The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-10
TO SAVE HIMSELF.
Storti Confesses That He Murdered
Caluccl With an Axe.
He Was Afraid That CaIuccl Would XIII
Him, as They Were Enemies

Boston. Nov. 10-Luigi Storu, who
was arrested in Hudson on Wednesday,
was brought TO police headquarters
late Yesterday afternoon. He was
handcuffed To Patrolman Baretta Of
Division /. who brought him to Boston
from Hudson.
Previous TO his departure from Hud-
SON for Boston he confessed that he
killed Calucci 10 Lieut. Rosetta OF Di-
vision I. who went 10 Hudson To iden-
tify him, I'm company with Sergt. Shee-
han, Special officer Rooney and Patrol
men Bean. Sergent and Baretta.
While PatrOlman Baretta. who is an
Italian, brought the prisoner 10 Boston.
the other officers remained about Hud-
son 20 assist the police and citizens Of
that place I'm their attempt TO capture
BucilH who was WQ,h Storti. but who
succeeded i'm escaping.
ON the train. while on the way 20
Boston. Storti admitted that he struck
the blow with an axe which hfed Mi
chael Calucci about > o'clock Tuesday
morning, in the house al - Charter
street. az the North End.
At police headquarters StOrti was
confronted by Chief Inspector Watts,
Capt. Hoffman of Division 1. Patrol
man Baretta. an expert Stenographer
from the office OF the board OF police
and two Interpreters He was ques-
toned and cross questioned regarding
the affair after he had been Informed
Of his legal rights. and NJ the conse-
quenCes OF talking too freely. He was
told that what he said would be used
against him as evidence at his trial
He seemed a calm. quiet sorc Of man.
and told his story with apparent lndif-
ference.
His principal excuse FOR killing Ca
| lucci was that he was afraid Calucoi
was going 60 kill him some night while
he was slePDing He had duarfeled
with Caluccl IN italy. he said and as
1 Calucci was gOino back o. Italv ro-
| morrow. he feared he would b. killed
| before hat time. ana 50 killed Caluc"i,
Stolii exonerated Bucilli. the man FOR
whom the police are now hunting IN
| the Hudson woods from any connec-
| tion whatever with the crime. He as
sumed all the responsibility for the
murder himself The murder was COM
| mitted ip little r3om. IN which five
other Ita1'ans beside S-ori slept.
Stortl said he would have given HIM
! self up ~ the nolice and made p clea n
| breast - the whole affair imm ediafelv
after the crime was committed. II he
| had not feared that some one would XIII
| him for SO doing. NincenZO Bucilli, he
said. is still in the woods near Hudson
, and Clirton. and can hold out only a
short time longer Stort intimates that
Bucilli would probably kill himself be
fore he would permit himself to be
| taken and tried for the crime in whi'~
| he is said 70 have been an accessory.
cafucCt WIS ktffpd bY blow nom at
| axe while he was sleeping. The, mur-
| derers immedf atelv fed. leaving Boston
| at o'clock Tuesday morning. They
| Hudson.
Persons reading Of their ESCAPE af'el
| the murder. and remembering their de-
| scription, saw them out along the line
! and modified police hesd0U9rters II
! Boston. and the police and AL the sur
| rounding sowns We're warned nv teie'
! phone 20 be on the watch FOR the TIVE
! Italians