New Britain herald., 1924-09-22
Joseph Angelo, 3S, Dies On Operating Table After } o'clock This Afternoon From Bull let Wounds.
Mrs. Amelia scorsoto,
 Aged 35, in Critical Con
 dition--Police Seek John
 Vottari, Alleged As ; sailant. -'-

Joseph Angelo, 3S, of West street died in the operating table at the New Britain General hospital short- ly after o'clock this afternoon from bullet wound alleged to have been inflicted by John Vottari, Sb. of 3S Oak street last night. Mrs. Amel- la Scorsoto, who was also shot by Vottari, is at the hospital in criti- cal condition.
 Vottari disappeared immediately after the shooting and the efforts of the police so far have failed to pro- duce clue as to his whereabouts. The police in all the neighboring cit ies have been notified to watch. for him and close check has been kepH on the railroad station.
 Woods Gets Ante-SIortem Statements
 Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods went to the hospital this morning and se- cured statements from the man and the woman. in which they accuse Vottari oftbeing the one that shot them. -
 The woman said that she saw Vottari standing outside the window of her home for about 20 minutes before he jumped head first through the window and calling her a vile name, shot her. as she lay in bed with her husband.
 The first report the police received of the shooting was at 11:20 o'clock when a report came in to Lieut.. Samuel Bamforth that man had been shot on West street. Twenty minutes later another report was received that a woman had been shot at 157 Wilcox street, Police men Patrick O'Mara and Gustave Hellberg were sent to investigate the first report and Sergeants Matthias Rival and Michael J. Flynn, and Policemen Moore and Post were sent to investigate the second.
 Men Formerly Lived Eitlf Woman
 From the investigations of the police and the story told in the hospital this morning by the woman and the man, it was learned that both Vottari and Angelo were for n1er boarders of Mrs. ScQrsoto, liv- ing with her and her husband on Lawlor street. Angelo .left the Scorsoto home about two months ago, but Vottan did not leave until several weeks ago when the family moved to the Wilcox street address, and he had to be forcibly put out of the house.
 Angelo said that last night Vot- tari and another man come to his home and asked him to go over to Mrs. Scorsato's and see if she wouldn't take them back to board. Angelo said that he agreed and the three of them went over. AS soon as they entered the house, Angelo said that Vottari pulled revolver and started to fire through the win dows, not having any apparent tar get. Angelo said that he ran from the house and a bullet was fired through the door at him as he fed He went to his home and immedi- ately went to bed, according to his story.
 Breaks Into Angelo's Home
 Vottari is alleged to have left the Scorsoto home immediately after and about an hour later, reappeared at the Angelo place. He broke ir the door there and going isto the room where Angelo was in bed fired at him, the bullet entering one side of his abdomen and lodging ir the other side. It was removed al tl,e hospital. The stricken mar made an attempt to chase him, but he fell in a faint on the floor
 From the story of the woman. the alleged assailant must have gone di, rectly back to her housa where ht walked up and down outside fol about 20 minutes. Finally ht crashed through the window and shot the woman. Both the woman and the husband, as well as Angelo were positive that it was Vottari whC did the shooting.
 Nottari was in court short time ago as a result of some trouble ht had at the Scorsoto home, and thu court ordered him to get new boarding place.