The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-09-12
Vice Crusade VIII
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conducting an investigation Of the
citizenship status Of the entire group.
Many of them are said to be aliens,
and are subject to immediate de-
portatio1. Attacking from still an
other angle, the states attorneys
office will lodge charges Of viola
ton Of the income tax laws against
others.
Income Tax Action
The income tax action was taken
for the first time in the history of
the district court at Hartford when
Arturo Pasquini of Wallingford, and
his wife Adeline, were arraigned this
week before United States Commits
Sioner William j. Wholean. It was
charged that $6637 on which no In
come tax had been paid was found
by federal agents and state police
when they raided an alleged house
Of III fame on the Colony road in
Wallingford, said to have been oper-
ated by Pasquini and his wife.
Additional Charges
Among those also facing addition
al charges is Joe Saledonis, 40, alias
Bethany Joe" held in Fairfield
County jail in lieu Of bonds Of $780,
600. SaledoniE, brought back to the
state from Portland, Maine, viii
probably be charged with having
harbored a fugitive from justice. An
agent of the federal department of
justice asserted at the Hartford
hearing that Saledonis and for
mer Bethany constable, whom the
agent described as John Baldwin,
aided in the escape from Connecti-
cut Of George Belea, still sought by
federal authorities. In the COM
pany Of Saledonis when he was ar
rested was Frances Wade, rs, Of
Portland, bound over for conspiracy
and held In jail in default Of 5000.
French Canadian Arrest
Prompt cooperation with an ap-
peal from Assistant U. s. Attorney
George H. Cohen resulted in the
arrest of French Canadian resi-
dent Of this city earlier this week.
The man was Joseph Thibeault, Of
233 Bank street, arrested by Immi-
grafton Inspector r. w. Kenney on a
tip from Waterbury pcsice after his
hearing on vice charges in city
court. Thibeault has long Water
bury police record including three
convictions for residing and one for
keeping q house of Ill fame.
He is alleged to have entered the
country illegally in 1924, leaving his
wife and family in Canada. Under
federal law, he is subject to imne-
date deportation.
Trail Led To Waterbury
1t will be recalled that the first
arrests in the vice campaign led
to this city, where state police and
federal agents took into custody a
New Yorker who escaped from the
Bethany establishment in the con-
fusion Of the raid. Enlisting the aid
Of Sergeant Charles McWeeney OF
tho local police department, the
raiding party secured the city for
the man. He was apprehended as he
was driving out of a Phoenix ave-
nue. parking station.
Believe Ring Smashed
Subsequent raids here, and in
New London, Franklin, Mansfield,
New Haven, and New York city re-
suited in arrests which federal au-
thoritieS believe have effectively
smashed the huge ring not only in
Connecticut but in ceveral neighbor-
ing states. A II year old girl is
among those held as material wit.
nesses, and another minor, 10 year
old Norwich youth, is facing a num-
Der Of counts Of violation Of the
Mann act.
List OF Defendants
A partial list Of the defendants,
and the addresses given by them,
follows: Michael Taverner, Shelton;
Joseph Abbott, Ansonia, John Mag
iiari, New York; Mary Taverner,
Shelton, Harris Fitch, Waterbury;
frank franco and Mary Franco,
Providence; Esther Beckwith, Taft
Vile; Albert Litone, Willimantic.
Rose Martini, New London; Jo-
seph Destadio, alias Dest, New Ha.
ven: Martin Caprilozzi. Norwich;
Mrs. Becky Schwartz, West Haven;
Enrico Pentozzi, Waterbury; Bocca-
cine Tasselli, alias Caruso, Water
bnury; Josephine Bambini, alias
Candari, alias Josie, Waterbury;
Sam Daddona, alias "Sparky", Wa
terbury.
Names OF witnesses
Names given by witnesses are as
follows: Mary Leonard, Helen Game,
John Vaitekaitis, Lorraine LaRue,
alias Dolores Costello, all Of New
York city; Margaret Goblin and
George Bukosh Of Waterbury; Ma
RE Collins, New York; Josephine