The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-03-07
Admits Being
Red Booster

when II was brought to light that
they did not have an active part
In the ARRAY.
The three were Nicholas Mastra.
cehio, n, OF 639 Baldwin Street;
Andrew Morea, 81, Of 100 Frank
lin Street, and Frank Conmelda-
tore, ~, OF 22l Hillside Avenue.
Admite AffiIlati0n
Green, q member Of the local
United Nations Organization and
an officer In the Waterbury Youth
Club which meets Friday nights at
the Central Y.M.C.A., admitted 10
the court he has solicited Com
munist Party members within the
past few years. He said, however,
that IN all that time he has signed
UP only two or three persons. He
said before signing any one into
the party he ct first ascertains
that the prospective member Is wor-
thy OF membership.
This meticuIous scrutiny OF pros
pective members led Monday night
to the arrest Of the four ex-service-
men and Green after Spardone
wanted O look at the Communist
stuff just to be sure" 9s.ss 81
Green, according to his testimony,
had been in the Broadway Restaur-
ant on East Main Street shortly
before II p. m. Monday, and had
misplaced his brief case which con-
tanned the party literature. He said
the proprietor Of the establishment
overheard two men speak Of the
brief case and depart. Green, In
company with two others whom he
did not know, went to search for
the two departed men in the hopes
that they would know what had
happened to the case which, ac-
cording to Green, contained "valu-
able papers"
The three men then searched
along East Main Street, stopping in
at several taverns where they
thought they might find the two
men. They wandered as far as
Meadow Street where they encoun-
tered the sought parties. There en-
sued, said Green, happy reunion.
He then invited every one to have
a drink on him after Spardone re-
yealed that the case was hidden
in the top Of the piano at the East
Main Street restaurant.
Asks For Cards
Green, a college graduate with
several degrees and q chemist at
the Naugatuck Chemical Company,
testified all five men then returned
to the Broadway. When the brief
ease was recovered Spardone then
asked Green to allow him to have
some Of the several green member
ship cards contained in the case.
Green told the Court that he
didn't know Spardone and was
therefore reluctant to allow the man
to have the cards. He said. however.
that he opened the case and let
Spardone look at the cards. At that
time Spardone grabbed them from
the case, looked ana saw the head
ing, Communist Party Of the
United States Of America"
Spardone then tore the card to
bits and, according to Green, 'ignor-
ed me and walked Off A little later
he was back however, after much
loud talk In which he assailed the
Communist Party and AL its menu
beers.
Green Has Black Eye
Green, who had q discolsfsd left
eye as he testified this morning,
told the Court that Spagdone struck
him IN the eye while he was wear
ing glasses. He then removed the
glasses which at that time were
shattered, and SpaFdope promptly
struck him again. Green also ar
serted that he received a laceFatlon
Of the scalp during the ARRAY in
which he didn't strike back because
Il was too interested IN picking up
the torn pieces OF the membership
card"
when asked BY Prosecutor Stephen
H0mlck II the card was an appllca-
ton blank for the Party, Green
stated loudly that II deflpalely was
not, Tie said that the card, which
lists the rules and regulations q
the Party ~ vel aa the amount oi
dues necessary was merely nlena-
hErahin card which was given 70 4
person after he was accepted as a
member.
During the seuflle between Green
and HpafaQne. according % tessi.
m0ng q both accused, The olhel
three men Attempted 10 refrain tie
two men from fighting.
After Green WAS struck the sec.
end time IN the left eye no said
iie started Tor the other end q thl
room where the torn bits 81 lhG
cards lay On sc floor. A. ne walked
nasf A booth. 10 testified, some ems
pulled bis nveFc0at ever bla head
and proceeded 20 strike hln several
fMce
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