The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09
FASCIANO HEARS STORY OF MURDER
 HE COMMITTED
Wounded Barber Confirms Statement of Stepson That Stabbing Occurred
 After Shooting.
DRAMATIC SCENE AT HOSPITAL
BnlIet With Which Antonio Pizzntt0 Was Killed Last in Pistol of the Slayer Otherwise Salvatore Pizzntt0 Would Have Died..Virelli Makes Statement.

Adding to the promptness and eff ciency which he has brought to the investigation of the Pizzutto murder, State Detective Frank Virelli to-day added one more link to the chain of proof which has caused Coroner Will son to hold Luigi Fasciano for mur- der, and which may bring the barber to life Imprisonment if not to the gall lows. The new link is one of the bullets which F,asciano shot into the floor of Tripardelli's saloon. The bull let serves at once to corroborate the story of the affray in which Antonio Pizzutto met his death, and to con- flute. a portion of the story told by Fasciano, who has declared that he shot off only blank cartridges in the saloon.
 VireIli has concluded that three shots were fired in, the saloon The floor shows two bullet holes, distant from each other a little more than a foot. The bullet in the possession of the de- tective was taken from one of these holes It is probable that the bullet from the third shot passed through an open window.
 Giusem which was printed in the Far mer yesterday, is the substance of a second statement made by Fasciano in the presence of Gfusef1.<
 From the 1dcCS lndL nave Doch dc- veloped from all these sources 1t ap- pears that Salvatore Pizzutto lived to stab F,asciano because of the reckless shooting which the former had prac- ticed in the saloon. The shot with which Antonio Pizzutto, with uner- ring aim was killed, was the last in the revolver of the barber. If there had been another bullet Salvatore Pig zutto would never have reached Fas- ciano with his knife, nor stabbed him five times.
 The meeting between Fasciano and his step son Giusefh at the hospital was most dramatic.
 virelIi was present and asked Fas-- ciano if he desired to make state ment, warning him that anything he said would be used against him.
 Fasciano replied that he had made one statement and would not make another.
 Giusef then stepped forward. ask ing Fasciano, if he knew him. To, which the latter replied in the afr native. Then. step by step, Giusem went over the ground covered in his statement in, the Farmer.
 According to those who were pres ent Fasciano corroborated substan- tially the entire story, except that he saloon were blanks while Giusefh in sisted that they were ball cartridges.
 Then" said Giuseffi,. You stood up and said don't try to make dam fool out of me-
 "Yes." replied Fasciano.
 Then" said Giusefh, "Savatola said Louie, who in hell do you think you are?''
 .Yes,," replied Fasciano.
 Then said Giusefh you fought. They struck you and you struck them. You all fought for the billiard cue.'
 'fYes,'' responded Fasciano.
 Then" continued Giuseff1, "I held you. The saloonkeeper would not help and ont side You saw Antonio and Savatola standing together and you shot An tonio.''
 .eYes," responded Fasciano, feeb1y. I thought they were going to do me up."
 Then Giuseffi went on, ''savatola ran toward you, and stabbed you here, making a dramatic motion toward his breast, and you fell and Savatola stab bed you again and again as you lay on the ground.
 That is right,% Fasciano replied. and day by a policeman until he is from the hospital. His l recovery promises to be rapid.
 The discrepancy in the stories of the | of the other witnesses are said to be | accounted for because it was dark at | the place where the shooting occur | red and only Giusefh was near enough | 70 see WndC dcCually happened
 State Detective Virelli said this | that he regretted very much I that statements had been printed | it appear that there are diff rerences between himself and the lo- gal police. He said: ''I am not work ng on this case, or any other, to get an advantage over the Bridgeport po- ice. On the contrary q desire to work in harmony with them.
 When I took the oath to detect and prevent crime assumed a duty. wish only to perform that duty"