The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-20

Further disclosures tile manner 1n which the Siers srtino case Huas kep4 frem lhe knowledge and the courts decision was obtained Sf xesterdayss second nearing before Cororsr John J. Rhelan- Among the rrztxreases was Mrs De1fartino herself who told a circunstantial tale of the n1aznH in which money was forced upon her in settlement Of any claims Nha uzdE{1f have made.
 T1szz ff1ere will be a further investa- Rmka0n Of many of the facts revealed is certain. from the character of the evidence-
 An eye-wifness to the actual killing 47as f0zand in the person of Mir Teness 47flose stestfl1oz1y showed that the car which killed De Martino was speeding
 Mrs. DeAfaztznoss Story.
 7arz. Angelina DeAdAlti tino, widow of Hohn, who lives at 5S Greenwdcn ave-. l,z1e. starnford. appeared in full black she is a co1nnaratively youalg voznans fhos1zfa pr-erriaturely aged She said 6l,at her hlssband had been in the axzrrer supply trade and that he 1nade regular trips. to Bridgeport on Eriday rr1nfnznas, returning to Stamford Sat- 11rxzay night either by trolley or by fr+in according to the amount of sup niles he had to carry back. He was expected on the night of October 29. 1s1e. and supper had been prepared for him.
 rhe first sntinadon she had of his death was about 10.s0, when a. neigh Dor came in- They assured her he was only seriously hz1r4.
 The first that she heard of the man nr men who are supposedly ressponsi- ble was when SherfH Abrio1a and Att tnrney Ehannon appeared at her house on May T. She tesfified that, when called to the door, she said What do you want of mezT
 -<Here is a lawyer who wants to set- tie the. case of a man who killed your zrasband-''
 1I said. what can he settle with sl sooo T said. what do want of <1 0oo2' In answer 10 that he said, 5He must be pretty good to send @, ,o5a to help your children He fur tlesr said. You had better take thls money It will be good for you to take this thousand and with it you can pay your own lawyer with it
 wanted satiasfaction-
 said, IL is not money I want, it
 Satisfaction to know who killed my 4uszaand He said. You will never kzow who this man Ia for this man 1<hozv that lawyers will never tell you thgzr secrets lawyers, priests and dotHors will never reveal secrets of 4heir clients, so by that you will see EhHt you can never know the man rrhn killed your h1lsband-s repeated arazu sNoney I do not want He said -You might well take this mous sy my good woman This is the ouE3 thing you wdlI ever get and you wsa1 never have the satisfaction of Hruozrit1<< who aalIed your h11sbsn ndy as fhey CANNOT ARREST HIM. THE EscTIrsH HATE BE7EzfE BRIBI1D so HrHEY WILL DO NOTHING and to azsure you of this. this man has lived in Bridgeport and yet the police have never arrested him.
 *Fhen they saw was persistent in not taking the money they said, You had better get some friends I said, T will call my attorney They said. No. that is not necessary. Call some <f your Friends got my nephew Abrnz0za suggested that we go to the bnrbsnsh0p- The attorney said. No. tt is not necessary, we will wait here. He also told me this. Whether you accept or do not accept this check 1t does not make any difference to this z,1zn- said to him, Tt ds mighty strange that this man should send this money at such late day.
 sfernnn aA Poor Man.''
 ssrn answer, Abrdola. said, WE'LL. xoU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS AVIAN IS 4 POOR MAN. AND HIAD TO ACCUAfIJIsATE THIS AHON- EY LITTLE BY LITTLE UNTIL HE HAD MADE UP THE s1 ,O00-' He also said. One reason why you are get ting this money is that this man is very good Catholic and, when he goes to bed at night, he sa ys the spirit of my husband haunts him and for that reason he tries to make peace with inc family AND THIS MONEY IS NOT IN FULL RETIREMENT THIS IS STATELY A GIFT, BUT LATER HE WILL TAKE CA1HE OF YOUR CHILDREN AND ON EVERY HOG- IBAY WILL SEND YOU MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF TyHn1Ad-s
 The coroner closely questioned Mrs. DeMartfno about her motives in final gy accepting the money, which she said she took because the representa- 4iVes of S{emon had spent about three ho1zrz arguing with her and because she Understood that any claim she might have had was cut lawed:
 She gave full statement of her f1rAnces to the coroner and admitted having deposited the check herself < next morning.
 Feter Arduif16. barber living at 5 GreenWfeh <Ixerile safF1foff testified 1fsat, on May he had been called from dinner to the BeAdartino home and that he there met Abriola and a lawyer whom he could not identify by name He said that Abriola had told him that he (Abrio1a) was barber in Bridgeport and that the man with Hri1nv a lawyer, had come to make a ssttIement-not exactly settlement, hut a gift. for the man who had done the Killing of his uncle was living in Bridgeport all the time. He said that the police Knew the car, but had made . mistake. THAT Ia7J MAN WAS VERY POOR AND THIS WAS. MERELY TO BE .aCoNSCEENCE G1FTs
 Arduino had expressed surprise that AZ took two and o1le-ha1f years to get qtalms Of conscience and was told that the man worked in shop and made pretty good wages and had saved up $1,0o0 as a conscience gift. During the many hours that the rep resentatfFes Of Szernon entreated them