New Britain herald., 1917-09-27
INDICT ITALIAN
GUNNER TOMORROW
Trial May Open in Superior
Court Next Week

John DiVanzo and Steve Dugone.
the two New York Italians charged
with the murder of Raffaele Simonelli
on Chestnut street early Tuesday eve
ming, will be brought before the grand
jury for indictment tomorrow, &C
cording to Prosecuting Attorney Geo.
w. Klett. The prisoners were taken to
Hartford yesterday on bench war
rant asked by States Attorney Hugh
M. Alcorn and tomorrow the states
attorney will ask the grand jury to re-
turn a bill of first degree murder
against the two men.
Have New Evidence.
Local authorities, state policemen
and Prosecutor Klett worked until late
last night on this case and have sue
ceeded in uncovering a lot of addi-
tional evidence which, it is intimated,
may prove that both Dugone and Di-
Vanzo were lying when they said that
revenge for a murder alleged to have
been committed by SimonelH in Italy
LIS years ago was the cause of Tues
day nights tragedy. The authorities
intimate that there will be a quantity
Of new and surprising evidence
brought out, some of which may show
that the two were gunner hired to
come here for the specific purpose of
numbering Simonelli who was known
to have had many enemies. The state
also claims to have proof that both
DiVanzo and Dugone shot Simonelli
and both men will be charged with
murder. Although the authorities as
sert that the names given the police
by the accused are only aliases, they
do not state what other names they
are known by and 1t is possible that
they are we'll known criminals. If the
grand jury brings in a true bill of
murder against the two men they will
probably be arraigned for trial next
week in the superior court, Prosecutor
Klett states.
According to a statement issued by
Prosecutor Klett this morning the au-
thorities have satisfied themselves as
to the actions Of the two gunner i'm
| mediately following the shooting. He
! says that they stood in ambush be-
hind the big tree on Chestnut street
and after shooting their victim ran
| east to Stanley street. From the cor
| ner of Chestnut street they went south
to Park street extension where they
/ cut down the street and finally made
, their way to South street, near the
, Gulf Refining company. At the cor
, ner of South and South Main streets
they boarded an inbound trolley car,
leaving it near the Grammar school,
From here they are said to have
walked up Walnut street, made their
way across Walnut Hill park and fl
nally took a Meriden bound car at the
| Black Rock power station. On the out
skirts of Meriden they left the trolley
and walked into town where they en-
gagged the jitney to take them to New
York. Incidentally, it is stated that
the jitney driver was paid in full, 1872
by DiVanzo, before he started on what
was supposed to be their trip to New
York but which ended abruptly in New
Haven when the two mon were ar
rested.
AS yet the authorities have not def
initely determined what caliber bull
lets it wos that killed Simonelli
Neither have they located the revol
vers with which the shooting tool
place. The supposition is that the two
men either threw away their guns OF
, passed them on to some unknown
confederates.