The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-18

Carl F. Sienon, with his friends, Elmer G. Thrall, James Neilson and car is the one responsible for killing John DeMartidao- Siemonss 6riends will testify that they do not believe the Siemon car killed De Martino. It is their belief that while siernon may have grazed or stunned the man, he car which was travelling at such ter rife speed that the body was thrown about 50 feet, struck again. and man gled before it hit the pavement.
 Siemon was for over a year sub- mittedgto the most persistent ..perse- cutiou, ' if not blackmafled out Of con siderable money, not including the Ie- under the constant assurance of a for- n1er resident Of the city that it was his car which struck De Martino
 Witnesses will testify tomorrow be- fore Coroner John J. PheIan that Sie- mont car was travelling at a pace not exceeding 15 miles an hour and that it would have been impossible to strike and so severely nAangIe De Martino the body disclosed without one of the four people having seen the act
 It will be testified that there was a bright electric light at the place and that the front light of Siemon's car O%AC4A egraph pole, as a result of swerving to avoid a man crossing Fairfield ave- nue. at Grove street.
 It will be testified that Siemon's car was green and that it was subse- quently carefully inspected by mem home in it, after passing Grove street and who walked back past the scene shortly afterwards, without Knowing that the accident had occurred
 Siemon will testify that he was neg- CT arraigned before any police heads until Friday night, that his wife was not aware of the event until very re gently and that when he spoke of the matter, some year or so ago, to Pres ident George Hill of the Police board he was told by Hill: eff you are gull ty, you will have to face the music. T
 Coroner Phelan will today begin his inquiry into De Martino's death. With stenographer George Hawley, return ing at 3 o'clock from New York the preliminary witnesses will be rapidly placed upon the witness stand, in the County Court house. Many subpoenas have today been served by Detective Peter Hall, including the police board head who today refused to make any further statement than the one one given out to the press in which he says:
 a brought to my attention. went over it with Superintendent Eugene Bir- mingham and Captain George Arnold The department had no evidence al that time, or since, to warrant MT Siemon's arrest. In fact all the evi- dence obtainabIe tended to show tf1ad it was a red car, occupied by un- known parties that struck DeMartino and it was decided to let the matter rest.
 -Ifa there is any blame to be at tached to any member of the depart ment it should be placed upon me and not on Supt. Birmingham, or Capt Arnold
 In his office at the siemon Hard tension, this morning, Carl Siemor was found by reporter of The Far mer. When asked if he cared to make any statement regarding the affair which has stirred the very depths -o1 the community and has been brough to a head during his recent absence 1T Atlanta, Simeon discussed the matter As he proceeded in the narrative most of which has been published fl his sworn confession, he referred tt official documents taken from tirrt to time from his safe. Tears weIleC to his eyes.
 From time to time he would stof to inquire if by any possible chanc. it could be believed that he would have intentionally run over a 1T the brutal manner that has been pub l lished and with three of the mos prominent men in the city involved and a, host of cars crowding the thoroughfare, an attempt to keep the details from the police and the public
 How could we have struck thai 1 man and have mang1ed him as the papers said, and not have known it?, said Siemon. There was not a mar in that car who is convinced we strucs him with the front of our machine I if at all. have been told that Il .,11Jsf have heeu my car hut on the