The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-01

letter among the effects on the dead mans person This letter written up- on plain paper and surmounted by a crudely drawn tombstone at the head of a mound of earth, and without sig nature, bore in Italian chirography the simple statement You will soon be under a tomb like this"
 This letter which was mailed from Saugatuck but a few days prior to the killing of Biafore, taken in con nection with what may have been a previous attempt to poison the entire family, shows a deeply laid plot. which has as yet been funfathouned The authorities cannot reconcile the proximity of Tony, the nephew, with either of these attempts as he would have been taken into the bosom of the family by the slightest indication Of his willingness to marry pretty Rosie.
 They are unable to find from other indications that Marano was connect ed with a gang of blackmatlers nor have they been able as yet to ascer- tain that demands for money had been made by other upon Biafore.
 A package of dirty letters now in the possession of the police, which were yesterday taken from the rooms of the murderer, may throw considerable light upon the situation when tfanslations are completed. The nature of fheee
  tain Arnold, who kept them locked in his desk. It is believed hat they con tain information Of the greatest value to the authorities.
 It is now believed that the murderer himself. after eecaping down the rail- road tracks, probably walking ts1rourft the railroad tunnel to Water Street. made directly for the City Hall as Bernard Heating, Jr., asserted that a man bearing the description given out  highly excited state and asked for his money. He told young Kea ting Mich olas had been shot" This was inter preted from the mans excitement and his broken English to mean that Bia- fore had been short in checking upr but as payment was not. customary until Friday, the man was told to re- turn on that day.
 Another Italian, a boot-bIaclz- snl- p1oyed, in Harry Quinn's cafe this morning told friends that he had con sversed with the murdered between midnight and 1 o'clock this morning. The conversation was said to have been held in the, rear yard of the nurderers residence at g Lexington avenue, and is borne out by the hnd- ing this morning of a suit of clothes not previously noted in Marano's apartments and which resemble per fect1y the description given of his at- tire given to the police by a, brother. Pasqua1e Marano, directly after the killing. This consisted of a gray cap,
 mixed with brown, dirty gray coat and an old pair of blue trousers. It was this description which was first given to the police, and later some what changed by persons who averred that the murderer when running away had on a blue coat and dirty gray trousers. None seems to know just what kind of a hat he wore at the time of his escape.
 According to the boot-bIack he says that he talked with the murderer he was afraid to make it known that he recognized Marano and asked hiun what all the persons were doing around his house. The supposed muf- derer is credited with stating They are chasing some ginney who has kill ed man."
 It became definitely known today that Marano is a smooth faced man, about 26 years of age, although he re- gently wore a mustache. He is about 5 feet inches in height and carries a deep but small scar directly under his right eye, where he was kicked by a horse when he lived in Waterbury.
 Police have today again been sta tioned on the outskirts of the city to watch all outgoing cars and roadways. as the police believe the murderer is . still here. Last night every detective was engaged in the search until lons aILeF n1EOn164L ana the same CduEAtlA was exercised while boats, and hotels were gone through.
 Captain George Arnold remained at the helm until a late hour, directing the movement of his men and running down such clues as he had brought before him. Detectives were assigned to every section of the city where they were in close communication with headquarters.
 Coroner John J. Phelan began a separate investigation of the matter ordering all witnesses secured by tho police before him, and obtaining many others In doing this he explained that he did not want the police to be offended at what might first appear to be desire to work at cross plJr- poses with them, but said that in view of the always prevalent possibility of loss Of detail through loss of time, he believed that witnesses with fresh memory would be of more material value to the state now than they would be at 0 later time.
 Coroner Phelan believes that both the local and state police now working on the case will appreciate his coming quickly into the case and that gem eral investigation may tend materially towards elucidating the mystery which is fast becoming more comple&
 The first session of the inquest ae
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