New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-29
Bridgeport Woman Killed Try
Ing TO Find Who Was "BoSS"
SCIRPOLO NAMED SLAYER
Tony Lupo, Witness to Park City
Staying, Says Woman Broke up
Furniture, Fought With Man,
Then Was shot Down.

lamo ScirpOlO, about 90, OF 6l
Eyitts lane, was named at Coroner
John ]. Phelan's inquest today as
the murderer OF Sarah l.. Lussicr,
Al who was fatally shot early Sat
urday evening in the house where
she lived with Joseph Decresanti
and SCirpolo, the latter known in
the neighborhood as The Old
Man"
Tony Lupo Ss, OF to1 Sterling
street. a friend OF scirpolo and his
guest on the day OF the murder.
accused Scirpolo today Of murder
ing the woman.
Describes the Murder
Lupo admitted he was present
when the crime occurred.
Lupo described the actual mur-
der. He said that he started home
after spending a short time with
the "old man and other men in
the house and that previous to his
departure there had been an argu-
ment between the Lussier woman
and Scirpolo as to which one was
"hoss" Of the house and which was
owner Of the furniture.
The woman left the house, say.
ing she was going to the theater.
III you go, you'll never come
back" said Scirpolo.
I'm go and I'll come back" re
piled the woman.
She went out, the door slamminl
shut behind her.
She Immediately started bacl
for her gloves and when no on
opened the door, she broke III
glass with her elbow, released tn
lock and entered. Lupo, seeing al
this. turned back and followed he
into the house.
Broke up Furniture
She went into the front room an
| began throwing the furnitur
around, knocked down a lookin
| glass and did other damage, Took
ing for her gloves"
The old man grabbed her. The
struggled out into the kitchel
separated and then as they stoo
few feet apart. Scirpolo aske,
Now, who's boss here?"
Il am" was the woman's repl.
A second query from the oI
man as to who was boss brougl
the same reply. Lupo said.
Then | heard the shot sal
Lupo. THE woman fell to the hoc
near the kitchen table and the 'ol
man. who had taken the revolyc
| from behind his back, shot her
second time as She lay on IL
floor"
Realizing the fact that the won
an was dead, both men then f1e
from the house. Scirpolo has n,
been seen since.
Was Flushed With Wine
Scirpolo was flushed with wiz
when he shot the woman, accordir
to testimony given by several wi
ucsscs.
Decresanti, who had lived wit
the woman for three years, test
lied that when he left the house
l o'clock Saturday afternoon to a
company Tony Gregg to the Latter
home at 1866 Pcmbrolle street, he L.
the Lussier woman seated at the {
ble with Iupo and Scirpolo eatiI
their dinner The "od man hi
brought up bottle of wine al
wine had already been poured in
three glasses at the time Dccresar
departed.
Il Trouble Follows Drinking
An hour later Joseph Congi, fricl
of Decresanti, called at the hou
looking for him. The "old man" a
Lupo welcomed him, They h
plainly been drinking. He Join
them and while he was there he s.
, Sarah have two glasses Of wine. A
other man arrived at the house VIII
5 'ongl was there ana also had sol
vine. The trouhle started then
Decresanti testified that he was r
I present When the drihNIns party "
= In progress lie had told Sarah II
> he would he home 10 supper a
] would take her to show nut Il
on arriving at Crego's house h" s;
8 he found himself among fr'"nc
/ and forgot all about Sarah
\ Al tho time he vas TO have tax
her to the theater the woman U
dead,
Decresanti said ho had no kno'
edge Of ms fact. ~. n