The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-26
MURDERER CAPTURED
HE SLAMS INSANITY
Scared Out of Woods by Searchers He Returned to
Village and Was Taken by Deputy Nash
Feared the Crowd Would Hurt Him

/ States Attorney Meagher to be used
at the trial and returned on the 7:45
train to Burlington. No date has as
yet been fixed for the preliminary
hearing of Teleppo or the funeral of
Cinello.
TeIeppo Not Quarrelsome
So far as can be learned Teleppo
has been living in Bennington for
about two years. Some of the Italian
residents say that he has been here
even longer, but as it is difficult for
them to comprehend the lapse of time
| from an American standard the state
ment of longer residence can not be
| fully credited. He has worked on a
section gang of the Rutland railroad
and at different times has been en-
| ployed as a coaler at the yard on the
might shift. He had been at work at
the latter occupation about three
weeks at the time the crime took
place.
Harry MCGUIRE, foreman at tne en-
CINE yard, under whose direction Tel
leppo worked at coaling. said that the
accused man was good hand He
was quiet in his behavior and so far
as known by MCGUIRE never drank
liquor. He was described as a cheer
full fellow who frequently sang at his
work and never had any trouble with
the other hands in the yard
Teleppo had room at George HI.
Scnwab's on River street and boarded
himself. AS he boarded himself and
worked nights, he was seen frequently
IN hn OF trir ~ do 10 10
a stockily built man of about % years
of age with unusually broad and
square shoulders, dark complexion and
wore a small black mustache. For
some time he has worn green cap of
the style known among the boys as q
monkey cap. When on the street he
was well dressed and his erect car
riage, conspicuous headgear and
swarthy face made him unusually no
ticeable.
CineIIo Only Boy.
Cinello, like his alleged assailant,
was stockily built Italian, but as he
; was not yet quite 20 years of age was
not fully matured. He was a pleas
ant fellow who when not at work took
considerable pride In his personal APP
lpearance Just how long he had been
in Bennington is not known. Like
,Teleppo he worked for time with a
section gang but early this spring
made an arrangement with Antony
Antonujo, the Italian gardener, and
the two mad been busily engaged ever
since the weather would permit work
ing for different people about the viii
lage.
short time ago Cinello received a
lsummons from the Italian government
to return to his native land and I'M
ldergo his term of service in the regu-
la army, duty that is required of
leyery able bodied citizen. He mad
been intending to go to Albany in the
NEAR future to take an examination be-
fore the Italian consul, II found to
be physically able it was his intention
to sail soon for Italy.
The cause for the rash act alleged
to have been committed by Teleppo is
not yet known. The authorities have
had some conversation with the man
charged with the crime. but do not
wish to make the results of this in
lvestigation public.
!, Inc two men had some trouble a
number of weeks ago over money mat
tiers. Cinello spoke to Chief of Police
Brazel about Tie matter but later
gave the officer to understand that the
trouble had been adjusted. There
was rumor on the street this morn
ing that the affections of a young Ital-
ian girl living in the village and her
preference for Cinello was the motive
for the shooting.
Yesterday morning Cinello was en-
gagged through Antonoju, better
known as "Toney" to NOW the lawn
at the residence of C. N. Powers on
lGrand View street. The young man
came there at the appointed hour, z
o'clock in the morning, and was soon
Ijoined by Teleppo. Mr.. Powers
thought that the older man was an
noying Cinello, but as he could not
understand from the language used
whether the two were quarreling or
not, did not interfere, although he
was on the point several times of or
dering Teleppo to leave the premises
Teleppo remained with Cinello until
8 o'clock. nearly two hours, when he
went away.
The Crime.
1t was in the afternoon while the
| JOui6Cl Hldll was at WOTh Ou the ldWH
of Charles H. Dewey on Union street,
that the crime took place. Teleppo
was first observed talking with Gin
clio in front of the house The two
did not appear to be at all angry and
4 little attention was paid to their ac-
tons. Shortly before o'clock two
revolver shots rang out. People liv-
ing in the vicinity ran out of doors to
see the younger man lying upon the
ground Just east of the house and an
other man running over Union street
in westerly direction. Cinello lived
for minute or more but was dead be-
fore a physician reached his side.
The authorities, including First Sell
ectman F. M. Crawford and Health
Officer II. L. Stillson, were soon on
the ground and while States Attorney
Meagher instituted the search for the
, alleged murderer Messrs Crawford
, and Stillson attended to the matters
pertaining to tle proper disposition of
the body.