New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1924, Page 1

ews of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 COLERICCO CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY HE MURDERED GIGENTI ALTHOUGH ‘ADMITS SHOOTING Alienist Called To Exam- ;[;fl(]LlnfiE FAR AHEAD ine North Street Slayer |N FARLY STATEMENTS And Defense May 1 1358 Out of 2,058 N. Dakota Claim He Was Insane. et ST . Votes Prisoner Tells Judge and 18'888#0_“ Jury He Had Fall When Small Boy and Has ‘Had Dizzy Spells Since. da | de Fargo, N. D., March 19.—Returns from 358 precints out of '8 in North Dakota for republican presi- dential endorsement give Coolidge | | 18,888; Johnson, 9,999; LaFollete, 18,625, Johnson continued to hold his two |to one lead over Senator LaFollctte |whose name had been written in on | many ballots as the result of a stick- | er campaign launched in the closing be (Special to The Herald.) Hartford, March 19.—Presentation of the state’s case against Francisco (‘olericco, charged with murder in the { hours of the campaign. lirst degree for killing Sebastiano The Johnson headquarters Qigenti at 175 North street on De-|this statement: cember 6 last year, was completed at| “Coolidge’s lead at this time noon today after State’s Attorney much less than we expected. Hugh AL Aleorn had examined J, 12d- | big surprise of the clection ward Titzgerald of Hartford, an am- | strong anti-Coolidge vote wh munition expert. cates that Coolidge polled less Attorney Donald C. McCarthy then | nalr the usual conservative voie took up the defense and attempted to the conservative strongholds. have a recess called for lunch on the “The final result depends e ground that observations made by the | ypon the manner in which LaFollett ury while the accused, who was to|outq into the Johnson vote in the | be the first witness called, testified | prorressive strongholds which are might count against him, Judge Wil- mostly unheard from at this time BLOOD T0 SAVE MOTHER cess time, Alienist Examines Prisoner | George L. Zisk and Mrs. Evelyn De-| Mars of Hartford Submit to issued is | The the | h indi- than in| s is tirely | Dr, Otto G. Wiedman, an alienist, was called by the defense counsel and lie examined Colericco before court time for his sanity and will testify for the defense on his observations. Attorney MeCarthy questioned Col- ericco .at length about dizzy spells, | the accused said he was subject to. He testified that when he was six years old he fell on his head and re- *d the scar visible on his fore- as a restit. He has had the spells at \atervals since thal Transfusion. George L. Zisk of 45 Woodland street, compositor on the “Herald,” and his sister, Mrs, Evelyn DeMars of Wetherstield avenue, Hartford, sub- | mitted to a blood transfusion at the! x New Britain General hospital yester- He told of an argument that he had with Gigenti on the morning of the shooting over the alleged money Gi- ntt owed him, and during which Gigenti 1s alleged to have made a statement, interpreted as “I'l kick vour stomach.” Attorney McCarthy usked the interpreter if the witness' vweeds could be taken to mean "IN teur yonr guts out” and received the answer “Yes" \tter the argument he testified that | *™® 1 went out and wandered about the strocts to give his'nerves a rest as he was all excited from his arg@ment with Gigenti. He then corroborated timony of Maeri regarding the nooting, saying that while he was walking back and forth on the floor, idea came into his head to shoot Gigenti; and he Just did it Docsn't Recall Confession Wuestioned regarding his alleged | confession he sald that he did not re- member anything about it, He testi- lied that one of the policemen held ils hand when he made the cross that eppeared on the confession. He could not remember whether there was an tuterpreter there who translated any- thing to him or not. Attorney Alcorn took up the cross examination of the witnees and had lim identify the bullets that were aken from his trunk. Attorney Me- ‘arthy objected to the questioning of the accused on matter that was not vered in direct testimony. Judge thle ruled that when placed on the tness stand, the accused was subject to a broad examination and not confined to the direct testimony. 1ie was shown the picture showing kitchen of his tenement and the | Ludy of Gigenti laying on the floor, 1l he identified the articles and told position that Gigentl took at the e evidently was undisturbed | deposits reported in this country on e picture of the dead body on | june 30, last, or approximately $18 He was still on the stand | 000,000,000 were savings deposits Charles H. Deppe, of Cinclnnali, pres The first witness called this morn- | jgent of the savings bank division of ing was Macrd, Attorney MecCarthy |the American bankers association, said rot having completed his cross exam- | togay at the meeting of that division. ination when court adjourned yester- On the same date the reporied sav 1t was brought out that Macri|inge deposits for Colorado, 1ilinois, uid not actually see Colericco fire the | yngiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, but eaw him in the doorway| afychigan, Minnesota, Missouri, vhichethe shot was fired as he | yragkq, North Dakota, Ohio, Soutl from the house after the shoot- | pyayota, Wisconsin and Wyoming, ag- | gregated about $6,5600,000,000, a gain in the last eleven years of three bil lion dollars, Mr. Deppé said, or u per capita gain of over 90 per cent Junior High School Boy Victim of Pneumonia Willlam Jacob Kiencll, the 14- |year-old #son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kienell of 12 Cottage Place, died of pneumenia late last night at his home. He attended the Eiihu Bur- ritt Junior high school, being in the {seventh grade. He leaves besides his Medleal Examiner 1.son testified as | ol it Sl foviiad Neethans to hie Afdinge when called 0 the ., 500y Funeral services will be house immediately after the arrival [0 ot a8 H~ identified the bul. | e from his late home ton o'r;z;:n:nld I ken from Colericzo’s trunk. Memertel Heary M. Costello, Hartford ~ medical examiner, who performed the | on the dead man, was then and be testified us to the re- the autopsy. He said that there o powder marks on the | New York, March 19.—8tockhoiders tear of the dead man's head where|of the N. ¥, N. H. & H. railroad at the bulict entered. He turned the | thelr annual meeting in New Haver bullet taken from Gigenti's head over | April 16 will consider a proposcd issu to Attorney Aleorn who entered it as| either of bonds or motes to provid an exhibit | funds for improvements and for re- J. Bdward Vitzgerald was the last | funding approaching maturitics witness for the state and he testified hat the bullet from the man's head was the same as those found in Col Washington, March 19.- sricco’s trunk. He if the | ury's recommendation that Mot that killed Gige fired | $925,000 vesssl be built to repla f would | famous old coast gusrd culter «ad. | veteran of Alaskan wate wa | proved by the house in a bill pass today lite of their mother, Mrs. Nora Zisk,| who is confined there, Mrs, Zisk was in a weakened con- live, her son and themselves. lnlt!tuuon tonight or tomorrow morn- JERSEY CITY TO CLAMP LID DOWN TIGHT SUNDAY Even Persns Who Shined Will Be Listod Violators Jersey City, N, J., March 19,—The | names of persons who get their shoes shined, buy ifce ercam, dellcatossen Have Shoes ‘ As stores or saloons, or who buy any- thing else in this city on next Sunday, will be taken by the local police for violation of the Sunday “blue laws’™ according to orders issued by Chicf Battersby to 200 of his policemen to day. The action is designed for listing persons who buy goods that are sold in violations of the blue laws, a list of 10,000 “selling” violators having been taken by the police March 9. The names of the “buying” violators will | be presented to the grand Hudson county next week 18 Billion Dollars Are Ve ec ury floor. when recess was taken, shot from 5 ing Patroiman John Liebler, who ar- rested Colerieco on Whiting street | after the shooting, was the next wit- sz cqlled. He testified about the search made for the revolver in the vicinity of the brickyard near Chris- tian 1 where Colericco sid he had disposed of it. He said that the ae- n the confession in his presence and did it of his own free of to ised & will Sergl. George . Lilinger was the vest to testify and he ecorroborated | testimony of former witnesses v police |ernoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. N. Gilman of the Stanie church officiating. Burial Fairview crm»urr will be antopey culled sults of N. l\ MAD ANNEAY wr to NEW COAST GUARD (1 ™weR The treas new the a' e force of 167 from the cruiser Milwaukee, at Ama- | pala, | Honduran The American protection {and consulz drunken sold duran ministry also said many innocent persons wera | being shot rampant. Chine by which the American naval detach- ment will be p; of Tegucigalpa. approved here on the | was | Ameri INDEPENDENT ITALIANS 0. . MAYOR PAONESSA, litical cludes more than many of whom of C. meeting hall on Muin street, | voted unanimously to endor | mayor, and with him the day morning in an effort to save the| ;.0 pioke I the attended by more than 175 of the dition and as it was necessary for her| mombors of the to undergo an operation if she was to/ ywere made by daughter offered | yation It is expected that the Paonessa upon the manne operation will be performed at the!he has conductéd the cily's business ®creamed while the father during his first declared that the club could take no Lotter step in the olt to endorse him for gin plans at once to car election day | City Plan Commissioner 1. | Philip § political meeting of the held Sunday afternoon at Skritulsky's hall family on o iesucs of the store food, newspapers, drinks in drug The program of & | Ma Benedito administration of eity government. part in will membershi [on will f fle Scappe Nenaldi, finaneial treasurer; On Deposit in America | scapeiatti, committee on Chicago, March 19.--11alf the bank | rangements. Says Sparks Will Fiy When He Gets terly duct ing to eratic ter clair oll stoc! Wa shlie i tin Ry powers in ar tak power to instruct gard { Bonds of Knutson and grand Virginia Qe from the INEW BRITAIN HERALD EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1924. —SIXTEEN PAGES. U S. MARINES RUSHED TO CAPITAL OF HONDURAS TO PROTECT LIVES American Legation vived BABY SUSPECTED OF Upon and Foreign Prop- erty, Valued at $400,000, Has Been Destroyed. HAVING SMALLPOX Tairview Street Infant Under Ob- servation of Health Department ISOLAT[ON HOSPITAL DEATH Washington, March 19.—A sailors and nine landing officers Honduras was being rushed to- ¥ from that vort to Tegucigalpa, the capital, where wild disor r prevails, landing force was minister Mor: of the A ced for by for the legation upon by over which the Hon- had lost all control. advices from Tegueigalpa 8 Cherry Street Man Says He Can Re- s i duce Fever in 21 Hours by Spectal Treatment — Welfare Association Votes to Extend Aid. Consular The first floor of a at 137 was | Fairview street was placed in quaran- |tine shortly afto Losses estimatcd at $400,000 have | en suffered principally by British, and American merchants. ngements have been completed L0use down and looting Elizabeth Thompson girl, was found to | smallpox, not suffic posit to Ari | dications that { thorities dcem antine, The Thomp: house in h | Parfait families | quarantine, The health authorities today examined Mrs, & of Dwight street, who has been in qu. antine as a svspected case for three days, but were unable a diagnosis. Developments have been expected, but so far the indications are not ccrt:un enough to justify a verdict of smallpox, they feel Where are four in the Thompson family, including the parents and an- other little child. No membe of the health au- to quar- made the 1 through the lines it advisable revolutionary forces attacking \ home the are next to the son and smallpox is Dan! now officials said the detachment had been ground that it neeessary to protect < and property State department nding of the vitally again 107 | Many Repuhhcam Said to family have been vaccinated. Death as Isolation Hospital, Nfcholas Mortellito, aged 14, last night at the isolation hospital where he had been a patient since the institution wus opened Monday cvening. The Loy wus one of the most recent smallpox patients r ported to the health department, having been in quarantine for one woe Have Voted for His Endorsement Ihe Archmim club, whos 8 Independent Po- membership in- 200 ltalian vote the republican last night in K. and |, ] ,\l.uur‘s[ reelection as entire dem- on gistration lists, met afternoon, Rev. pastor of the Church of | !nnn the Livangelist, was admit- | ted to the hosnital to confer the rites of the church upon the pa tient, and Tater in the afternoon the |boy's parents were taken from their ‘,m home to the lhospital when b, Amella Tutles reported the by ““:‘:”“:l‘hi‘;:}“f‘_;:llhfjl'undllmn to be critieal. Keturning to thelr home, the Mortellite couple complimented Mayor ¢ in Whi became frantic and the M. Paonessa for members 01 | announced, was Last night's meeting, press committoe who attempted Lo quic Dr, e torm as mayor, and ned today that there Is no danger of infection from the visit of the clergyman and the parents to the home. ather Laden has been vaccinated and he was rbed in clothing designed to pro- vent carrylng germs. The family Scalora, |Was simply tuken from one infected first ‘big |area to another and returned. During the scene created gtthe Mor- tillito home, the mother the cat and with a shrick crashed {its head against the floor, then agadnst the wall, She threatened Dr, Pullen, but her husband tried to cone vinee her that all p » had been dons the ohild, e Vever, Cherry P |Il|uu e\ ® Interests than lection and be- v the city on re Included among the speakers wore ils Falettd, cappelattl and Paul It was announced that the eclub will be in the form of a muss meeting selzed oad street, and all n voters, gardless of party affiliation, has en invited to d and hear tie campaign threshed o peakers will fnelu Paoncssa, Sebastian 1j reveral others well politics and the yor A, M, and in matters of reet said today that he Dr, Pullen and offer his services “to at- tend any smalipox case which may be considored grave Meluss by my own m faith and nfidence, wi results as to have the p out of danger in six da Mr. Kilolber the fever with teers to do the wod The political elub the comi active Work 11 the ne an ction, to swe p g el o be produce tent en ting Sunday in membership fore preciab b The mass iner, ported club was reduce volan- coat to can He thout organized only ntly. Following s the staff of ers: Paul Bcalora, president; Phillp |anyone atti, vice-president; Emilio Mr, Kioiber fana Jaletti, girl in an automobilc aceident John Valenti, | was deeply affrcted when re and Philip {he deatih of the Mort« meeting ar- isolation hospita Welfare Association To Help. The officia We associ- ation we zed 1o drawn upon the conti fund to help 1 t the smallpox epidemic if in their judge ment it seems v the quar f the ro- of- work lit and 1 of the seor he vmm Taletti 1lito boy ELKINS INDIGNANT me o amsociation Part of the to the smallpox situation sociation stands ready 1 ever is possible out the plagu sreman’s Night” Cancelled Owing to the fact that t factories West Virginia stated here today af- are going on record as not approving reading Washington dispatches in|Of thelr employes mingling in public in testimony Batherings during the present small- pox epidemic the observance of “Fore |man‘s Night M. C. AL to- morrow evening s n cancelled The meeting was 10 be held in the banquet hall and Dr. Charles A, Eaton a prominent lec- turer New York was engaged to sak under the auspices of the indus- counci Communications were cetved from t tories stating that factory s were advising the men to r rom crowds. veral s declined to uccept lh ir lotment of tickets and others ey would accept them and pass them out to men but viscd them » attend the meeting JAP PRINCE DIES Mareh 19.—Prince ad of one 87 the collators e imperial Japanese 4 tonight of spinal menin- sack 10 Washington—bears Con- mee levoted of Probers Breeds Anarchy. lo what March 19.—<"“When in the 1 to stamp Washington, T am go- the sparks fly in demo- Senator Davis Eikins Miami, Fla., t back to make in Sin- 16, 1922 from March April 9, 192 The mud slinging ington today ator Elking said move to remove confidence on the public offfcials and if econ-| this country another going an outrage,” 1t is a politi- on in tomorrow evening wed will make 1ssin phyeiciar inves s over-stepping its ation it is under- g eontinned. “The senate s the power to impeach but not the e president in re- to his cabinet.” he A usua sald 1t n 1 te Tokio, Hull Reduced to $3,000 hington, March 19.—The bonds epresentative Harold Knutson of Terey Hull w,«m-v es of 1 family . gitis ngton be ury action in Artington serious statutory cha from 85 who have or re reduced today $3.000 THE WEATHER - Hartford. Mar. 19.—Forecast for New Britain and vicimity: Fair tonight. Thursday increas ing clondiness: Wetle chang: in tempegatars enc TYPrHomw AT MONSASTERY Mare? fist Monaste ) noon today when | mptoms of | diagnose as that disease but giving in- | to complete ! died | only | Thomas | ast [ mother | [Average Daily Circulation Week Ending l 0’3 82 | March 15th . OIL INTERESTS PLAYED BIG PART IN 1920 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND WOOD REFUSED T0 BE CROOKED JOHN R. SWIFT, AGED 59, This s Hearsay Evid S O S BRTHOAY BURNS EMPHATICALLY This s Hearsay Evidence DENIES ACCUSATIONS Itrodoced Tn. Teapot Hearing Tcday By Ohio State Official Darden, Friend of Harding, Tells of Clash With Sin- clair and Losing Out on Leases. Jubilee Street Man Had Lived Here for 49 Years—Veteran Role Says No Prolection W Given Fight Films—Seeks to Dlscledlt Holdridge ploye John K. Swift of Jubilee stre died today, his 29th birthday. He born in Shelbourne Falls, Mass, and tas been a resident of New Bri for the past 49 years, He v member of Stanley Memorial chureh, The Men's club of the Stanley Memo- rial church, the Red Army of man’s Bible class, Sons of St P. 0. 8. of A, Shepherds of hem and the Stanley Rule and Benefit socicty. He was a “wloved the Staniey Rule and Leve 15 was s @ Ma 1l Waushington Burns, chiet i burcan of a statement today in r timony of ( O, Holdridge, a former agent, who testified to the committe: Monday that he d eported the feconnection o Mumu with th ,ments to permit «xhi S P il 1 Carpentier-Dempse y | sides his wife he s ¥49¢5 pip oldridge testified that (\\-(; -‘I 1:\1:| . datn ae active he w and Mis * i 'Y on other affairs a Harold Herbert R e oA brother, Joseph of Merider s work B The funeral will be held 8 this late home Friday afternoon o'clock with services at Erwin el a0 o'clock. urial will be William investigation v to th Bethle- Level at Paog SINCLAIR AND FORMER SECRETARY and On® 1ot ane ax ostensibly to [ eridg purt in whic arres sip publican and a pot Dome Harry #, ¥'s book of tege oil inquiry tion icugo convens from his at 3 ag 8 said that me iny t Sunset 1 Hold N ¥ and was 't} pIv cemeter al sorts political und 1 influence to ent his discha “and his wire a most pitiful letter enclo. g with it a photo, Ph of herself and children,” Holdrid, Burns said in his state WONEN SPIN THRU AIR Up to that time ridge had never the 1 filns, told of Muma's with Attorney G that time Burns request for [ and sent him ormation. From further rns coneluded that Holdric stringing” him, and declined | him back to the Albany a kept bim busy in Cleveland ridge resisted the chang: Burns sid, and resigned, “did not intend to be mad by Muma,” I Y1 told him he liked in prosdc that we had no int ter,” satd Burns Holdridge, Burr estigating fight flims when tranferrcd to Cleveland Navarro, whom Holdr wis sent Lo HMaiti to stop gation, idded 1 “months at l stigation,” here was piot u v * sald® Rurne and the vigorously country.” EXTRA! EXTRA! BRYAN NOT WHITE HOUSE CANDIDATE . automo- ¢ William dennings Says Positively beea ved , nea conventis story Troy, about a L collided of | Sin e sent soel timony The tion mittee ta was br ol come deputy who work« Wood., He K that there on oil e that was made to but that of the hand by Pir retary of tie ed id the understood Wood Knew o, 2 state Ohio, disgrace Rurn, ntioned ater alleged neral D, id e for nard Hold Mun e but or and conversation At his Lo possible nominee |Meriden Residents Hurled From Machine on South- ington-Plainville Road | an offer rerty withdre w tion oncerned o first work up mose | formation why v story Darden Jume (8] t Harding tevests, 1o Was Dard wd stified Ljected riend ¢ (Special to The He: Plainville, March 19 den women miraculously es ous injury yesterday afternoon 4:30 o'clock when | they were riding, the | turned turtle fu the ditel ) roadway u short distance the Southington-Plainville town line, Mrs, 'y | Cora Beeley of 40 Sylvan avenue, the | worst injured of the telo, was taken to the N Britain G ra!l hospitul | with a broken nose, a split di vide, @ possible fractured and possible internal injuries; Max . Sternberg of Monroo st ey | ed a fracture of the left arm betwien the clbow and shoulder and a gprained | right weist and Mrs, Young Sylvan suf slight and bruises, The antomobi | Mrs, Secloy's hust the entire body ing torn off and being demolished engine being smushed trict Meri- d geri ibout | which und but g Hold- wtion, vy i he terosted goat of | und man of far-ying Teapot was in= Campion sald they with= upon it sort an Payne in the strat ut never had ntually had res ot th 1 lohn I, He seduan in road heside from saying along G claim with Robert mad Taylor o 16 could seratel s promised ustment by ami Wilson a sadd polie nosc n o« eoted by riies jaw the Mrs, ot wad leased Knew . Sinclale Stosd In Darden had throug) months I8 vance that & air to AD drrad the Mutua the « Robert 8 v vir testified le not wd moved fuished un in get the made with uny to des d Darden's lawyer, committee bewgun that the ated contest contract matter up and Attorney ound that Sece A o WHs it iny ement w avenus cuts| no p . Ol oo Dirig I is owned by b wre the right side lintered, a4 windshichl almost bey« natter proseet " wa company Kknowt cons 1 egality of the Sinclair Darden took ident Harding ”“1 I‘|I.Lm||\ e m uy . to i the but with 1 towards the driving Suddenly, the wheel, The fast 5 oy of the 1 to t was losing control cording to eyewitnesses bile was travelling at a speed and when approaching the sce of the accident, veered from one side | of theroad to the other, Suddenly, front wheels left the road, sank in soft dirt which makes the should | the road and the automobile plun into the diteh which is about sive deep. 1t straightencd i course then turned again (¢ and quickly turned over threg women in all dire over oner guinst ¢ | road way | Mrs. Secley was feet from the resting place tomobile and landed beiween the tey tracks which run by the road other two women, who were riding in the back seat, landed elear of the wreekage to move tl ® but 1 untdl help from the neighbor imxions ing houses Tanner | summonea Mrs and ordered hier s ain hospital. He ther Sternberg to the Meriden an N-ray and found that was only 1 ired. borg w ter ta to M husband's automobile. was » ol her . of He Continued on Page 16) IN RACE TO FINISHA IS JUDGE ALLING'S ATTITUDE win ratc Ian't, But Wants Yo 0 seek Preside Uiaha, March 19 ryan is not ut take 1o party, nenting r Okl Mr Willlam a candidate is anxious to ad said ont i rship tod action He Withdraw and 1Is urds the road throwing the The car nd came 1o by the democratic on y Candidate of Mayor—lonic S, latur in sdent Bryan had not hewrd Ok but appares oma whiel jons, wes His Political Manager, fon whether romor his for L small white fence lhoma an the ayor, like t throw wout 1 am 1 to chang doit, b ment.' 1t stich expres n trol- and roplicd 1 e compliz 't today the wing i 1 de. o fine nd 1 ey were unable arrived and Dr, J. ( He examined to see a younger m ip tinue nager Young Storr Mrs, sriden i mina s W irman n tow Prisoners Fight Over BURIED IN CELLAR HOLE D.""T"""f} One Killed Skinner ANOTHER FALLS SUICIDE and eLwee loyd wsor Wi W Hocks ulted in and the death o Mason, e known to 1 iam 'm.‘ Y ester- Missing Sinee » prisonet Danbury Boy, 5. i day Vound Under Vour hes of Niagara Police Find Overcoat Sand Whoere Pather Work Polcon Bottie, But No Person, Near Danbury, March rdy © Jacob R. Leverich who had been afternoon v | buried and cart | lar of The boy, Leverich at play aftemnoon | where his | disappearan ther, who » ars old Goat T<land Bri dr missit ster morning Ay avated Hil about ouse i his fa neighbor d reported The rowner bridge Jealous Lover Admits He ( hloro[ormed Sweetheart Norriste March 19.—Harole CHARGE AGAINST FEIGENBALM. Dean s held without bail iz S \ " . din d with the death Louise ARNSTEIN AGAIN APPLALS, ight February 290, at the Washington. March 19 i Tormay whe Dear (Nicky) Arnstein and « cted with him here in g bond thefts, today court by petition nical defec procecdings him ward disapprarance to the poliee apparently wied into iow space that had been excavated un derncath the building which was being raised, and had been caught bencatl arth falling from the side of 1th ravation for boy a sh any jssion Bruppache boarded Dear police armh Feige doing work permits nsed piumb, lations of eity ordis i We will na stermine wlk i {against Feigenbaum. ers, con is the New ked the review in- the rman mt contessed 1o the gk atten- Miss havecaised s said to has chioroformed B that * is an ing “hairms 1o taken nntic o oy sleep. Je by other said tio sut to Bruppacher was } his action. ik