Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-27
THE TRIAL OF YOUNG Ross1

On the Charge of Numbering Thomas
Cochrane-A Jury Finally Secured
The Hearing of the Evidence he.
gun-The Details OF the Tragedy
Rehearsed-The Trial Goes on Again
This Morning.
In this court yesterday was commenced
the trial of Giscomo Rossi, accused of
murder in the second degree in causing
the death by stabbing of Thomas Coch-
rane on Wallace street on Sunday, July 3,
1892. The prisoner, who has been in jail
for over year, is defended by Attorney
W. @. Case, while the prosecution is being
conducted by State Attorney Doolittle, as
sisted by x-Judgs Blydenburgh.
The jury was finally made up as fol-
lows: Henry W. Chat6eld, Woodbridge;
| Frank B. Smith, Cheshire; John s. Tyler,
East Haven; William Hitchcock, Mt. Car
| mel; James A. Stone, Cheshire; David s.
Smith, Ansonia; Thomas n. Brooks, Beth
any Carleton Stevens, Branford; James J.
Sweeney, Birmingham; Samuel N. Warner,
southbury; William Williams, Water
bury; Adm Minor, Wolcott.
l 1u6 uouucEs VI tAc pauOl CACusou AOE
various causes were: Henry Donovan of
459 Orchard street, David Whitney of Biz
| mineham, Alfred N. Platt of Bethany, W.
| e. Wakely of Southbury, George Cook of
VAUDEVILLE, Eli q. Wakeley of Ansonis,
Luther G. Bronson and William Coogan of
this city.
After considerable time had been occu-
pied in the securing of jury Medical Ex-
aminer Dr. N. @. White, the first witness
| for the state, was called. In his testimony
Dr. White described his going to DR.. Luby e
| Office on the afternoon tho crime was COM
mitted and viewing the remains there, and
ordering them removed to Lewis & May
cocks morgue, where he and DR.. Luby
performed an autopsy on 1t by
order of Coroner Mix. He then
told about the wounds in Cochrane's
stomach, which unquestionably caused bis
death. In his opinion the wound was
caused by stiletto. DIR. White identified
the bloody clothing he had removed from
the dead mans body, and pointed out the
| holes through which the weapon had en-
tered. The grewsome exhibits were passed
around among the jurymen, who handled
the garments very gingerly.
| DR.. ]. F. Luby was the next witness.
He testified in reference to the three young
companions of Cochrane bringing him to
his Office where he died few minutes
later; his examination of the injured man
| and his connection with the autopsy.
Daniel Flavin of SIG Grand avenue, who
was with Cochrane on the day he met hii
death, was the next witness. His story OF
the affair was as follows: "On Sunday af
ternoou, July 3, walked do~n to the cor
ner of East and st. John streets, and there
met Thomas Cochrsne, Walter David, Hen
| ~ Cochrane, James Sullivan, John Shaw
and William Coughlin. He walked dowr
East to Greene, up Greene to Wallace. anc
up Wallace toward Grand avenue. When
within fifteen feet of Grand avenue I saw
Rossi and another man sitting in door
way. I was with Henry Cochrane and
crossed Wallace street at Grand svenu,
and then looked back. 1 cav Thoma
Cochrsne lying in the street directly IL
front of the place where VS. had seen Ros
81 We went back and Henry rushed NJ
to Rossi. Rossi tried to strike him with
the knife which he held, but did not do 1t
He then ran down the street and Henri,
followed him. Henry hit Rossi on tn
back and on the head four or five time
and then went back to whore his brothe
lay Rosei picked up his hat and ran off
Henry picked his brother up and walket
TO Grand avenue with him toward tn
| doctors"
In the cross examination II was brough
out that Henry Cochrans was In the rea
| of the others and that as they passed
Thomas Cochrane he was talking to Ross
on the steps. The witness heard no lou
talk and did not know what they were say
ing. He had passed the corner of G rant
avenues when he turned about and ga,
Cochrsne lying on the ground.
The case Is still on trial and will prob
ably occupy several days. The trial vii
| be resumed this morning at 1890 O'Clock