Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-05-28
WHOLE NO. 1919

was waiting for an Italian friend.
VIM. McCarty, engine watchman at
the West Jersey and Seashore R. r.
station, sworn; shown the bar which
had been placed in evidence, said it
was an ash pan lever, used in dump
ing the engine ashpan; said he had
occasion to use the lever at 9 o'clock
that evening; laid it down in its usual
place at that time; had occasion to
use it again at 2 o'clock and looking
for it, discovered it was gone. Iden-
titled the bar as being the one.
Tony Bacilla said he knew Tom
Green, Joe Veni, Frank Patella and
Joe Venuti; saw them all together
that night, one of them said IF we
catch Tom Green tonight we are going
to fix him."
+ John Tifallettis said he has re-
sided in this country since 1906. He
speaks English fuently. Resided in
the same boarding house in MillyilIe
with Joe Veni. Knew Joe venuti since
tiye years ago in Philadelphia and
Millville; knew Venuti four years ago
in Philadelphia. Saw Frank PatelIa
on that Saturday night about IL
o'clock. Benny Massina was there:
said he was going to fix Tom Green if
he found him on account of stealing
a diamond ring. Told him that Venuti
and Veni were in Bridgeton that
night and were going to "get" Tom
Green.
Benny Messina called, speaks Eng
lish fairly well, corroborated Tifal-
let's evidence as to getting Tom
Green. He said on that Sunday morn
ing he was called UP out of bed, and
Joe Veni, Frank Patella and Joe ven-
uti went to the station, and when all
were together going towards the sta
ton, they saw an officer and Frank
Patella said Don't say anything-we
killed him.
He said when the statement was
made by Frank that they had killed
Tom Green, the four of them were to-
. gether, he (the witness) Joe Vent.
Frank Patella and Joe venuti.
Il What was it Frank Patella said
to you about Tom Green's ear?"
Nothing only that they had his
, ear"
Il did you ask him."
Il was so scared then, that l didn't
say anything"
What did they say to you-that
they had fixed Tom Green or that they
had killed Tom Green?"
| They saw police officer and Frank
said, Don't say anything, we have
killed Tom Green"
Dominick F1oria, corroborated Ben
ny Massina; he said Veni had a rain
coat belonging to him; brought It
home on Sunday morning; said there
were some spots on It,
All Black Hand testimony up to this
point was ordered by Judge Kalisch
to be stricken out, and he instructed
the jury to disregard all of it.
| Tony Reik told of his seeing Frank
Patella and Joe Venuti in Salem, when
Venuti told him about the intention to
fix" Tom Green, because he had stoi-
en- diamond ring from his, Venuti's,
cousin.
When Judge Kalisch opened court
this morning at 9 o'clock, the case
against the Italians, Patella and veni
was at once taken up.
Mrs. Tony Hiets, wife of the last
witness, was called. She said Tom
Green resided with them; he, Green,
she said, told her husband that she
said he was no good, and when she
learned of this, she hit him with a
hammer; this was all the trouble she
had with Green.
Frank lombard, sworn, said he met
Frank Patella and Joe Veni in PhiIa-
delphia Sunday October 18th. See
Ing they were worried, by the look in
their faces, he asked them if they had
no breakfast; they said they "came
from Bridgeton and we killed Tom
Green"
did they say T or 'we'?"
They said 'we'."
Did they say fixed or 'kllled?e
"They said killed."
| ''Who said this?' ~ 2
Frank Patella.'
Did Joe Veni deny this?'
| He did not"
How long have you known Joe
ssndr. vsnir suo -. ). q iIklkI
On cross-examination he could not
be made to deviate from this testi-
mony.