The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-24
MURDER IN UNION STREET
ANTONIO TANGIOLI SHOT BY JAMES
MORANO.


The Latter Was Arrested on Suspicion of
gerald Murder-Both Men Said to be in
Love With Mrs. Di Bendett-It Was in
Murder was committed last evening
about 8 o'clock at II Union street The
victim was Antonio Tangioli, who lived
at AZ Hamilton street, and the alleged
murderer was James Morano. The
facts ascertained last evening We're
very meagre, but it would seem that
the killing was done in fit of jealousy,
16 Union street and on the other side
at No II live Antonio Di Bendett and
Mrs. Di Bendett. The husband is a
scissors grinder and the wife looks af-
ter the house, which is similar to many
Of the houses in that section and is
used for a lodging house, and although
the house is not large, the Di Bendetts
derived considerable revenue from the
people accommodated
Mrs. Di Bendett is young and far
from i'll looking, many of the denizens
of Fair and Union streets calling her
handsome. She is popular and counted
among her friends both the murderer
and his victim.
Yesterday Di Bendett went to Spring
field on business and the men called
at the Di Bendett home last evening,
with disastrous results.
Morano was the first to call and was
enjoying the society of his fair friend
when the man destined to be a corpse
put in an appearance. He knocked at
the door and was let in by one of the
dodgers. He went Immediately through
the room in the front of the house into
the small room where sat Morano and
Mrs. Di Bendett. What was said, il
anything, was told at the examination
of the coroner early this morning by
Mrs. Di Bendett, who was the only wit
ness in the presence of the men.
Coroner Mix would disclose nothing
that was said at the preliminary hear
ing this morning.
1t was stated by one who was in the
house, but not in the room, that neither
man spoke, but Morano drew a revol-
yer and shot his victim, killing him in
stantly
til. \
lay would indicate that he was shot as
he was entering the small room. His
body was about half through the door
way, with the head resting in the room
he had passed through. The ball en-
tered the left breast just below the nip
pie and death was instantaneous. The
revolver, which was a five-shooter of
3S-calibre, was picked up by one of
the patrolmen. 1t was lying beside
the dead man. 1t is supposed that the
murderer ran out of the house over
the dead body of his victim and dropped
the revolver.
The news that a murder had been
committed soon spread in the neigh
borhood, and in short time the streets
were filled with the mixed population
that inhabitS the district
Patrolmen P. Doherty and Ledwith
rushed to where the report said muir
der had been committed and found the
man dead The police were immediate
ly notified, as was the coroner and the
medical examiner Morano had made
good his escape when the officers ar
rived
While the medical examiner and cor
oner We're taking up the circumstances
leading up to the killing the police
were active in trying to run down the
murderer. Captain Wrinn was notified
and came to the police station to take
charge of the proceedings. Fifteen
men were sent out at 1890 o'clock this
morning in charge of Detective Po-
ronto and Sergeant Mcbride.
The men were sent out with instruc-
tions to visit the italian houses in
search of the murderer
joe" the saloon keeper at 16 Union
street, said last evening that between
the dead man and the fugitive he would
be out about $77. Tangioli was in Joe's
saloon at S:45 o'clock, and went i'm
medfately to IL Union street
Morano is one Of the men who were
arrested on suspicion of participation
in the Fitzgerald murder on Dectember
27 last He was held two days and dis
| charged for lack of evidence
Morano is about twenty-six years old
five feet six inches high, dark hair and
brown eyes. He wore last night darl,
clothes and blue shirt
At 2 o'clock this morning Morano
was arrested by Patrolman Tighe of
Derby. in that city. He acknowledges
that he killed Tangioli, but says that
he did so in self-defence.
BY order of Coroner Mix the body OF
Tangioli was taken to the undertaking
establishment of Lewis &, Maycock.