New Britain herald., 1922-03-30
CIANFLONE DENIES KNOWING RENALDIN0
Also Denies Any Part in narder-- Tells Of Crooked Booze Dells


 Hartford. March 30,-Joseph Clan. hone. alias "cowhoy", on trial with Michael Ruggerio for tho murder Of Enio Renaldlno, al lfarmington on October 25, 1920, took the witness stand In superior court late yesterday afternoon. He was callcd h, Lawyer Freedman, who had previously called the names of several witnesses who did not respond, \ hush fell over the court room when the prisoner arose and walked 70 ,he witness ,,oN. The smile which he has worn since the opening Of the trial was atill there as he faced Clerk Fuller, with AiS right hand in tho air, ready to take the oath.
 In |. \, [. Years.
 Tho accused said he was horn in Italy. and camc io this country i7 years ago when he was IS years old, After residing in his city for T short time. he went West, In answer ;o Lawyer l'rcedmon's question as to where he resided In ,he Wost, thc Wit- ness said he had been in practically all of the states out ,here. Ic vas asked what he did for living In that section, and he said ',c mad worked on;a cattle range. Is that why they call you Cowboy" asked .awyer Freedman. The witness ad he !np- posed t was,
 Was Il Shoemaker.
 z Ciannone told oi returning to this city in 1911 and residing lcre inliI 1918, when he went ;o New York. lc was married in March, 1913, he said, and lived in the metropolis with lis wife and two children for 1cveral years. He was asked by his counsel what his business was, and he ;.n- swered that he was n shoemaker
 Got Into I;oozc '.amc.
 In 1920, in answer to Lawyer Freed mans question. the witness caid le was engaged in the iiquor business, buying and selling it. He said his home at that time was 1t 1s01 Third avenue. New York. Asked f ne knew ihe Arute brothers. Joe Rocco. Angelo Cianfione and John ''iantlone. the witness said he did. The witness vas then asked to tell his story. which was practically the same IS previous testimony given by ,he 'le- fense witnesses. viz the Brown Gtory, the testimony of his wife and others that he was at New 1or,. ,'t he ne the body of Rcnaldino iwas ound. The witness identified a note which le said was endorsed for nirn n a .ocal bank. and for which ne received $500, or, the Saturday previous 70 ;he ind inr of the body. During his story ;s to the bringing Of liquor to New Brit ain. Cianf1one said the owners used to meet him on the highway ;nd 'aie possession of t. He denied that ne was in any way connected IS 10 'Tn- ership in the si; barrels of liquor whicn have been mentioned by wit nesses for the Ttatc. ,nd of which three were alleged to haze been sto,en. It waz the claim of the wit resx that he was n the liquor busi- ne4z alone.
 Cianfone raid he knew Dominic Cropanese. having met him about four times. He dli not know 'rop- ane.,e until ne r1et lin n New 'rit- air, he raid The witness Tdmitted being In New Britain on October 29' 13-~. and told o, tho nc-' t-a isactlon. Fl. ssid that afte- gcil.;; tc h.- o-oth- CTS store to see hirr. ne iHf for New York. after eating diane, a the noH>c oe his ~ise--
 Tracrs Vii Movement
 The witness Nso admitted TnelnS Biu Marlieonis on tna' day, a'd 10 getting checi7 from him. lie i1'n- tited 2 check shown him by Lawyer Freedman as being ;he -am" "nr. Hts rert story had to deal vi, 'is "-rlNa' ,n New yo-I. He to'' of 'Ae 7art3 .. 4,e Folio'- house or October A, f.,o and his movements on the way hou,s that night which conslstcd o' t1e stopping at Miss Eunns lunch- roon, for ca'lr fo- his children. '5'an- nore said tAa- or the morning of oc- to1,er .5. 1ach he 1Tal :TaNeneu carly by rac lis doo-. On open ,nr it he found Mike Brown. He next told Of the trip in New 1ork 70 warehouse. and then the trip with lhe tr-uck to New Britain. Hc spoke Of stopping at the kelysp-ing''e'd 1erv- ice station, and also to stopping " his home to put on ' pair ol ovefalls and q cap.
 Reads of Murder.
 Can1onc said he arrived III this c,ty between 12 and ! o'clock Tn the morning, after lea>inG New York on the day of october 25. 92N, he A1nc day that Rcnaldino's body was oHn'. He said he spent the remainder nl | ae night at the homo of 1i5 i'liter fe said that he returned to New fork on the next day. He wAa ;.skcd "hcre he made the arrangements win Nlkc Brown, and he replied on ;le rect