New Britain herald., 1919-12-31
TWO BOUND OVER ON
 CHARGE OF KILLING
Thomas CaCaCe and Anthony
 Arbucci Held for High Court

puCCl, CHdIScu Wltl IlanSla Judge James TT Meskill at the police court session this morning, held the two for trial before the superior court in Hartford the first Tuesday in March. Evidcnco presented showed that Arbucci and Cacace were impli7 / Catcd in tho stabbing of Paul BGcco at 56 Church street on the night Of December [. the wounds resulting in his death at the New Britain General hospital several days later. The charges of breach of the peace against Angelo Pastrcat. Gcovona Bcllanton- 10, Raphael Dc Grthbi and Anthony DC Tcro, were nollcd on request of Prosecuting Attorney George W. klott. Attorney P. r.. McDonough appeared for Cucaco and secured a reduction in his bond. The court fixed his bond at $2.oOO. Arhucci was not represented by counsel. His bond was fixed at s3,5o0.
 Ecllantonio Tcstitos.
 John Bcllantonlo, one of the men who was cut in the fatal sta.bbinS affray was the first witness, saying that on tho night Of December he entered the home of Raphael DC Grabhi, in the rear of 56 Church street and found five mon playing cards around a table. The men play ing were Paul Bucco, tho deceased, Angelo Pastreat, De GrabDi Salvatore Erno and another man whom he did not know. Anthony Arbucci entered tho house with De Zero and CacaCe and with Arbucci started 10 sing. They wore told to stop as the tenants wife was suffering from n headache, De Grabbi after some arguing, told tho two to leave tho house and sing in the yard if they wished to. He also told .Arbucci not to bring his friends to his home if they were to act that way. The latter than chal- lenged Dc Grabbi to go outside and talk 1t over with him. He refused, telling him that he would talk the matter over the next day. Erno, De Grabbi's fathor-in- law. is then said to havo started a fight with Cacace. Ar bucci and Dc Tero, it was testified grabbed tho old man. The light on tho table was smashed and a scuf te followed, during which Bellan- tonic was thrown out. He was stab bed twice in the back and said Ar bucci was his assailant.
 After being stabbed Fallantonio Sd id he saw three mcn. Cacace, Dc F'oro and Bucco leave the house and so out into the yard where Bucco was stabbed in the chest Bucco approached Bal lantonio following the affray and asked him to get his jacket in the house as he was badly hurt. Ballan- tonic refused to go into the house, saying that he had also been stabbed and was afraid. On the stand this morning Ballantonio asserted that Bucco told hlm that he was stabbed by Anthony -Arbucci whom he asked him to get his jacket from the house.
 Dr. Dunn Is Witness.
 Dr. George w. Dunn, who attend = cd Bucco after he had been removed l 10 the general hospital where he died. | testified that Eucco's death was due to pneumonia coincident with the wounds received i'll the fight He as serted that on examining Bucco he 1 found he had been stabbed in four places. Wounds inflicted on Bucco'a chest, punctured his lung. A smaller wound was also inflicted in the right 1 side. Another serious wound was in the abdomen, causing hemorrhages, l Arbucci Speaks for Himself.
 1 Arbucci said he wished his friend ds 1 to know his side of tho story and OK plancd that togethor with De Zero and Cacace he went 10 the home of | De Grabbi to see q brother of Mrs Dc Grabbi. On entering he saw sev- 1 cral men playing cards and joined them. His two mpanons sat in the corner and began to sing Immedi- ately they wore told to stop and Ar 1 bucci was told that he should not bring his friends to Do Grabbi's home ! if they wore to act that way. He said 1 that following q short argument be- 1 tween Dc Zero and De Grabbi, Ernc | jumped up and grabbed Cacace by the neck. The light in the house was then put out and a fight followed dur
 ing which Arbucci made his getaway He declared he left tho city after he had heard that Bucco was badly GU, up and he knew that although he die not do 1t he would probably be sent | up" if he was caught
 Cacacr's Case Heard.
 Thomas Cacace charged witt
 breach Of the peace. and assaultint
 Raphael Do Grabbi, pleaded no
 guilty to the charge and WAS repre-
 scented by Attorney P. r. HlcDonouSh l Joseph Trono&ky, fl year. old, Of 5t | Church street testified that he va! asleep when tho trouble started, bu
 he was awakened and was called tC
 the window by his mother. On look 1 ing out into the yard ho saw three ] men scuffIinS. One man in a whit 1 shirt with his sleeves turned up fel
 and two with him went out Of th'
 yard. Cacacc returned several mo
 monts later. He had also been stabbed
 and was bleeding. He assisted Eucc'
 into bed and stayed until the polic' ! arrived.
 Mrs. De Grabbi added that Angelo
 pastrcat, enc Of the men who wa
 playing cards, was stabbed in tn
 arn, during tho scufflc in the house