The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-04
TO INVESTIGATE
 CIRCUMSTANCES
 ABOUT SHOOTING
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1 terview follows:
 Carme1ina Rubito was born in a 1 country homestead on the outskirts 1 of the Province of Siracusa, Sicily. in i the autumn of 1897. She comes of
 an aristocratic family and is a strik- 1 ing brunette with large attractive 1 brown eyes and skin of pure olive | color. The Rubito family are the 1 owners of :. large tract of land and l are reputed to be wealthy. In her l younger days she attended a senain- ] ary at Siracusa but as she became
 older she expressed her wish to visit 1 America where. her elder sister, Mrs.
 Antonio Venucci, had gone. Accord l inglY, she sailed for America, where
 she was destined to meet Luigi Costa, 1 the cause, she says, of her unhappy young life.
 In Siracusa, CarmeIina made the 1 acquaintance of John Occhipinte, now 2, fugitive from justice, who also came l from a very good family. He was known quiet inoffensive young 1 man. They were slovers in their l school days.
 Carmelina came to this country l early in March in the year 1913. She became acquainted with Costa, a ma son in the employ of Antonio Fonsci. She soon forgot her schoolboy lover, Occhfpinte and after residing in this country three months she consented to marry Costa. For the first six
 months of their married life they got along well until Carm e1ina discovered that Costa's health was being under
 mined. Early in February, 1914, Carmelina gave birth to a baby girl The child lived but few hours after
 it's birth. Carmelina soon. started
 divorce proceedings and on March 12, 1914, she filed a. suit for divorce through her attorney, John P. Gray
 The petitions for divorce shows that Carmelina was married to Costa in the Church of the Holy Rosary on July 27, 1913,a by Rev. Angelo DeToro, pastor. The petition was based upon intoIerable cruelty. The divorce was not contested by Costa and on March 26, 1915, Judge Webb granted the divorce and gave her the right to change her name to Rubito. During the divorce proceedings pr. Paul D. Hippolitus, 6S3 East Main street, tes- tified regarding the ill-health of the husband.
 Upon receiving the decree of di- vorce Carmelina entered the employ of the Warner Bros: Go. in the bras siere department. Hearing of the di- vorce of Carme1ina Occhipinte, who was working in a rubber shop in Naugatuck, returned to ask for her hand in marriage After two months courtship the couple announced their engagement and the wedding was to take place early in December Miss Rubito,s parents in Siracusa were no tified of the change in affairs and an- nounced their intention of being pres ent at the wedding festivities.
 In the mean time Costa became aware of the fact and several times threatened the life of his former wife. On these occasions she visited the office of Prosecutor A. l.. Delaney and with the result that Costa has been arraigned before the local court
 
 breach of the peace. He was wont to loiter near the Vennucci house on Fulton street; but he never dared en- ter it. On several occasions he fol- ployment and demanded, that she break off the affair with Occhipinte and promise to renarry him.
 zOechipinte was informed of the sit uation and Saturday morning when |Carmelina went for her pay to the the H. O. Garfield Go. at II o'clock and accompanied her. He waited at Lafayette and Atlantic streets while Carmelina, went for her pay.
 On leaving the factory she was in tercepted by Costa who demanded she cease her attentions to Occhipinte and then attempted to embrace her, to show that he still loved her. Car- meiina pulled away and started run ming in the direction of the meat mar ket of Edward Weldon at 320 Lafay- ettea street. On arriving there she complained to Policeman Fred Eichel who grabbed Costa. Carme1ina in formed the officer that Costa had twice attempted to spoil her beauty by slashing her face and wrist,
 To the surprise of all present the policeman, after warning Costa to stop bothering tI4e girl, gave him shove and told him to go on his way.
 According to statement of Miss Rubito, Costa had a five inch stillet- to seereted on his person when the policeman apprehended him. She also stated that the policeman did not search Costa avhen she accused him of attempting to slash her.
 After Costa had been sent on his way Carmelina went inl the opposite had steered clear of the fracas. On circIing the block Carme1ina was again attacked by Costa. and she then screamed: Help, Help, John, he is going to kill me!'t With that Occhi- pinto. who was following in the rear rushed up and blazed away with revolver,
 Carmelina is insistent that only for the prompt action of her intended groom Costa would have succeeded in scarring her for life.
 In her statement she asserts that Occhipinte was justified from the standpoint of chevalier, and sweet heart to defend her life. She also said that before she would divulge 1 her belief of the whereabouts of her sweetheart she would give upNher life. Carmelina was released from custody | upon the advice of Prosecutor A, L. l Delaney late Saturday evening and f should Occhipinte be captured she | will be ready at a moments notice to i appear in his defense.
 In Statement given Detectives Pe- ter Hall and Luke RetruscheH yester- | day in St. Vincent.s hospital where he 1 Is believed to be in a dying condition, 1 Costa endeavored to exonerate himself { from the charge of having been the in i stigator of the assault in which he | loci