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tclothing was torn. Blood was on her face. Chiodo took the gui nto his apartment and lutor went to his office In another of his buildings*.Frank Bonacol came to Chlodo’a apartment seeking hUs sister. She must come home or J will shoot and shoot to kill, ho is quoted as saying.The girl refused. Bouaccl started for Chicdo's office.Mrs. K. K. Martin, housekeeper for Chiodo for o\or tweqty ears, called Chlodo over the telephone.'Frank Bona ecu fus cofng, she told Chlodo. “He says he will shoot and shoot to hill. Ho says—th« telephone connection was broken.Mrs. with Giovanna by herside, again called Chlodo's telephone number. Central made the connection. Chiodo1 s receiver was down. The two women heard a shot over the telephone, so they testified at the inquest.Hear Shot Over Phone.Bonacci had gone to see Chlodo. They met at the door of the tatter's office. Chlodo had ooen warned 0\er the phone that Bonaeci was going to shoot. They exchanged just a word or two and then Chlodo fired the shot which the two women heard over the telephone..Frank Conacci died an hour or two later. Witnesses tlilfer as to what took place at the scene of the shootingitonaec! was shot m the hack of the neck. Certain witnesses say he was running away when Chlodo shot him. Chiodo says he thought Bonacci was reaching for his pistol. Bonacci's family.say he had no pistol. But a frfcnd. the next day. produced a gun which he said he had taken from Hnnacu-! When he discovered the latter a few minutes after the fight.The case comes up at the September trim of court, and a lot of conflicting testimonv is expected. The girl will testify for her uncle and again«t her brother, who was killed. Mrs. Bonacci will testify against her brother v. ho willed her son. The testimony of the ‘colony will be divided Somewhere in the mkUUe ground lies the truth of the slaving, if the prosecutor can succeed in drawing it out.
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Lincoln Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, Sep 02, 1923
Page 26
Full Page
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Jackie B.
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