New Britain herald., 1926-07-02
WATERBURY MAN IS
 SHOT BY ROADSIDE
Girl Of 17 Makes GrueS0me Dis C0Very Of Murder This Morning
POLICE HAVE FEW CLUES
John Costanno, Victim, Left Home About Midnight, Starting For Myrtle Deach-Nas Shot From Within Own Car. Police Think.

| iiIE lpd1 dlpIESlit bL all aQLhllpDllF, the engine Of which was running and the headlights still burning, the body of John Costanzo. 32. of l2 . Union street, Waterbury. was dis covered by q girl on her way 10 work here early today. A preliminary in- vestigation by the authorities indi- Cated the man had been murdered and that robbery was probably not ,the motive. He had been shot in tthe chest.
 Girl Discovers Body
 Miss Esther Lurick, r, discovered the body of the man al 6:15 o'clock tdayiight time) on the east side of the road one-half mile east Of IClarks Corners. She notified some nearby residents who communicated ,With Coroner Eli Mix. who called 1 Medical Examiner Dr. Wowaleski and visited the scene of the shoot ing.
 The right front door of the coach vas open. The body lay on the ground outside the door, face up- ward. with arms outstretched and left leg resting against the running board on the right side of the car. The coat Of the victim vas open, showing considerable blood on the coat and shirt.
 Robbery Not Motive
 That robbery was not the motive for the shooting was apparent as the man wore a large diamond ring and stickpin. He had been shot ! several times and probably died in stantly. An autopsy was to be per formed later in the day by Dr. Row aleski, who ordered the body re- moved 10 an undertaking establish- ment.
 Coroner Mix was attempting to establish the time Of the shooting. He stated that when he arrived al the scene the man had been dead for at least two hours. Several wit ncsses living in the vicinity were 10 be examined later today.
 shots From Within
 Inspection Of the automobile showed that the shots which killed ' ISI ullSp lltLI l'+Fll Ii'thi Albul within the car. One bullet hole was found in the rear window. Another |. penetrated the upright part of the rear seat and the metal back panel ot the car from where 1t had drop ped below on 10 She gasoline tank.
 On the floor of the machine were found six discharged .22 calibre automatic shells. A seventh was on tho ground beneath the body. Idon- tifcation Of the body was established by an operators license found in the pockets Of the victim together . with letters and papers which are , being held by the authorities.
 No Gun Is Found
 An examination Of the body ot . the dead man revealed three wounds caused by .3o calibre bullets. Nc . gun was found on Costanzo's per !, son and the police believe he was unarmed.
 The police have learned that three persons living in the vicinity of the shooting heard shots about o'clock this morning. They were Robert Woodruff. his daughter Margaret and Mrs. Dean Smith = They will he examined by the cor. . on today.
 The police Of Waterbury found that Cost ,nzo left that city abou' midnight after borrowing SIC from , garage man next door 10 his home He was reported to have said he wa' going 10 Myrtle Beach. With hu the merest clues upon which 10 worl officials O New Haven and Water . bury are bending every effort tc penetrate the mystery surrounding the murder. A number Of theorle! have been advanced but little sub stantial material supports any O , them.
 Fcud Is Tinted. ', Waterbury, Conn. July fP'-l I foul between bootleggers and whit
 slave gangs is blamed by Waterbur, | police for the slavinc Of John Cos . tanzo, gambler. Of this city who's , body was found beside his sutomo
 bile on the Orange road this morn
 ing.
 Eugene Nigl1ro. proprietor Of th
 Palace garage, located al the ad . dress found on Costanzo's registra -. ton papers. said 'he victim receivsi , his mail at the garage but main f rained an apartment at i49 Sout ., Main street. Wesley Ciapp, nigh
 man at the garage. said he filled th
 gasoline tank on Costanzos ca
 about t2.I5 o'clock this morning 2 and that Costanzo drove out abou
 that time.
 Scar Faced Man.
 Tn the machine with Castanz
 was man about 3 feet 10 inche tall who had a scar or cut on hi
 face. C}aDp was not sure Thethe
 the scar was on the right or lei cheek. Miglaro confirmed Clapp' statements, but he vas also uncer tain as to the position of the seal Neither man knew Costanzo's com ranfon. according to their state ments,
 Costanzo borrowed s1o from hin tho proprietor of the garage stated The slain man did not work. he sait although he does not know what hi occupation was. He stated that Cos 1 tanzo maintained an apartment * the Holohan block lt9 South Mai
 street, and that a woman lived wit !. him part of the time. Costanzo wS [ single. according to police inform' 1 ton.
 1 At the apartment house. no or i seemed to know Costanzo and Il 1 ianitor said there is no tenant ( 1 that name in the building. Ii is b' 1 lieved by police that the dea N (Continued on Page 25)