The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-23
FUDA ACCUSES IMPOSINI.
SAYS THAT HE MURDERED MRS.
FEDA FOR N

Humsic. Tries to Tight. but IL HnnacuTen
ana Held Prtsoner-rhe Husband Tells Hi.
Theory OF tho Crime In Pull Detail.
Another arrest was made yesterday in the case
OF Mrs. Maria Carmela Fuda. whose body was
found on tho tracks OF the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad n little oefor,
midnight on last Wednesday. The arrest was
made at Buffalo on the strength Of n description
furnished by Chief OF Police Bowman Of SIAM
ford. Tho now prisoner IL Nicodemo Imposini,
an italian Of Stamford. He 10 25 years old. q
feet . inches tall. md weighs 40 pounds. He
has dark hair and eyes and n smooth face. save
for a slight growth Of dark hair on the upper
lip. When arrested he wore q dark coat and
waistcoat, light trousers, n blue and red necktis.
ana russell lcaiher shoes. Thcdescription tallies
with that sent out by Chief Bowman.
The fnct that there was an Italian In Stamford
who might he able to tell something about the
murder OF Carmela Fuda was known only to
Chief Bowman and he kept tho secret well.
N1codcino lmposini had lived some time at the
house OF Luigi Mncri In Cedar street, Stamford,
two doors above the house In which Fuda and
his wife lived. On Saturday night Imposini was
making somc purchases IN n store in Stamford.
The storekecpcr noticed what looked to him like
blood spots on the sleeve Of Imposini's coat.
Having read all about the murder, the merchant
may have let his imagination soar TO a higher
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thought he would not think the spots he saw In
the gasllght OF his shop looked 10 much like
Hood spots after all. However, he was very
sure about II on Saturday night, and he told
Chief Bowman what he had seen and what he
suspected. The Chief, ready to follow up any
reasonable clue, listened 10 the story and then
sent one OF his detectives to talk with Imposini.
The Italian could not be found on Saturday
night when the detective wanted him. trt no ro-
turneI IN hta hnp,a ln,,. .-l II. sIs-.,,
him that II detective had been looking for him.
1mposini expressed surprise and went to bed.
When the detective went to find him on Sunday
morning he learned that Imposini had started
for New York Il short time before. Chief Bow.
man Immediately telcgraphed Chief Conlin q do
seription OF the man and asked that he be arrest
cities be asked to look for him.
ing case WAS turned over TO Capt. o'Bricn.
rested Fuda OF liz Mulberry street on SATURDAY.
was detailed to search for 1mposini. At the
s sna ys une tne police OF other cities were notified.
lice Photographed CHIEF Voelmer of Sso,nib :, N Nor
walk that the fugitive, who had admitted his
being held for further orders.
Meither the police OF Stamford nor those Of
the case, II they read The Sun this morning
Imposini,s relation to it. that they did not know
SSSi Or ias 5Sth S thsn iee Pf2Sl ai ps Of S1' b ihs s, mnn
around whom Chief Bowman has thrown a
Giuseppe GhSin OF rn sdisoP lie S si,SsS%s's az e. e enssssa
woman, who is now a prisoner in the Tombs.
charged with numbering his wife. and will %
ton papers from Connecticut.
fuda was seen IN the Tombs yesterday by q
all that he says he knows about the murder OF
his wife. Fuda-he insists that his name IL
TAI, weighs about $50 pOIfnds and has rnthar
short black hair, large black eyes, and a black
mssiech he The expression Of his face is rather
ly In the eye. His manner Is frank and open
and he speaks with great force and. occasionally,
tied English OF the Interpreter could translate Il,
this is what Fuda said:
dered and that I an charged with the murder. I
did not commit the murder, but / think I know
demo Tmposini, who lives with Luigi MacH In
Stamford. near where I live, About 8 O'Clock
S %ssse sSs ys.i afternoon Nioodemo came to my
Joe, lend me your coat. your, shirt, your
pants ss SaS S SIm w ssosi 10 sn %S ySaFs h 20 e o., IT,
.LThStis my business"
Then he shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
he was my friend, Ilent him the clothes. and he
Of my house to sharpen the hatehet that .Ticoc
denS Want Wanted a TO borrow, got the hatchst Of
handle broke. ! told Luigi the hatcsseStt was mo me
good, and he said he'd put in a longer and better
hn Ras d9rd % az. !; e 1.-The ! thought Siuo I'd shsTPsp II before
| had shnrpened the Ratchet I took II to Luigi
tMacri to have the new handle put in, and told
tho ,hatchct again. and j suppose Nicodemo
my wife was around home all day. and W.
o'clock I went to bed and was soon asleep. NV
whether she was il in the house when e1 / went 'a 70
he'd or al the house of some one ofthe neighbors.
Thursday morning, and. finding that my Vito
had not come to bed, / got up TO see where she
but ! did ind tho clothes / had lent to Nicodemc
hanging s,rngI. dnt The bedroom thought that we
had run away with Nicodemo.
IA, the money earned ! gave to my wife.
S Sk%iM i"A' Sic He mad mas s'T ha2s some meant of ting N nIS1Ssy to
81 sa bad Ss6 that ! had given her in a pprss
/ got up and made ready sG1,ratr To- 20 !" H 10 New !, sfs Yor rsh IN
search OF my wife, I took some OF my things
into the house OF Luigi Maori, MS well as the
where j was going, and told him II he heard
from Carniela TO write TO me. and | gave him my
have been likely. to tell any one where was
going, would II ! would have kept that to my
~ now believe Nicodcmo got my wife to 20
away, with him, ms II they were going to elope
together; TO make the thing seem more real,
folks would think she was going with me. Ibe.
ncye no TOOK her away for the sole purpose Of
robhing. her and killing her. He knew she
always had all my money. lie did this, and pro-
tended TO be my friend. Borrowed my clothes
so that any one who saw him might think he
wns l. lie did this knowing, he was going 70
taken for him. the murderer. All, Nico-
demo, Is worse, than IA murderer But
! am innocent, and II will he proved so. know
II. have been told some one saw me on a train
after o o'clock Wednesday night. That's a lie.
WINS at home asleep. II they find Nicodemo
let them dress him up in my clothes and stand
him beside me, and then let them say which ono
told YOU all ! know. No, | haven't. want to
say that never said my wife got up out Of bed
ut 3 o'clock Thursday morning and that she
didn't come buck. ] said l woke up about 3
o'clock Thursday morning and found that she
hadn't yet come tn he'd. That's ALL"
After reading Fuda's statement, the polios
may get a better idea, why they want lmposini.
Now that they have him In custody, they have
two short mon. Everybody who SAW the woman
on "Wednesday night saw hcl with two mon,
one much taller than the other. A comparison
OF fud4s nppearance with tho description Of
lmposini shows that there H. not so much differ
emce In the gonernl mAke.nn. Imnosini is said