Republican farmer., 1920-04-23
CONTINUE NEARLY ALL
 CASES AGAINST THOSE
 CAUGHT BY RAIDERS
Two Men Held on Ser SaAss Charge Under S2,- g0O Bozads-40 Cases Nole6l- Others Closed by Calling Bonds Mayor Ring Leader in Cleanup.

Mayor Rlng Leader III
 Cleanup.
 Continuance of nearly all eases against alleged keep CTS of gambling and disor- derly houses, in the City court, and an expression of firm belief that a great vice trust which has been operat- ing in this city is about to be exposed, marked the devel- op1nents today of Bridge ports latest and greatest police scandal, which broke Saturday night when more than 100 detectives from the Burns agency in New York City stepped in over the heads of the local police, and acting under orders from Mayor Clifford B. Wilson and the Police Commission CTS raided p dives in var io1ls sections of the city. Exe5te1sent was rife at police headquarters this morning, just be- fore the opening of the City Court, fnasnazch as it was expected that persons who were taken in Saturday nights raids would present evidence which would 3np4Scate the police with a vice ring which is alleged to have been 4foq1rashing in th6s city. The continuance of most of the cases postponed tESs action for the time bedws, 1sowower, and left nothing ex- cept statements frOon tho New York detectives to show that a vice trust ever existed here
 Fourteen persons who were taken in the Saturday night raid, were ar raigned in the City Court this morn - ing, charged with being keepers of Gfisorderly or gambling houses. They were Mi1agro and Rafael Giner, both of 372 State street, charged with keeping 8 disordeHJy holIses Joseph Vetrana, of 644 Carroll avenue, charged with keeping @ gambling house; Josie Ross, of 75 State street, charged with keeping a disorderly house, Frank BaI1ista, of 311 State street., charged with keeping a disof- der1y hoErsss Henry McKeon, of 57 Milne street, charged with keeping a gam bling house; Annie Cuono, of 457 Water street, charged with keeping a disorderty hoErses James Foty, of $40 Broad street, charged with keeping a dfsrnIaerty house; Rose Lanonti, of 37 Tnouxe street. charged with keep ing a disnrdsTly hDuseg EIfa. Miller, of TT State strest, charged with keeping ldisDrtlErIy hoIses Cora AI1i1e, of 21 Th@rnas street, changed with keeping a ifisurtsr5y house and George Omar ,t1o4a, of 372 Stnte street, charged with keeTEtzng a gaElihaing house, Marry Ttr1a, of 654 EtatR street, charged with keeFfpg 8, sdisUrder1y house
 Of these prisoners inc Burns de- fectiEes lodged serious ehares against JamBs Fsuty, $40 Broad street. and Frank BEHlasita, of 311 State street. Both men gre being held under $2, GOO bonds for trial April 27- Technical charges of breach of the peace have been entered, but it is understood that < q story told by a girl who WEBS taken in the ra3dK, may 1np1icate the pain as white slaweIS, It is expected that the complete story will be told when the ease is brought to trial next Tues- day.
 The cases of NI1agro and Rafael Criner, .Juxte Rnsss Annie Cuorno, Ella MTflsr. Cora Arabe and George Guar dioaa were qeuntmund until tounurrow-. and bonds were fixed at S159 in each case. Charges against Joseph Betrano were no1led, when the detectives ad- rrftAed that they found no evidence of gambling walep they entered his place at 254 Middle street. Mary Dina and Rose La1nunti forfeited bonds when they failed to appear for trial
 Men and women who were takenaas frequen1erS Iu the various resorts which were visited 5anmed the City Court room this morning, but many of thena left the court just before their cases N.eee called. Forty cases of frequ ealtIng were no11ed and most the bonds- About a dozen frequent CTS were held for a future hear ing
 Saturday nights wholesale raids wene the eafnafnation of a well Laid scheme which has evidently been working out secretly for the past three months. The Burns detectives have been in Bridgeport for that ieae1h of time and evidently 1Tens formation in very bs1siness-JIke man. neF. So quietly was this task ae co1np4ssaaed. that no one except the men themselves. Mayor Wilson and the police commissioners had tho slightest in5x1ing of what was goinA on.
 Evidence that the mayor was q ring1eadeF in the cleanup has been brought out by the statement Of a detective w1ao claims that every house visited Saturday night was selected by Mayor Wilson. The men receive~ their orders from the mayor and thu police commissioners, and carried IAe4a cat to the letter.
 The ra5ding party assembled short tx after T:3e o'clock Saturday night and immediately started out to clear HB the places named in the orders EzA zaen #9Fe armed with clubs ant Fs5oiveKs. and f2ad little difficulty ir