The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-28


 tion for extradition to Connecticut on the charge of rnurdering Mrs. Anne Caatella, a deaf mute. in a rooInlng house in New Haven last Sunday, her husband, Joseph, and his friend Francesca veteri, also deaf mutes' stood before Magistrate Handy in the Tornbs court yesterday morning
 sA bundle of papers containing the confession of the murder, which was. planned by the men more than a week ago, was shown to the magistrate by Coroner Mix of New Haven who, With Detective Futile, asked that the men be held until a governors warrant can be obtained for their removal to. Connecticut
 Castella and Veteri had been under ezaminati1n by Captain Jones of the Third Branch Detective Bureau ana Coroner Mix for more than 10 hours. Every question and answer had to De written in long hand and it wasa not until o'clock yesterday morning that the statement was complete
 ~TeII All In Confessions
 veteri. .Mwho is vaudevi1lep err former, giving exhibitions in bag n.bnchine. took credit for having lured the wife of his friend to the New Ha- ven house under the pretense or an eIopemnt, while Casteila conIesseo that he did the actual murder.
 l.1 hit heron the head with an iron bar three or four times,' Castella wrote. .-OnIy got a little blood on my glove and I washed that, off,
 ssI saw him raise the bar so turned my head when he struck her, Veter1 wrote for the detectives
 The confessions begin with the { school days of Casre1la Aand\ Veter1 They are now 25 and 2s years oio ae spectively. About two years ago Nas- tella became acquainted with Antonio RFaszaro. who had learned the sign Ianguage from his deaf and dumb wife. CasteIIa was invited to the Mas sa.ro home and a few months, later ne induced the woman to leave her nus band her three children were taken to the home of her mother at 213 East One E5undredth street .Caste1las who hao invited Veteri to be his best man, mar ried Mrs Massaro last April and fur nfshed an apartment on the same noor with her mother For aDoue q month the couple lived happily. Then Caste1Ia gave up his position and com pelled his wife to go to work in factory
 when Castle became abusive she had him arrested and sentenced to serve six months on Blackwell s 1lsl-,| ald Throu gh a notice in news rer circuIatedN among deaf mutes. Veterf who lived with his brothers and sisters, at No. 469i Park avenue, Brooklyn, learned that his friend had been sent to the penitendary lie i'm mmediateIy called on Mrs CasteIla, and while her husband was in pris-I on Veteri was a frequent visitor
 Instead of objecting to the friend ship which had sprung up between his wife and VeteEi. CasteI1a, after his release, invited Veteri to call at his home as often as he pleased Cas- tel1a went to work for. a short time, but two weeks ago he took all his vvife's savings and told her she would have to support him She refused and threatened to have him sent back
 .T-a rather gozte the electric chair for Killing her." Caste11a wrote yes ferday morning. t'so zItold Feteri to help me .and he agreed
 Wfningly Aided His Friend.
 vetar1 in his confession wrote that he willingly aided his friend to get rid of his wife. He suggested that she might better be lured from home by him because she had grown fond of him.. FG
 1T made love to hersss1 he said to Detective ConToys who arrested him s.sne was not suspicious of me
 On Friday and saturday Veter1
  h1isband- He denounced him and of fered her home and 1uxuries in the co antry if she would elope with him. Mrs CasteI1a finally agreed
 "She will go.. tomorrow Veteri communicated to Castella in the sign syunday was chosen for the time to commit the deed
 The men then selected New Haven as the place for the murder. Veteri, placed in his. suitcase a. heavy iron bar which was to be used ito crush fhe woman's skull He met Mrs. Castel1a and they went to the One Hundred and Twenty-hfth street sta tion of the New Haven Railroad A block behind the pair trailed Castella in accordance with the arrange rnerits-
 As veteri and the woman boarded a forward car, Caste11a climbed into a I ed until he saw his wife and his friend leave the train. He followed them from one lodging house to an- other until they finally entered the house owned by Mrs Clara Munson at No 26o Crown street
 veterf handed Mrs. Munson a note which stated briefly that he and This wife, were deaf and dumb and want ed a room with large closet Mrs. 4Munson led them to a front room and Veteri was well supplied with money, he having received $1OO from CasteI1a-
 At signal from the window given by Veteri, CasteHa went to the nearest saloon to await developments. Half an hour later he was Joined there by veteri who let him know that the rom had been engaged and that Mrs. Caste1Ia was there waiting in a nearby restaurant He gave Castella the key to the house and room, told him where Il1T. 7A %tI- IlI jack which Castella carried.
 Leave the door unlocked for us,'' Veter1 cautioned Caste11a as he hur- riedly went over the final details.
 Kissed Her as Husband Crept Up.
 When Mrs Castella and veteri re-