The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-03
BELIEVE SLAYER PIAzzO
 REMAINED HERE General Alarm, However, Is Sent Broadcast Through
 out Country for Him. GEORGE SCRAFRINO IS KILLED IN HIS STORE Investigation By Detectives on Scene of Murder Fails
 in Results.

Bending every effort in their at- tempt to apprehend Collogero Piazzo, or Piazzo Collogero, the alleged slayer of George Sorafnino, of 62 Lexington avenue, the Bridgeport police are keeping a strict watch on every possi- ble outlet from the city. Despite the fact that 1t is the belief of both the police and detective departments that the murderer of the Lexington avenue grocer is still in this city, a general alarm was sent out today, and circu- lars containing Piazzo's picture and complete description of him, have been sent broadcast throughout the country.
 The murder took place in Scrafni- nos store shortly before g o'clock last night, following an argument between Piazzo and the dead man. The best information obtained by the police as to the events leading up to the slay- ing. shows that Scrafnino had pur- chased his grocery store from Piazzo about three months ago. The sale price was $400. Scrafnino Is said to have paid for the store in installments, and that when Piazzo entered the place last night he still owed the for mer owner $100. PiaZzo demaned his money, and when Scrafntno tried to explain that he could not pay 1t all Piazzo picked up a large butcher knife which was laying on the counter and stabbed him in the right thigh, piercing an artery.
 Piazzo ran from the store with the ] ,,oor1 in hnt ulIlrSIlit Scrafnino followed his assailant for about 400 feet, screaming at the top Of his voice. Finally he dropped in his tracks, having been weakened by loss l coming out on an adjoining street.
 cape5 by darting through an alley and coming out on an odjoining street. 1 Scrafninos screams, as he gave chase to Piazzo, drew large crowd but no one had the presence of mind
 to follow the fleeing man. Citizens
 picked Scrafnino from the sidewalk and both the Emergency hospital and the police were called. D~. B. J.
 Burns rendered first aid, and took
 the wounded man to St. Vincent's hos pital where he dded few hours later.
 In the meantime Detective Sergeant ItBray and Detective Holbrook of head quarters and Sergeant James Cough lin arrived on the scene and started an immediate investigation. The ef- forts of the police last night while bn the scene of the murder were without result, and further investigation made today leads to the belief that Piazzo lis being kept in hiding by friends in
 this city.
 The murdered man was 34 years of lage and was the main support of his
 wife and six young children. His en- tire family were in their rooms in the rear of the store when the man was murdered He worked at the Reming-
 ton Arms company days to help pro- vide for his large family, as the in come from his small store was not sufficient for their needs.
 |. Although the alleged murderer was known in Bridgeport as Collogero Pi- iazzo and is said to have a wife and ] five children residing at 966 Lexing ton avenue. he is known in New York | city as Piazzo Collogero, a dealer in imported olive oils.
 Coroner John J. Phelan will hold a
 hearing on the case at o'clock to-
 morrow morning.