
 Told to Leave House.
 He was told by MT. Rose to leave the house at once. NcntreS is said to have then used vile language and stated he would "knock the. old man cod' if he refused to let him see the girl. The two sons of MT. Rose tben interfered The young men testified they politely asked Mr. Nentres to leave the house and seeing he would not do so they tried to force him. Mrs. Ventres and the Rose family testified that while they were trying to force him away from the house Ventres reached through the crowd and struck his wife in the mouth knocking her unconscious.
 MT. Rose Speaks.
 eff I had the strength that fellow would have never left the veranda," Mr. Rose asserted when on the stand this morning. Attorney Greenberg asked him if he meant he would have killed Nentres. Mir. Rose stated that he maybe would not have killed him, but surely someone would have to have carried him away if I had been a younger man." M,r Rose was the first to try 10 put Ventres out of the house. it was stated, and had him by the throat with his knees in his stom- ach.
 Claims Right to Child. Nentres while on the stand stated that he did not follow his wife home with the intention of starting trouble but just wanted to see his child. He ] claim ed that there ''is no law in the ] country which can stop a father from seeing his own daughter He assert ed when he was told by Mr. Rose that he would be arrested if he didn't leave the house he sat down in a chair and took off his coat and hat stating that he would wait for the officers. "Couldn't Trim Innocent Fellows" "I went there as a gentleman and it's a good thing for those fellows 1 that | am good natured." he said to- l day. ''I just couldn't trim those inno- 1 cent felloWs.' He claimed that he ! did not strike his wife was stated ] by the witnesses but accidentally 1 hit her when he tried to shake him. 1 self away from the five people who were forcing him out of the house. 1 NcntreS further stated that two of the 1 young men who were pushing him out 1 of the house had rolling pins in their : hands.
 Given Severe Kcprimand. l 'Tf MT. Rose and his sons had used ], a rolling pin in forcing Nentres out ] of the house they would have been justified in doing so,& Judge Mesl<ill 1 stated in giving Nentres a severe rep-- rimand. The judge added that if Ven l tres did not contribute anything to- l ward the support of the child he had ] no right to see it. and under no cir 1 cumstances had he the right to take the law into his own hands
 Assault Case Continued The case of Raphael De Grabbi, 1 Geovanni Bellatonia, Thomas Cacacc ] and Angelo Pastreat, charged with
 having assaulted Anthony Bucci, now in a serious condition in the New
 Britain General hospital from stab ] wounds, was continued until Decem- Der 20 on request of Prosecuting At- l torney Joseph C. Woods.
 The case of Alexander Walter Spain. charged with having assaulted Miss 1 Pauline Merwin on West Main street : Saturday night was continued until next Saturday morning. The accused ! wished to secure legal advice. Steals Harness.
 Pleading guilty of having stolen a harness from James Doyle. Judge
 Meskill imposed d fine of $1O and
 costs on William Avery, 20 years old. Avery is said to have stolen a harness IIoill JdilltS l'oNlC ulllluS tue oGfllll 1 fair week in September. Avery stat
 ed that he sold the harness for $5 and l admitted taking several parts of har-
 ness from the livery stables of Jame l White.
 Attorney William F. Mangan ap-
 peared for the accused and stated that
 the youth was willing to make restitu-
 ton as soon as he went to work. Judge
 Meskill in giving his decision gave the
 boy a severe reprimand telling him ] that if he did not get to work and ! live at home he would send him to the