Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
Bloody Fracas
At Beer Party
PAsoUALE vlNGELLo OF BERLIN
LOCKED UP FOR MURDER.
A GUEST STABBED TO DEATH
Alleged Murderer Has a Bullet in His
Head and Friend of Dead Man Ad
mits shootins-TroubIe Over Music.

Berlin, Conn.,, July 3O-One man was
killed and two seriously but not fat
ally wounded here tonight at a week
end party being held at the home of
Samuel Lacbeth
Stabbed In Heart
Raphael Rotondo, 25 years old, and
single, is dead as the result of a stab
wound in the heart; Pasquale Vingel-
10. 26 years old, and Salvatore Caruso.
30 years old, are locked up in the New
Britain police station. The former has
a % caliber bullet in his head which
is also sIashed, the bullet wound Caru-
so. admits having inflicted. Caruso has
many cuts. en- his head and body, ona
on the side. of his throat narrowly
missing the jugular vein, another in
and deep cuts on his left arm and hand
caused, he said, by grabbing a knife
out of the hand of Vingello.
vingeIIo Accused of Stabbing.
Caruso says Vingello stabbed and
killed Rotondo, but on the other hand
Vingello says he does not know who
did the stabbing. Other witnesses to
the fight escaped and are being round
ed up late tonight.
HcompIimented With Beer"
A party of fifteen friends of Lac
beth gathered at his home late today,
and according to Caruso 1were COM
pliinented with beer Music was fur
nished by an accordion, but well played
as it was, some one in the party had
an idea that he could play it better
and when he tfied to take it from its
owner there was a fight.
Scrappers Adjourned to Alley.
Lacbeth would not allow his guests
to fight in the house and ordered them
out of doors, a command which they
obeyed. On reaching the open air the
men gathered in an alley in the rear
of the house and renewed the fight
which had progressed but a short time
when Rotondo ran from the group of
combatants and fell in the middle of
the road.
Rotondo Lived But Short Time.
News of the fight was carried to the
authorities and on the arrival of a
constable Rotondo- was given imme-
diate attention and a physician sum-
moned, but the man died just as the
doctor, reached him An attempt was
made to round up the members of the
party who had fed as soon as Roton-
dos condition became known, but all
but two escaped the officers.
Changed Clothes After Stabbinq.
Vingello was caught as he was re-
turning to the scene of the crime after
going to his boarding place and chang
ing his shirt which was covered with
blood and washing his head. The
DlOOuy SnlFI was 1OunQ In his room.
Caruso was the last man caught
caruso's Version of the Affair.
They were both taken to the New
Britain police station for safe keeping
and there questioned. Caruso talked
freely. He said that Vingello attacked
Rotondo with knife and that he
went to his aid with a revolver and
admitted having shot Vingello, who he
said, cut him with the same knife that
he used on the dead man.
VingeIlo Denied Doing the Cutting.
the revolver when Vingello was ar
rested was in his possession. Car1fso
was at loss for the answer, but Vim
CELLO said that he took it away from
Caruso after he had been shot. Vim
CELLO said he did not do the cutting and
did not know who did.
VingelIo Held for Murder.
An autopsy will be held on Roton-
dos body tomorrow and the men un-
der arrest will not be brought into
court until the result is announced.
Vingello is held charged with murder
and Caruso assault with intent to kill,
both without bail.
Witness Arrested at New Britain.
New Britain, Conn, July 30-The
local police tonight arrested Angelic
Russo, who Is wanted as a material
witness in the killing of Raphael Ro-
tondo tonight in Berlin. Russo. the
police say, is the man whose objec-
tiocs to the music rendered on an ac-
Gordon started the fight which ended
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