Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-16
Castagnetti Bound Over.


 Answer to the Charge of Murder at the
 Higher Court - R1zzO's Further Evi-
 dence-The Police Officers Testimony
 Yesterday forenoon the trial of John Cas- tagnetti, charged with the murder of Joseph Rizzo, was resumed before Judge Dening. Paul Russo continued to act as interpreter for the Italian witnesses. Rizzo, 8 nephew of the murdered man who was on the witness stand at the close of the court on the pre- ceding day, testified further, his testimony being of important character. Rizzo said that when the man who was killed was going out of Burns saloon he (the witness) asked him to come back and have glass of beer. He would not return, but went out. The witness followed and had got but few steps from the saloon door when he heard the noise of an explosion. He looked and saw that his uncle had been shot by the. accused. The two were four, five, or six feet apart at the time Neither exchanged a word that the witness heard. When Rizzo was shot he exclaimed ''Tm dead! Bring me home I'm deadi'
 Some lively sparring between Lawyers Parsons and Blydenburgh over Q question de- nominated @ leading one followed. Judge Deming interrupted and bads the lawyers proceed.
 The witness, after seeing Castagnetti fire the fatal shot, saw him run away followed by policeman. Then came second shot, but who fired it the witness could not tell. But it came from the direction in which the &C., cused had run.
 The cross-examination of the witness lasted until the noon recess. It was very tedious, the witness being unable to speak English in consequence of which all his testimony had to be interpreted. He was not led to contra dict himself on any material point.
 In the afternoon Rizzo's cross-examination was concluded, the witness going over the same ground substantially regarding the shooting
 Castagnetti, the accused, occupied a seat between his counsel, 'JudgeBlyde and Officer Moore. His boyish. dark Italian face looked Hurried, anxious and heated. Rizzo further stated that he heard the second shot. It was about minute after the other. No, did not see the flash of the second shot.
 At this point Mr. Cable stated that he had no such testimony as given. It was owing to mistake of the interpreter in his under standing The witness being asked the
 
 reply and that the interpreter was wrong in his understanding the query. Judge Blydenburgh said i've are obliged to depend upon the interpretation we get
 Mir. Parsons said i've are all in the same boat"
 ply to question: ''When witness said in the saloon that John was rabid he meant that he acted like mad dog"
 Chief Webster was handed bullet by Mir. Cable and testified that he saw the bullet on the day before He received it from Lieu- tenant Smith and took it from the safe.
 MT. Cable in reply to question from Judge Deming said the two bullets were part of the case.
 Attorney Cable testified to receiving the bullet in question and the envelope it was within and the revolver from Chief Webster on the day previous.
 MT. Parsons objected to having the pistol pointed either towards him or towards Judge Blydenburgh.
 Judge Blydenburgh laughed and said he wasn't afraid of it. (Laughter).
 Officer Ahearn testified that he knew the prisoner and arrested him the Monday morning next after the shooting at 2:3O o'clock about a mile north of the village of Milford Officer Mcbride was with me. was coming towards New Haven and Costello was going towards Milford. After got John into the buggy I asked him how he came to get into this trouble. He spoke freely and said that himself and Rizzo and his two cousins were in Burns' saloon and the men were annoying him about girl. They were ordered out of the saloon and five Italians got around him and bis two cousins. They attempted to strike him and he said he couldn't tackle them all, but would engage any one of them single shot ct the officers. He said he fired only one shot in the air. He said that Rizzo was grabbed by police officer and Rizzo said: "I am not the one; arrest him" Then I gave the other shot. john then Ssked me: ssWhere did the shot strike him ?" said near the navel Then John said, q read in the morning paper that they got the ball out" Then he inquired how Rizzo was and told him there were fair prospects of his getting better. He further said, 1.-The s- of b. ought to die; don't care d. for myself, but feel sorry for his four little children." asked him where he got the pistol and he replied, My uncle gave it to me" I told him that hls uncle made him very bad present. He did not state who the uncle was; he is dead, so have been inform ed. He talked very freely about the mat ter. When I spoke to him he he would go with me. Officer Mcbride took the pistol from his belt. Wit ness identified the revolver as the one taken from prisoner. Will not say whether the pistol is in the same order as when I found it. When it was taken there were two empty barrels in it and also two loaded cartridges. Did not turn revolver around to see whether there were more than two loaded cartridges John cried, "You want to be careful of that pistol, for there are two loaded cartridges in it; that pistol is good one"
 :. Mr. Parsons: 'We know that"
 Officer Ahearn ''Oficer Mcbride took charge of the pistol
 On cross examination: s'When jumped from the carriageI called John by name, and told him to throw up his hands. He said. sMr. Ahearn, I'll go with you asked him where his revolver was and he told me. Officer MeBride had not got around to me then. When got into the carriage said John, I don't see how you came to get into this trouble McBr1de said to John that 1t would be better for John and for Rizzo if the