New Britain herald., 1930-07-25

himself stated that he didn't care io live home because of the conditions there.
 She said she had visited the home on numerous occasions and found the living conditions poor. Miss Bristol stated the boy told her that he was subjected to severe beatings on many occasions. She also testi- fled that Mrs. Hughes was not fit to take care of her children. slap ping them without cause, and al ways yelling at them.
 In answer to questions by Attor- ney Rosenberg, she said she con- sidered the boy to be normal. She admitted that she had the boy ex- amined by a Hartford doctor who stated in his report that the bot was dull and normal and not ca : pablo of finishing his studies in grammar gchool This, however, does nox subtract from his ordinary intelligence, she claimed. stating that the boy would behave himself if given proper treatment and at tention al home. Like Mir. Williams, she was given a severe cross exam inaton by Lawyer Rosenberg.
 Stays Out Late
 MT. Hughes took the stand and told the court that every night last week his wife came home around II and 11:SO o'clock although she finished her work in a Greek res- taurant on Lafayette street, New Britain. at s o'clock. Sunday night, he stated that he went to New Brit ain and hid near the car barns on Chestnut street, near the hou9e where his wife claimed that sh9 was staying with a girl friend. He stated that he saw his son, James, walking up and down the street in front Of the house. Some time la ter, his wife drove up to the house in a car accompanied by a man whom he knew to be a bootlegger.
 He stated that he followed her into the block and struck her. He claimed that Mrs. Hughes had given the boy a quarter to remain near the house while she went riding with the man.
 Hughes continued on 10 say that he made his wife drive back to Plainvile with him and then drove to the Linden street school where he beat her up. He also stated that he had followed his wife around New Britain in his brothers car and that she had gone into an alley on Lafayette street.
 He claimed that his wife persist ed in going back to New Britain Sunday with her girl friend all though their two year old child cluns 10 her dress and cried.
 Mrs. Hughes on Stand
 Mrs. Hughes took the stand and told the court that she went to work so that her children could have ample to eat and denied that the restaurant she worked in did anything illegal. She stated that the man in whose car her husband had found her was family frie'd Of 10 years standing and he, at her request. had driven her 10 Plalr- vile so that she could give her husband money to get food for the children. She claimed that she had promised to return home with her girl friend so that she would nor he alone with the driver of the car. t-- rNi h5r hand of trying to paint her reputa- ton black.
 In answer to questioning by Prosecutor Conlon, she admitted that she had been in the car with the man and that they had gone to home on Washington street 10 get some wine. She also admitted that the three of them had partook of the wine later at her girl friend s house.
 Prosecutor Conlon stated that she was not fit 10 rear or take care of her children. claiming that Mir. Hughes has done his best to give them proper treatment although he had not taken care of them.
 Hot exchanges Of words took place between the prosecutor and the attorney Judge Ryder criti- cized both. husband and wife and then passed sentence. .
 John l.. CoyIe
 Funeral services for John l. Coyle of Southinston. well known in Plainville. who was killed in an au tomobile accident Monday in Ohio, were held this morning al o'clock at St. Thomas church. A high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. William Kennedy. Burial vas in St. Thomas cemetery.
 The body was brought back from Cambridge. O.. Wednesday night, accompanied by an escort of mem hore of kiItonio most American I e