Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-11
THE nossr TRIAL.

Evidence Introduced Alleged to be
 Favorable to the Accused-The Case
 for lhe State will Probably be Con-
 cluded To-day and che Defense Re.
 gun.
 The trial of Giacomo Rossi, the young Italian accused of the murder of Thomas Oochrane, wss resumed in the superior court yesterday morning and occupied the entire days session. At the session of the court, Tuesday afternoon late, James Hem nssssy, Joseph Brantigan and Walter De- vis, 1t Is alleged, told different stories from those testified to ct the first trial, and these storiea arc 1t is said favorable to the accused.
 The first witness yesterday was John Shaw who was one of the Cochrane party on the sventful Sunday when the prime was committed. He testified that he and James Sullivan were walking together be. hind Cochrane. He saw the latter stop and speak to Rosai and another Italian,
 who wore sitting on . door step on Wal lace street. The next he saw was when
 Rossi made three lunges at Tommy and
 s>s~
 knife from an inside pocket and grasped it
 firmly in his right hand and made light
 ming pass at Tommy. On cross-examiDation Mir. Case asked Shaw where he was standing when he saw the knife. The witness replied across the street and toward Grand avenue, . distance of 42@ feet by actual measurement on the map. MT. Case then asked Shaw If he could describe the knife, and much to the suprise of every body in the court room, the witness claimed that while Rossi was mak- ing that lightning pass he saw the knife distinctly enough at distance of over 4O feet to swear positively that 1t was sharp ened on both sides and tspered to point, the taper beginning two inches from the end of 1t. Shaw's testimony concerning what happened after the stabbing differed from the preceding witnesses, who swore that Tommy's brother Henry went to hii | assistance right after he had been stabbed and helped him walk toward Grand avenue Shaw said he did not see Henry Cochrane help his brother.
 Thsmss F. McGrail next testified in ref erencs to the building in front of which the stsbbing ccurred.
 Patrick J. Welch of 57O Grand avenue who saw the stabbing. was next called He was sitting on fence at the corner o1 Grand avenue and Wallace street when hii attention was attracted by someone on tho other corner. As he looked up he saw an Italian (RossD draw . knife and make twe passes st Tommy Cochrane, whom hs knew. He said the thrusts were in , downward direction. This was contrary
 to Medical Examiner Whites statement that the wound was slightly inclined up | ward. Welch testified that after the stab ping Rossi put the knife in his pocket an6 ran away, and Henry Cochrane helped Tommy walk away. On cross examination Welch said he heard angry words spoker | in Euglish and his attention was attracted by them to the spot where Rossi and tn, Cochranes were standing. A moment late the stabbing was done. Welch did no testify before, being fresh witness. | The other witnesses of the afternoon were Patrick Fl. Sisk. Thomas Nutley
 James Sullivan and William Coughlin, wh'
 testified substantially to the same effect O the previous witnes SECS.
 Late in the afternoon the court ad
 journed until this morning, when, 1t 1
 expected, Detective Dsnnehy will be tn first witness called to the stand. It is ex
 pected that the state will close its case to day.