Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-06
MANFREDI CAPTURED.
Was About to Start For Albany whs
He Was Arrested.


Was About to Start For Albany When
He Was Arrested.
Dominica Manfredi, the murderer of
Leonardo Petruzzi, was arrested this MORN
ing in Winsted by Chief of Police Wheeler
and brought to this city this afternoon by
Special Officer Charles Fiore. The story
of his crime and escape is still fresh in the
minds of the people of Waterbury. On
Sunday, May IS. Manfredi and Petruzzi
the murdered man had drank and eaten to-
gether at the formers home, corner of
Scoyill and South Elm streets. As evening
approached they got into quarrel which
was continued when they left the house.
On Union street they were separated by
some friends. Petruzzi the murdered
man seemed eager to resume hostilities.
He started for his home on Canal street
where he secured a small sword or good
sized dirk. He then left the house. The
rest of the story is then only surmise.
borne out however by strong circumstantial
evidence. Manfredi had started for home
when the quarrel was stopped on Union
street. He went through jeffrey alley to
reach Scovill street. just at this point
he met Petruzzi, who had come to inter
cept him. The quarrel was renewed and
Manfredi to save himself, it is said,
plunged a stilletto into Petruzzi and fed.
4 large pool of blood was found at this
point and spots were traced clear to South
Main street. Here they were lost.
Petruzzi staggered on to Canal street
where he fell two or three times. He was
carried into his hou ;e where he died two or
three hours after the stabbing. In the
meantime search had been made for Man
fredi without avail. TIE police secured
the country and not an Italian quarter in
the city was left. unsearched. Clews were
xIny,@ l,rnf nt
them yielded Manfredi. He had disap-
peared as suddenly as if the ground
opened and swallowed him. They had
about given up all hope of securing him
when word came this morning of his cap
ture, as follows:
Frank Fitzpatrick, a Winsted youcg
man, has been employed at Gross
< Spiers in this city. He knew
Manfredi we'll from seeing him so often
around Canal street. He had been in Win
sted on his vacation when he saw Manfred
on the street. He at once notified Chiei
Wheeler. and both began a search for him
NIanfredi must have known Fitzpatrick
reccgnizged him for he again disappeared
The search was renewed this morning anC
at the West Winsted depot they captured
him. He was taken to the station wher,
|, it was found he had purchased ticket fol
Albany. stilleto was also found on hi
person which may be the one which com
mitted the murder.
Chief Egan was notified and he sen
Special Officer Fiore to Winsted. The of
ficer identified Manfredi at once and 81
notified Chief Egan who ordered hin
brought down on the next train.
Shackled TO Chief Wheeler of Winstet
and Special Officer Fiore of thi
city Manfredi arrived here at 1925. H.
took his arrest coolly, smoking a cigar a
he walked between the officers to tn
: station. He wore n brown soft hat an'
: his clothes are not the best in the world
He has grown "A pair of natty sideboard
since his flight The arrest is told as fol
lows: Frank Fitzpatrick who is learning
;; his trade at Cross & Spiers in this city AM
his brother, John J. Fitzpatrick, who L.
the way are cousins of Postmaster Fitzpat
rick were in the saloon of William I. Ger
agility. Frank saw Manfredi enter an
purchas ed two half pints of whisky glvin
l a IS bill in payment. He identified hir
5 at once and went for Chief Wheeler, tellin
4 the others to watch where the Italian went
; Manfredi got away however. Chic
: Wheeler searched all night, and thi
< morning he and Fitzpatrick found thei
i man at the railroad station
D He said he was German. but
t disproved this when he failed to talk tina
/ language. When searched an ugly lookiD
A dirk with blade over incees in length
e which shut up like knife was found o
= him, ticket for Albany and an adveI
r tisement of an Italian saloon in that place
When Special Officer Fiore saw him. how
t ever he admitted he was Manfredi, bu
e would say nothing else. He was covere
= with dust when arrested and is suppose
n to have walked from Harwinto
I where there are Italian shanties
: Chief Wheeler did not want to admit tha
Fitzpatrick fully identified him. Mr.. Fit
t patrick. who by the way. lives at 700 BALD
win street. this city. told the chief that b
I told him he did so, and Wheeler had t
E admit it. Chief Egan told them the court
e would settle who was entitled to the $50
t reward. He thanked them for their worl
t and presented the knife to Wheeler as
, | souvenir