The
Cheney Free Press,
Cheney,
Washington, July 9, 1915
ARREST
ITALIAN ON
GRAVE CHARGE
Gieb Section Man Charged With Contributin to Delinquency of Minors--Released.
A Mr. Halford, section foreman for the O. W. R. & N. railroad at
Geib, a few miles southwest of
Cheney, swore out a warrant the first of the week before
Justice of the
Peace H. N. Stronach for the arrest of Jim Custanzo, an
ITALIAN, charging him with contributin to the delinquency of minors.
The warrant was placed in the hands of City Marshal W. H. Ferguson, and the
ITALIAN was placed under arrest Wednesday morning and brought to town. He gave $25 bail for his appearance and the case was set for Thursday at 3 o'clock.
At the hearing the defendant admitted taking beer to the
Halford home and also that two minor children of
Halford, Agnes, aged 16, and Anthony, aged 10, each partook of the liquor, but that he did not give it to them, and that he had no evil intent in taking it to the
Halford place. The young woman, when placed on the witness stand, corroborated in a measure the testimony of Custanzo.
The parents of the chiidren objected to the visits of the
ITALIAN to their home, and stated that his inflluence was bad.
The evidence not being sufficient, in the mind of the justice, to warrant holding the man to the superior court, he was assessed a fine of $25 and costs and 30 days in jail. The jail sentence was suspended pending good behavior. The prisoner paid the fine and costs and was allowed to go after
Justice Stronach had warned him to stay away from the Halfrod home and not again furnish the boy and the young woman with liquior. He promosed to see that the full penalty was carried out if the prisoner apperared before him a second time.
Custanzo paid the fine and costs and promised to avoid the
Halford place in future
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