New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-06
SCREW DRIVER JAB
Fatal TO zIENbA
De Pistro Held Under $4,000
Bond for Mansllu6htG
BRUTAL ATTACK DESCRIBED

BRUTAL ATTACK DESCRIBED
Witnesses Say Assailant Ground Heel
into Face Of Man During Brawl
Before Causing Death Of Another.
Two Held Is Witnesses
Sebastiano DePietro. aged 80. Of
1875 Corbin avenue, was bound over
to the September term OF superior
court in $4,000 bonds by Judge
Morris D. SAKE in police court today
on the charge of granddaughter, as
afresult Of the death of John Zienba.
aged %, Of 1928 Corbin avenue. at
$40 last evening at New Britain
General hospital, Zienba having
been stabbed in the left ear by De-
Pietro near their homo between 1
and o'clock In the morning OF Jaay
1. A screw driver was the weapon.
according to the testimony.
Phileppo Gugliatto, aged ~, Of
q 1-2 Front street. Hartford, was
discharged. and Paul Gayda aged
"a, OF Lakeville and Albert Kata,
aged 20, of 20 Broad street, this city,
were bound over to the September
term of superior court in $500 bonds
each also on the charge Of man.
slaughter, although 1t Is improbable,
according to Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Greenstein, that the charge
will be pushed in their cases, the
purpose of requiring them to post
bonds being to insure their presence
in court.
Zienba, who bled profusely from
the wound in his ear. was taken to
New Britain General hospital short
ly after he, was injured. His condi-
ton was critical and it was realized
that his chances for recovery were
slight.
Judge w. F. Mangan appeared for
kata and Gayda. Attorney s. Gerard
Casale appeared for DePietro and
Attorney Bauby of Waterbury ap-
peared for Gugliatto. No arguments
were offered by any of the attorneys.
but at one point Attorney Casale OBJ
jected to Judge Mangan's line Of
questioning. and remarked that the
state was represented by the assist
ant prosecuting attorney. Judge
Mangan replied that he was repre-
senting two men accused OF man
slaughter and he certainly intended
to look after their interests. Attor-
ney Casale replied that he must do
so without injuring DePietro's case.
Judge Sake overruled Attorney
Casale's objection and told Judge
Mangan to proceed with his ex-
animation.
DePietro Claims Self Defense
Sergeant Stadler testified that he
arrested the four men. Officer He'll
berg and Liebler were there at the
time. DePietro had gone to the po-
lice station voluntarily. Kata and
Gayda were at the hospital when
Sergeant Stadler spoke to them, the
injured man being in the emergency
room at the time. DePietro told the
sergeant that he was attacked by
four men as he sat at the wheel Of
his car and he defended himself.
In reply to Judge Mangan. Ser
geant Stadler said Gayda and Kata
had accompanied the injured man
TO the hospital.
Detective Sergeant McCue testified
that he went to the hospital shortly
before Z o'clock after having been
notified by Lieutenant Rival of the
Eracas. Zienba being unconscious,
the sergeant was unable to obtain
any information from him, SO he
went to the police station where he
questioned those who were under
arrest.
Attorney Casale objected to ad-
hitting statements made by De-
Pietro, on the ground that warning
OF his rights had not been given him
before he talked. Judge SAKE over
ruled the objection.
Sergeant McCue said he learned
from kata and Gayda that there
was fight and the latter showed
cuts on the back apparently caused
by an instrument. DePietro, accord
ing to the sergeant. said that he had
been struck on the head with a
stone and he retaliated.
DR.. David P. Waskowitz testified
that he received a telephone call
about 1870 in the morning telling
him to meet a man at Broad and
Curtis streets. When he arrived Kata
was in conversation with Super
numerary Officer Walter Wagner.
DIR. Waskowitz asked the latter that
a policeman be sent with him as
the circumstances Of the call were
unusual. Kata, Driving car, led the
way and Officer John Liebler was
picked up further on.
Zienba Found In Pool OF Blood
Zienba was in a pool of blood,
DR.. Waskowitz said. After stopping
the flow of blood DR.. Waskowitz had
Zienba removed to the hospital by
kata. DePietro approached the wit
ness and asked If he had attended
Zienba. He then asked the witness
what to do and the latter advised
him to lose no time reporting the
whole affair to the police.
At the hospital DR.. Waskowitz
found that Zienba had two
punctures in the auditory canal of
the left ear causing the flow of blood
from the jugular bulb.
From the appearance of the
punctures DR.. Waskowitz said he be-
lieved there was no question that an
instrument had caused them.
In reply to Attorney Casale, DR..
Waskowitz said there was con-
siderable odor of liquor" from.
Zienba but because OF the fact that
he was unconscious it was impossible
to learn whether or not he was In