The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
Elected From Saloon Where
He Argued Over 10 Cents
in Card Game, Player Lies
in Wait, Then Shoots
Companion of Intended
Victim.
Breaks Away From Men
Who Caught Him and
Were Conducting Him to
Police Precinct Still At
Large Innocent Bystand
er Dies in Hospital.

Whether or not a participant in
card game had 10 cents in his pocket
led to an argument which resulted in
the murder last night Of Lorenzo
Cristino, AZ years, of 81 Halleft
street, an innocent bystander, who
was killed with a bullet from a re-
volver in the hands Of Gaetano Napo-
litano, Of Paterson, N. j. Napolitano
was attempting to shoot Dagosstino
Cardinalo, 20 years, Of 80 Hallett
street. The shooting occurred in
Hallett street at 7:1O.
Overpowered and disarmed by Fe-
lix Cristino, a brother of the dead
man, and other spectators of the kill
ing, Napolitano was being marched
to the Second precinct station by
them, when they released their grip
on his arms at suggestion of one of
the captors.
AS they turned Pembroke street
and were within SO yards of the po-
lice station Napolitani' broke into a
run, vaulted fences and fled through
back yards escaping his pursuers He
is still at large.
Cristino, his brother, Cardinalo, and
the alleged murderer. N>.>ohtano,
with John Gramigna, 1852 Stratford
avenue, Leona Petruceli, 81 Hallett
street and Morris Lea bria, 81 Hallett
street. were playing card game
known as 'Tocco,' in the saloon con-
Quoted by Luis Lusi, at 43 Hallett
street, with the drinks for stakes,
early last night.
Cardina1o refused to play longer
claiming that he did not have 10
cents. Napolitano pulled 5000 from
his pocket and wanted to Eet it that
Cardinalo had money in his pocket,
b verbal discussion between the pair
ensting. Napolitano them attempted
to punch Cardinalo, but missed him.
He was grabbed by the other players
and elected from the saloon.
At 1910 o'clock the players left the
saloon and stepped into Hallett street
to go home to supper. Napolitano
was waiting for Cardina1o about so
yards east of the saloon. Sighting
Cardinalo among the group, the Pat
erson resident, who has been in this
city only two days, pulled a revolver
and fired.
Cristino, who was walking next to
Cardinalo, dropped to the sidewalk
with a cry Of pain. The bullet had
entered his body, taking, according
to Medical Examiner Garlick, a per-
pendicular course, penetrating the
lower lobe of the liver and nearly
coming out through the back of the
body.
Cristino was taken into his home, 81
Hallett street and DR.. J. P. Deery was
called with the emergency ambulance.
Noting the mans condition DR.. Deery
hurried him to the Bridgeport hos
pital, giving him an injection OF
to revive him. The wounded
man died an hour later at the hospital,
the bullet causing internal hemorr-
hages. He is survived by a widow and
one child.
The alleged murderer, who has two
sisters and two brothers, with whom
he lived at Cross and Mill streets, Pat
tersof. NJ, is described being about
"a year of age, weighing $50 pounds,
dark complexioned and about 5 feet 9
inches tall.
The police learned today that one
of the five men who had overpowered
Napolitano, and were bringing him to
the police station, remarked when they
were in sight Of their destination,
Don't hold him, let go of his arms,
he'll come along alright II
One Of the captors who had the re-
volver, which killed Cristino, in his
possession and which he later turned
over to the police, was prevented from
shoting at the fleeing Napolitano by
others OF his countrymen. Six detec-
tives rushed to the scene from head
quarters failed to fndA any trace of
the alleged murderer
Napolitano formerly was employed
in this city by the Bridgeport Brass Co.
but left here last July to return to
Paterson AS near as the police can
learn he returned to Bridgeport Sun
day, intending to obtain work here.