The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-27
'MARTONE SHOT
 BY MISTAKE, HE NOW DECLARES
Four Men Held In $1O,OOO Bail While Coroner Continues
 His Inquiry.

ssFor God.s sake don't shoot me; I'm not the man you want"
 This is 4he plea Carnine lMartone who died last Monday night at the Br4dreport hospital claims he made to Frank Roberto.
 The answer, according to the vic tim was the flash Of thes pistol. Some thing struck him hard in the breast and he collapsed. In his dying! state rnelat made to State Policeman Frank vlrelli, Martone said in part: q believe am going ito die because i my wound Is leaking and does not heal Frank Roberto is the tman who shot me. There had been an argu- rnent in RrescAa's saloon and Roberto went out and came back again T turned to see him poandngAthe revol-i tver at me"
 ] TAeva lt was that Martone claims he called out. The next instant he was ghct- The shooting occurred at II: 45 Saturday night, May 27 Martone died lau 9heN Bridgeport hospital Monday night. June 1s.
 ] In connection with the shooting four lunen are under arrest and since the EaeaAh of Martone have been held on Echaxge of murder under $10,O0o ball. fThey are:
 Frank Roberto. aged 40. shophand. of s96S Davenport street
 Donabo Del Percio, aged 26s truck lnan. Of 25S Church street
 Carmdne Del Percios aged p. 1aborer, of 147 Willard street
 Constant1no Carahllo, aged 40, la khorer, 6S Reilly street
 State Policeman VfreIh went to the Ihcspata1 at the request of Coroner Phelan and took the ante-mortem statement of the dying man. Propped on pillows the deah pa1lor already ispread on his faces Martone with the trace tp1dtthe story of the shooting.
 seIf had gone home as I intended and haszns8 stopped to get that glass of Heers he walled
 Martone with some companions was ipassfng the sBrescia saloon on his way to h4s honnea 119 Pembroke street His Ecompanions suggested glass of beer lbeEore going to bed Martone did not care for the beer but when his com spanionS urged him to stay, rather than break up the party he consented.
 HA waS standing at the bar when a 4f Hcuf7e started i'm which Roberto be- came engaged He says Roberto went out. then came back quickly and shot him. In the ambulance on the way to the hospital the night of the shooting of the sa1oonkeepers that Roberto shot him by 1nistake-
 Rraberto was taken before the cor toner yesterday. He claims he did not fdre at Martone but fred at the noor and the bullet glanced and struck n4artDna- He could not believe Mar tone had been shot when he fell Fo- Ebertp claims he fred to frighten Car lEra1ne Del Rercio who had shot at him Del Rere1o was tending bar for Bres- lc1a- He was taken before the coroner lyestewday by Acting Detective Cleary fbut did not testify. Roberto is repre- isented by Attorney Jacob B. Klein.
 MIss BreScfa. has told the coroner A1e took a .3z ca1ibre Smith & Wessor trev0lver frDra Donate Del Percio from wnich one bullet had 5been discharged
 Dozn1nick Micone of ,191 Pembroke lgtreet took a. .S2 cahbre revolver iron iEtoberto from which two bullets ha6
 been discharged A third cartridg, was dented but it had not exploded
 No other revolyers have been fount
 although it is claimed that the bar Y tender. Del Percio, shot at Robert. lwfTen the latter shot at his brother
 One of the men who was with Mar
 tone is reported to have said that Ro
 berto drew the revolver and, like
 western cowboy on a rampage began
 to sHoot up the place Coroner PheIa1
 is endeavoring to locate this man
 A map>is to be drawn of the Bresci:
 saloon and tomorrow Coroner Phela,
 will hear the stories of the other 1rie1
 under arrest