The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
DELFINO TOOK
 OATH TO KILL
Shooting of De,b'asio Carrying
 Out of a Vow Taken Before Marriage of Stepgrand- :. daughter

Domersc Delfino. the savin Rock fireworks manufacturer. will serve about four years and a-half in State prison for the killing of Ludorico Del- biasio and the wounding of his grand daughter, Marietta Delblaslo. The sentence of Judge Holcomb yesterday upon De:fino's plea of guilty to man slaughter was from five to 15 years In State pIEson. Assuring that Be11no will give the authorities of the State prison no trouble he will be out Tn about four years and half. Delfino killed De-blasio, apparently, because he made an oath that if his granddaughter did not make suit able marriage lie would kill her, her husband and himself. This was maae clear by letters cad in the New Ha- ven Superior court, yesterday after noon, by States Attorney Al ing. | These letters Delfino tried to burn after the shooting but the police saved
 One of the letters. addressed to his
 T have killed both; it is my duty; I wanted her to marry honestly ana l she knew it. She knew that if she l recommend to all the fam6'y to give me a good funeral; me and Marietta, and bury us in one grave l -..If you don't fulfill my wish 1 die 1 in damnation- If did not do tnlS l would be a cuckold.' To his family he wrote: DO not be sorry; this way my VOW. recommend to you all my poor moth
 s.Have a mass for us; have priest accompany us to the grave
 'If you give him a funeral, leave you my maledictton.
 ''Wheu you read this I shall be. with my Maker. God will have pardoned me. have felt serenity and calm I never felt before the satisfaction of | having done my duty. I recommend | to you courage and strength. ITO the representative of the law:
 Excuse this, my wish, that we be n9I %gither ePerneSa myaelf on or % Marietta. If have killed both and myself, follow my oath Leave us both stay in the house, the other corpse take away at once.
 q salute the law.
 l s.DOMENICO DELFINOln A will, signed but not executed or witnessed, was also read by the States attorney. It reads as follows: October 4. 1911-
 q am of sound mind.
 q, the undersigned, leave all to my wife on the following conditions: ..She shall own the income till her death, after that to the board of charities of New Haven. one of her family. After her, death l the board of charities must give her a funeral to cost $2OO, and a monu-
 sfshoufd they refuse to do this they are to have no use of property Attest:
 "DoMENICo DELFINO." A letter was also written to friend, Luigi Forno. in. which Delfino said that after killing Delblasio and his wife, he would KIP himself rather than be executed. The letter, con tinued:
 T have given this step for honor. not for jealousy. Luigi. remember that it is corpse that is talking to you. I have fulfilled my oath. I recommend this traitor to you. I want to be buried in one grave with Marietta If you do n@ follow my orders I will be with you night and day to give you fright. 'tHave my will recorded at once. Think well of my wife, she has been loving and affectlonats. Luigi, your wife could have avcfd- ed this if she had told me al before.
 ''I give you a thousand benedic- tions
 ''Your affectionate father-in-law.
 s'DOMENICO."
 State Attorney filling said that these letters showed that the killing was premeditated and that Delfino had planned the murder some time before the deed.
 Judge Holcomb, in passing sentence, said that the crime was very close to murder in the first degree, in spite of the alleged provocation by the vic tim. He said that DeIfino had fol- lowed a code of his own and that he had taken the law into his own hands.