The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-27
Sullivan Sinking Al St. VinC0nt'S Main Street Liquor Dealer Shot by Waiter Has Slim
 Chance SUSPECT IS HELD
 BY BOSTON POLICE Shooting Followed Ejection of Waiter From Res
 taurant Assassin's s Escape Aided By Misleading Information at Place of Crime

Late developments in the shooting
 of John F. Sullivan by a waiter named
 Bruno at the victim'e saloon and res
 taurant in Main strees, last night, are=
 The arrest of 8 suspect answering the
 description of the missing Bruno by
 the police of Boston, who will be held
 pending identity by the local authori-
 ties.
 The closing af all avenues of escape for the assailant, by, tele local police
 of nearby towns, the broadcsstfng of
 printed descriptions of Bruno to all
 the larger cities, and the close watch
 of all exits to Canada by the federal
 authorities
 An ante-mortem statement made i'm
 the presence of Coroner John J. Phe-
 ed man.
 A close investigation S2y supt. of Police Eugene Birmingha9a into the alleged statements of officers that af- ter the shooting all information which
 would aid In the capture of Bruno Hcao
 refused at the saloon in which the
 Sullivan the victim though conzcf-
 ous at St. Vincent's hospital 10 be- 1ieved by the physicians to be mortally While protecting patrons from the | insults of a newly employed walter l in the restaurant attached to his sa- loon at 1149 Main street, facing Elm street John F. Sullivan, formerly a resident of Naugatuck was Shot in the abdomen and probably fatally wound ed by revolver in the hands of Will liam Bruno, an Italian of unsavory reputation whom he had twice evtct-
 ed. His assailant having ample timc to escape through his victims desire to prevent publicity has not as yet been apprehended-
 The Shooting which occurred at about 7:30 last evening was the re- venge of an infurfated man who de- sired to retaliate teF~Tor fifs summary
 discharge and evsction Tor an ineifen 1 I 1Q@A ltvan had not been witness to the initial disturbance but later being in
 formed of Bruno's discharge upheld the action of Tony Chfaravalle, who manages the restaurant conducted with the saloon, and consequently
 directed the enmity of the assassin The trouble which started before 2 o'clock is said to have arisen over an order for Italian salad ordered by
 a woman, who with her husband were eating at a. table, while another man
 was being served drinks Bruno who
 was hired on Friday last, was waiting formerly conducted the restaurant over a saloon in Fairfield avenue was in adjoining room
 It is deserted that when the woman demanded to have two forks served
 with the dish, objections were made
 by Bruno, who becrme abusive in the l to have retorted in kind. informing
 the waiter that he was mo good" and I further that she had known him fn Derby as thief. This so enraBea Bruno that his replies, made in Eng fish, were fully understood by the hu8-
 band, and he began to chastse Bruz1o.
 The dtsturbance brought the proprle- tor into the room and upon IearninG the waiter was at fault GummariIy | forced him from the room, af tho
 same time telling him to keep away It was about this time that Sullivan entered the restaurant to eat his sup per. He had overheard a part of the discussion and when in a few minutes Bruno again appeared in an argu-
 m entative mood, Sullivan grasped him by the collar, and while forcing hfm along the narrow and dark passage-
 way from the restaurant to the street repeated the admonition to go quietly away from the resort or he would again be evicted. Sullivan is said to 1 have hardly reseated himself ers | Bruno again returned breathing threats of vengeance against Sullivan It took the saloon owner but a mo- ment to grasp the waiter and throw him into the dark passage. Those in- side heard a door slam sirnultaneouE- and as they rose to their feet, pre- pared to hasten to the assistance Of Sullivan, he smillngly appeared and 1 later he requested Elmer Mum, a spectator to assist him to an ad5oin- ing apartment and then requested that he be examined to see if the bullet had hit him. As soon as his gar
 m ents had been partially removed it
 was seen that a bullet had penetrated the abdomen near the centre from which blood was gushing freely. Even then MT. Sullivan bore up with re- rnarkab1e coolness and refused to have an ambulance called, fearing the publicity which might attach to it's presence outside. He finally consent ed to walk to the emergency hospital.
 where Dr. c. R. Pratt, experimenting the gravity of the wound, called the am bIlIance and ordered the protesting victim taken to St. Vincent's hospital Before reaching his destination the 1 pains attendant upon such injury be- gan to be noticeable and as soon ag he could be prepared for the operat- jne-room Drs. c. c. Godfrey and ID. J. Mccarthy performed an operation which disclosed that while but one .5z l caliber bullet had penetrated the 1 abdomen, it had coursed upward and | inward for a distance of two three inches. It had perforated two of tho | intestinal runes.
 1 Sullivan is Al years old. He came | to this city from Gary, Ind, where he conducted a saloon after the New
 Haven railroad had purchased "a simi- | lar property owned by him in Nauga- tuck. He is unmarried
 Bruno. is 27 years old slim and probably five feet six inches tall. He
 wears his hair pompadour, is possesB-
 ed of a rather prominent nose and
 displays two gold front teeth when ho
 speaks. He formerly worked at the | Lenox Lunch on Broad street, as we'll
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