New Britain herald., 1927-12-19

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 taining men in the rear room. and she repulsed him. she said. There
 was no customer in the place at | the time the officers said they were watching through the window, she said. She admitted that she and her
 father had been convicted in Penn sylvania for violation of the liquor law.
 Bruno denied the charges but ad- mitted that he had brought the
 woman to New Britain and they lived as man and wife The Main street address was referred to
 as 47. 57 and 40 Main street at various times during the trial. but after court the police said the num-
 Der was 6l Main street. Bruno ad-
 mitted that he has a wife and chil-
 dren. but he had sent a card to his
 brother in Italy notifying him that
 he wished to be separated from his
 wife. 50 the way you have been
 ridding yourself of your wife is to
 send card to your brother, is t?"
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked
 him. "Yes," Bruno replied. He
 wanted 10 marry this woman, he said, and on Dec. 6. they made ap-
 plication for a marriage license. T
 did what l could to make her my wife" he said.
 Relative 10 the liquor found In his room, Bruno said he bought it from stranger and had the bottle at the store for his own use. He used it as medicine. he said. Ever since he came to New Britain he has sought did not carry on q liquor business at the store, and the charge that he kept a disordorly house vas entirely without foundation, he said
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked that the couple be fined and jailed. It would not be surprising, he said, if the federal authorities took steps to prosecute Bruno for violation of the Mann Act, as he admitted hay ing brought the woman from Penn Sylvania to Connecticut. The police were well within their rights in act ing at once even though they were without a search warrant, Mr. Woods contendcd, and their observa- tions and the admissions they ob- '1ined from the woman proved that | t was a case for immediate action. 1
 Judge Mangan contended that | there had been absolutely no proof 1 )f the charges. Simply because the ! rear room was not clean and tidy | lid not constitute 1t as a disorderly | house. "There are many women in | lomeS that are above suspicion, who i 10 not keep their rooms clean. but | .ou would not think of calling them lisorderly houses" he said. There $ no substantiation of the reputation 'ount on the liquor charge. The ,olice did not see the usual men of linking habits going in and out Of curse, the fact that the man and toman have been living as man and yife is violation of the moral code ,ut it is fortunate for them that hey went TO farther than to take put the marriage license, or hey would have committed bigamy.' udge Mangan said.
 Charged With Nagrancy
 Henry Dcveos, aged oS. pleaded ,ot guilty to the charge of vagrancy. Detective Sergeant Elllngcr testified hat he arrested him about 5 ?. m. aturday in a Main street store after aving ordered him to stop begging n another store on Main street about wo hours earlier. DcVeos told the ergeant in the first instance that he would obtain permission from the hief of police but he did not do so. Ie had about $23 in his possession 'hich he obtained through the liind- css of the public to whom he passed Ut Christmas greeting cards.
 Deveos testified that his home Is I New York where he was night ,atchman. He has a wife and five hildren to support. He was shamed to beg in New York. he aid. He has no fingers on his left and.
 Judge Roche Imposed a suspend q jail sentence of 30 days and ad- ised Devcos to leave town and go !, New York without delay. Deveos