New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-21
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III a MIsut8
: The Are Perniccian case, con-
tinued In city court today before Act
ing Judge Stanley J. Traceski. dis-
closed numerous facts concerning
the family relations that existed
throughout the time that Ar&- Mary
Are lived with her sister and broth
er-in-law. Giuseppe. and Jennie Per-
nicciari, and the cause Of the mis-
understandings between the rela-
tives-
The girl, in this country i've
years, claims that she loauBd her
relatives S2ss to help them In the
construction of q bakery on Noble
street. with the understanding that
she was to be repaid. and she also
claims that she had done manual
labor. while the building was IN
progress, for which she was to re-
ceive some remuneration. Her claim
In this respect was rebutted By DIFF
ferent witnesses Of the defendants.
who testified that she had never
donned mans clothes and performed
hard work.
Sister Witness Fur Defcnse
One Of the witnesses, the plain
tiffs sister, who came to this city
Friday from Clifton. n. j.. testified
that she also lived with the defend
ant, at the time the building was
being constructed, and that she had
never seen Mary do any kind OF
work, except some housework. She
frankly stated that the piaintin
spent most Of her time knitting. sew
Ing and singing, and usually would
dress up in the afternoon and leave
the house.
Another witness, = Mrs Santa d.
'Caprio, testified that Mary was to
become the wife of her son, and that
the license was taken out twice Tor
that purpose, but finally she lopeo
with Are.
other witnesses for the defense,
mostly neighbors, and a tenant IN
the Pernicciari home. testined that
at no time had they seen Mary 90
any work about the bakery during
or after its construction.
The highlight of the hearing
came about when Perniccians
father, who up to, Friday was the
states guest on the town harm. was
nlaced on the stand as the de-
PENDANTS witness, and succeeding
witnesses who testified AZ to the
conditions under which he lived ~
the Pernicciari home.
Man, %, Forced to Leave Home
The father. who IL nearing MS
soth year. testified through an in
terpreter, AZ did the majority OF the
witnesses, that he had been an In
mate OF the public institution Tor
the past four years, having, been
aiken home by his son last Friday
1.-THE hearing Of the case started
earlier In the week.. In his story.
he related that he was compelled to
leave the house for the second time
because of mistreatmcnts on tho
part of Mary Are. who would not
give him his meals whenever he
wanted them but At time she felt
inclined to. This lasted for q few
days, he claimed. and he then went
hack to the institution. On Cross
examination, the witness testified
hat he left because his family mis-
treated and abused him.
Joseph Felasco, An employe at the
town farm, testified that he sad
spoken to the older Pernicciart on
q few occasions and that he had
told him that the reason he could
not stay at home was because his
family abused him.
Doyle o. WjtnexS Stand
John l.. Doyle. chairman OF the
nublic welfare department was call
u to the stand and related the story
" the old mans life since 1t first
came to the notice Of the DEPART
ment. The n0nogenarian's own story
It being mistreated by Mary was
ofrset by the witness testimony that
the department received a call one
day from the police department con-
corning an old man who was found
wandering about the streets. He
WAS taken In and through an inter-
prefer In the welfare Office stated
that he couldn't get along with Per
hicciari's wife. The witness further
testified that Mary's name was never
mentioned by him at the time. but
that he maintained that the entire
trouble came from her sister. It was
found ut the time that the old man
WAS in similar straits in Thomp-
benville, where the Pernicctaris lived
before coming to New Britain, and
m investigation brought out the fact
That he was abused and mistreated
~ Mary's sister in that town, 1t was
alleged.
At this juncture counsel for the
hefense, F. B. Hungerford. stated
That he saw no reason for dragging |
he matter any further, as such testi- |
aony was immaterial, Ringing on /,
eely enc statement made during q
nrevieus hearing concerning the
charitable attitude OF Pernicciari to-
pards his father and Mary, and that
The entire procedure looked like only |
= source for some publicity. where
Apon Justice Traceski ordered a /
Mort recess before arguments were |
presented. Attorney Leonard Appel.
peunsel for the plaintiff, claimed
t56S damages and costs for his
k1fent Decision was reserved.
Observation-Disclosures
BetrOthal Announced
The engagement Of Miss Phyllis
Andrulewicz of Kensington to George
Edward Bramhall Of Syracuse n. r.