The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-08
Distefano Story

Distefano said Della Bella was coming from the bed room at the Pleasant street house, when he Dis- tefano, entered the kitchen. He said Della BeIla's lower clothing was disarranged and that Della Bella admitted he had been intimate with the girl in the bed room. Distefano stated that Della Bella was the only one in the kitchen or bed room when he entered. He denied that Sulli- van, Barrett, or his brother Tony, were present. He said Della Bella told him he believed the girl was suffering with 6 social disease.
 To Club Della Bella.
 Distefano claimed he arrived at the house from down town about 9 o'clock. When he saw eDlla Bella coming from the bed room he asked him, What the are you doing in here?" He stated Della Bella then told him about the girl and his belief. Distefano said he went into the bed room and was shocked to find that the girl was no more than "a kid of about 12 years of age" and apparently "drunk" He said he rushed back to the kitchen but Della Bella had gone. He stated he picked up club expecting to have Della Bella return so he could ''let him have it," but Della Bella did not show up again.
 Girl Completely Out.
 pistefano said he went into the room and attempted to wake up the girl but could not arouse her. He said he made a fire and made some coffee which he brought into the girl. "She woke up and was laugh frar auls snI hn., ttyh af utt au laughing about but she seemed crazy She mentioned Jimmy's name. 1 asked her who and she replied Sullivan. She thought I was Jimmy and asked me whether she got the position. She said: Baron done something to me when you left, Jimmy asked her who the Baron was, and she told me "TOrkomian'."
 He Rouses Girl
 Distefano claimed he slept in an- other bed room in another part of the house and that he took off part of his clothing. He said Isabelle called him twice during the night for water. He said he sat on the bed in the morning and shook her shoulder and finally awakened her. She asked him who he was, and where she was, He said he told her where she was and asked her name. She told him her name and said her sister was married to Jimmy Sullivan's brother. Distefano said he did not know until then who Jimmy Sullivan was and only knew him by seeing him around the neighborhood. He said he knew the locality of SuIlivan's home and gave her a. token to reach the trolley tracks, feeling that she would pass the Sullivan home on her way to the trolley. He said she pulled d fast one on me when she sent me out for another drink of water He was referring to Isabelles testimony of the morning in Distcfano's home when she awoke and saw part of her under clothing on the bureau. She testi- fled she did not want him to see her picking up the clothing and sent hinI out for the water.
 Denied "I'ack of Lies"
 Under cross examination, Diste- fano denied he told his brother Tony to tell pack of lies on the stand" He admitted that Tony came to the Jail and suggested that he, Amerigo, say nothing about Della Bella being in the Pleasant street house that night. He said his brother told him to testify that Sullivan only. was in the house that night He said Tony told him unless he saved Della Bella that "thcy were going to gun for ns." Amerigo said he had "cIeaned up" the Della Bella family before when he had a fight with the four brothers In their pool room and that he believed he could do 1t again.
 Baron Tried to Cocrcc
 Distefano also testified that York omian was bothering him while they were in the county jail. He said Torkomian wanted him to say that Sullivan wanted money from York