The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-26
NEW WITNESSES TO KILLING ARE FOUND Coroner Will Resume Hear ing Tn Della Peitro
 Case Today saloonkeeper's Story Con fiicts With That Told
 By Others

Coroner Phelan will this afternoon
 at 5 o'clock resume his hearing intt
 the shooting of Tony Della Peitro- wht
 met his, death from shots fired b5 1 Lawrence Farino late last Saturday
 night in the street in front of the sa'
 loon conducted by Joseph DeViva al 437 Water street. The hearing will bs held in the district attorneys office IT
 the County Court House.
 More witnesses have been sub. poenaed to testify at the hearing for through the efforts of Detective Luke PetruschelI and Deputy Sheriff Abriola who had been assigned to the case, 3 number Of witnesses who saw both the quarrel that preceded the tragedy and the actual shooting have been u11-
 earthed.
 The coroner this morning refused to
 dfvulge the names of the persons who
 have been subpoenaed. but 1t is under
 stood that they will be able to throw
 greater light upon the actual happen
 fnrs of the murder than was brought out at yesterdays hearing.
 Fearing that his presence at the nearing might influence the testimony of witnesses. Coroner Phelan. yester- day afternoon, ordered Lawrence Fa- rino, who shot and almost instantly killed Tony Della Peitro in front of the saloon owned by Joseph Devita, to be taken from the room us7til the witnesses were examined. He was not allowed to return until all the witnesses subpoenaed by the coroner had departed.
 There was a marked discrepancy pe- tween the evidence given by Joseph DeVita, who rearing that he would be shot by the enraged FarfI1o, held the arms of the latter until the police had arrived, and that of number Of other witnesses Devita declared that Farino was the hrst out of the door while the other witnesses at the hearing declared Della Peitro was the first to make his exit.
 Tn his testimony Farino voIunt eered to retell the statement he made to the police Sunday morning. He said that he came in the saloon about 8 o'clock Saturday night and was in- vited to join a. game of pool with i've other men. He accepted the invita-. tion. He and Della Peftro paired as partners and when they lost he peat Della Peftro when playing the game om Another game followed with the same result.
 It was then that the two men got into a heated argument over whom was the best player Peitro ca1l-s ed him vile names. and threw down q dollar upon the table and challenged him to play for the dollar and drinks of the house. He accepted. and De- Vita. the ssloonkeeper, hastened up and told them they could not play for money in the saloon. Della Pei tro continued to follow him about the saloon calling him vile names. and then started to punch him about the face and head. He declares that he made no effort to strike back, but merely protected his face from the on- slaught by Della Peitro.
 Devita rushed from behind the bar ,-t- I.f TAaTT fo Ia, said, pinioned his arms to his side. while Della Peitro continued beating him over the head with his fists. They struggled through the swinging doors and out into the middle of the street. when someone reached over and struck He then shouted to DeVita to leave him alone or he would shoot.
 His revolver was in a side pocket. He reached in, and because his arms were being held to his side by De- Vita fired three shots from his hip Dev1ta grabbed his hands and he de- clared that he did not remember firing the other two shots. but admits that he must have because there was five empty shells in the gun when it was taken away from him His next rec-s beating him over the head with their night sticks
 He declared when questioned by the coroner that he made no effort to use the revolver until struck on the head by the blackjack. In reply to ques- him Saturday night he said that he had taken the weapon cut to oil and clean Saturday afternoor.- and when he left the house he forgot to replace 1t. He explained the presence of q number Of cartridges by saying he had not worn the coat he had on for several months.
 Devita is a brother-in-law to the murdered man, and his testimony was evidently biased by the relationship, for the testimony of the following witness in several ins1ances varied from the story told by him. He declares that he heard the two men quarre1ing after he refused to allow them to play for the dollar. They came to blows, and says that IS nearly as he could see as he ran from behind the bar. Della Peftro was punching Farino about the face and head while Farino made no effort to strike back. He separated the two men, and Farina left the place while Della Peitro remained inside He .ried to hold Farino back. but he shouted s.Get out of my way or I'll
 Devita. says that he tried to hold he man. They struggled to the street md F'arino tried to shoot him. He hen fired at Della Peitro who was standing by, and two of the shots took effect for he fell to he street. Two more shots were fired put they went wild. He then held Tarino until the arrival of the police. l hat when they arrived upon tho 1 cene it was necessary to strike Fsa- 'fno several times about the head be- ore he would release his grasp upon he weapon. Medical Examiner Gar ick testified as to the course the bull cts had taken. One, he said, must 1 lave struck Della Peitro as he was alling. He said that Della Peitro l lied almost instantly.
 The other witnesses were unable to l hrow any light on the manner in which Della Peitro was shot All the 1 'ther witnesses declared that Della