New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
MAN AND WOMAN
 : FINED AND JAILED
Joint Liquor Venture Costly-
 Other Police Court Gases

Peter Bruno. aged 32, and a wom
 an who was arrested under the name
 Helen Bruno" aged 2l, were found
 guilty of charges of violating the
 liquor law and keeping a disorderly
 house by Judge Henry r. Roche in l police court this morning. despite
 thelr denlals of the testimony of Ser geant T. J. Feeney and Officer Peter Cabelus, who arrested them shortly after o'clock Saturday evening in thclr store at lS2 Chestnut street. Judge Roche imposed fine of s75 and costs and a jail sentence of 30
 days on each, remarking that he felt thar venture was a. Joint project and
 each was equally guilty. Bonds for
 an appeal were fixed at $500, but after court, Judge w. F. Mangan,
 who appeared for the couple. said
 no appeal would be taken.
 Both Arc Married
 The woman admitted on the wit
 ness stand that she has a husband and two children. yet she left Scran- ton, Pa, six weeks ago with Bruno,
 who also admitted having a wife and children. She was waitress and
 he was a. coal miner, she said. and thelr acqualntanceship came about through his patronage of the res taurant where she was employed. He IS an Italian and she is a German Pole, according to her statement. Her husband is in parts unknown, she said, and her children are in an orphanage Tn Pennsylvania at her fathers expense. She did not know whether or not Bruno was married, she said.
 Sergeant Feeney testified that he had observed the store for the past few weeks and had seen men going in and out of it. so he had Officer Cabelus watch it with the result that on Saturday evening about o'clock the two officers saw a man served a drink in a room in the rear part of the store. They were watching q window, the sergeant tes- tfied. and saw the customer pass which seemed to be money, to Bruno. in payment for the drink which was poured from a bot tie. After the customer had left, the officers entered and noticed that the woman was scantily clad, while the appearance of the room indicated that 1t had been used to entertain men. [
 Denies Having Liquor
 Bruno denied having any liquor on [ he premises, the sergeant testified, put the bottle was found on q win low sill outside a window, where it lad been placed after the drink was poured from it. Bruno then claimed hat the liquor was for his own use md he had never sold it, but in 'oom at 6l Main street. where the 'ouple lives, Sergeant Feeney found ! Jug full of the same kind of lquor. ie said the woman gave him per nlsslon to search for it and accom- )anlcd him to the room. An auto natic revolver was found in the oom' and according to the sergeant, he woman said Bruno kept her in onstant fear Of her life forcing her o sell liquor and entertain men.
 Officer Cabelus testified that he fas in the store about 10 o'clock aturday forenoon, in plain clothes, nd the woman asked him if he Fanted to buy a drink. He asked CT what kind of a drink she sold nd she replied that she had cider. sked if she had anything else. she epled: Yes, q woman" Where she?' the officer testified he asked nd the woman replied, I'm the oman She then invited him into ne rear room, saying she entertained len there with the sanction Of her , husband" who was not in the store. If he comes back I will tell him to ike a walk and it will be all right" le told the officer. according to his ,stlmony. He left without going ito the rear room, and she asked i'm to return and ''bring some 'lends." He told her he would re- lrn in the evening, which he did. 2companied by Sergeant Feeney. ficer Cabelus testified that he saw le customer enter the rear room nd as the drink was about to be 'rved, he told Sergeant Feeney. who aned over closer to sec thereby in- rfcring with Officer Cabelus' view nd he could not see the alleged loney being passed.
 Woman Makes Denial
 The woman denied having told the office that Bruno forced her to vio- Ltc any law. She said he never Sed the pistol. but simply had it mong his belongings. Officer Cab-