The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20
TWO SUSPECTS
 HELD, ONE FREE
 IN MURDER CASE
City Court Holds Widow And Brother -IR-LdW Of Murdered
 Rosario MaTteIIO
Another Brother, Rosario Delucia, Is Freed for Lack
 of Evidence

Testimony to a. damaging con- versation which he alleges he heard between Mrs Rose Marteilo and. her brother, Joseph Delucia in a cell at police headquarters was given in the city court this morning by Augustine Confalonieri, a barber whose place of business is at 6s1 East Washington avenue. The barber's story was the means of binding over Mrs. Martello and her brother for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Martello's husband, on December g.
 Another brother, Rosario DeLucia, was released for lack of evidence. His counsel, Attorney George Mara, insisted that there. was not sufficient evidence to warrant holding him, and the court agreed
 The barber's story furnished the state with just enough testimony to hold the two accused, Judge Foster having previously declined to bind them over unless more evidence should be forthcoming.
 Confalonieri was employed as spy when Mrs. Martello and the DeLucia brothers were first arrested; and was tello and Joseph DeLucia for an en- tire night. He made notes of a con versation alleged to have taken place
 That Mrs. Martello said to her brother that it was better that one of them should die. than all three of them remain in prison, and that she intended to tell the police all she knew was the most important part of the Darber's testimony relative to the conversation he claims that he overheard.
 Joseph DeLucia is alleged to have replied to this by telling his sister:
 sfYou ought to have died 30 years ago and then I wouldn't be in all this trouble on your account
 "I am dying in here.'' Mrs. Martello land if can't have my liberty or see my children it will surely kill me. It is better to tell all know and let one of US take the conse> any family to support,
 fIf you open your mouth I'll cut of here" her brother is alleged to have retorted, according to the notes made by the spy in the interyeping
 Mrs. MartelIo Is alleged to have made several attempts to resume the conversation but, on each occasion was warned to ''shut up'' and not say anything about it.
 Don't open your mouth; keep your courage up." said her brother, ac- cording to the testimony today: they haven't got anything on us"
 The barber-detective was placed in the cell through a plan arranged by State Policeman Vireni and the local authorities. He gave all his testi- rnony in Italian through an interpret CT.
 Attorney George Mara, representing the suspects. put the witness through a grilling cross examination.
 What did State Policeman Virelli promise you for acting as spy, Ques- tioned Attorney Mara.
 ''He didn't promise me anything," replied the witness.
 Were you to get nothing for your work?' asked the lawyer
 'GNothing at alI,'' replied Confalon. ieri.
 'aThen why did you spend all that time and trouble and pass a night in a police cell?" questioned Attorney Mara.
 'Because I wanted to see the case cleared up right was the witness answer.
 Attorney Mara asked that all three suspects be discharged but Judge Fos- ter considered that the testimony of the Italian barber, together with the testimony given at the previous hear ing in the city court was sufficient to warrant binding over Mrs Mar teHo, widow of the murdered man, and her brother Joseph DeLucia.
 The other brother Rosario DeLu- cia.. was let go. He is the one best answering the description of the man seen running from the murdered cob bler's shop at 10 West avenue innme- diately after the shooting. but the au- thorities could not weave a web of evidence around him strong enough to warrant the courts holding him fur tber.