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NORWALK MAN IS SLAIN, TWO AREMan and Wife, Slashed by Slayer, Tel) Police Antonio Padula Is Killer.MOTIVE IS UNKNOWNII ~Argument on Street Is Followed by Attack—Victim Dies in Norwalk Hospital.One man was killed and two per- 1 zona were plabbr*d Jn Ari ;«lterrntJun ,In Norwalk last night. The killer escaped.Genero Clementl, aged about 30, | laborer, of ft Kossuth street. Nor- j walk, was shot twice In the right J side by Antonio P»vltiln, twenty- ■ three, Davis place. Norwalk, accord- ] in* to n. story told police by Jerry j Barrelh:. his wife. 47 Dexington avpnue, Norwalk, In front of whPBft home the ahoollng occurred and both of whom were stubbed, nnt seriously, in attempting to stop thefight.Police one combiner the city and surrounding neighborhood for the slayer who flc-d following the crime and who has not been Seen. No motive for the shooting baa been learned, as Clementi died a few minutes after being taken to the Norwalk hospital.Couple ItomonstrotesAr%rding to the story told police by tb«j two victims of the stabbing. Cler^iti and his killer were In front of the BnrrHJa home and ns the rrgument they were pursuing became more violent, Mr- and Mrs. Parreila went out to remonstrate. They knew PaduJa. they told police.On their approach, it was learned, Padula drew his gun, flrerl two shots at the oldor man, both of which took effect, and cut BarrelJ on the left side and his wife on the leg with a knife and then fled.The Norwalk police learned later that the strife between Clemen tj and Padula started over the charge by the latter that Clement! had run away with Padula’s sister. It I was Bnid that they only recently had ( returned. !dementi and the Farrellas all have police records In Norwalk, but. it was stated that Padula never has been arested before in that city.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Mon, Aug 09, 1926
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