New Britain herald., 1930-09-10

stadler said the told him her father
 lives in Wethersdeld and her mother
 lives in Long Island. the parents
 having separated some time ago. For ! a time she lived with her grand
 mother in East Hartford but of late she has had no home although she
 could go to her mother if she had
 carfare.
 The state was about to rest its case
 at this point but Mrs. Guzzi sum- moned Attorney Ginsburg and asked to be allowed to testify. She denied emphatically that Maxwell was her sweetheart, and about Miss Ban croft's admissions of improper rela- tions with Curcio. Mrs. Guzzi said she knew nothing whatever. She felt sorry for Miss Bancroft and took her in when she had no place to so. Maxwell called last night to see Curcio, as they intended to seek employment today and as there was no sugar in the house she asked him to go up street and get some, which he did. They were in the liv- ing room, fully clothed. when the police came. On another occasion, she said. Maxwell ehad accompanied her on a search f4r another tene- rnent, as she had been ordered to vacate. She does not know the whereabouts of her husband, she said, and she knew of no way to live under better conditions than the po- IL, She admitted that numerous auto mobiles have been seen about the premises but they were driven .by men calling for Miss Bancroft. Max well drives a car, she admitted, and has been calling at the house ire quently, but, "only as a friend"
 Girl Has Been Homeless
 Miss Bancroft. an attractive young woman, testified that she will be IS years of age on Oct. 8 and for some time she had been home less. Curcio, with whom she was acquainted, met her on the street about two weeks ago and brought her to Mrs. Guzzi's tenement. Sfe admitted improper relations with him but denied that she had told Sergeant Stadler of having seen Maxwell and Mrs. Guzzi together for an entire night. Someone tried to grind that out of me, but l did not say it," she said in a soft voice and with a mannerly de- meanor which surprised court of- oio1 Toth Ariv1 were In the living room that night when I went to bed, but where they went or what they did, I do not know"
 Maxwell, who had no counsel, testified that he frequently called at the Guzzi tenement but always when Curcio was there. He denied im- proper relations with Mrs. Guzzi but admitted that he "suspected' Miss Bancroft and Curcio although the latter had never told him anything of their relations He was never in the tenement after l o'clock in the morning, he said.
 Officer O'Keefe testified that Maxwell told him Mrs. Guzzi would have been "all set had she not taken in Miss Bancroft. but Max well, under cross examination by Attorney Ginsburg, explained that he meant by that remark that she would not have become involved in difficulty with the law but for Miss Bancroft's activities.
 Children to Be Cared For
 Judge Saxe imposed a fine of s15 and costs on Curcio and committed Miss Bancroft to the state farm for women, remarking that she was certainly in need of supervision and correction. Maxwell was discharged for lack of evidence and a con- tinuance- until Friday was taken in Mrs. Guzzi's case and in the mean time the probation department will investigate the situation so as to be in position to make recommenda- tions to the court with regard to the 
 Mrs. Guzzi asked for permission to speak again and Judge Sake granted it. She told him she was confident of her ability to give her children a proper bringing up if she had the means or the oppor- unity to work, to which Judge Saxe replied that he did not doubt it, but the fact remained that she was without means and it was the duty of the authorities to safeguard the welfare of the children.