New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1917, Page 3

Boston Store The New Fall Styles in E. L HT HOUSE DRESSES Have Just Arrived. A very desirable feature is a three-quarter length sleeve, making ‘a very cogpf garment for the cool weather. | Some are one-piece dresses with elastic belt, others two- piece, skirt and waist with belt. All made of very fine quality Percale, and nicely f trimmed, at $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. Sizes 36 to 44. In connection with these we are showing several very attactive -numbers in Bunga- low Aprons, from 75c¢ to $1.50. McCALL PATTERNS 10¢, 15¢ and 20c. PULLAR & NIVEN GUNS ARE AT YALE Caissons and BEquipment, Which Were Used by the French on the Firing Line, Sent Here For Instructions. New Haven, Oct. 3.—In the baseball cage at Yale university was placed to- day the newly arrived battery of 75 milimeter guns, caissons and equip- ment sent by the French government for use of the Yale artiflesy com- panies. The guns have deen in ser- vice on the western front and show much cameouflage. They are the first guns of this type to arrive in this country and are for instruction pur- poses. Captain Dupont, a French ar- tillery officer, is here to assist Captain ! Overton and his Canadian officers to t i ! | organize the course of instruction, and Prof. E. B. Reed has prepared a book of French and English military terms with special reference to the artillery. The guns have been sent to the uni- versity on the recommendation of M. Andre Tardieu, the French high com- missioner, and the members of the French military commission to this country. HERE’S A PATRIOT. Mother Sends $ix Sons to Army With- out Shedding a Tear. ortable | NEW RRITAIN DAILY' HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1917. 'MURDERERS TAKE WITNESS STAND (Continued from First Page) that her little girl was dead he went back to New York for two or three weeks and returned a week ago last Saturday night, accompanied by John DiVanzo. This was the witness’ first meeting with John and the two men stayed at his home that night, explaining that they wanted to buy a butcher market in New Britain. On the next evening witness said he saw both men again and was told they had located a store and were to stay. On the twenty-fifth, the day of the murder, witness said he saw the ac- cused at noon for the last time. Lawyer Egan cross-examined Cagi- lardo relative to what the two New | Yorkers were doing in New Britain | and learned that early in the sum- { mer Steve bought a horse to be usel in peddling ice but did not use it. On Steve’s return from his trip to New York he didn’t use the horse at | all, witness said, and admitted that on the day before the murder he sold the horse himself to pay the barn rent. Nathan Googel, a Chestnut street storekeeper, who lives a short dis- tance from the scene of the murder, was the next witness called. He said he saw two strange men, dressed in dark and light suits respectively, pass his store several times on Tuesday between 12 and 1 o'clock, the day of the murder. In going back and forth to work Simonelli always used to pass his store, witness said. Although he said their ¢lothes were the same, wit- ness ccould not identify positively the two men accused as the: murderers. Motorman Tells of Ambush. Motorman Walter E. Linn, of 84 Pleasant street, who was on the Chestnut street line the night of the murder, testified to seeing two men at midnight on Sept. 24 near the New Britain Machine company. The night shift goes out at midnight, witness said, and on Monday night as the workmen were leaving he said he saw two men watching the egress of the employes. He described the two men as dressed in dark and light clothes respectively and also said one man was short and stocky and the other wag tall and slender. On Tuesday morning between 11:15 and 11:3 a..m. he said he saw these same two men loitering near the Machine com- pany. At 5:25 p. m., about a half hour before the murder, he said he saw them standing at the samo spot they were the night before. He identified the two prisoners as the men he saw. Simonelli Shot While Prostrate. Isidore Gorfain was another witness for the state. He said that on Sep- tember 25 at 6 p. m. he was deliver- ing orders at O’Neil’'s house on Chest- nut street, diagonally across from the place of the murder. He said that at three or four minutes past six he sent a small boy into the house and then heard two shots, turned, saw a man lying prostrate, and then saw a man in a blue suit put his pistol to the victim’s head and shoot again. ‘Witness said the man in the blue suit turned around, with his pistol in his hand, put the gun in his pocket, w: joined by the man in a light brown suit and both ran. Witness followed the fleeing men to Park street and then returned to the scene of the street, who was with Miss Torell at the time of the murder, was next called to the stand. She told of seeing Simonelli pass her at the rail- road tracks. Then she said she heard three shots and saw a man in a gray suit running away. That was all she remembered, Miss Johnson said as she Tan across the street with Miss Dacey. Taxicab Man Testifies. Another witness, Lawrence De Rosa, of Meriden, tald of the capture of the two murderers. He said that on the night of September 25 he met the two accused at 9:45 p. m. at the corner of Coloney and West Main street, Meriden. He said the two men offered him $32 to take them to New York, but as his tires were bad he took $5 as his pay and turned the job over to Andrew Scalzi another jitneur. He said he first saw the two pri oners on West Main street, Meriden. He said he took a man names Joseph Quinn with him and at New Haven Quinn suggested getting some coffee. While he and the two murderers were getting refreshments Quinn dis- appeared and returned with a police- man. Dugone told the policeman he lived in Meriden and worked in the Westinghouse shop. Later the New Haven and Meriden police took charge murder when he saw the murdered man lying on the walk. John Crowley, the small boy who was with Gorfain, told of hearing two shots in quick succession and then saw the man in the dark suit shoot at Simonelli's head as he lay pros- trate on the walk. Louis Scharfman of 1564 Fairview street told of passing the Steele prop- erty on Chestnut street on the night Chicago, Oct. 3.—The nation’s call to arms has gradually decreased the size of the family circle at the home of Richard A. McGauran until today the father, mother and four small sons are the only ones left out of a family of twelve. Six of the Mec- Gauran boys are in some branch of national service, and the four at home declare their age alone keeps them out of the army or navy. Mrs. McGauran said she has sent every one of her sons away without shedding a tear. “I've encouraged them to go,” she sald. “I feel that it's their duty, and T've told them a goodbye with a smile. if some of my boys don’t come back T'll have to bear it. Some boys of gome mothers are bound not to return. T'll suffer no more than they. I'm only sorry that I have not some more boys to go."” “Think of the reunion some day when they all return,” said Mr. Mc- Gauran. AND NOW WE KNOW. All About That American Vessel Rammed Monday Necar Atlantic Port. In compliance with the request of Secretary of the Navy Daniels, not to mention the names of naval ves- sels and their whereabouts and thus furnish information to the enemy, the Herald Monday confined its an- nouncement of the ramming and sink- ing of a small naval vessel by a mer- chantman to the fact that one had been sunk off the entrance to an At- lantic port. The Hydrographic Of- fice in Washington in its widely «cir- culated daily memorandum yesterday announced: “A steamer sank 780 yards, 328 degrees true, from Am- brose Channel Light Vessel in fifteen fathoms of water. A red anchor buoy marks the position.” TWO COLLISIONS, Waterbury, Oct. 3.—There were two tail-end collisions of trolley cars In the fog this morning, both occur- ring between this city and Cheshire. Windows and fenders of one of the cars were hroken and Conductor Hol- den was cut:on the hand by flying Klass. No one else was injured. of the murder, when he heard a shot, followed by a second. He turned, saw smoke from the guns, heard cries of “stop them” and saw two men rushing toward him. As he and two friends essayed to stop them he said Dugone pulled a gun on him and told him to stand aside—which he did. Witness also described DiVanzo as Dugone’s companion. Returning to the scene of the murder, witness told of the position of Simonellis body. At this point court adjourned until 10 a. m. today. . When previously arraigned Dugone told the authorities he was of age, but now admits that he has not yet passed his twenty-first birthday and Lawyer Egan was named as his guar- dian. All relatives of the accused men who could be located have been summoned to their defense. Girl Tells of Shooting. Proceeding with the trial this morn- ing at 10 o'clock the first state's witness called was Miss Hilda Torell of Chestnut street. Miss Torell testi- fied that she is employed at the Cor- bin Screw corporation office and on the night of September 25, she was but a few feet behind Simonelli when he was shot. She said that near the tnut street crossing Simonelli ed her and her two companions, Mabel Johnson and Miss Ger- trude Dacey. Miss Torell said she heard two shots and saw a revolver and the flash of the powder as it was fired from behind a tree. Then she saw the victim fall. Witness said she did not see who fired the gun, | but simply saw the weapon and pow- der flash about twelve feet ahead of her. Later she said, the man in the dark suit and the man in the light suit fled. She said she was then so excited she did not recall what else happened other than that her two companions left her and ran across the street and she followed. James Meeker of 209 Chestnut street said that on the night of the murder he went to a nearby store and was entering his yard when he heard three shots. He looked across the street, he said, and saw one of the three young ladies behind Simonelli falter as though she was about to faint. Witness said he saw Simonelli’s dead body but did not see the two gun- men, althaugh he sald he did notice a man in a dark suit leaving the scene. M s Mabel Johnson of Fairview of the accused. John H. Curran of Meriden, another taxicab man, told of seeing the two accused leave Meriden with Scalzi. He sald Scalzi asked to borrow a gun for fear he might be held up by his two passengers. Later he said he called up Lieutenant McLaughlin of the Meriden police and told him of his suspicions. On advice of the lieu- tenant he got his car, picked up Ser- geant Thayer and another policeman and started in pursuit. At Walling- ford the police borrowed another car and continued the pursuit, but firstl notified the Meriden police to call up the New Haven police and have them stop the New York-bound Jjitney. Sergeant W. D. Thayer of the Meriden police testified that he received his information from Curran and started for New Haven. At New Haven wit- ness said he found the accused under arrest in front of Poli's theater. The sergeant said Dugone refused to talk, but that DiVanzo admitted firing two shots into Simonelli because fifteen vears before Simonelli had killed his mother’s brother in Italy. Sergeant W. H. Deskin of the New Haven po- lice said that at 11:10 p. m., Septem- ber 25, he went to Church street where he found DiVanzo and Dugone and searched them. The prisoners were handcuffed and taken to head- quarters. Dugone told the sergeant he belonged in New Britain and Di- Vanzo said he came from Meriden. ‘When asked why they shot Simonelli, DiVanzo said: “There is no use blam- ing this man (Dugone) for I shot him myself. He had nothing to do with it. The rcason the policeman said, was that Simonelli had killed his uncle in Italy fifteen years before. Captain T. W. Grace of the New Britain police testified to receiving notice of the murder at 6:10 p. m., September 2 and receiving a de- scription of the two men at 1:30 a. m. DiVanzo and Dugone were brought back to New Britain where DiVanzo admitted shooting Simonelli. He said he came from New York Sunday and on Monday noon said he met Simonelli and in the course of their conver tion learned that he could not return to Ttalv. At 6 o'clock the two met gain, when Simonelli told his name The prisoner then said he got ‘mad [ and w: and shot Simonelli and (led, taking a trolley car to Meriden. Dugone, the captain testified, said that DiVanzo shot Simonelll twice and they both fled. DiVanzo told the captain he bought his revolver in New York but Steve denied having a gun at all. Both men sald they were old acquaintances from the old country. Lawyer Holden cross examined Captain: Grace and brought out that DiVanzo had pre- tended that he wanted to buy a store in New Britain. The captain also said that Dugone denied knowing who Si- monelli was, and likewise denicd talk- ing about Simonelli with DiVanzo. Captain Robert T. Hurley of the state police told of visiting the mur- derers a week ago today. He said that last Thursday, with Di¥anzo and Sergeant Richardson, he went over the supposed route of the murderers after the shooting. A pistol found by State Policeman Wheeler was la- ter identified by DiVanzo as his, the witness said. Upon being cross ques: tioned DiVanzo finally admitted that Steve had fired two shots and he only one. Confronted Wwith this confession Dugone led the police to the place where he had thrown away his .38 calibre gun. A further confession made by Dugone was that DiVanzo shot first and then he shot twice as Simonelli fell. Steve told the cap- n that he had never before seen Simonelli till he shot him and as the result of a chance conversation with Simonelli he learned his true identity. gned statement by the accused was introduced. Chief W. J. Rawlings told of going with Steve Dugone last Thursday and visiting the scene of the murder. Steve finally led the police to Focky Hill avenue where, near the Town farm, Policeman Wheeler found Dugone’s .32 calibre gun. Dugone also told the chief that as soon as DiVanzo shot Simonelli he told him to shoot him too, so he fired two shots into the body as it lay on the walk. Detective Sergeant Samuel Bam- forth told taking Dugone last Thurs- day to Ellis street where they met Di- Vanzo. Dusgone then led the police to South street where he found the dis- carded .38 calibre gun. His story of the confessions of the two men was similar to that of the others. This completed the state’s evidence. DiVanzo Takes Stand. Lawyer Holden at once called Di- Vanzo to the stand. He said he was born in Italy 21 years ago on October 1, having attained his majority only on Monday. DiVanzo said he went to New Britain on Sunday, September | 23, While in New York he said he worked for relatives and later opened up a store at 740 Morris Park ave- nue. He has been in this country about six years and his parents are living in Italy. He also has three brothers and four sisters, he =said. Until now the accused said he never Defend Yourself! ‘When a substitute for genuine Aspirin is offered it is your duty to defend your- self by refusing it. Every package and every tablet of genuine Aspirin bears “The Bayer Oross— ‘TABLETS in pocket boxes of 12 Bottles of 24 and 100 CAPSULES in sealed packages of 12and 24 2 BAYERI E R Thetrade mark “*Aspirin” (Reg. U. S.Pat. Off.) is a guarantee that the monoaceticacidester of salicylicacid in these tablets and capsules is of the reliable Bayer manufacture. Your Guarantce of Purity?’ had any trouble with the police and a fellow in New York a year ago and worked every day. He said he came to New Britain a week ago Sunday to open up a butcher shop as Dugone had told him there was a good oppor- tunity there. eral prospective stores on Monday and first saw Simonelli on Tuesday noon. He said Simonelli spoke to him first and asked him.if he wanted work. Simonelli talked the Italian language and in the course of their conversa- tion it developed that both came from the same little town in Italy. Simon- elli asked him if he knew a family He said he visited sev-' named Rocco, the name of his moth- | er's family. Here the witness broke down and sobbed bitterly. Upon re- gaining his composure he said Simon- elli left him, telling him he could not return to Italy because he had some trouble. At 6 o’clock the two ; men met again and he told him his name—Raffaela Simonelli. Amid tears and sobs the prisoner told of his vision of his little old mother in Italy and her constant story of the murder of her brother by Raffaclo Simonelli. All the rage of a life- time surged through his brain, the prisoner said, and in a wild fury he drew his gun and shot to avenge his mother’s yvea of sorrow DiVanzo says he has an uncle, Frank Rocco, mayor of a tow ear Rome, Italy. The accused d he told the police he shot Simonelli twice, but in reality he shot only once. DiVanzo said Du- gone did not know Simonelli and he did not know that his friend carried a gun. He also insisted that the fata] meeting with Simonelli was by chance not pr editated. His only other 'statement v that he did not come to New Britain for the purpose of murder, but was looking for a store. Asked by State's if he belonged to any se t Ital organization the accused prof: not to understand what he meant b the term ‘secrct society.” The cused id he was not looking Simonelli and did not even know man, though he knew denied talking with Attorney Alcorn the name Steve about anzo denied the previous s ment of Mr. Linn that he was loitering around the Machine shop at midnight Monday. - DiVanzo said that his pass- ing of the Machine shop Tuesday noon was merely accidental and when he again passed at 5:30 p. m., it was on his path homeward. He also denied that he stood in ambush behind the trees on Chestnut street and as Si- monelli passed he asked him how he made out. Simonelli asked him many questions concerning himself and be- cause of ihis curiosity he insisted Simonelli disclosing his identity too. As soon as Simonelli told his name DiVanzo said he pulled his gun and shot. Witness denied that he or- dered Dugone to shoot the body lay on the ground and said he Steve shoot only once. Witness also denied threatening people who tried | that | stop him. The prisoner soid boy told that moenelli was the alias under waich his uncle's murdercr was known in the United States. To Lawyer Holden's question whether DiVanzo belonged to any as- sociation, he said he had planned to join a Masonic order when he was 22 years old. he was Dugone Also Testifies, Dugone appeared much more calm on the witness stand. He said he was born in Italy on May 5, 1896 and came to New York on July 22, 1912 or 1913. He said he got a job on the railroad at first, but later got work at his trade as a butcher. He sald that for the past four years he has made a practice of spending a month’s vaca- tion with his cousin at 311 Church street ,New Britain. This vear he said he was in New Britain during July and August and returned to New Britain on Sunday, September 23, with DiVr He said he intended to open a butcher shop in New Britain and tried to hire a store from a Mr. Clark. He sald he brought DiVanzo to New Brit- ain to interest him in opening a butcher shop. It was the natural course of their walk, the accused said, to pass the Machine company. Du- gone identified his revolver and de- nied having had the gun in New Brit- ain during his first trip but said he brought it back with him from New York two nights before the murder. The first time he heard of Simonelli was when he heard DiVanzo tell the police of the old feud. Dugone said he shot Simonelli because he heard DiVanzo say “You shoot him” and he thought his friend was in a fight. “We were two friends together and when John shot him and said ‘You shoot him’ I pulled my gun and shot.” Du- gone said he did not hear DiVanzo and Simonelli hold any conversation or argument previous to the shooting. To the state’s attorney’s questions Du- gone said DiVanzo did not know he carried a gun, but “he probably though 1 had a gun in my pocket.” Dugone-said he bought his gun from on | l | should be ! regul gener he never used it till the night of the killing. Although he claimed to be a lifelong friend of DiVanzo, Dugone denied ever having heard him make any reference at all to Simonelli. Even after his noon day talk with Simon- elli, Dugone said DiVanzo did not comment on the man’s identity. Du- sone said he saw DiVanzo shoot Si- monelli from in back and he stepped | from behind the tree and shot twice more as the man wa; At this point recess till noon. Revenge Theory Strengthened. Strenglh was given the previous claim of DiVanzo that he shot Simon- elli because Simonelli had murdered an uncle in Italy many years ago by Frank o, & New York jeweler for the pa 15 years. Russo was a witness for the defense and that he was a policeman in an Italian town in which Simon- elli lived. He identiticd photograph of Simonelli as that of Pelegrino Ted- esco. He said he was nding on the curbstone one night with Michael Rocco, uncle of DiVanzo, when Si- monelli, then known as Tedesco, ap- proached ad fired two shots at Rocco, killing him. Simonelli then fired one shot at him (Russo) saying, “I've killed one man, I might just as well kill you.” Simonelli fied and was nev- er heard of again until it was found that he was the man shot down by Di- Vanzo. declared 'l'llli‘)"’l{l‘l ON THEIR WAY Third Increment to the National Army Going to 16 Cantonments. Washington, Oct. 3.—About 200,000 men representing the third increment {0 the National Army, today are on heir way to sixtcen contonments where already half the 687,000 called to the cofors by the president are mobilized. Although today’s quota forty per cent, under ions promulgated by Provost Crowder, local conditions in states have reduced the ge of the increment 20 to 25 per cent, ‘oincident with the start of the third division of the National Army for the training camps today, the rail- roads war board issued a statement in connection with the part which the railroads have played in handling the | biggest troops movement ever at- tempted in this country. “Including the National Guard, the regular army and the new National Army, the railroads to date have moved approximately 720,000 soldiers from their homes ing camps or embarkation says the statement. RISES I points,” PRICE. Short Cotton Crop Advance to $6 a Ba New York, Oct. 3.—The cauntr prospective short cotton crop dicated by the government's e caused a further sensational rise in prices in the cotton market here to- day. The nuses Cost a December contract advanced bale, “making a total of $12 a ince the estimate was issued ashington yesterday forenoon. The increase brought cotton to with- in one cent a pound of the highest price thus far this year. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. London, Oct. 3.—*The artillery ac- tivity continued on both sides during the night in the region east of Ypres” says today’s war office statement on the Franco-Belglan front operations. “Otherwise there is nothing to re- port.” HIGH SCHOOL NOTES, Tickets have been recelved for the Fifth annual entertainment course of the United Parents and Teachers as- sociation. Three concerts and a lec- ture are to be included in this year's course, according to the announce- ment received today. Footbail practice was held today in ‘Walnut Hill Park under the direction of Coach Bearce, B. Conley, Dave Dunn, Harry Ginsberg, and Sid Cur- ran, All of these men are former High school stars and all were high in their pralses of this vear’s men. As the Springfleld game has been called off, Allan Brictell is trying to secure a game with either Westminster of Simsbury, or C. L. I. 1If possible the game will be played in New Bri- tain. At a special meeting of the Com- mercial club held yesterday afternoon 15 new members were admitted to the club. These members will be in- itiated at the regular meeting, Oct. 10. At the upper class assembly morrow morning football yell will be practiced.- William O'Brien and E. Christ are the cheer lcaders for this year. to- Our Fourth Annual Oriental Rug Sale BEGINS THUA&ASDAY, OCT. 4TH. Our Fourth Annual Oriental Rug Sale begins Thursday morning, October 4th, at 9 a m. Prepara- tions for this sale have been going on for many months, in fact, nearly a year, and we are glad to say that we have been able to collect the finest stock of selected Persian and Chinese rugs which has ever | been shown in Connecticut. You will see beautiful : small mats and luxurious specimens of the rug weavers’ art, large enough to cover the floors of the | largest living rooms with all the various sizes be- tween. Our rug hall is a thing of beauty and should be seen by everyone who appreciates that wonderful art which has been practiced for centuries in Eastern countries. Strangely enough, in this era of advancing prices, our Orientals this year are no higher price than they were a year ago. We guarantee that our prices are 25% below the present market value of these rugs. You will notice that we do not quote any comparative prices but everyone who is well acquaint- ed with Orientals and their cost will appreciate the griaat savings which can be made by buying at this sale AUNT DELIA’S BREAD deserves its enormous de- mand. It is pure, wholesome and really delicious. . Your grocer sells it. SPECIAL BAKING ‘A few of the good things for this week will be Fresh Squash Pies, Whipped Cream Layer Cakes and | Puffs, Chocolate Eclairs, Cream Puffs, Coffee | Wreaths, Fruit Buns and French Pastry. Our Bos- | ton Brown Bread and Baked Beans we have Tuesdays, | Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. i Hoffmann’s Bakery 62 WestMain St. TWO STORES--95 Arch St.| RYRENS " THE QUALITY STOR TEL. TEL. 805 806 TEL.| 807 CHOICE MEATS : ' NATIVE BROILERS 2 ROASTING CHICKEN! FRESH NATIVE DRESSED VEAL SPRING LAMB HEAVY CORN FED BEEF SPERRY AND BARNES HAM AND BACON FRESH FISH HADDOCK MACKEREL COD STEAK BUTTERFISH BOSTON BLUE COD CHEEKS HERRINGS SMELTS OPEN CLAMS CLAMS VEGETABLES LIMA BEANS SPINACH LETTUCE SWORDFISH HALIBUT SALMON FLOUNDERS OYSTERS SWEET CORN TOMATOES CELERY CUCUMBERS SQUASH PARSLEY PEACHES FOR CANNING : 238 Main Street HENRY KOHN DEAD. Hartford, Oot. 3.—Henry Kohn 50 years a jeweler in Hartford . widely known in his line in New H “land and the east, died at his ha 3.—Fleld Marshal , " o = : s b ay, an n von Hindenburg’s seventieth birthday _ ki years. He was a native of Bohel was celebrated throughout Germany and 76 years of age. national fete. The Emperor and all the imperial family | sent greetings to the field marshal, ex- | pressing the hope that an early end of Kill off Al n in Europc. And Still Is Civiliza Amsterdam, Oct. after yesterday as a POR TOBACCO The Herald acknowledges rec of $25 for the soldiers’ tobacco fy { from the Musicians’ union. D. the war would crown his work. Various cities bestowed their free- dom on him and special celebrations were held by the schools, coupled with collections for the war loan. Dr. Richard von Kuhlmann, the foreign secretary, in a congratulatory telegram, sald: “Glorlous deeds of imperishable sreatness make this a national fete day. The German nation looks with unshakable confidence to your power- ful protection of the imperial fron- tiers, with the hope for Germany's happy future.” The recipient of these demonstra- tions spent the day at headquarters. He was reported to be clightly = in- disposed. Shrzjb iiias & for Infants ed Invaolids HORLICK’S THE QOFSQINAL MIL Pure nutrition, upbuilding the w] bod 1vigorates nursing mothers 2ud the More nutritious than tea, cx zztantly preparcd. Requiresno | Cabstitutes Cost YOU Same