New Britain herald., 1925-03-02

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 Policeman O'Mara told the court hat when he went to the house in lshawa, Ontario, with the Canadian police to search for vottari, who was reported to be living there, he found over 80 men in the house. The police entered on the preteXt of searching for liquor, the Canadian police guarding the exits while OMara went through the place looking for his victim He found Vottari lying in bed fully clothed. He was living there under the name of Joseph Gondcra, and when asked by tho -olice if he he'd ever been in New Britain he said that he hadn't, Asked If he was Giovanni Nottari, he denied 1t. The CaQadian police took him into custody and locked him up in the Oshawa jail.
 Vottari Recognizes oNiara
 O'Mara had worn a disguise to the kouse to prevent Nottari from recognizing him so when the police were leaving the house, O'Mara hurried ahead in a taxi and cleared off his disguise 10 greet Nottari when he arrived at the station. Ar irving at the police headquarters, Vottari continued todeny his identi- ty. but when O'Mara walked into the room and said Hello, Giovanni Vottari answered Hello, MT. O'Mara." This greeting completed the Identification to the satisfaction of the Canadian police, and soon afterward Vottari agreed to tell O'Mara the whole story of the af- fair, saying q know you are good man, MT. O'Mara, so l will tell you the whole story"
 He told of the shooting and of his escape He said that when he left the DAngelo home, he walked along several streets until he came to the outskirts of the city He con- tinued for a time until he came to a woods, where he slept for the night, setting out again in the morning and reaching a town the other side of Hartford where he took q train and went as far as he could. Then by degrees, he made his way into Canada and to the Oshawa rooming house, where he has remained since, rarely leaving the house.
 Held Up By Red Tape
 After confessing, the prisoner was turned over to O'Mara and brought to the United States consul at On- tario, from whom permission was received to bring him back here. Ar irving at the border, O'Mara was held up for about two hours by the immigration authorities who forced the policeman to ge through lot of red tape before he was allowed to proceed with his prisoner. After giving the history of the crime and swearing to notify the immigration officials if Vottari was to be let loose so that deportation proceedings could be brought. the two were ai- lowed to enter the country.
 An overnight stop was made in Buffalo Saturday night, Nottari be- ing locked up in the Buffalo jail and the last lap of the return trip start ed yesterday morning, O'Mara ar irving at the local station where he booked his prisoner at about 1;50 o'clock last night.
 VCttari Makes Confession
 Immediately after the arrival, County Detective Edward Hickey, inc superior court stenographer Chief Hart and O'Mara had a talk with the prisoner and he made clean breast of the whole affair to them, it is said. The confession was nlaccd in the hands of States At torncy Hugh NJ. Alcorn this morn ing.
 Besides O'Mara, Chief Hart was called to the witness stand today to corroborate the testimony of the policeman and then Dr. Carl J Hart testified to the fact that DAT gclo died of. a hemorrhage in tn liver caused by q bullet woun Judge filling found probably cau% and ordered Vottari held withou' bail for the superior court.
 Mrs. Amelia Scorsoto and Anthony Fin, two material witness held by the police without bail to testify at the trial of Vottari, were present in the court room but were not called upon to testify Fin is held as an eyewitness to the shooting of D'An- gelo, having seen Nottari enter the West street house and shoot DAn- gelo as he lay in bed. The testimony of Mrs. Scorsoto is expected to bear on her relations with Vottari and D'Angelo and the shooting affair that is alleged to have occurred in her home previous to the fatal shooting.
 Mrs. Scorsoto was shot by Not- tari. and was in a critical condition at the New Britain General hospital for oevr month from wounds in her abdomen, but she finally re- covered. Vottari is not charged in connection with this shooting, the only charge being the murder of D'Angelo.
 Bruno Papalai, who was arrested Saturday on instructions from O'Mara in Canada, was not in court and it was indicated that he would be released as the police have been unable to establish any connection between him and the murder.