New Britain herald., 1922-03-20
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 0N TRIAL TOMORROW Ciannone and Rugserio, Held in Renaldino Case, to Face Charges

The trial of Joseph Cianflone and Michael Ruggerio, indicted for the al- legged murder of Enio Renaldino, is scheduled to open in superior court at Hartford at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
 Judge Isaac Wolfe will occupy the bench The trial will be held before jury. Freedman and Freedman are counsel for Cianhone, and Lawyer Henry J. Calnen will represent Rug gerio. Both of the accused have en- tered pleas of not guilty.
 The counsel for the accused, week ago, filed with the court an applica- ton to have the men tried separately, and the lawyers for Cianflone have asked that the wording "alias the Cowboy" be stricken from the war rant. It Is probable that the court will render a decision on the peti- tions before the trial gets under way. Brief History of Crime. The alleged crime for which the
 men win face trial for their lives, oc- cured in October of 1921, on the road to Pennington near the No. reser voir. Renaldino, who was employed as a clerk for a macaroni manufac- turer was found seated at the wheel of his automobile shortly before noon. with bullet wound through his head. There was a gag placed over | his mouth, and the revolver with 1 which the death was inflicted rested in the hand of the dead man. AS soon as the body was found, | word was sent to the local police, and Captain Thomas w. Grace ordered Motorcycle Officer William Hayes to investigate. The officer reported the facts to the station, and also that the car containing the body was in the | time the state police were notified. Chief William J. Rawlings and Andrew J. Richardson went to the scene. Considerable talk has been l heard relative to the fact that the revolver in the hand of the dead man, had been removed before Medical Examiner Ripley of Pennington, ar rived at the scene.
 Suicide Was Claimed. At the outset the case bore all the marks of murder. Renaldino had | been mentioned as one of the local men connected with illicit liquor traf- flc in this city, and it was said at the time that jealous rivals had killed him. On the day following the finding
 of the body, the suicide theory was advanced by Richardson. Investiga- tion disclosed that Renaldino had been in bad financial circumstances despite his outward appearances of having plenty of money.
 Arrest of Ruggerio The state police quietly continued | it's investigation, which resulted in the capture of Michael Ruggerio, by the Berlin authorities aided by Patrol
 man Michael Cosgrove late last fall The Berlin authorities had been look ing for Ruggerio for some time for dealings in liquor in that town, but he managed to elude them for some time. It was on his first appearance in the town, that resulted in his capture after chase from that town to this city. Ruggerio was taken over by the state police.
 Cianflone Nabbed. A short time later State Policeman Antonio Tomanio, who had been at work on the case, took into custody Joseph Cianflone, at West New York N. J., and he was brought back to Hartford. Ruggerio was brought be- | fore the grand jury and a true bill was returned against both him and Cianhone.
 The Star Witness. Dominick Cropanese local young man who was secretly arrested here by the state police early last fall, and who is in jail, was one of the witness es used at the grand jury hearing. It is claimed that Cropanese knows considerable of the affair, and will turn states evidence at the coming trial.