New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
EDEL IS BLAMED
 IN MURDER CASE
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go with them to the Dudley place that evening but the engagement was broken off. That night both men and others were in a card game at Hotel Matis annex and Mastriano won and Edel lost money, and the former had in his pocket about s7O in bills, one being a "yel- lowback" twenty.
 On Sunday night. December 19, the coroner said, Edel said and Mas triano were going to Dudley's. They left the hotel at S:15, and by trolley reached Cheshire Junction via Mill dale, transferring at 9:2o to a car for Dudley's near which they alight- ed. Mastriano still was In possession of bills including one yellow back" twenty.
 Both men were seen to alight but no person Is known to have seen Mastriano thereafter alive except Edel. The latter however, has stated that he did not go beyond Milldale that night but returned to Meriden arriving at 9:S0, that he did not go to Cheshire Junction or get off with Mastriano near the Dudley place. Edel Seen at Cheshire
 The coroner found that Edel was next seen alone by several persons at Cheshire Junction boarding a trolley car for Milldale at approxi- mately 11:15 p. m. that he was also seen alone on the Milldale- -Meriden trolley car which was bound for Meriden and which arrived in Meri- den at 11:41 p. m.; that he was then seen alone In Meriden at about 12: 5 a. m, early morning hour of Mon day, December 20.
 Had "Yellow-back" Bill
 The coroner said that on the Sun : day night Edel was Substantially ! broke." that after returning to Meri- den he went to the Matis annex. hay i ing there with him a substantial sum | of money in bills, among which was twenty-dollar yellow back" bill; 1 that he there engaged in a card game and lost a considerable sum of money; that he thereafter stated he was "broke," and borrowed ten dol lars from one of the persons engaged in the card game.
 Edel also inquired if Johnny had returned" the coroner said, and on one occasion when inquiry was made by Mastriano's uncle as to Johnny's s whereabouts Edel said
 Stories Contradictory
 T did not get him drunk" that he also stated that the last he saw of deceased after they left the Matis hotel Sunday night, December 18th, was at the corner of State and Main l streets, Meriden. and he made other contradictory and evasive statements to parties inquiring for deceased. l Coroner Mix in his summation said:
 T find on Sunday night December 18th. deceased and Edel did not en- ter the Dudley place and did not meet any girls there.
 From inspection of the locality where deceased's body was found and from evidence taken at the in- quest, l am of the opinion deceased was lured by Edel to go to the Dudley place. it being a locality he was well acquainted with; leading deceased to believe they would meet two girls there; that upon arrival near the Dudley place deceased was induced by Edel to go to Shepard avenue and while there he was shot by Edel, his body then dragged a distance over the roadway and to the place where it was subsequent, found; that thereafter the none, which was then upon deceased's per. son was taken by Edel and the ma. jor portion of it lost by him in the card game which he engaged ir after his return to Meriden aftel midnight, Monday. December 20 ! 1926, including the twenty-dollar bil which deceased had in his possession when he left Meriden with Edel.
 T find John Mastriano's deatl was due to a gun-shot wound inflict ed upon him as herein detailed, b
 Fred w. Edel; and that said Ere,
 W. Edel IS criminally responsible fo
 his dcath."