New Britain herald., 1919-10-21
VICTIM DIES AND
 ACCUSED IS HELD
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 Probation Officer E. c. Connolly has no record of his ever having been ar rested before.
 In default of his bond of $1, or dered by Judge James T. Meskill at the request of Prosecutor George w. Klett, the accused was not released at the close of court and unless a bondsman can be found for him he will be held in the local station until Thursday morning.
 Dead Man 31 Years Old.
 The dead man was 31 years of age and at the time of his admission to the local hospital gave his address as the Park hotel.
 Claims Self Defense.
 When Nappi is arraigned in court charged with manslaughter, it is probable that his plea will be self de- fense. It has been learned that the accused man tells a story that diff fers in some detail to that given by Asal Asal after he had been re- moved to the hospital, stated that he engaged in a fight in Nappis room, and during the progress he felt a sharp pointed instrument enter his abdomen. According to Nappi he was in his room on the night of the affair when he heard loud poundings on his door which continued until he arose and opening the door, he found Asal and two companions on the outside. The trio demanded of Nappi that he furnish them with wine. Nappi protested that he did not. have any wine, but the trio would not believe him. He then went and secured a jug, showing the men that it was empty. Asal, then, Nappi states, demanded that he give him $5, to which the latter refused after telling him that all the money he possessed was 75 cents. This evident ly enraged Asal who emitted an oath, and then struck Nappi knocking him to the floor. It was during the pro- gress of the fight that Asal was wounded.
 Has Lived in U. s. 20 Years.
 Nappi has been a resident of this city for several years and has lived in this country 20 years. His record in this city is clean from any trouble with the police. A scar several inches on his jaw, tells story of an en- counter with the "Black Hand" in New York, whose members stabbed him after he had refused to give them money. Nappi was employed by the Hubbard company as a hod car rier, and at the time of his arrest was a bod carrier at the new Rogers block on Church street
 MurdcrF Stalks in Family.
 The prisoner is a brother-in-l law of Mrs. Nappi of Cherry street, who was one of the principal witnesses for the state in the murder trial of Jo-
 
 convicted of murdering Frank Pal mese in the spring of 1917 and who were subsequently, hanged at state prison, Wethersield, after one of the hardest legal fights in the history of the state had been made in their be- half Mrs. Nappi was a sister of the murdered man.
 Victim We'll Known.
 Charles Asal was well known, par in the southern part of the city. He worked for many years at the Stanley Rule & Level company. He was the son of Albert Asal of Whiting street.
 The news of his death was some what of a surprise to the police, as there was no intimation around the police station that his condition was such as to cause alarm. Last night an operation was deemed advisable to relieve an intestinal obstruction caused by bullet wound. Medical Examiner H. A. Elcock said this aft ernoon that no autopsy would be nec- essary in the case.
 Besides his father, Asal is sur vived by two brothers, Adolph and Bert Asal and two sisters Mrs. Rose Casey and Miss Bertha Asal The remains have been turned over to M. J. Kenney x company to prepare for burial The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at St. Peters church. The burial will ha in the new Catholic cemetery.