New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
VICE CONDITIONS
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Woman Says She Was Brought Htrt for Immoral Purposes

Denounced by Prosecuting Attor- ney J. G. Woods as two miserable things, so low they are not fit to as- sociate with decent people," and scathingly accused of ''bartering in human souls, right in the center of New Britain," Joseph DeMorrissette. aged o7, of SS Seymour street, and Mrs. Grace Grenier, aged 3l. of the same address, were fined $40 and costs and sentenced to jail for 30 days by Judge M. D. Saxe in police court today on charges of improper conduct with each other and viola tion of the act concerning prostitu- ton. Talk about scorpions" Mir. Woods exclaimed. there are scorpions for you. Plying their nefarious trade in shameful man. ner. I ask that they be given the charges, Your Honor"
 John Vane, aged 2s. of 19 Powe street, Ansona. and Mae Ryan. aged o4. of New York. who were arrested by Sergeant J. C. Stadler and Off cers Otis Hopkins and James M. Mc- Cue In two room apartment on the second floor of building at 15 East Main street. pleaded guilty to the charge of misconduct and were fined Soo and costs and given a suspend cd Jail sentence of 30 days each. The Ryan woman, who claims to be he divorced wife Of Tony Mordino, was the star witness for the state against DeMorrissette and Mrs. Grenier, taking the witness stand and boldly admitting that she came to New Britain last Saturday and was introduced to the couple, after which she entered into an agree mcnt to be installed by Mrs. Grenier in tho East Main street apartment to entertain men. She came 10 this city lon a trip" she said in reply to Judge Saxe. and was positive that DeMorrissette was fully aware of the arrangement. On Saturday, she received $20 from men and gave Mrs. Grenier $l0. In signed state- nent before court, she said De- Morrissette had made a payment of Slo on tho rent of the apartment, after Mrs. Grenier had made the initial payment of $10. Mrs. Gren- fer bought the furniture and had 1t installed in the apartment, she said.
 Sergeant etadler testified that he and tho other officers went to the East Main street apartment at 1:l6 this morning and arrested Nane and Mrs. Ryan. On information given by the latter. they went to SS Sey- mour street and arrested the other couple at 2:45 o'clock. Vane admit ted that he had met Mrs. Ryan in this city Sunday. and he had known her four years, according to Ser geant Stadler. On Saturday. Mrs. Ryan entertained 16 men and on Sunday IS. according to the ser- geant. and three other girls are en- gagged in the same trade in other parts of the state, having been brought from other places by Mrs. Grenier. he said
 Vane admitted on the witness stand that he had been intimate years. He never learned whether or not she was married. He is single, he said in reply to Mir. Woods. and he understood she was in New Britain 50 he came here Sunday and has been with her since.
 Mrs. Ryan, when asked by Mir. Woods. what she wished to say. re- piled: The truth. III tell 1t all" and at the conclusion of her story. DeMorrissette was called. He said he does not live with his wife, who is in Kensington, and he denied that he was in a compromising posi- ton when arrested. Mrs. Grenier