Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-01
STATE RESTS IN
MURDER HEARING.
Attempt to Introduce Victims
Dying Statement But il is
Ruled Out.
STORY OF EYE-WITNESSES.
Shooting Preceded by Heated Conycr-
satiOn Between Natrclln and MAJ
za--aLttcr Frightened.

The state rested It's case this morning
In the trial Of Frank Ma22a, charged
with the murder of Joseph vatrella on
Sept. 5, 1905. but II is probable that
Dist. Atty. Loofbourow WIN undertake
TO Introduce IN evidence the dying
statement OF Vatrella before the case
Is finally submitted 10 the jury The
evidence today was very brief and
nothing OF an unusual nature was
brought out during the examination Of
the witnesses.
The first witness today was DR.. +, h,
Richards. who attended Vatrella after
he was taken to the hospital. He de-
scriDed the wound received by the man
and stated that Natrslla died from the
effects OF the wound County Physi-
clan Whitney testified that he per-
formed an autopsy over the remains OF
Natrella. and stated that the wound
which he described caused the mans
death.
STATEMENT RULED OUT.
Fred Cerra Testified that ID saw
Natrella at ST. Marks hospital several
days before his death and the latter
told him that he expected to die. Ate:
this evidence Dist. Atty. Loofbourow
attempted 10 introduce Vatrella's dying
statement. but it was objected to BY
Atty Newton for the defense and th'
statement was ruled out pending the
production of authorities as ro fts
admissibIlity by the district attorney.
VATRELLA WAS DRUNK.
Emanuel Campanl stated that he saw
Vatrella about o'clock on the after
noon OF the shooting and that the lat
ter was drunk. He also saw him short
~ after o'clock that evening and saw
Mazsa shoot him and saw Vatrella fail.
lie said that man by the name OF
Riley picked Vatrella up. The witness
saw Mrs. Mazza after the shooting. The
state rested its case at the conclusion
OF the testimony Of Campani and the
court adjourned untll this afternoon.
WIDOWS TESTIMONY
Yesterday afternoon the widow OF
the murdered man. Mrs. Raftala va
trella, told the ztory of the shooting.
She said that she and her husband ana
two boarders were eating supper when
Mazza called Vatrella out. She went
out With her husband and saw Mazza
and his wife on the sidewalk In front
OF the house. When her husband reach
ed the gate she said that Mazza wanted
to know why her husband had talked
so bad to Mrs. Mazza after which
statement he shot Vatrclla. She said
that her husband had no weapon at
all when the shooting occurred Mazza
and his wife ran away after the shoot
ing and she helped her husband Into
the house.
HEARD CONVERSATION.
Joe Sa1arino and James Ranini. COM
monty known as Jim Riley, stated that
they heard the conversation between
Vatrella and Ml22a but could not UNI
dcrstaud all that was said. Sacarino
said that he heard Mazza ask Va
trella why he did not talk better to
Mrs. Mazza. Ranini testified that he
and Vatrella had been drinking togeth-
or that afternoon.
James Love and Sadie Burt testified
that they were standing across the
street at the time Of the shooting and
heard the men quareling but could
not understand the conversat ion. They
both witnessed the shooting.
MAZZA WAS FRIGHTENED.
Capt Burbidge OF the police depart
ment testified that he brought Mazza
back from Boulder, colo, where he was
captured He said that Mazza told him
en- route to this city that Vatrella had
insulted Mrs Mazza, and that was The
reason he shot him. He told Mazza
that he might be convicted and hanged
for the murder and the man was so
frightened that he did not want to
leave the train after he arrived here.