The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-27
WARRANT READY FOR WITNESS TO
 PEITR0 KILLING Coroner and Police Wait Further Evidence Be
 fore His Arrest Deviva Contradicts Previ- ous Story Under Cross
 Examination

expected to follow yesterdays hearing E into the manner in which Lawrence Farino shot and killed Tony Della Peitro late last Saturday night in the by Joseph DeNiva at 437 Water street. The charge upon which the arrest will be made has not been divulged but it is expected to be perjury.
 It is known that the police are watching one of the principal wit nesses in the case, and that there is a warrant in their hands for his arrest man can be completed Who this wit ness is both Coroner Phelan and the police refuse to divulge.
 The police are today securing the county for an Italian who was thought to have witnessed the tragedy. This man lives in Tashua and it is stated by Alonzo Sherman of the same town and Frank F. Lyon of Stepney, who testified at yesterdays hearing. that this man was standing near the strug- g1fng men, and had evidently had an unobstructed view of the actual shoot ing.
 The Italians who were actually present at the time. refuse to testify, saying that they know nothing of the crime. and because of this the coroner has experienced great difficulty in se- curing details.
 Tells Contradictory Stories.
 Joseph DeNiva was recalled by Coroner John J. Phelan when the hearing into the killing of Tony Della Peitro by Lawrence Farino in front sof his saloon at 437 Water street late Saturday night, was resumed yester- day afternoon. The testimony he gave at Mondays hearing was at such variance with that of other witnesses, that it was deemed best by the coroner to clear the matter up.
 The questions asked by the coroner lead unsuspe ectingly to some of the doub btful testimony given by Deviya on Monday. and in several instances he became badly mixed and contra dicted his previous statements.
 Deviva declared that Della. Peitro was cousin of his wife. He denied having known the man in the old country, but said that he knew the Della Peitro since the man came to Bridgeport some years ago. He said pool. but denied he knew anything Of their actions until the dollar was thrown upon the table. and the chal- lenge accepted by Farino.
 Refuting the testimony of all other witnesses to the quarrel in the saloon, he declared that both men were punching, and that Farino had grasp ed Della Peitro about the head with his arms. Other witnesses declared that Della. Peitro was the aggressor and that Farino merely put his hands up to protect his face and did not strike a blow When asked who struck the first blow, he said he did not know, as he was busy behind the bar at the time. K
 Tangled By Coroner.
 It was then that the questions ask rf7 al the events that preceded the shooting He asked DeViva why he had bitten F,ariiao on the shoulder while he was holding the man. He replied: Be cause he was killing the man @. Did you see Peitro strike Fla srino after you had Farino by the
 4. Yes. he hit him when we were in the street.
 @. why did he hit him ?'' { A. Because Lorenzo was killing
 e. How many times did he hit
 A. ..only once.
 shot,
 A. After
 < e .sDo you mean to tell me that Tony hit Lorenzo after he had been IA. I 5.
 Deviva then testified that as Della Peitro came up to the spot in the street where he and Farino was strug- gling, he was struck by the two shots fired by Farino and fell into the street before he could strike a blow. The coroner then asked regarding the testf- mony entered by him saying that Fa- rino had been struck by Della Peitro DeViva, then contradicted his previous answers by denying that he saw Della Peitro strike Farino at any time after reaching the street in frent of the sa- loon.
 ssWho Says So, Ldes.''
 He testified further that F'arino fired one shot at him before Della Peitro came out of the saloon Della Peitro Jumped out of the saloon, and, as he was asking Did he get you ?'' he was struck by two bullets from Farino's gun.
 Questions by the coroner then brought out that Tony had rushed at F;arino as he (Devfva) was holding him, waving his arms, and that Tony had been stopped by the bullets. When asked whether the two men were in holding the arm in which Farino held the gun. he became greatly excited. and declared:
 seWho says so is a 1iar.''
 It required patient translation up to this point to elicit the slightest in formation. He evidently understood the question when asked by the cor oner for he hardly waited for the translation, and made this answer in perfect English
 Policeman John Dempsey, the first officer to arrive at the point where the men were struggling in the street was called next. What occurred up to that that he did not know for he had been attracted by the firing of the shots. When he came up, he declared that DeViva was holding the hand which held the weapon, while Della Peitro had his teeth fixed in the hair and had his arms about fFarino. and it took great force to pry the two men apart.