The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
SHY AT
CONFESSION OF
CASTRONOVA
Nothing 10 Lose and Every
thing to Cain" is Way They
Size 1t Up
|HREWD. RESOURCEFUL
CRIMINAL, SAYS SLEUTH
You'd Free Coma to Pave Way
To Own Liberty, Declares
Detective Witte
Nothing to lose and cveryIhing to

Nothing TO lose and everything tC
in, is the way Cola Casironoya'
confession" made In Jackson prison
aturday. that Pietro FranZone anc
bt Francesca Coma, was the SLAYER
Patrolman Charles School, strikes
any police officers VINO kept close
b on the case In which Castronova
ranzone George Tumasselli, and
mGalau figured the hold-up OF
Italian minister, and the subse
rent killing OF Patrolman John Cor
bn, Castronova, incidentally to his
confession" absolying Coma and
tanning Franzone, also absolyes him
llf from the actual killing Of Pa
Gilman Gordon, and says that Fran
bne fred the fatal shots
Detective Edward Mite who, with
Effective John Reid, handled the Cor
bn homicide case, and made unique
cord by getting confessions from
@ close-mouthed Italians. says tina,
.pla Castronova is a shrewd. crafty
allan, whose resources for protect
TX himself were we'll demonstrated
lring the investigation of the Cor
pm killing
Cola tried to implicate his brother
Inn Castronoya, TO save himself, and
icceeded SO we'll that Sam was in
burt, charged with the killing. when
e confessions were wrung from the
risoners, and Sam Was found 10
|ave been 'jobbed" by his Urotner
Cola Castronova, after the shoot.
~, which occurred on a rainy night
alked into his brother Sans room
d his cartridges in Sans trunk, and
| II his own wet clothes on the chair
Sans room placing Sans dry
othing on himself All this came
/ II in the original confessions here
fior TO the sentence of the men. Sam
as arrested on account OF the wet
|othes Later the officers found tnat
a was wearing Sans clothing, and
'hm was wearing Cola's.
| In his confession az the time he
as sentenced here. Castronoya adj
/ tilted that he and George Tumaselli
God in front of Gordon when the
pots were fired. Franzone and Gal
were AT one side, and did not
boot at all, II was said
That Is the sort OF man who e
|pw 'confessing TO all OF he crimes
Yer committed in the Italian colony,
bat is, he says, they were committed
+ somebody else. says Detective
fitte "EIe is a shrewd, resorrceful
|iminal, and he is very well placed
| ght where he is. His solicitude for
rowing the innocence OF Coma, is
lerely means to the end OF pre-
bring the way for his own escape for
enlistment for the killing OF Cor.
bon
The confession OF Castronoya ap.
brently, establishes the innocence OF
francesca Coma serving q life sen
|nce for the Staying OF Patrolman
|Choof Coma has protested his limo.
fnce at all times Attorney Louis
|olombo has always been satisfied
+ Gays that Coma was an innocent
|ictim OF circumstantial evidence
iona was identified by policeman
no was with School when the latter
as shot. in an east side alley
Castronova now says, in his con
|ssion, that Pietro Franzone, one OF
he bandit gang who is serving a a.
lear term for robbing the minister
| as the real slayer OF Patrolman
|choof He says that Franzone and
he Pietro Adragna, another member
i the bandit gang, who was never
bptured, lay in wait in the alley tc
PIN Carlo Callego but shot Patrol
ban School by mistake
Prosecutor Frazer will thoroughly
Investigate the confession before he
hkes any action in Conas case