The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-21
II AND ABOUT THE COURTS
TERRIBILE CASE OPENED IN
 SUPERIOR COURT.
Jurors Selected, Most of Them seing
 Fnrmers-Jndge Roraback Hands
 Down Decision in Case of Striking

Michael Terrible, who is better known as Frank Maroney, was placed on trial in the criminal superior court yesterday for murder in the first degree. It is charged that he is guilty of the capital offense in striking down Patrick J. Cof- fey. a fellow workman, at the gas house on East street on March 16. Coffey's head was split open by a piece of iron pipe wielded by Terrible. .s The murder followed row that Cof-. fev and another Italian were engaged in The Italian ran into Coffey acci- dentally with wheelbarrow, and the latter cuffed the Italian. Then the fel- 4 lew countrymen of the latter employed at the gas house took a hand in the affair. Finally Coffey and one of the men had a stand-up fist fight out in the yard and Coffey was getting the better of it. He had knocked down his antag- onist just as Terrihile appeared on the scene. .G The state claims that Terrible had no justification for striking Coffey ex- cept to take the part of his fellow countryman, who was being worsted. The defense, however, is that Terrible acted in self-defense. Coffey's skull was stove in by the piece of pipe and he was rendered in- sensible immediately. He died before he reached the hospital.
 Attorneys J. P. Goodhart and Robert c. Stoddard are counsel for the defense. State Attorney Williams Is assisted by Assistant State Attorney Wheeler.
 Fifty extra jurors were summoned in to be examined as to their fitness for this case. This made panel of sixty six jurors, including the regular panel. The jurors filled up nearly every avail able seat In the court.
 Judge Rorabaclk was on the bench and gave orders to Clerk Gallagher to proceed to call the jury. Counsel ex- amined the men cautiously, the main questions asked being those as to whether the juror disliked Italians, felt opposed to capital punishment or had formed an opinion in the case.
 The following men were, selected as jurors: F.. Alfred H. Kelly, druggist, Derby; Theophilus Eaton, farmer, North Ha' ven; Edward w. Russell, farmer, Or ange: E. w. Wilcox, merchant, Meri- den: Alexander Doolittle, farmer, Cheshire; Everett E. Dunbar, rller- chant, Derby; William E. Hall, farmer, Wallingford; Samuel P. Averill, farm CT, Southbury; Charles Horsfa1, print CT. Meriden: William E. Platt, farmer, Southbury; Clarkson H. Meigs, farmer, Madison; George l.. Andrews, farmer, Hamden.
 : The first witness called was MT. Cor bin. the photographer who has taken some pictures of the location where the act was committed. Te was followed by Mir. Nichols the civil engineer who submitted some drawings of the place where the trouble occurred.
 Medical Examiner Bartlett followed and testified as to Coffey's condition and death.
 The next witness was Michael Began, 10 was employed at the gas works the time of the trouble. He had his
 Tfull as he was fighting with an-
 Italian at the time. He did not
 blow struck, although he after
 sisted in taking the piece of
 from Terrible with which
 V had been struck. He
 ad all the afternoon and
 rain this morning.
 sterday that Terrible
 s offered imprison-
 state if he would