New Britain herald., 1922-03-23

utath ht z'ao O'CLOCK on the afternoon of october 26.
 Henry McNamara of S5 Smalley street, aged 10, saw Renaldino sitting in his car in Pennington, at the spot where he was later found dead, about 10 o'clock on the morning of the fa- tality, They waved to one another as McNamara and friend, Frank o'Keefe, passed by.
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 Mary Fratina, aged 29, an inmate of the county jail, was next called to the stand. She was personal friend of Cianilone and Cropanese and knew Renaldino.
 A short time before the death of ltenaldino, she was at a dance in Berlin with Cropanese and saw the grocery clerk there Ciannone was also present. After the death of Rem aldino, she was again at dance in Berlin and had q conversation with Cropanese. The subject of conversa- tion will be brought out later by the state to form the crux of the entire case, 1t is understood. Returning from Hartford on the day the body was found, Mary saw Cianflone and Ruggerio in front of the Fair 25c department store on Main street. she said. There was no greeting exchanged. The attorneys for the defense cross questioned her as to the date. She was certain. she said, as she had a memory memo randa.
 Hart Saw Cianhone Detective Sergeant w. c. Hart of the New Britain police department, | testified that he saw Cianflone either October 23 or 24 between 10 and II o'clock. He was sure of the date be- cause of another matter that was oc- cupying his attentions at the time. Yesterday Afternoon Frank Arute of this city, followed | his brother Jack on the witness stand. His testimony was a corroboration of of the previous testimony.
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 A slight built young man, giving his name as James A Cannon, and his residence as Bondsville, Mass was the next witness. At the outset of his testimony, States Attorney Alcorn asked him if he was in court on his own choice, to which the witness said he came because he had been sub poenaed. He told of coming to New Britain with a chum in the spring of 1920, and that he secured work at the Stanley Works. Here he remained for five or six weeks. He then quit to become an employe of John Clan fone, at his grocery store on Main street. Cannon said he had previously been a chauffeur and bookkeeper, and at present was employed as chauf- feur for a Dr. Smith of Bondsville. 1 At the time he entered the employ of Cianflone, the latter owned two trucks. In answer to a question by 1 Mr. Alcorn, the witness said he did not know John Cianfone to own a pleasure car, but that his brother Angelo Cianflone, owned one. Lawyer Freedman objected to this question but was overruled before the answer was given.
 Cannon said he worked continuous ly for John Cianflone until November IS, 1920. Asked where John resided. the witness said on Hillcrest avenue at that time. In answer to a question as to what his duties were, he said he helped out in the grocery store. He was asked by MT. Alcorn what the two trucks he had previously spoken l of, were used for.
 "The Buick truck, was used for | delivering goods from the store. The | Rec truck was used to transport | liquor," Cannon answered.
 Tells of Rum Running Asked by MT. Alcorn if he had ever made any trips in the liquor truck, the witness said he did, and that the | first trip was made about April 1, | 1920. He said that on return to this city from New York, with a load of liquor, the stuff was usually stored at John Cianfione's house. | Cannon said his first meeting with Joe Cianflone, the accused, happened on the occasion of his first trip for the liquor. He said it was at an Italian storehouse on West Sth street, that the meeting was affected. According to the witness, Joe Cianflone was at the place when he arrived. A few days | later he saw Joe Cianflone at his brothers place on Main street this city. Asked if there was any other persons present on this occasion, Can non said, there was John Cianf1one, Angelo Cianflone, William Wild and Patrick O'Brien.
 The third meeting with Joe Cian- | flone was in New York, and on that occasion John Cianflone had an ap- pointment with him in New York Cannon said he saw Joe every two or three weeks in this city. The wit ness said that he had hauled several loads of alcohol here that the accus- ed had no interest in.
 Saw CianflOne Here Getting down to the day Renaldino was found dead, Cannon said he was in New York, in company with M. Bronstein of this city With Bronstein he walked around to several places before securing any liquor. On reach ing New Britain early in the after noon of October 25, 1920, he went to John Cianflone's home where he re- mained about an hour and then went to the Main street grocery store. Ask ed if he saw Joe Cianfone on October 25, 1920, the day Renaldinos body was found, Cannon said he did in the eve