New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
TRIES TO MURDER
 GIRL HE ADM|REs
Salvatore CaTptntcTe Held in $3,O0O
 Bends, Charged Wilh Serious Crime

VICTIM IS PASQUAuNA C,ANCI His Advances Spurned By Seventeen
 Years old Diyorcee, Carpentere
 Draws Revolver and Shoots Her, It
 Is Charged-GirIs Chances Good.
 Salvatore Carpentere, better known as Sam Carpenter, is held by the po- lice in $3,000 bonds for a hearing on May Is, charged with assault with in- tent to kill seventeen years old Pas qualina Cianci at her home at No 31 Lilac street yesterday morning. 1t is alleged that Carpentere visited the Cianci girl, who was divorced from Guiseppi Leone only last Friday, at her home yesterday morning and made amorous advances which were spurned by the object of his adoration Then, it is alleged, he became enraged and shot her through the abdomen with a thirty-two calibre revolver. Although the accused denies the charge, the wounded girl has positive ly identified him as her assailant. The case was continued this morning pending the outcome of the Ciancfs girls wound Should it prove fatal in the interim the charge against Car pentere will be changed to that of murder. Attorney P. F. McDonough has been engaged as counsel for the accused
 Charged with the crime in court this morning. Carpentere stood up in the prisoners pen and said: ..No sir, not guilty
 Late this afternon the girls condi- ton was said to be good at the hos .pital and hopes are held out for her recovery.
 Five Policemen On Case.
 At 9:35 o'clock yesterday morning Sergeant Herting was notified on the telephone by Constable Fred Win1sle that girl had been shot in the house at No. 31 Lilac street and the police and ambulance were, needed at once. Not knowing whether he had to deal with a murder suicide or general massacre, Sergeant Herting sent Driver Flames out with the patrol with orders to pick up every officer south of the railroad tracks and hasten to Lilac street. Officers Clarence Lam phere, John J. King, Charles Mc- Carthy and Theodore Johnson were re- cruited and Detective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth was called into the case by phone
 Arriving at the house the police ex- perienced some difficulty in getting at the facts, but they found the Ciar,ci girl in an upstairs room, suffering from thirty-two calibre bullet wound in the abdomen. By her side on tn. chamber empty Officer Lamphere- took the injured girl to the hospital while the other policemen secured description of the alleged assassin.
 Carpenteie at Once Suspected.
 They were informed that man Sam Carpentere was sus- pected as he had been ordered to change his boarding place from the Cianci home by the master of the house week ago because of his pro- forced attentions and improper pro- posals to the daughter Tn the, meantime the police rounded up two men, Michael Agnelli and Guiseppi Bosco, who live in the same house with Carpentere at No 126 High street. Officer Lamphere brought them to the police station while Mo- Lorcycle Officer Fred Wagner secured the neighboring streets searching for he suspect. Officer King also com an automobile as did Ser seant Bamforth and all went in diff ferent directions in search of their man. On chance shot, however Officers Mccarthy and Johnson hur- lied to his boarding house and there 1 sound him in his own room Nol-1l bly, protesting his innocence, he was 1 brought to the police station and 1 charged with attempted murder.
 Tried to Secure Alibi.
 According to the story told the l police by Agnelli, Carpentere made i clever attempt to cover up his crime | He, Agnelli, declared that between s:45 o'clock and 9:15 o'clock yes erday morning Carpentere came into lis room and asked him and Bosco | Q go with him to No. 31 Lilac street | md get some clothes. He also asked Agnelli to loan him about s6 which | 1e owed Cianci. All three started | ut for the house and stopped at No. I2 lafayette street to get some news papers with which to do up Sam's bundle. Arriving at the head of Meadow street they were about to take short cut through the Gas com oany's yard when they espied Mr. sianci and approached him. He at ,nce rushed up to Carpentere and ,ointing his. finger at him, shouted If my girl dies it'll be up to you"
 Both Agnelli and Bosco declare that ince 8:45 o'clock sCarpentere was lever out of their sight, so with the tatement of the father, a statement # tha wannled eill,s hrnt her and 1