New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1928, Page 5

Slayers of Renakdino to For Freedom From State Prison " “New Evidence” to Be Pre- sented to Pardons Beard by Cianflone and Rug- gerio in Spring. Affidavits obtained by Attorney Willlam P, Lewis of Boston, well known negro criminal lawyer of that city, form the basis for “new evidence” clalmed to have been discovered which is to be used at the spring meeting of the board of pardons in an effort to obtain the release-of * Joseph Cianflone and Mike Ruggerio, now serving lifc sentences for the murder of Enio Renaldino of New Britain at Farm- ington, October 25, 1920, according to the Associated Press. The afidavits were obtained by the Boston lawyer from Dominick Cropanese of Brooklyn, N. Y., and former Detective Sergeant Andrew J. Richardson of New Britain. The Cropanese statement is said to hc about 23 typewritten pages, and if the declarations made therein are true, will tend to show that the testimony given by Cropanese, star | witness for the state at the murde: trial, were in the main untrue. The statement from the former New Britain detective is said 10 bear out his declaration, made at the time of his investigation of the Renal- 4ino death, that the man was a suicide, Points in Petition Several features will enter strong- ly into the case to be presented by Aftorney Lewis, it is said. One is that Coroner J. Gilbert Calhoun rendered a verdict of suicide and thiy theory was held for a year by the New Britain police. Another' is the fact that the $10,000 insurance policy on Renaldino's life carried a clause exempting the company from liability in the event that the insured committed sulcide. The lawyer will edvance the claim that Renaldino's relatives supported the murder theory in order to collect the In- surance. Mrs. Lillian Renaldino steadfastly held that her husband ‘was murdered and did not take his own life. Mr. Lewis has been retained by brothers of the two convicts and he plans to confer with State's Attor- ney Hugh M. Alcorn. He has al- ready visited his clients and has dis- cussed the pardon procedure with ‘Warden H. K. W. Scott at the prison in Wethersfleld. Applications for pardons have been signed and are now fn the hands of the warden. Without definite knowledge of the attitude of the state's attorney's of- fice towards the application, it is thought that plans will be laid to ©ppose the granting of freedom to the two convicts. Dead Body Found On Road Renaldino's body was discovered on a road near Hartford Reservoir No. 4'in Farmington on October 25, 1920. He had & handkerchief across his face and a pistol in his hand. The case remained a mystery for more than a year and it was finally solved through the efforts of former Etate Policeman Anthony Tomanio. Alcorn S Murder Btate’'s Attorney Alcorn refused to ‘eoncur in the views of the coroner end the New Britain police that ‘Renaldino’s death was a result ot | sujcide but thought that the death was a result of a bootlegger's feud. Cianflons was arrested in West New York, N. J. and Ruggerio in | New Britain. Clanflone was ac-| cused of firing the shot that killed Renaldino while Ruggerio, it was claimed, held his arms down by his side and gagged him with a hand- kerchief. Renaldino, it was said, ‘was & member of a rum ring headed by Cianflone’s brother, John, of New Britain. The state charged that Renaldino met the two men by appointment on the lonely road to pay for a con- B signment of liquor and wheén he re- fused to meet their demands, he was slot to death and the crime made to appear as if it was a suicide. The case was built up mostly on the testimony offered by Dominick Craponese, alleged eye-witness to the affair. It is his affidavit that the Boston attorney plans to use in his efforts to have the two men par- doned. B Held for Concealing Stol Andrew J. Richardson wak sent to state prison on March £, 1922, for one to four years on conviction of receiving and concealing a stolen automobile. Jacob Winkle alko was mentenced in the same case. Both were arrested on September 29, 1921, following an investigation into & rum ring which flourished Relief . from Gas . Stomach Pains Dizziness The Doctors tell us that 90 per ent of all sickness is due to stom. ch and bowel troubles. You can't pe well if your digestion is bad; vou re to get sick unless you relish four food, digest it properly, and eep yvour howels regular. Tanlac has a wonderful record as relief from digestive troubles of very kind, even those of many| ears” standing. | Mrs. Emma Yockell, of 41 Buck- gham St, Hartford, Conn., says: ince taking Tanlac I can eat any- hing, have gained 9 Ibs. and slecp 1l. No more dizzy spells or head- hes—I get up In the morning eling fine!” It you suffer from gas, pains in e stomach or bowéls, dizziness, usea, constipation or torpid liver; you have no appetite, can’t sleep hd are nervous and all run down, s a sign you need Tanlac. Tt is' d, pure medicine, made of roots. rbs, and barks—nature’s own medies. Get a bottle from your uggist today. Your money back if doesn’t help you. Mlanlac ILLION BOTTLES USED here for a time, following the death of Louis Winkle, ‘The' atate claimed and offered ev- idence that both the officer and Ja- cob Winkle had been working to- gether in automobile deals of a questionable nature. State's Attorney Alcorn recommended light sentences and Judge lsaac Wolfe commented from the bench that the court was surprised at the lightness of the sentence.recommended. Both men were paroled on March 19, 1923. Before their sentence they were held in the county jail for five months. Their cases were regarded by the authorities as incidental to the murder of Enio Renaldino, whose body was found in his auto- mobile which was against a stone wall, in Farmington, October 1920, NEW FACTORY OFFICIALS George L. Sargent, Resigned, Suc- ceeded By B, W. Burtsell As Head of New Haven Concern. New Haven, Feb. 24 (®—Two new directors have been elected to the board of directors of Sargent and company, lock and hardware manu- facturers and one of them, Bertram W. Burtsell also assumes the presi- dency of the firm succecding George L. Sargent, resigned. The other new director is Edward Harding. Mr. Burtsell has been president and general manager of McKinnon Industries, Ltd., S§t. Catherines, On- tario, and the McKinnon Dash com- pany, Buffalo, N. Y., since 1920, He was formerly manager of the Pack- ard Motor car company plant at De- troit, Mich., for a number of years. Mr. Harding is & member of the legal firm of Campbell, Harding and Goodwin, New York city. ‘The company list of directors is as follows: George Lewis Sargent, Edward H. Sargent, Jos. D. Sargent, Bruce Fenn, George F. Wiepert, Wilfred Lewls, John Sargent, Zicg- ler Sargent, Murray Sargent, Ber- tram W. Burtsell and Edward Hard- ing. Bruce Fenn I8 vice.president, Zeigler Sargent is vice-president and treasurer #nd Murray Sargent is sec- retary. : 12 Enroll at Y. M. C. A. For Traffic Course At the first meeting of the fraffic management course held at the Y. M. C. A. last night 12 men enrolled] in the class as follows: Clarence ¥. Jacohson, Poter T. Beaucar, Emil G. Reiche, Y. H. Roberts, William Las- ky, Walter Groman, Lawrence P, Mangan, A. J. Caounette, Angelo Morelll, Clifton M. Weed, Donald R. Edwarde, Frank 1. Fountain / Speakers at the meeting were C. E. Lanson, assistant to E. Kent Hub- bard, president of the Connecticut Manufacturers’ association, and by Assistant Freight Manager Burrift of of the Erie railroad. The speakers pointed out the opportunities for traffic managers in Connecticut in. dustry. J. F. Atwvater of thix eity, director of the course, alao ‘spoke. It is amazing how quickly and thoroughly Oakite cleans the whole bath- room! Cloudy tubs, bowls, floor and tiling shine and glisten without scrubbing. Get Oakite today at a million things” e NEW BRITAIN'S NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1928 ARREST NEAR IN ‘BURNING MURDER (Continued from Firat Page.) on Wednesday, disposed of the po- lice theory that robbery was the motive for the crime. The writer sald he struck the woman when she resisted his advances, and believing her dead he soaked her clothes in gasoline and ignited them. * The authenticity of the confession was established by the police when their investigation showed that one of the two $1,000 bonds enclosed had been issued to Miss Brown. Enown to Woman The slayer was believed by the police to be a man.Miss Brown had been in the habit of meeting Central park, Néw York, and whom , [she had described to her employer, James Gillesple, of Park avenue, {New York, as a “fine gentleman with a car.” B | The slayer in his confession sald (he had met Miss Brown in New |York and the§ had driven to this |section where along a lonely road. MISS MARGARET BRROWN known as “Lovers’ Lane,” he had attempted to attack her. He sail he had asked her to marry him, but s#he had always told himy ‘she would not marry a poor man.” First reports of the. autopsy on the woman's body made no mep- tion of head wounds but after' re- ceipt of the confession authorities !raid therp was a blood clot in the mouth that might have been caused {by a blow. Details of Confession The confession said the slayer |had a good car and that he wus starting out “God knowsewhere — to Hell, I suppose, and by the time vou get this letter I will have a good etart on you." Although the confession said the murder was unpremeditated and followed & chance meeting police place with the Gillesple family on the plea that she was going to Pasadena, Cal, to visit a sick sis- ter. She had told her nothing of her plans and they said they had no word of her sister in California being sick. Believing the man to be a drug addict, police were watching ali sources of that nature in New Jer- sey and attempting to trace former connections of the “doctor,” whom they believe to be the slayer. Miss Brown was born {n Buffalo, N. Y. living there until she was 18 years of age when she went to New York fo work. A statement in the slayver's confession that he met Miss Brown in Buffalo “two years |ago™ was disputed by the family of Mre. George Hammersmith, a step- aunt. They sald Miss Brown did not LEADING are still unable to account for the | ! fact that Miss Brown had left her | relatives | AND meet any men on her visit to their home in January and February of 1927, and had not visited them for some years previous to that time. Bernardsville, N. J., Feb. 2¢ (UP) — Search for the man who murdered Miss Margaret Brown was {ntensified around Bernards- ville today after Emil Holzer, a resident of Bernardsville, reported that a strange ‘man driving a blue sedan and apparently intoxicated had persisted In trying to forcs Holzer to discuss the crime last night. “I was walking along the street when this man drove up,” Holzer told the police. “He stopped me and asked me if I knew about the mur- lder and said he wanted to talk about it.” Thinking the man was garrulous through excessive drink Holzer proceeded on his way but the man drove on, keeping up with him, babbling about the murder. “I looked around for a policeman but I couldn't find any right then,” Holzer told the Bernardsville po- lice today. “I took the license num- ber of the car when the man drove awa Police @ald the license number provided by Holzer is that of w plate stolen from a Ford car. ‘Washington, Feb. 24 (UP) — Lvery policeman in Washington was orflered today to keep clos: watch for any suspicious character who might prove to be the murder- er of Miss Margaret Brown at {Somerville, N. J. The order issued in the be- lief the slaver was headed ®outh by automobile. Similar orders, it was understood, had been issued to Philadelphia police. Hibernians Will Have St. Patrick’s Eve Dance The committee in charge of the annual St. Patrick’s dance of Rev. William A. Harty branch, A. O. H., |has perfected plans for the event | Which is to be held on March 16 in the Y. M. T. A. & B. soclety audi- torinm. People from every city and town in the state where there is a branch of the organization will be present, tha committes expects. The evening activitiey will open with a concert from 8 until 9 o'clock {after which dancing will be enjoyed {until 12 o'closk. Professor Rudolph Gattung will be prompter for old- fashioned dances on the program. The committee in charge of the affair consists of William Campbell, chairman; William Fisher, ~Philip McKeop, Lawrence P. Mangan, John | Quinn, Thomas Donlon, Charles Mec- Carthy, Patrick Nolan, John J. Mangan and William Bass. SPORTS BATHING SUIT New York, Feb. 24 (UP)—Tony fcalafani, 55, who entertained a crowd by frolicking in the snow be- fore the satue of civic virtue in eity hall park garbed in a bathing suit and tennis shoes, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct. Sent- tence was suspended. 1Find Hospital Tested Method Quick, Pleasant and Inex. peasive for Home Use Head colds, coughs and chest colds can be ended quickly—often jin & few hours—by a method doc- itors now advise which vast num- bers of New Britain people, like M. iB. Ellis, have found to be ideal for ihome use. Mr. Ellls, for example, caught cold several days ago while riding {in an open car. He paid little at- tention to it until two mornings !later, when his eyes became in- {flamed, and his nose was stopped iup. 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Under its present status the gold is absolutely valucless and will con- tinue 5o unless a special dispensation is received from Washington. No attempt has been made by the Soviet to pass the gold through the assay office fo the Federal Reserve bank, where under ordinary condi- tions. it inight be earmarked for the Soviet, bank or credited to the ac- count of ene of the local de- positaries. Barring a speclal ruling by the |treasury department, it was said in |financial circles that the only courses |open to the Soviet were to leave the gold- lie idle herc or transport it back to Russia. ENTERTAINS WHIST CLUB | Newington, Feb. 24 — Mrs. Chas. | L. Boyington was hostess to the Fire- side Whist club Thursday afternoon. Luncheon was served. Mrs. Boying- ton was assisled hy Marvis Boy- ington and Mrs. Willlam Jerin. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Leslie N. Hale and Mrs. E. P. 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