The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-25
ITALIAN SHOT TO DEATH
VICTIM VAS NICHOLAS ROSS OF
 HILL STREET.

Coroner Mix Examines Seven Witnesses
 to shooting and VIII Find That It
 Was m UnprOvokcd Murder-NIur-
 derer Escaped but Is Captured Later
 by Officer Desl1in--Bad Blood Said to
 Have Caused Shooting.
 Nicholas Ross, an Italian 27 years old of 55 Hill street, was shot and wounded wounded at 6s Hill street by Joseph Maritime yesterday afternoon at AIS clock Martino escaped after the shooting, but was caught two hours later by Officer Deskin at the corner of Whalley avenue and Hudson street. He admitted the shooting to the off, cer but said that he acted in self-de- fense. His story is discredited, howev- CT, and 1t is thought that bad blood between himself and the elder Ross caused the shooting, Ross was re- moved to the New Haven hospital, where he died at eight o'clock last night Martino fired two shots at his victim. One went wide, but the second entered Ross head back of the right ear and caused his death.
 There were seven witnesses to the shooting and they were taken into the custody of Officers Heenan and Gllli- gan to the central police station, where Coroner Miv held an inquest last night. The coroner was seen after the in- quest and stated that although he had not completed his investigation, his finding would be that Martino had committed an unprovoked murder, and he ordered him held for that court on that charge.
 The murdered man was twenty-sev- en years old and the son of Charles Ross, who is we'll known in police cir cles. Martino Is twenty-five years old and 1t was stated last night had been the life long friend of the murdered man. He lives at 55 Hill street. The house in which the tragedy occurred is owned by Charles Ross father of the murdered man, but is occupied by his son-in-law, Luigi Florio, Florio and his wife and MT. and Mrs Charles Ross were present at the shooting.
 Martino 1t is reported, refused to make any statement to the coroner last night. but made free confession to Officer Deskin when arrested by the latter. He said that he went to the house yesterday afternoon to collect lumber bill for his brother from Chas. Ross. Words ensued and the elder Ross. he claims, drew a revolver on him. He then drew his own revolver to defend himself. Nicholas Ross grabbed his father and tried to take the revolver away just as Martino fired and he received the shots intended for the father, against whom Martlno had i'll will. He then escaped from the house and started in the direction of Derby.
 In the meantime Sergeant Gibson at the centralstation had obtained de- scription of Martino and had closed every avenue of escape from the city by placing officers on watch at the de- pot and the steamboat docks. The three police precincts were notified by telephone and messages were sent to the police authorities in the neighbor- ing cities to be on watch for the man. sergeants Dennehy and Doherty se- cured team and went in the direction of Derby to overhaul Martino if possi- ble.
 The credit of the capture, however, belongs to Officer Deskin, who saw Martino on a Whalley avenue car. He got on the car, but not wishing to cre- ate a scene on a crowded car, he wait ed until Martino left the car at the corner of Whalley avenue and Hudson street. The weapon used by Martino was an old-fashioned 3S ealibre and he handed it over to the officer when ar rested. It was fully loaded.
 Martino and the murdered man had been much in each others company of late and Mrs. Florio, sister of the lat ter. said they had been on good terms. She said they were together until one o'clock Tuesday night and had drank together. Young Ross was employed bv the N. T. Bushnell Co.
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