The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-12
MURDERER IS ARRESTED.
CARUsO VAS CAPTURED THIS MORN
 ING IN 4 BRANFoRD BARN.

When Brought to the Police Station He
 Said That He Had Committed the Crime
 and When Asked if He Was Sorry For It
 Smiled and Said That He Was Not-He
 Felt For a Knife When Asked by Re-
 porter If He Was a Member of the Mafia.
 Alonzo Caruso, the murderer of Raph- ael Delgrego. was arrested this morn ing in a barn on Johnson's farm in Branford by Officers McKeon, Frey and Cooney of the Howard avenue precinct, It is due to the astuteness of Officer McKeon that he was captured. The of 1icer heard late last night that Caruso had been seen on York street and that he intended to go to Stony Creek or somewhere else in that neighborhood, and then go elsewhere. Officer McKeon at once informed Sergeant Dunn of what he had heard, and he and Officers Frey and Cooney were ordered out to find the man.
 They left this city in citizens cloth ing and when they had got as far as Johnsons farm they stopped. They en- tered the barn and in a corner of the loft they found Caruso curled up in a heap under a pile of old clothing. The officers put the handcuffs upon him, bundled him into the wagon and brought him to this city.
 When seen at the police station this morning by representative of the "Courier" Caruso told this story of the murder: It was in broken Italian. He said that he and six others, among whom were Delgrego and stephano Etta, were playing cards in Delgrego's place. All were intoxicated.Th got into a fight and were put out, and it was then that he stabbed Delgrego.
 When asked why he stabbed Delgre- go the arrested man looked at the re- ported and smiled. sergeant Crocker, who was behind the se4k, said. "Ca russo. Don't you know that Delgrego is dead?"
 NO" was the reply in good English, T don't"
 .'WeH, he is dead. Aren't you sorry that you killed him?" Scratching his chin, Caruso looked at the officers and reporters about him and said: NO, am not"
 At that one of the newspaper men present said to him, approaching him close, "Charlie, they say you belong to the Mafia. Is that so?'
 At that his right hand went down to his hip and he looked his questioner in the eyes. Then he asked what was meant by that question, but all the time he was being asked and the answer was being given he kept feeling about his bell.
 He said before he was placed behind the big iron door that he had thrown the knife with which he committed the deed on the railroad track near the Derby depot.
 Tn reference to statement published in an evening paper, alleged to have been made by Coroner Mix, to the ef- feet that the police were at fault in allowing Caruso to escape, the coroner stated last night that he had made no such statements. On the other hand, he said that the police had always rendered him valuable assistance at all times. Tn reference to the murder of Delgrego he said that in his opinion the police had done all they could under the circumstances. He also said that he had been misquoted in the article in question. He did say, however that there was lack of promptness in nott- flying him of the deed and that he knew nothing of the crime until two hours after it's commission
 The arrangements for the funeral of | the victim of Caruso's knife have not 1 yet been completed, but it will probably l take place Sunday. The autopsy was | held yesterday and Coroner Mix com l menced his investigation, which is still | unfinished
 MT. Cheeswright's Recital Following is the program for the | piano recital to- be given at steinert's hall next Monday at 3;90 p. m, by