New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
Paa1nVille News SALERN0 NOW UNDER ARREST FOR MURDER
Constable Marine Serves Warrant
 on Wife Slayer at Hospital
FRIENDS BELIEVE HIM INSANE
Young Mans Recovery Now Expected Serving of Warrant But For mality-Garden Party Gratifying Financial Success-Briefs
Financial Success-Briefs.

l Financial Success-Briefs. Serving warrant issued by Grand 1 Juror s. S. GWillim in which the &C., ] cused is charged with murder in the 1 first degree, Constable Philip Marine l today formally arrested Joseph Saler- 1 no, who remains at the New Britain 1 General hospital where he is expected 1 to recover from razor slashes which l he inflicted on himself after staying | his wife as she lay in bed at their | home on West Main street Wednes- day morning. The action of the au- 1 thOritieS was but a matter of form and does not necessarily indicate that an indictment will be asked for, the attitude of the states attorney de-
 pending or the reports of the physi- clans concerning Salerno's sanity. The murderer's condition today was
 somewhat improved, the hospital at-
 tendants reported. At times salerno
 talks rationally but there are periods in which his mind seems to wander. The physicians do not believe that
 he is feigning insanity, observations made since he has been at the hos pital leading them to the opinion that he is a paranoiac.
 Local friends of the young man . visited him yesterday afternoon but found him too weak to talk much concerning his crime or the causes leading to it. In discussing the kill ing, Salerno was inclined to ramble and he seemed to have but a hay recollection of it. At one time dur ing the interview he explained the killing by declaring that his wife re- fused to give him money and in anger D1.%
 ment later he spoke of having heard a man on the veranda who he said he believed, was waiting for a chance to murder him.
 Salernos visitors expressed the opinion that the young murderer is mentally deranged and probably was at the time of the killing. It is likely that arrangements will be made to keep the slayer under guard until he is sufficiently recov- cred to be brought to court or his case otherwise disposed of. Party a Financial Success.
 While returns have not as yet been
 made for tickets placed on sale and
 the expenses are yet to be calculated
 Ii em hers of the Woman's club report
 that the garden party held in the Town hall Wednesday and Thursday for the benefit of the library fund,
 was a gratifying financial as we'll as
 social success and it is likely that a substantial sum WIS realized. The party was brought to a close last night. There was another good attendance and the patrons seemed l to be wing with each other in their ] efforts to see who would show the l most generosity. The canvassers re- | port that the townspeople were liberal and they had no trouble in disposing l of "chances on the various articles | offered as prizes.
 ] Prizes were won as follows: Basket of fruit-Miss Brooks. Box of Cigars-D. Riley. Box of Candy-Inez Gladwin Doll-G1adys Stillman.
 l Silk Comfortable-Mrs. A. M. Booth.
 l Bicyc1e-Miss Gertrude Walsh Childs utomobile-Laura Potter, ] FSrestville. Fern-F. T. Wheeler. | Basket of Fruit-Miss Brooks. l Club m em bers today expressed their l appreciation of the support given the
 undertaking by the townspeople,
 without whose aid their efforts to
 raise enough money to eventually
 make the erection of a library build
 ing possible, would go for naught. 1 Suit Still Unsettled 1 Although it has been in the courts 1 for months the suit of the town
 against the Bristol and Plainville 1 TramWay company, an action in
 which the selectmen have hoped to
 recover for the damage caused by the
 loss of shade trees a number of years l ago remains unsettled Attorneys in l the case have taken up the matter of
 settling the suit out of court from
 time to time but they have not yet | reached an agreement
 l The trees were killed by gas es-
 caping from leaking joints in the