Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-09
STABBED TO THE HEART.

A Row in italian Saloon on Canal
Street Ends In Murder-The Murderer
Fights His Way to the Street and is at
Liberty-A Suspicious Character in New
Haven Arrested.
Tomasso Vallejo, an Italian baker.
was stabbed to death in the saloon kept
by Pete Morello at 70 Canal street, about
$50 Yesterday evening. This quarter of
the city is known as "Little Italy" being
inhabited mostly by people of that
nationality.
The horrible deed was the result of a
drunken row over a game of cards.
Valetto, FraDga Beppo, Salvatore
Trolla, Nicola Guerrero, Salvatore
Rinaldo and Crosimo Dantreia were
playing cards for beer until the party
got pretty we'll filled. They then
the "boss," in which the winner has all
the beer. He may drink it himself or
give it to his friends as he pleases
| Guerrero won the game, drank what
beer he wanted himself and gave the
rest to Trolla and Rinaldo. Beppo grew
angry because he had got no beer and
engaged in dispute with Guerrero.
Trolla told Beppo to shut up or he
would make him. The latter was max
ing some answer to this remark when
IValetto, the murdered man, who sat
next to him, arose and slapped Beppo
three times in the face. Beppo struck
back, with what, no one could swear, it
is said, but Vallejo staggered a couple
of steps, grasped at his heart and fell to
the floor with groan, the blood squirt
ing from the opening in his shirt. The
murderer sprang towards the door in
the rear of the saloon, the other men
crowding around to oppose him. Seiz-
ing a heavy chair he swung it to the
right and left, and succeeded in forcing
| a passage and escaped.
| The name of the murderer is given in
the directory as Frank Testo, 45 French
street, sewer diggerby occupation. The
victim was thirty-eight years of age; he
| was below medium height and of stout
build. He had lived in Waterbury for
seven years, working for Chatfield &,
Chatfield until a year ago, when he
opened bakery in the Italian quarter
in the rear of the Monitor Hose COM
pany's house. He leaves'a wife, who is
/ almost crazy over the tragedy and has
to be watched to prevent her from do
ing herself harm.
Officer Cahey happened to be passing
through Canal street just after the crime
was committed. When he arrived at
the saloon Vallejo was still alive, but
unconscious, and the murderer had made
his escape. The officer started for the
station to report the matter and Officer
Smith hearing of the affair, hurried to
the saloon. The victim was dead be-
fore his arrival. Medical Examiner
North examined the body, after which
Undertaken Bergen took charge of the
remains, which were removed to the
dead mans home on Bank street.
Chief of Police Egan is making every
exertion to capture the muir lerer and
his officers are searching the country in
every direction. The following descrip-
| ton of the Italion has been sent out: He
is % years of age, 5 feet and inches in
height, dark comeplxIon, black nous
tache, medium build, wore fur cap
dark old overcoat, and blue pants
when last seen. 1t was reported early
to-day that a man answering the de-
scrIption was seen in Derby.
At II o'clock this morning an Italian
was discovered hiding near Belle Dock
New Haven. He was arrested and coulG
give no account of himself. He appar
emily could neither speak nor understand
English. He is five feet and eight
inches in height, about $50 pounds ir
weight. He has a dark moustache, MOI
heavy, and wore blue overalls, black
| velvet cap, watch and chain, the latter
yard long and made of hair. He had ir
his possession $500 IN money ,one dozen
black envelopes addressed to an Italian
bank in New York city, a spoon anC
knife. He gave his name as Quigliags
Pasquali.
The murdered man is we'll spoken OIL
by those who knew him. He is said tt
have been a quiet, industrious man, MOI
given to quarreling. A reporter
learned to-day that Beppo did not USE
his knife in the heat of the quarrel, bu
retired to closet after having words
with Vallejo, where it is supposed he
placed the stiletto in his sleeve and or
the first opportunity plunged it into hi.
victims heart.
i The Italian who committed the crime
is believed to be the one who was ar
rested last October for attempting tt
shoot fellow countryman on French
Istreet. At that time he gave the name
of Frank Rosa and settled his case fol
ISIS.
Deputy Coroner Pond arrived IN the
city on the 11:11 a. m. train. He or
dered the body removed to Undertaken
Bergin's morgue, where an autopsy was
1t was found that the instru
ment which had caused death
entered the left side between
the third and fourth ribs and pierced
the heart to the apex, making an open
ing in which two fingers might be in
serted. The remains were taken back
to the murdered mans home and the
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing, with services in st Patrick'f
church.
Deputy Coroner Pond late this after
noon subpoenaed the witnesses of the
murder to appear in the police court
room tomorrow afternoon, when an in
Iquest will be held. All appear willing
to tell what they know about the muir
der. The coroner was rendered ma
terial assistance in his investigation by
Joseph May, the Bank street fruit
dealer.
Chief Egan sent an Italian to New
Haven to identify the man under ar
rest there, but up to press houl
no word had been received from
him. The crew of the early morning
train out of New Haven, report having
Iseen man answering the description o.
the murderer walking on the track neal
Ansonia.
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