The sun., 1897-02-22
FUTI HELD FOR MURDER.
sTRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM
FOR KILLING HIS WIFE.

ned .s Ono or the Nreu seen ON the Rail-
road Train with tho Murdered Woman.
? Giuseppe Futi, tho Stamford italian who was
arrested at 112 Mulberry street on Saturday,
suspected Of having murdered his wife, Maria,
between East Norwalk and Wostport on last
Wednesday night, and then of having thrown
her body on the tracks Of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad to hide tho traces
Of his crime, was arraigned, for second timo
before Magistrate Crane in the Centre Street
Police Court yesterday morning. When Futi's
case was called, William yollmor, Chief
of Police OF South Norwalk, who was
in court, made affidavit that Fuu is
O fugitive from justice, that warrant
has been issued for him, and asked that
he be held to await tho arrival OF requisition
papers. In his affidavit Chief Vollmcr recited
the story OF tho finding of tho woman's body,
concluding by saying, that tho defendant and
the dead woman had lived together as man and
wife up TO Feb. last, and that on that night.
between and 10 o'clock, they had been seen
riding together on q train going from Stamford
to East Norwalk."
The affidavit went on to say that the hatchet
with which tho wounds were inflicted had been
positively identified belonging TO Futi, and
that on this and other evidence a warrant had
been issued for Futi's apprehension by Justice
Frost of South Norwalk. An interpreter read
the affidavit to Futi, and he responded in most
emphatic fashion, pounding his fist on tho rail
as he said:
1T am not guilty"
When asked IL ho had anything to say Tun
began:
II didn't do It, but I'll tell you how 1t was -"
Tell this man, interrupted Magistrate Crane,
"that anything he says here will bo used against
him."
When this was mado known to Futi he re-
fused to talk further. Ho was remanded back TO
tho Tombs without bail.
There were In court three other residents OF
the State Of Connecticut besides Chief volmor.
Ono was Detective Novins OF the Stamford po-
lice force, another was an interpreter, and tho
third was Robert NJ Russell, the trainman on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford road, who,
on Wednesday night, saw woman, whose dead
body he afterward saw in Raymond's undertak-
ing rooms in South Norwalk. and which had
been found on tho railroad track shortly before
midnight on Wednesday.
With this woman when on the train were two
men, known In the case since tho murder tho
tall and tho short man. When Futi was ar
raigned Yesterday morning Russell took good
look at him: After the prisoner had been ro
manded and Russell was leaving the court with
Detective Nevins, he said that Futi was tho
with the woman, who was murdered n short
time after tho three left the train at East Nor
walk.
While the evidence was pling up against
Futi in New York. Chief of Police Bowman and
his detectives of Stamford were hard at work
gathering additional evidence against tho Tombs
prisoner. On Saturday Chief Bowman produced
several witnesses before tho Coroner, each OF
Two OF these witnesses were Glacomo Caivo and
Giuseppe Panctta, the first neghbor and the
Both Of these men identified blood-stained
coat found In the house OF Fuu's cousin, Luigi
Ma Maori as having belonged to Futi. Both identi.
addition to {his Sslss satd Ss 6ad 6 seen Fa,i
tho afternoon before the murder.
l. Chief Bowman visited south Norwalk ycstcr-
aa se BEEN o. ans a wo
one living in the same house with the woman In
fe ,h and ths other her next door neighbor viewed
the BODY Of Maria c caPneia Ia Faf giuseppe Futs Mfs
morning BY the south Norwalk police $50 yards
from where the body was found, was shown to
as beosed To F and ycava snd
was the hatchet he had seen Futi sharpening on
s.Iyas'sS%S sfispnoon Tho identify ~ ~.
and tho ownership OF the hatehot, Chief Bomman
turned his attention to the footprints found on
preserve these tracks. The tracks ran from the
ssrasd end eS of ss eG s. sd nSh S
port. east along the top OF the embankment to a
place about 800 yards from where the body was
shoes Of fv'asss ass dead SSFeSsans ,se
Futi was arrested his shoes were taken
from him and another pair substituted.
commonly worn by Italian laborers. Chief Bow
man took Fuu's shoes with him to tho scene OF
tho murder yesterday and fitted them to tho
man 8 tracks along the embankmcnt The shoes
fitted even to the indentations OF the hob nails.
After he had obtained this evidence the Chief
was was satisfied with the case he has against Fud
The case which Bowman and his detectives have
following facts: woman wa was found % i dead 'np ON
the tracks Of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad a few, minutes before ~
murdered, as shown BY the finding Of more than
dozen cuts and bruises on her body and three
tors said that a majority OF the Wounds had
been inflicted with an axe or hatchct. The
the wife OF Giuseppi Futi Of Stamford. She WAS
seer seen 70 70 board the 9:el 7. NJ. train out OF
at East Norwalk. One Of those mon has been
identified as tho woman's husband A blood
found. He was seen to sharpen u hutchet ON tho
afternoon Of the murder, and that hatchct,
covered with black hair lthc color OF Mrs. Futis
hair, near the scene Of the murder.
o., In his own behalf, Fnti says he left Stamford
for his wife. who had Disappeared. Five persons
say he did not leave Stamford until Thursday
morning. Futi furnishes motive for the muir
der when he says his wife was unfathfu TO
him and that she had many lovers, When tho
ming between East Norwalk and South Norwaik
naws ,.ht,r an h opportunity @ to see Fpti and say
car at East Norwalk at 1880 p, NJ. ON Wcdnes-
day and rode to South Norwalk, and when tho
night ticket agent ut the South Norwalk railway
station has chance to identify him as one Of
the two men who bought tickets for stamford
and took tho 1888 train for that place from
south Norwalk on Wednesday night the case
against Futi will bo as complete rs crcumstan-
tial evidence can mako II.
Tho second who is concerned in tho murder Is
still at large. The police think that, In the hope
OF saving himself, Futl will tell who his com,
panion was. II Is evident that tho woman was
deliberately led to her death. II that be true IL
Is difficult TO imagine who It was that Futi IL he
Is the murderer. could have invited To go with
him on such mission. 10 far as footprints 90
there Is nothing to INDICATE that any one besides
the murderer was with the woman when she
was killed or Immediately before the killing
%hsre GSas h was FGtts comPanion Il Futi did the
An Italian In Stamford known 10 tho nolice