The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-28
WILSON GIRL TELLS SENSATIONAL
 STORY ON STAND
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(Cont1nued from Page One.) duced to her by George Lewis, the man who brought her from New York to Bridgeport. She said that it was at the suggestion of both men that she went to Balista's boarding house, making her first visit to the place on the first Saturday in Decem- Der.
 The girl claimed that arrangementl for each of her visits were made by Lontas on the Friday night irnmedi- ately preceding the Saturday on which she was to go to the house. Re- garding the money transactions be- tween. herself and Balista, Mary said that the man asked her the first time for the sum agreed upon between himself and Lontas. On the second occasion Ballista demanded half of her earnings, and the third time told her that he would take what she would give him.
 She stated that Lontas always met her and took her home after the visits to the boarding house. She generally stayed in the place about four to six hours. The girl denied emphatically that Lontas ever took any of the money which she earned in Ba1Hsta's s house. She declared that all of the men who visited her in the boarding house were Spaniards. In answer to
 a question by Lavery, Mary stated | that she understood the room was hired for a specified time but she did
 not know whether it was hired by ] Lontas.
 1 After binding Ballista over to the Superior Court under $5,000 bonds, i Judge Wilder remarked that if the story told by the Wilson girl is true, | then the affair is "the most misera- l ble business next to murder When placed on the witness stand ! this morning, Mary Wilson did not | show any of the fear which she dis l played yesterday afternoon. She ap- 1 parsntly answered all questions to | the best of her ability, and all of her 1 talking was done in a strong steady
 voice. She glanced only once or l twice at Ba1lista, who was confined | in the prisoners enclosure. The girl
 was taken from the courtroom imme-
 diately after the confusion of her | testimony.
 The testimony thus far presented
 by the Wilson girl has failed to dis close the existence of a vice trust in Bridgeport, but has placed George Norm, of 372 State street. Frank Bal hSta, of 311 State street, George Lewis and Paul Iontas in a most serious predicament. Ballista and Norm are
 now in Jail awaiting trial in the Sp1- perior court, and the arrest of Lewis and Jontas is expected at any time Section 6379, of the State statutes | which the men are accused of violat- ing, provides a fine of not more than S1 900 or a prison sentence of not more than 15 years.
 The case of Foity Demitri, who is
 charged with being the keeper of a
 disorderly house at the corner ot
 South avenue and Lafayette street
 was scheduled for trial this morning
 but was continued until May under
 S1, 900 bonds.
 Samuel Alderman. keeper of an al legged disorderly house at A Elm street, who was arrested by Burns de tectfves on the night of April IT, for feited bonds by failing to appear fol trial in the City court this morning Four alleged frequenters of the Elm street house who gave their names a.
 John Pedro, John Strong, Richard , Barry and William Mack also forfeit ed bonds today.
 The most important case slated fol
 trial tomorrow morning is that O Ella Miller, keeper of an alleged dis orderly house at TT State street. Tht
 Miller woman was taken in the bis raid, and she has entered a forma complaint against several Burn operatives whom she accuses of talk
 ing her jewe1ry.
 Other cases which will be heard to morrow are these of Matthew Shan l non, George Brandt, William Parke s and John Smith. all of whom are ac cused of frequcnting a gamblinl
 house The four were placed unde : arrest when Burns men raided tn f Walters club in Main street