New Britain herald., 1924-02-07
BOOK AGENTS DENY
 THREAT ID WOMAN
Police Chief Warns Them 10 Move
 After Court Session

SaIyatorr Martino of Long IsIand was discharged and Augustine Ati- mandc of New Haven had judgment suspended in his Casc when they were arraicnrd in police court this morning on charges of breach Of tho pcar" on complaint Of Mrs. l.osr l'nalc of 200 North street who alleged that they went to her housr. threatened to kill her and burn up the house if sho did not give them S1Go. The men wcr arrested by PatroImcn Walter Malona aud Edward kiclcy.
 Accneding to the testimony given fho court. .,l ,limunde went to the Fnale homo ou Monday night and asked the woman for $16o that she owed her cousin, Dominic Earlcttn. of Now Haven. sh, told him that her cousin owed her for eight months board. Atimaudc thcn told hey, she alleged that if either shc or her hus- band didn't give him the money, "hc would dirty his hands,"
 He left and returned the next day with Salavtorr Martino. When they returned tho police were called and tho men arrested. Atimando was al- legged to have told them on Tuesday that if the money wasn't paid, he knew the house and would burn it. The woman said that she didn't have Martino arrested, as ho Was q good man, and hadn't done anything.
 Witnesses testified for tho defense that Martino was president of tho Conyersano Circle fratcrnalc, an Ttal-
 
 Italy, and was travcling in Connccti- cut for the past three days selling books for a fund 10 build q new home for the society. Mrs. Fnalc's cousin, Barlctto, from New Haven, testified that he asked Atimandc to call at his cousins house and try to collect the money he 1 claims he loaned her three years ago. 1 Atimandc denied that hC had said ! anything about the sl60 when he re- {. turned to tho house Tuesday, as he was satisfied that she wouldn't pay. i when he saw her Monday and that l her cousin Was going To enter law suit against her for the amount. He said that on Tuesday, when they were . arrested. they were at the home 10 . sell her some of the books for the so- . ciety fund as she had come to this country from the same town in Italy . they were from, They were on their !. way to Bristol and had to wait for . their connection in New Britain, so they went 10 the house. Judge William C. Hungcrford. who | presided at tho session in th" absence | of Judge Benjamin W. AllirE. saiI that he did not have any doubt that Atimande wont q little loo far with I his threats in an effort to collect tho money. but in view of tho fact that the defendant was planning on going back to Italy in about two weeks, I he would suspend judgment in th" ! casr Chief of po!io" William C. Hart I warned tnn men against continuing any collecting activities in New Brit ain,
 ti,ko sent 10 Jail
 Judge HHugcrford revoked the pro- bation of John Myl,o and gave him srntcnco O. lj days suspended un- tH April j, when he was arraiancd in court on il charge Of Violating his probation. Probation officer Edward r. Connolly told the court that Nyko had been placed on probation Janu- ary 2S when ho was arrested oh charge or brpach Of the pcacc pre- frfrcd by his wife. He has not harn | working for the last few days. and thc wife told the probation officer that he had given up his job. Myl,o told tho court that h. had worked Sunday and Monday. and hc d bad cold which resulted iu lamcncss in his back. He didn't work Tuesday and he testified in court that his wife asked him We'd nnsday morning ir he ~as going 10 work. and 1e told h"r that if he was feeling better in the afternoon he would Gp 10 th" shop. His wife became angry and had him arrested h. told the court.