Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-31
THE SUPERIOR COURT

Ciriace Capobianco on Trial For Hi.
 Life.
 It was II o'clock before the case against Ciriaco Capobianco, charged with the murder of Angelo Solomita on Bank street, July 2S, was well started in the superior court before Judge Robinson and jury to-day, ali though court opened at 9:30. The dc. lay was occasioned, first by counsel for the defense, BS oy, and the 0'Neills. forgetting the time court was to open: second, by the great confusion of admitting and allowing the jurors to leave the room, and lastly, on ac- count of the challenges. A special panel of fifty jurors was summoned from which to select the twelve men to try the case. It did not take very long to select the twelve. Mostly all of the panel were farmers and the chief reasons against those who were excused were either deafness or that they had some business association
 
 Farmers who sold produce In Water bury were excused, a real estate dealer who could not. tell from day to day whom customer might be, was ex- cused All were asked if they believed in the infiiction of capital punishment in cases where 1t was proper, and not one of them was found to have any prejudice against such punishment. Neither had any of them any preju- dice against the Italian people. This was a question all were asked by the defense. The panel was not half ex- hausted before the twelve men were selected to try the case. The chosen are: William Jones, farmer. Beacon Falls. Henry E. Terrell, lumber deal CT. Cheshire; William R. Brown, rub Der worker. Cheshire; Charles White, farmer, Middlebury; Elmer Griswoid, farmer, Prospect; Clifford D. Treat, farmer, Orange; Nash Jay Welton, farmer, Oxford; George T. Clark, ice dealer and farmer, Beacon Falls; Frank Norton, farmer, Madison; Joseph K. Clarke, printer, Milford; Julian W. Tuttle, farmer, North Ha- ven. and Charles E. Yale, farmer, Walllngford.
 The first. evidence taken was of a medical character, given by Dr Gus taye Testa and Medical Examiner Crane. The latter describing the course of the bullet that killed Solomita, said if entered under the left breast, broke the third rib near the chest, passed through the left lung, then through the spinal column and passed over to the right side of the body and lodged in inc muscles. The bullet had to be cut ont It was produced in evidence In a sealed envelope.
 Then Antonio Solomita. brother or the murdered. man. was put on the stand. He being unable to speak the lanOuage of the country. his evidence was taken through an interpreter.
 solomita's story was substantially what has been often published already. As he was passing with his brother near the entrance to the Randolph Cloves Co.'S premises on Bank street they were aecosted by the accused. who opened fire on them without any warning. Angelo stepped in front of witness and was immediately shot and fell where he stood. Accused then fired another shot and ran. Witness pot this shot in the face. He ran'after inc accused. who fed toward the Naug- atuck depot A big crowd, attracted bv the firing. was on the scene almost immediately. and Officer Colesanto was in the crowd. While some were taking Angelo. who. 1t seems was shot dead, to the baggage room in the depot Colesanto and the crowd ran after the accused. After a short pursuit Cole santo caught him.
 Before the case was resumed this afternoon 1t developed thst the ac- cused was a minor. his age being 10. SnlI Attorney McGrath. for the state. stated that he had the accused's birth certificate in his safe showing that he was a4. The court remarked that the man looked to be of age However. ts avoid any hitch in the proceedings and the raising of any question of law. or by any possibility leave grounds o1 which an appeal could be taken in the end. Attorney O'Neill was appointed the mans guardian and the trial vas resumed.
 Capobianco appears to take great care of his personal appearance. He carries a pocket mirror and comb with him and at every opportunity glances at his palid face and combs his long black hair
 The special jurors that gre not sr- gagged on this case were excused until December 5 and the regular jurors un- tfl next Tuesday. Neither side could say how long the case viii last but froia tiIa fact that the defense has summoned about twenty witnesses and the state about as many more. and con siderfnx that most of them win testf- fy through sn fnterPreter. it is ssid the case viii ast over a week
 Assistant States Attorney KeiloEe said that arrangements have been made t0 try the alleged Lockwood mur- dprers on the week uf December 8. but that n they ask for more tine he had 10 doubt t win be Ersnted