The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

indicated when the states attorneys
office revealed the charges against
the telegraph company date from
last Jan. % and extend through
Sept. 2. The first arrests were made
on the day Of the raid, Aug. 20.
No individual official Of the con-
Germ has been named in the court
information, and the states attor-
ney did not disclose whether or not
further charges involving the tele-
graph activity may result. Attorney
Guerin Carmody will represent the
concern at the hearing Tuesday
morning, but no indication has been
made whether or not director or
other officer will be required to ap-
pear.
Penalty provided by law for pool
selling IS IL months in Jail or a
$500 fine or both Tor each count.
The maximum penalty Tor a corpor-
alton for IS counts would amount
to $12,500, according to available in
depreciation of the statute as APP
piled to a corporation.
The revelation of investigation
against the company was made
when Mr.. Fitzgerald released the
superior court criminal docket which
will be called next Tuesday morn
ing before Judge John A. Cornell.
The official list also contains the
names of IL OF the 16 men arraigned
recently in city court on gambling
charges. Commenting on absence
OF the four other names, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald stated the docket Is not yet
complete and additions may be
made before the criminal session
opens.
The other gambling charges, all
specific and as "pool-selling" have
been entered against the following:
Frank Tesla, 81, Of Al Prospect
street; Ernest Karno, IS, Of 1854 vii.
son street; Ben Rutsein, %, of A
Cottage place; Alfred fiesta, SO, OF
A Cottage place; Joseph Teller, 81,
OF Lake Hitchcock; Abe Gottlieb, of
rs Albert place; John Pisani, 80,
OF Al Prospect street; Thomas Cop
peto, OF $50 South Main street:
Louis Fried, 40, Of 1913 North Elm
street; Alfonso Ponzillo, 81, of I9s
North Elm street: America Distiso,
4S, OF lat River street; and Will
nam DeLillo, 80, Of AZ Spring street.
Missing from the list as it stood
TO-DAY were names of the following
arrested men: Pasquale Travisano.
az, OF 48 East Farm street: William
Petchlock, SO, of 1856 Bank street.
Herman Mitkowsky, 80, of ID Grove
street; and Bert Kingsbury, So, of
% Center street.
The accused men, with the excep-
ton Of fiesta, are free under bonds
set IN city court where their cases
were continued to September %. In
order to bring them within the
Jurisdiction of superior court Sep
TENDER 81, the superior court Judge
vii lbe asked to issue bench war
rants for their re-arrest next Tues
day, the state attorney said.
The men have been notified
through their lawyers to be present
in court at that time, and they will
be arraigned Immediately upon is
suance of the new warrants. Festa's
city court bond was vacated last
week and q superior court bench
warrant was then issued to prevent
his immediate induction into the
Army, and he is now free under
bonds furnished IN superior court.
A writ of summons has been served
on one Of the directors of the tele-
graph company, identified only as
a resident of Fairfield County, it
was reported. The writ was issued
as technical procedure insuring
the appearance of the concerns
representative or counsel in court
Tuesday.
The gambling cases are only a
portion of the large superior court
fall criminal docket which already
numbers so cases. Charges rang
ing fro mmanslaughter to breach Of
the peace appear on the list which
was compiled following extended
Investigations and activity at the
states attorneys office.
Assistant States Attorney Walter
w. Smyth and Sergeant Thomas
F. Laden. acting county detective,
assisted the states attorney in in
vestigation Of the cases.