Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
JUST JEALOUSY.
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no. with whom she lived here. wa
named in her story.

no, Will NHoIl she llNeu here, was
named in her story.
Bridgeport; CT, Oct 23.-After a day
of investigation the police. tonight.
We're unable definitely to fix the mo-
tive for which Rose Bunnis of Bridge
port, lately of Chicago was shot to
death. last night. by Joe Bunano. after
she had been taken to Putney ceme-
terry in an automobile with four other
men. Buan Bunano. who is known as
Chicago joe" has confessed to kill
ing the woman, who was his common
law wife. but the police say the only
reason lie gives in his alleged confess
sion is that he was drunk and did not
know what he was doing. Meanwhile
the police still cling to The theory that
the woman, who was a character in
the Bridgeport underworld, was kill
ed because she had revealed the inner
workings of the white slave traffic in
Chicago.
Buanno. together with Joseph Mat
ito and Frank Pizzichenni, who were
arrested. last night, Were held without
bonds pending a hearing, Saturday.
No trace has been found of the two
men in the party who disappeared aft
er the tragedy. They are said To be
jimmy Lewis, alias Hartford Jimmy
of Hartford, and Andrew Campello,
alias big Andrew" of New Haven.
What Chicago Police Records Show.
Chicago, oct. 23.-Records of the 22d
street police station were searched by
Capt. Michael Ryan. today, and show
ed that the police on Aug. "a Booked"
Rose Bruno as living at 80 West Goth
street. This place was closed in the
raids. The woman was described as
% years old, 5 feet high, with brown
hair and eyes. She said she had for
merly lived at 221S Second avenue.
New York, and that Tony Bruno, IL
Mott street. New York, was her ia
Their.
Records of the Identification bureau
in Chicago show that man known as
Joseph Bruno. whose description close
ly resembles that given Of the alleged
slayer, was sent to states prison at
Joliet in 1896 and served three years
there for operating confidence game.
Bridgeport, CT. Oct 23.-That the
young Italian woman killed here, Rose |
Bunnis, who was shot to death, last |
night, near Pecks Mills, in Stratford. |
to which place she had been taken by |
FIVE men in an automobile, was kill |
ed because of activity in the vice |
crusade" in Chicago, is the theory on |
which the police are now working. as |
a result Of their Investigations into |
the affair A statement tc this effect |
was made by Detective Captain Geo. |
Arnold, this noon after several hours |
ha thpan n I
tured after the shooting. last night. |
The prisoners are Joe Bunano. known |
as Chicago Joe" Joseph Motto and |
Frank Pizzicheny.
Under a rigid examination Bunano, |
according to Captain Arnold, has con- |
fessed to having shot the woman, who. |
he claimed, for the past four months. |
had been his common law wife. While |
admitting the shooting Bunano claims |
that he was under the influerce of |
liquor and did not know what he was |
doing. Bunano said that the wo-
mans husband, John Achillo of New
York; died about six months ago and |
that two months later he took the |
young woman. then % years old, as
his common law wife. His stories
leading up to the shooting were con-
flicting.
The police have learned that Bun
ano and the woman arrived in Bridge
port, yesterday, from Chicago, having
left that city, last Saturday.
The prisoners are held without BAH
for a hearing in the town court of
Stratford, Saturday
1t was said here, today, that the
Federal authorities may take some ac-
ton in the case.