New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-19
Policemen raid
HAUNTED House
Spring Street Woman Senhnced
to Jail for 50 Days

Keeping houses of i'll fame abso-
lutely will not be tolerated in this
city," Judge Stanley ]. Traceski de-
clared in = lice court today. as he
3. 2sed Jail sentence of 80 days
on Mrs. Nellie Cunningham Al. after
finding he guilty on charges OF
keeping a house of i'll fame and
disorderiy house at 60 Spring street.
Sergeant r. A. McAvay and Offlcers
Eugene Kieffer and William Poiltls
described the place as filthy" The
sergeant said it is known as the
haunted house. and OFFICER kieHer
testified that the kitchen was not
fit for a dog to occupy. while oHi-
Ger Politis compared mattress IN
one of the rooms with the ace oi
spades, it was SO dirty.
Two frequenters. Edward Barron,
81. of Sc West street and Angelo
Delsanto, Fl, of e01 Hartford ave-
nue., pleaded guilty and were hned
IS and costs each. They b MOTH
ing to say but Sergeant McAVay
quoted Delsanto as having admitted
giving the Cunningham woman VI
last night. When the police broke
down the door and entered the
house. Delsanto and Mrs. Cunning
nam were in a bedroom ana the
ether frequenter was in the kltchen.
Sergeant McAvay was looking
through a window of the tenement
from 1880 to II o'clock last night.
he testified, and saw four men, two
of whom left to get bottle OF IL
auor. The language used by ire
quartet and Mrs, Cunningham was
rotten, the sergeant said. inc
notice have received complaints
that the house was being heavily
,patronized Friday and Saturday
1hghts, among the visitors belne
members of The White House
gang" who spend their time about
;. Main street restaurant, according
TO the sergeant Last Friday and
Saturday nights some OF them stay
ed all night. The three rooms IN
the tenement had the appearance OF
not having been cleaned for at least
two weeks, the sergeant said.
Officer kieffer and Officer Polltls
we're summoned by Sergeant Nc
Away for the raid and they testi-
fled that the tenement was filthy.
officer Politis said it was the
tilthiest place l was ever in. Num-
, erous beer bottles and pint bottles
we're strewn about the rooms and
everything was filthy.
A Young woman who lives in an
other tenement at the same address
testified that numerous men call on
Mrs. Cunningham. They come and
20 at all hours of the night, she said,
especially Friday. Saturday and Sun
day. She did not make complaint
about it, she said, but was sum-
moned to court by Sergeant NC
Away.
Mrs. Cunningham who has been
arrested several times ir New Brit
ain and at least once in Newington,
during the past year, denied that
she keeps a disreputable or dirty
house. She : ks in local hotel,
she said, and on her return home in
he evening she spends considerable
time scrubbing. Yesterday. she met
Barron and asked him to put in a
window but she did not know why
Delsanto had come to her home. He
was brought there by another man
and Mrs. Cunningham said she
gave them the old Harry" when
they came in.
Explaining her presence in the
bedroom with Delsanto. she said the
man who brought Delsanto to the
house had gone out and she went
into the bedroom to watch him for
/. the purpose OF determining which
direction he took. AS for the bottles
which Officer Politis told about. she
said she had brought them up out
of the cellar on account of the flood
several days ago. MY man has s.
900 bottles" she said. Questioned
by Prosecuting Attorney Woods, she
said her imam" is in Jail.