The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-18
HE ENTERED
A DENIAL
G. Menzie Says He Did
Not Threaten.
TRIAL STRETCHED OUT
State and Defense Put on Several Wit
nesses IN the Rysr Street Dis
turbance Case.


The trial Of Giovanni Menze charged
with a simple breach Of the peace, was
started in city court last evening after
many delays. Menzie Is The man who, il
is alleged, terrorized the neighbornoon Of
River street Sunday evening with re-
volver and knife. The case was not
concluded last night, an adjournment be-
ing taken at 0 80 O'clock Bail was liked
by Judge II. w. Scott at 81 900 which was
not furnished and Menzie remained n jail
over night.
Although the case was set for trial AZ 4
O'clock, 1t was nearly aD hour later before
Constable Coutts started to draw the Jury.
the following panel being finally selected
John r. Smith, Alex Bruce, 81. II. An
ker, John Emslie O j Howes and e. y.
Bughee. When the jury took their seats
M NJ. Gordon, who had been retained by
the respondent, sought to have the Six
men thrown out on the ground that they
might be preindiced by reading the news
paper account Of the alleged disturbance.
| o. ] Howes was the first juryman chal-
| lenged by the respondents attorney and
/ he declared that be never believed man
guilty until he was found guilty Ail the
/ furynen remained Id their seats
/ Grand Juror Al. "a. Sargent conducted
| the case for the state and put On i've Wit
nesses before adjournment last evening"
| Those witnesses were Frank Goneo aud
/ Wilbur Trombiee who declared that they
were confronted By the respondent With
revolver. Bart Neyert, whose house On
River street it IS alleged Menzle peeked
into on Sunday evening, Edward Deforge
who was, be said, one Of the persons
whom Menzie started for, and Chief Of p0
lice Brown who made the arrest 0f Men-
zie The testimony introduced by these
live witnesses was practically as outlined
ia yesterday paper.
The prosecution rested It's side Of the
case this morning and several witnesses
were put on the defense, chief Of whom
was the respondent himself. Menzie was
unable t0 speak English well enough To
respond to the questions which were flfedl
at him By the prosecuting and defending
attorneys, 30 that an Interpreter, y. aRlzzi,
was engaged.
Menzi8 entered a deuial Of the charge
that be attempted To attack any one with
4 knife and that he help up two men with
| a revolver lie admitted that he wRs on
River street at the time III question, and
also that be was the target for the man
who used rocks as missiles. One of the
rocks, Menzie said, struck him III ths lett
side aud that after recovering his feet af-
ter being knocked down, lie went ard
| leaned up against the fenea, while the fell
low who threw the rock ran Menzie said
that he did not cause him to run by ehas-
Ting him with knife, and that previous to
the rock throwing incident be had not
peeked In the windows of the man !
house.
This forenoon the state put On one wit-
ness William Tromhlee, while the defense
had five witnesses including the respond.
ent The four other witnesses other than
the respondent were Philip Maffei Golipe
Tedei, Louis Lizzari and efuisappi 0avei,
at noon the defense rested its case and
this afternoon the arguments were made
The case will 80 to the jury late this af
ternO0n.