Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-26
Italian Admits
 Shooting Roze
CONFESSION sMADE IN PUTNAM HOMICIDE CASE.
CLAIMS SELE-DEFENSE
Declares His Victim First Opened Fire Upon Him--Was Intoxicated at the Time-coroner's Inquest Today.
Special to The Bulletin )

Putnam, Aug. 26.-Joseph Manery, an Italian who was picked Up in an intoxicated state and against whom no other eg.arge had been entered up to late Asea9ay afternoon, and who was not pfasented in court during Monday, is a figure of considerable in- terest to the police, as Manery admit ted Monday afternoon, after long con- sultation and conference with State Policemen Hurley and Virelli, the lat ter an Italian officer brought here from Hartford for the case, that he had shot Roze, but only in self defense. Ac- cording to the statement of the con- fession given out by State Officer Hurley, Manery says that he quarrel ed with Roze while the two were pass ing along Front street Saturday night. Roze, Manery claims. finally pulled out a revolver and shot at him. when Manery started shooting in his own defense.
 The Weapon Found.
 Manery told the officers where the revolver he used had been thrown away, and they went to the designated spot, near fence beside the highway on South Main street, between the railroad bridge and Vaughn's garage, with all the chambers empty.
 Officer Hurley said at o'clock Mon day night that he had a coroner's de- tention warrant for Manery and that he would be held for the corener's tn- quest, which will commence here at 3 o'clock this {Tuesday) morning, Manery claims that he was not we'll acquainted with Roze and had not met him until Saturday night. Manery fas been here only short time, work ing with a gang that Is laying water pipes. He ampiifed his story of what occurred just before and after the shooting, but is hazy on some points, having been intoxicated at the time.
 Albert Razen's Story.
 A statement by Albert Hazen. who says he saw the shooting affair of Saturday night. and evidence in the form of bullets spattered over the stone ahuta2ents under the railroad bridge on Front street. seemed to oleaf up on Monday all doubt that Roze en- gagged in a revolver duel with the man who naortaliy wounded him. Mir 1 Hazen says that he was walking down Trent street toward the bridge and was about enpasite Geesen's market | when two men under the bridge opened fire. One ef them stood an the side 1 walk on the south side of the street l the other an the sidewalk on the other side of the street, They were aBpRoz= l inaately na mare than 40 fact apart and Mir Hazen says they efaptied the contents af their feVdfvefs at each other in hurricane order,
 1 Reze Had Revolver.
 What Mfr. Hazen says abont the l shooting Is borne out by the bullets 1 f1attened against the big stones or each side of the street. At least hal1 a dozen lead splashes can be seen by anyone interested enough to go and l look for them. MT. Hagen says thai 1 he was not near enough to be able tt | distinguish which side of the street Roze was standing upon and did moi l care to mix in just at that time. Near l ly all of the bullets were shot low i striking the abutments at a point no1 much higher than mans waist. Wha' l Mr. Hagen says and the evidence te 1 substantiate it seems to dispose of tht dead mans claim that he had no re. voIver and did not know who 1t wal that shot him, nor why.
 Only One Bullet in Body.
 Tn L. E. Smiths undertaking rooms to where the body was removed from
 the hospital, an autopsy was per form on Roze Monday by Medical Ex. aminer pr. J. B. Kent of this city
 Medical Examiner pr. R. c. Paine O
 Thompson and Dr. J. J. Russell of thil city Only one bullet was found il l the body, this one on the left side jus | under the skin, this having paasee through the body from the right side The bullets that caused the othel | oh hA hAAV