The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-14

who performed a similar operation on Raymond "Norristown Red" Gray, assisted in the emergency room when DeSomma was first en. tered.
 DeSOmma Tells Story
 Detective Lieutenants William F. Pollard and Matthew Balanda ques- toned DeSomma at the hospital to- day, in an effort to ascertain the details of the shooting.
 DeSomma claims he met Carusillo at the scene of the shooting after he, had made telephone in the .ad- jacent gasoline station. Carusillo, he says, asked him for money and he went back into the gas station to change a g bill and give Carusillo fifty cents. After giving him the money, he says Carusillo asked him If he couldn't get him Q job, and DeSomma said no and started to leave. He claims that after he took few steps toward Brooklyn, Caru- sillo opened fire, and after being shot he pulled his own gun, for which he has a permit, and fired in- to the air to attract attention.
 It Is DeSomrna's claim that he has never had any trouble with Carusil- 10, and that he can not understand today's action. .
 CarusillO's story Differs
 Carusillo's story, which was told to Deputy Coroner Smyth and the members of the detective bureau, is entirely different. He claims he argued with DeSomma over $500 in. volved in real estate deal of five years ago. and that DeSomma made some remarks about his family af- fairs-topping 1t off by making Q fast move toward his gun pocket. And then my gun went off," he said. .t
 DeSomnda is said to have sold some property at 14 Oakhill avenue, for $500 about five years ago and withheld the money from Carusillo. The property was in Carusillo's wife's name. Since that time 1t Is said that Carusillo has consistently tried to get money from DeSomma. Out Looking for Work
 Carusillo says he was out looking for work when he met DeSomma this morning. He Is short of stature. with very dark complexion and was dressed in a blue suit at the time of the shooting, He denied that he had gone looking for DeSomrna, and stated that he acquired the gun last fall for no specific purpose. Police stated that some. of his answers in- dicated that he was accustomed to police activities. ],
 In Another Shooting ,,E
 It was learned that il years ago Carusillo shot a barber by the name of Abriola, of ,Naugatuck in a sim. liar duel. Friends stated that he Is naturally hot-headed.
 Carusillo came to this city from Naugatuck shortly after the shoot- ing affray there and worked as a barber. In Naugatuck he conducted his shop on Church street, and when he came here he established him. self on Wildwood avenue, just back from Willow street, according to aS- sociates. His most recent activities do a UhEpCI UEOubiV AtntA W tAsS btAORo of Iarrapino at 226 Bank street, and Tony Mazelli of Brooklyn. His work has not been steady. however. Caru- sillo was born in Italy.
 Family Troubles
 Family troubles have also pursued the man who is being held at head. quarters, and against whom Q mur- der charge will be placed if DeSom- ma should not recover His wife left him several years ago, together with the nine children who range in age from 12 to 32.
 Although mention was made of the Naugatuck shooting scrape, pc lice stated that Carusillo has no rec ord here.
 Confidence was expressed that DeSomma would pull through, and that the bullet, which lodged in his abdomen, would be successfully re. moved. Tn that even. Carusillo will be arraigned in court on . charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.
 Officials of st. Mary's hospital reported late today that pr. Thomas Cotteiro had been successful in removing the bullet from the ab. domen of Constable De scmnia, and that he was given an imme- diate blood transfusion. Chances for his recovery are better.