New Britain herald., 1925-01-12
SELF DEFENSE MAY
 FIGURE IN ATTACK
Di Salvatore Expected to Claim
 He Was Attacked
SEVEN MEN STILL SILENT

Favor Flooding High School Gridiron For Skating - ". 4. Hunt Heads state Guard.
 Self defense Is expected 10 play liz part in the battle for the life of Salvatore DiSalvatore. one of the To- cal men being held at the county jail in Hartford on a charge Of murder of Antonio Tottore a week ago on Cherry street, according 10 adVices, gleancd by the local police.
 Since the murder, the seven men, arrested after the fatal affray have maintained a stony silence. The story going the rounds is that a brawl started and Mir and Mrs. Dl- Salvatore were slashed by either Tottore or Joseph Leogrande. Di- Salvatore is said to have defended himself with a revolver and when the smoke of the mixup had cleared away, the DiSalvatores were bathed in blood and Tottore was dead in the street. It is now claimed that Leogrande was hit on the head with block of wood by another mem- ber of the card party.
 Attorney Noble F. Pierce of this city is representing Vito Faniello and Joseph Grimald held on an aggravat- cd assault charge.
 Faniello has secured his bonds of s5,000 and has returned 10 his home l here to await the hearing on Janu- ary 13, when further clearing up of the matter is anticipated. The local and county authorities have [ left no stones unturned to get the correct story of the crime and eX- pect to place the culprit on trial within very short time.
 One of the stories prevalent since the arrest of the accused, has been that the murder had been planned for one night last summer in Terryville, but that attending cir cumstances caused a postponement. This story is greatly discounted by the police, who believe that the kill ing was the result of spontaneous conflagratiou of wrath that followed the dispute at the card game.
 Snow Delays Troilcys
 Trolley schedules were slightly in terfered with this morning by the snowfall. The blows were sent out early so that the cars were soon running on regular time. No inter- ruption of the steam service took place today.
 Vets Committee Meeting
 Plans for the big encampmen' next June will be discussed at the meeting of the general committee O citizens and members of Harold F Emmett Post, Veterans of ForeisI wars on January 1G at o'clock ir the city court room. The prellmin ary details are progressing 10 tho extent that the outline for the bif gathering is well under way, Thi: will be the fifth annual encampmen' of the veterans and ladies aux diaries of the state and no effort vii be spared by the local post to make the day a red letter one in the an nals of the city. Committees. have been chosen to arrange for the de- Itails of the event which will be z three day affair, beginning on June I1l and continuing on the 12 and l. of that month.
 Bridge Nearly Ready
 Work has progressed so well or the new Pond street railroad bridge that the passageway is almost ready for use. The new bridge relieves the necessity of the use of the danger ous North Pond street crossing fol entrance to the Barnes tract of tht Bristol Realty Co.,, thereby adding greatly 10 the convenience of thu residents of that section. When the bridge was started, additional lot' were bought so that new entrance from Pond street was developed along with the bridge. The othel grade crossing will be closed as soor as the new highway is decIarel ready for traffic.
 Health Conditions Improving
 That the local health situation k favorable in the opinion of th, health department. despite the spread of humps among schoo children. The recent scarlet fevcl scare has subsided. thanks to the spleudid work of Health Officer Jos eph l. Woisard and his corps of as sistants. and the health board is be ginning to sit back with relief after strenuous combat with that nal ady.
 Want Field Flooded
 Agitation has started about thu city for the flooding of the higl school gridiron near the new higi school for use as a skating rink. Tn ,,nse;bilitiag |,