New Britain herald., 1928-05-29
EXPECTAN7 BRIDE
 IN RAIDERS WEB
Comes Here to Claim Man, But
 Finds He Is Married

Nellie Maull aged 34, who gave her occupation as a domestic in a home at 300 Vine street, Hartford, was unable 10 convince Judge M. D. SaXe in police court today of the truth of her explanation as to her presence ill tenement of ASA Myr- tie street at l1:S0 o'clock last night, and she was found guilty Of the charge of improper conduct and fined Sao and costs, with a suspend cd jail sentence of 30 days. Mat ! thew Mlkowicz, aged 40. of 2S5 i Myrtle street, who was walking out of Nellic's room when Sergeant J. C. Stadler and Officer William Politis | entered the tenement, was also found guilty of the same charge and had | the same penalty imposed. while Michael SadaWislli, aged 49, who rents the tenement, was fined so5 i and costs and sentenced to serve 20 | days in jail on the charge of keep ing house of ill fame. Tony Shualoto, aged Ss, who claimed to nave engaged sleeping quarters in the tenement only yesterday and to | have reached his room about ten minutes before the police arrived, was fined sl0 and costs on the charge of being a frequenter The tenement consists of a kitchen and two bedrooms.
 MISS Maull testified through an interpreter that Mikowicz promised 10 marry her and she packed np her belongings and came 10 New Britain expecting him to do so. Not having any other place to go to, she was spending the night in Sadawiski's tenement but she denied wrong dolng and registered great sadness on learning that Mikowicz was mar rled. He testified that his wife was Tn the old country" Miss MauII ,oid The court she had confilod in
 NikoWlcz that she was obliged 10
 work hard in Hartford. and he as- Aufed her that she would have a
 comparatively easy time after he
 i'iarrled her. She admitted that she was Tn local court once before on an
 improper conduct charge. After court, MikoWicz agreed 10 draw o,
 HIS pahk account to pay his fine and
 'hat or Miss Mauli, but only after
 much persuasion and many fears on
 her part.
 Hhualeto, according 10 Sergea nS
 Hoaoler' has been sleeping on an old
 mattress under a veranda at Adam
 okuia's store, 2i5 Broad streat called to the witness stand, sbualoto Sa'd he had found employment ,o rehuy and felt lie could afford to nave roof over him and a bed un-
 u'r nm, so he engaged room in
 '''oa "lshl tenement. agreeing ,o pay ," d month for sleeping nriyi-
 l'e's with someone else. He do,,oa mat he knew Miss Maull was in ,h mouse. He was in lis own room
 when the police entered
 Hada daWiski, whose wife is i, ..h,
 oid country" testified that ,,,., 7 Man!l asked 10 be allowed to s,,ond '"e night under his roof. as che III -NfW I1fIfaln pG r 1T. consented. Later. however. h,
 adnltted that he knew her "on ,b1 f s'oe' ana had seen her on the streo, :. oeiore She came to his home. I, , was brought out that there wac
 friendly card game earlier in in, r evening in the tenement.
 Sergeant Stadler and Officer po,i r LIS testified that the woman r,.
 scantily clad, as was Mj)5owicz Tho,
 iiad the door 10 the tenement on.n,I
 ior them. having had ipforma,io,
 tha' the woman had been ther. sine,
 last Sunday.
 Judge Indignant At Woman |, Mlcha"l Sh"pshancky. aged 1T n
 'o Hartford avenue, was fined 60, 1 ana costs on the charecs Of i'm , proper conduct and drunkenness |, and Mrs Annie krepikis. aged a2 h or '9 Myrtle street. was fined so,
 and costs and given suspendet @ iail sentence of ca days on the sam.
 charces. SnpernDmerary Office
 James Crow ley testified that he re $ ceived intormatipn about o'clocl