The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28

st. John. He had made no move to defend himself from injury
 Celentano ran toward the bridge. and Miss FreGericks, in the act of cross ing the ear tracks there to get to the footway on the south side, saw him as he nelred the middle of the bridge The shots and the revolver in his hand frightened her. and she turned about to go back down to her home, when she encountered Fernico running back to- ward the bridge after Celentano, a re- volver in his hand The theory of the police is that Fernino, deciding that the ammunition of Celentano was ex- hausted, wanted to use a little of his own, but when he met Celentano holding the bridge by brandishing his weapon he found the reverse the case. He pointed his revolver at Celentano
 and snapped the trigger three times but the cartridges failed to explode, and he ran back down Grand avenue. Celentano after him. Celentano fired two shots more.
 James Goodwin, the driver for Fire Chief Rufus R. Fancher, tried to make detour and capture Celentano, and Joe Kelly, another fireman shied a stone at him, hoping to fell him to the ground The stone went wide of it's mark, and Celentano trained the revol- yer upon his threatenmgly.
 He continued his pursuit of Ferni%a as far as Goggin's saloon corner, anA then wheeled about, and dragging his wife by the wrist from the fence ran with her over the bridge and into the arms of Pltrolman Moore.
 Fernino disappeared down Olive street, went through St. John and into Hughes place where he fell from loss of blood.
 J E. Hill who conducts a store in Grand avenue on the other side of the Grand avenue temporary bridge tele- phoned Capt j. F. Brewer of the Grand avenue police precinct, and he sent officers to the scene, and the wounded man was carried in an ambu- lance to the New Haven hospital.
 Coroner Eli Mix was later notified, and, as the shooting he believed would have g fatal result, he called upon Chief Cowles, and Detectives James Ward, Bennett w. Doran and Robert F, Dunlap were assigned to assist him in securing evidence.
 December 10 Celentano's wife, who Is fragile woman, was found in a lodg- ing house in Bridge street, in company with Fernino, it is said by the police The latter to elude the police jumped through window, and the next seen of him in this city was yesterday. The woman was arrested at that time, and gave bail for her appearance in the city court, but forfeited the bonds. Since December 10 Celentano has made several inquiries of the police to ascer- tain the whereabouts of his wife.
 He learned that she was in Walling- ford few days ago, and went tip there, it is stated, to bring her back. Fernino boarded the same car that they were in with several of hs friends, all arriving in New Haven for the finale yesterday afternoon.
 Celentano is reputed to be worth con siderable money He said last night that the wounded man had stolen his wife away from him twice during s year, and that he went to Wlllingfora | yesterday to get her, intending to bring Ter to police headquarters Fernino, le said, said she should not be deliv- cred over to the police and when Olive md Grand was reached he (Fernino) | pulled her from the car.
 He followed and when Ferinino made motion as If to draw his re- 1olver, he pulled his. Celentano says Fernino is a member of the Black Hand