The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-16

went out he saw one OF the Italians with
"A broom In his hand. Cardenta was play
ing an accordion. There were number Of
Italians outside, one OF whom had a
"broken head" while the other was hold
ing a stick.
SENT FOR THE POLICE.
The boarding house keeper did not go
out after taking his children i'm until the
trouble was over Then Mrs Cardenta,
alias Sprelia called him into her house
and showed him an Italian with his head
cut. Going a lrtle way from the house
he saw komblevitch dead and Kiringi
very badly wounded. then witness
brought the woman outside and showed
her the bodies on the ground. Witness
then sent his boarders for the Warren
police and for an interpreter Later the
witness found a knife marked exhibit Il.
Ohat Is the long knifcD and gave IL TO
Chief of Police Rowden.
kr lee cross-examined the witness as
70 the time the row was over and as 10
the position In which the bodies lay, es-
pecially that Of kofnbleyjtch. -
Witness denied tying the murdered
mans legs or tying up his mouth
lie was asked " he testified before the
coroner and an Affirmative reply was
given.
Then he was asked II ne did not testi-
fy that he tied up the murdered mans
mouth and that he also tied his legs to-
gether going 20 the house for the cloths
Witness admitted he swore 10 doing the
tying OF the mouth and legs but explain
ed when he gave his testimony today he
forgot.
Supinsky was next questioned about the
finding Of the knife. He claimed he could
not understand one word out OF 10 I'm
English Asked why he did not go to
Tony Ronas house for police instead OF
.. ...tt - a
Roma was an officer nor did he know
whore Chief Bowden lived.
HAD BEEN ORDERED OUT.
Komblevitch had ordered Antonio Pas
quaIe out OF the Polish quarters An
tonic was drunk and had previously been
ordered out by witness. Afterward Pas
quale's head was split when witness
went out after his children. Just before
that witness had been out for water and
saw Pasquale on the steps and his head
was all right.
Supinsky, pressed by the close question
ing OF Mr.. lee, said that Komblevitch
had told him, that Papa was mad with
him. This was month before the kill
ing.
STATE RESTS ITS CASE.
No question was asked in redirect and
when the cross examination of Supinsky
was ended Assistant Attorney General
Stearns said The state rests
Next Mr. Lee asked for three sum
monses now and said three more would
be required Ie said II summonses had
been issued by the clerk for the de-
fence but all had not been used now ow-
ing 10 the testimony Of the state More
than II witnesses were required
Assistant Attorney General Stearns
said ave ,summonses were obtained by the
defence at Bristol cut only two witnesses
were called
OPENING or THE DEFENCE.
Francis L. McCanna made the opening
argument for the defendants He began
by stating that counsei for the defend
ants had been assigned by the court 10
the duty Of defending the prisoners and
felt called upon to tale great care with
the selection of Juror II was the iurys
duty 10 consider the rights of the defend
ants most carefully. especially during the
portion ot the trial Mr.. Nc
Gamma definitely described tho crime of
murder and also manslauehter IN order
that The jury might have the advantage
Of considering the testimony for his side.
Turning 10 the outline of the case Mr.
McCanna drew ~ clearly and broadly. On
the sunday of September 2d Chester Car
denta had been working at the brick yard
all day and after eating supper sat on the
steps 20 play his ACCORDION. Antonio
Pasauale and others, who had been 10
Crescent Park, rsmc along drunk and
went into Supinskv's house and were or
icred out by Supinsky and komblevitch
pushed Cardents away and
the latter struck komblevitch on the
head. Then Cardenta WAS taken into the
house and knife that was on the table
was put away ny the Sprela woman she
hiding ~ IN her bed Mrs Sprelia did
not 20 out or the house except to bring
her child IN. According 20 Mr. McCanha
II would he shown that the Sprrlia wo-
man. otherwise Mrs Csrdenta. had been
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