The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-16

Arenas body, one piercing his heart the second his lung and spinal column.
 Arena, known as the Marchese D'Arena, came to Chicago shortly after 1880 and became an American citizen six months ago. He resigned as managing editor of LTtalia, an Italian language daily, In May, l939
 Arena charged that members oi the Al Capone Syndicate had op- posed his policies and were respons- ible for his resignation.
 Arena then founded La Tribuna Ills editorial of February IA, said
 we Italians here, with our Amer ican way of thinking, should no, and do not, bother with internal political ways of the old country
 And history Is there to tell the world the blood contribution that Italo. Americans have on every oc. casion offered to our adopted coui1' try during her ascension to great ness"
 "These are the thoughts and the deep-rooted convictions of the vast 1talo- American population and wt are glad to know that the great maj ajority of American citizens oi Italian blood are disgusted with the fifth column activities of Q vice. consul at the Italian consulate and his friends"
 Editorial Approved
 People of Italian blood from all Chicago and other parts of the country warmly expressed approval of the editorial which appeared in our February l4 issue wherein Edi- tor John r. Arena exposed and clearly expressed himself against activities of Chicago's fifth column whose leading force and Fuehrer Is the Italian Vice Consul Giuseppe Dell'Agnol."
 Dell'Agnol could not be reached at once for comment.
 Miss Herrmeyer, red headed and petite, Q junior at Immaculate High school, told police she had been ir- troduced to Arena by Nicola Bera- rinelli, a singing teacher, three months ago and that she had seen him twice weekly since. She said Arena had taken her to dinner be- fore they went to the movie last night.
 Police Captain Patrick OConnell said Arenas wife, Dorothy, g, said she had received a number of tele- phone calls and one letter during the past week threatening volience to her husband unless me ceased writing editorials against the Italian consul"
 Mrs. Arena was the former Doro- thy Seifert. She said she met Arena l4 years ago at Palermo, Italy, where she was taking singing les sons. She is an attractive blonde.
 Her husband had been frightened by the threats against his life but he did not alter his actions because of them.
 Wife Praises Him
 She said his interest in Miss Herrmeyer was in her undeveloped but excellent singing voice, o'Con- nell said.
 "He was one of the finest and most chivalrous men," O'Connell quoted Mrs. Arena as saying. "He wouldn't fool around with other women, he was Q Marquis"
 Arenas first business venture here was in the publishing printing bust. ness. When Marshall 1talo Balb0, since killed in an airplane crash, flew to Chicago in 1883 Arena pulp lished the official flight program.
 He had long been prominent in Italian social circles and was Q patron of the arts" He had con- nections in Chicago musical circles.
 He was an officer in the Italian army during the first World War and was wounded.
 After Arena had been forced out as managing editor, LTtalia pub lished Q story under an Italian date describing him as @ bogus noble man.