New Britain herald., 1928-12-10

drink for four months and they had 8 peaceful household during that time. but he broke out again and she has not had any money from him in four weeks. He drinks heav- 1 lily and when she spoke to him about it. he called her a bad name and ordered her out under pain of death, she said.
 1 In his own defense. however, Binger had an entirely different story to relate. To begin with, he was not intoxicated yesterday or last night, and there would have been no trouble had his wife not followed him to one store, where she pulled him by the coat, and then to another store where she again attacked him. The stove was broken by her when she came home drunk, he declared, and as for his failure to turn over his wages, he always did until she told him she lost $50 recently when he had reason to suspect that she had sent the money to her mother in the old country" He objected to supporting her family across the ocean, he said, but nobody need order him to support the children and the wife. He denied that he went to the stores yesterday to quench his thirst. It was cold and stormy, he said, and he wanted to get inside for q while.
 , Must Support Child ! William Ruffin, colored, 2G, of 54 Hartford avenue, was found guilty of the charge of nonsupport and Judge Sake ordered him to post bond of $500 to guarantee payment of SC week towards the support of his child, or go to jail for 80 days. Pro- bation Officer Connolly testified that Mrs. Ruifin, whose home is in New Haven, complained that she received only $4 from her husband in the past year, but prior to December, 1927, he had given her S4 a week for three months.
 | Mrs. Rufin testified that she and her husband lived at - Oak street, until he ordered her out. and she learned lately that he lives with woman at 51 Hartford avenue. She said she married him about three years ago and they have one child, about two years of age. She is working in New Haven and lives with her mother.
 Ruain testified that his wife left him before he awoke one morning a year or more ago after they had quarreled a number of times Her mother spent most of her time talk ing hand in the quarrels, he said, and when he demanded to know whether his wife thought more of her mother than of him, she re- piled without hesitation that she was for "her Ma" first and was tired of living with him.
 Questioned by Prosecuting Attor- ney Woods. Ruffin denied that he is living with q woman. but he ad- mitted that he has five room tene- ment and woman and her daugh- ter rent a room from him. He works when he can, but frequently he is on short time, he said. He es- timated that his average earnings were $20 a week, and he would gladly support the kid" The req son he had not been doing so was that his wife was earning between s20 and s25 a week and was able to supply the child with the neces- sities of life.
 Must Climb "on Wagon
 Peter Walentukonis, aged 39 of 90 Fremont street, charged with violation of probation, was warned by Judge Saxe that he will go to jail without further ceremony un- less he stops drinking and works steadily so that his wife will be spared the necessity of complaining to the probation officer about him. He continued the case for three weeks in care of the probation off, cer and ordered him to do as Mir. Connolly orders.
 
 Walentukonis admitted that he had been drinking of late and he did not know whether he had a job or not, as he had learned that help was being laid off in the depart ment he last worked in. Probation Officer Connolly told Judge Saxe he had learned that Walentukonis was not working steadily and as he was one of the most recently hired em- ployes he might be among the first to be let out.
 Arrested on Girls Story
 The case of Arthur Wentfand, IS, of Robbins avenue, Maple Hill. charged with breach of the peace. was continued until Saturday in s1.000 bond. Prosecuting Attorney Woods said there was more to the case than appeared on the surface and 1t was being investigated. De- tective Sergeant McCue made the arrest and it is said Is year old girl gave the authorities informa- ton leading to the investigation. At torney Monroe s. Gordon appeared for Wentland.