The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-10
TORRIlgCTON
ELEVEN ARRESTED
 IN POLICE RAIDS
Charged With Liquor Law ViOlatiOns-POlice Spy
 Gets Evidence

pvtoence secured by Romeo Legerl, atool pigeon who is now awaiting trial in the superior court for this county on an extortion charge. members of the police department of Torrington raided several al- legged speakeasies in this city on Thursday evening and arrested Il people who were arraigned in the city court this morning on the charge of violating the liquor laws.
 The accused are as follows:
 Giuseppe Pastorello, 125 Wall street.
 Two Bruttomesso. s1s Harwinton avenue.
 Francesca Pagano. sos Harwinton avenue.
 Frank verlato, 393 Riverside ave- nue.
 Camille Bruttornesso. 361 Har- winton avenue.
 Mrs Rose Terranova. 56 North Elm street.
 John J. Clark, 12 Pulver street.
 Thomas Zbuska, 137 Wall street. Gustave Girard, 661 Prospect street.
 Mrs Catherine Baier, 35 Goodwin street.
 Cristina D'Angelo, 21s East Main street.
 Only a small amount of intoxi- cants were seized. About quar- ter of barrel of whiskey was seized at an establishment on liar winton avenue; a half a galon of wine was destroyed at another place and all the rest of the liquor didn't amount to much. One copper still and a quantity of coloring materials were also destroyed.
 V A city truck had been available for use during the raids, but 1t was | only used on one occasiOn-to take the barrel of whiskey to the station. Legeri, who is now being held at l the county jail at Litchfield awaiting his trial, it was said. was on hand this morning to testify if any of the accused pleaded guilty.
 He was arrested after a complaint was received at the police head quarters that after obtaining evil dence of a speakeasy proprietor, he had attempted to blackmial him by telling him that for $50 he would not testify against him in court. Jo- seph Michi of Litchfield road, al- legged to have been implicated with Legeri in the case, is also awaiting trial in the higher court.
 The raids were promptly started at 8 o'clock under the direction of Chief of Police William F. Nevin. Police officers were divided into raiding parties of three members, and the work had all been com pleted before 8:30. The accused were allowed their liberty after they posted bonds of $200 for ap- parance in court this morning.
 Oficers who participated in the raids included: Captain Nicholas Calabrese. Lieutenant Clemens Fro- ellger, Officers John J. Kelly, Frank Sherlock, Anthony Barbieri, Peter Bourguin, Walter Manley, Ernest Hurlburt. Henry Tofield, Frank Fra her, Emil Elsensohn, Anthony Wer- ner, Edward Over, Domenic Tremp Joseph Amaroso, stephen LeHos- i key. Frank Savage and Earle Bierce.
 Annual Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Rod and Gun club was held Thursday evening at it's club house at Drake vile. The officers were elected at this meeting. They are as follows:
 President. William Hoffman; vice president, Frank Cramer; treasurer, John II. Brooks: secretary, John l.. Thurlough; directors, the officers named above and Frank W. Klein, Raymond A. Cleveland and Fred erick P. Latimer.
 Plans for the coming year were discussed. Cards and lunch were enjoyed after the meeting.
 The club held it's weekly shoot this afternoon at 1:30.
 1 Brevitics. ] daughter was born yesterday afternoon at the Charlotte Hunger ford hospital to Mr and Mrs Rene Richards of 54 East Elm street.
 Guests registered this week at the Roosevelt in New York city include MT and Mrs L. G. Turner and Miss Jean Stearns of this city. < The work on the foundation of the New Warner Brothers building on Main street is progressing rapid 1y.
 Miss Marcia Fuller, teacher at the Westside school has presented her resignation. effective on February 1, to Superintendent of School George ], J. Vogel.
 Miss Ellen A. Cushing, daughter of Mrs Anna Cushing of 682 Main street has returned to St Marys hospital, Waterbury, where she un- derwent an operation on her throat. The work of dnmolishing the old building of the w. W. Merta com pany on Main strete to make way for the second unit of the new build ing is making rapid progress. The 1 entire front of the old building has 1 been removed and it is expected that l the re-buildino will start shortly