New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
DRAW NET TIGHTER
 AROUND FUGITIVE
NoTcia Admits Being at Scene
 Of Schenectady Murder
PRISONER CHILLED AGAIN
serscants McCuc And Maher satis- fled He Can Furnish solution To Staying of Captain Albert Youmans On November 2s, 1924.

Faltering under the persistent questioning Of Detective Sergeant John Mahar Of the Schenectady po- lice force, and Detective Sergeant William P. McCue, Michael Norcia, age 2S, 249 Broadway, Schenectady, admitted last night at police head quarters that he was inside the hotel in that city a short while before Captain Albert Youmans Of the Schenectady force was murdered in the night of Nov. 28, 1924.
 Evidently realizing the seriousness of his admission. Norcia quickly said that he was only in the hotel to change clothes before going 10 work. Tue hotel he referred to was an all legged hotel of ill repute, owned by Angelo Latiso, who is thought to be the leader of gang Of black hand CTS operating in Schenectady, Troy and Albany. At the present time Latiso is ill with pleurisy, but he is under s45,o0o bond for an alleged hold-up, for which three members of his gang have already been sent to prison.
 Norcia is being held here because it is thought he is either the mur- dercr or connected with the murder of the captain. For many years Latiso and his gang have been ter rorizing the three New York cities with crimes of large proportions.
 Admits Being In Hotel
 Norcia said last night that he was in the hotel at o'clock the evening of the murder to change his clothes to go to work at midnight. He could not explain why he changed his clothes three hours before he in- tended to work. Norcia claims that he heard a shot, and rushed down stairs where he says he reported the murder to police, and was on the scene before any officers arrived. During the first part of the question: ing Norcia said he was not near the hotel on the evening the crime.
 He told Sergeants McCue and Mahar that he was afraid that Lat iso would "saueal" on him. Through out the grueling Norcia seemed to want to tell something but when he seemed to realize he was going to tell something discriminating. he would change the subject. However, he told the officers again last night that he would tell them everything after he was taken back to Schen- ectady.
 Thinks Norcia Has Guilty Knowledge
 Sergeant Mahar does not think that Latiso, the alleged master mind of the blackhanders. is the man who shot Captain Youmans. He believes Norcia knows who did 1t, or he is guilty himself. The sergeant stated last night that although his depart ment has been searching the east in an effort to find the murderer, no suspect thus far has seemed as promising as Norcia.
 Previous to the shooting of Cap tain Youmans, Norcia admitted hav- ing been employed by Latlso. On the night of the raid the police were trying to find evidence at the hotel which would convict Latiso and his gangsters, who had managed to eyade conviction for any alleged crime. Officers says that the hotel at which the crime was committed was speakeasy, and a disorderly house.
 Another Taken Into Custody
 Sergeant Mahar yesterday went to New Haven where he took into GUS today man who he alleges, is one of the Latiso gangsters. The two 1 prisoners will be taken back to Schenectady this afternoon. Sergeant Mahar Is confident that the mystery surrounding the Youmans murder will be cleared now that Norcia has been apprehended.
 ] Norcia displayed papers to the I police which give evidence that he was in the United States army dur ing the World war but he only saw service on this side of the ocean. He has been in New Britain four weeks during which time he was employed at the New Britain Machine Co.
 He is fearfully nervous. and he fdgeted throughout a grilling again last night which lasted well after midnight. The strain of the last few days have shown on the man and he has dark circles under his eyes, He continually pulls at some article of clothing. In order 10 avoid the possibility of Norcla hang ing himself every possible article of clothing has been removed with v.bicb ba y,,iebt etr;ry bip,self t,p