Connecticut western news., 1921-08-11
SIESSERI DIES FROM
 WOUNDS AT HOSPITAL
No Trace Found of Young
 Mans Assail-

John Siesseri, aged B, was nor tally wounded by four gunmen at the home of his cousin, Tony Boscar- dini, last Wednesday evening. Atter being attended by Dr. F. H. Lee ot this place and Dr. D. D. Reldy or Winsted. he was removed to the .countv hospital, where he died Thursday morning. No. statement was made by the wounded man be- fore his death.
 It was shortly after 500 o'clock last Wednesday evening when four men drove up to the Boscardlnl house, on the Ashley Falls road. One rapped upon the door and when John Siesseri, 33, a second cousin of Boscardini, opened it, all four men entered the dwelling. One of them asked to see the telephone directory and next members of the family were ordered to throw up their hands and each was covered with a revol- yer.
 "Where's Tony?' asked one of the intruders.
 "He is out" replied Mrs. Boscar- dini. One of the men placed his hand over her mouth when she screamed and then placing a revol- yer against her chest demanded to know where the money was kept. "T got no money" she replied. In the meantime Siesseri, who, it is said, showed fight, was shot in the shoul- der, dragged into an adjoining room, where as he lay on his right side a bullet was fired into his left side. The assailants then left the house and fled in their automobile. Boscardini had left the house about 10 minutes before the arrival of the gunmen and was at a neighbours when his home was shot up.
 J Mrs. Boscardini, her three children and Siesseri were in the house when the gunmen entered on the pretext that they wanted to use the tele- phone.
 /. State Policeman Preston was noti- fled of the shooting and immediately organized a posse which secured the countryside, but no trace was found of the bandits. After working all night on the case, Officers Preston and Nichols went by automobile to Utica, N. Y. but as yet no trace of the men has been found.
 The authorities believe that the gunmen' visited Canaan for the pur- pose of killing Tony Boscardini, be- ieving that he furnished information concerning the gang and their move ments last January, after the band were caught by railroad detectives in the act of footing freight cars north of Canaan. In the pistol duel that followed one of the robbers was shot and captured. He gave the name of Joe Gavania of Jay street Utica, N. Y., and was held for the sitting of superior court under $1,OOO bail. After spending a few days in the county jail at Litchfeld he was released on bail furnished by Waterbury parties. When the case was reached in superior court Ga. vania failed to show up and his bond was forfeited.
 The morning after the battle ar automobile stopped at a certain  building in Jay street, Utica, about 5 o'clock and man, apparently wounded, was carried by other mer into the place. He was never soe, to leave the building, although thu police of Utica maintained a grsre over the place. Finally the premise were searched by the police, wh, took into custody Joe Luria, or Lo rocco, alleged member of the gang O Canaan car thieves, who, investiga tion at the time disclosed, wa wanted to answer to a charge O robbing freight cars at Derby havinI jumped a bond of $2,000. Luri was brought back to Waterbury an \ his bail was fixed at $5,O00. Tn whereabouts of Luria and Gavani are said to be unknown to the author ities today. Nick Ciceri, allege leader of the gang of railroad rob bers and still sought by the author ties, worked for Tony Boscardir and his brother in their meat marke in Canaan last fall.
 Mrs. Boscardini says the man wh fired the shots was a Sicilian c small stature and smooth face. Sh
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