New Britain herald., 1922-10-28
NEW HAVEN MAN IS
 MURDERED AT HOME
Killed by Shotgun, Fired Through
 Window Of House

New Haven. Oct os..-Murdered while eating supper in his lonely home at the end of Painfield avenue, In the woods near Maltby lake, Allng- town, Joseph Filorizzo is the victim of as mysterious a crime as any that has puzzled the authorities here in many year
 Filorizzo. 43 years old and resi-. dent of this country for 10 years, was killed hy an unidentified as sassin who fired shotgun through a rear window at 7.15 last night, His 1T-vear-old daughter. Josephine who has been in this country only a year, narrowly escaped the same fate.
 Cannot Find Motive.
 The authorities last night appar- ently found no motive for the murder. Josephine, with excite ment adding to the difficulties of her broken English, said her father had no enemies. The girl was locked up In county jail at 2:So this morning as a witness when Coroner Eli Mix adjourned his investigation until later in the day
 Josephine, who was in the room at the time of the shooting said she thought she heard their cat at the door, She opened the door to let in the cat and then she heard the shot which was fired through the rear window behind him.
 Sees Father Dead.
 Upon turning around she saw her father with his head in a pool of blood His head had dropped on his piece of grape pie and his left hand had fallen to the floor. It appeared that he had released his grasp upon 8 large butcher knife, whose hilt lay close to his fingers. His right arm which was on the table, supported his forehead
 The 12-gauge shotgun took deadly effect. tearing away the entire base Of Ftlorizzo's brain, having entered directly back of his left ear. Wad- ding from the shell lay in two pieces on the table.
 Girl Alarms Neighbors.
 Josephine ran screaming upstairs. and procured her fathers revolver Opening the front, upstairs window the girl fired two shots as an alarm signal to the distant neighbors While Josephine was running up stairs. second 12-gauge shotgun shell found it's way through the rear door, evidently intended for the girl The rear door is so far from the table. before which the murdered man sat. that this seems to be the only possible reason for the firing of the second shot, The second shell deposited it's wadding in the center of the floor. Filorizzo had wife in Sicily his na- tive land. His daughter. Josephine, said at the house that her father. employed by C. w Blakelee and Sons. contractors. is a. laborer, owed no money to anyone, that he owned their home and that he had no en- emies. They never had callers. she said. Josephine. distraught and be wildered hugged her sombre gray shawl about her slim shoulders, moaning and wailing as she repeated over and over again her prayers.
 Police Begin Probe Chief Robert French and Patrol men Sylvester Burns and William Miller of the West Haven central police station were at the scene soon after the alarm had been givenI them by Sergeant George Doms. stationed at the Yale armory. Dr. Victor A. Kowalewski medical ex- sminer of the district, also was pres ent shortly afterward. Many neigh bors of the surrounding section, most ly Sicilians and Neapolitans, came running to the house, alarmed by the shots.
 When the body was removed by local funeral director. Josephine broke down Here and there the squalls of nurslings and the paying Of hounds. mixed weirdly with the sobs of the broken hearted daugh ter and the sgitated mumblings of the neighbors. Josephine. a dimin utive and pretty miss, and an in- terpreter, were taken into custody by the police and driven to the West Haven central police station. AnI examination was immediately begun by Coroner Mix.
 Danks Murder Recalled Last nights staying called to mind the murder of Mrs GeareianDa Danks, which occurred 10 years ago in dense thicket off Plainfield avenue near the scene of the Filorizzo killing. The body of the woman was found under conditions which led to but one conclusion. murder in the first degree. The coroner and detectives in few days took into custody one John McNamars. who worked as a porter in local saloons But after q few days Harmless McNamara was let 20, it being proven that the woman with whom he was seen near the scene of the murder a day be. fore the finding Of Mrs Danks body was alive and well in this city. What got McNamara into trouble was that the woman who walked into the | woods with him somewhat tailed | with the description of Mrs. Banks.
 Home Is Isolated.
 Both the father and daughter had spent peaceful day away at work and upon their return home to the lower Planfeld avenue sec tion had no warning of the murder The house stands in desolate wooded plot the nearest telephone being more than mile away. Be hind the house is a long, narrow | porch. Back of this is an srbor, enclosed by bsrbed wire, vines and | board fences. making the approach | so |,