The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-03
MAzzA CASE NOW
NEARING AN END
Testimony Is All in and the
Arguments Will Be Heard
Today.
DEFENDANT AND HIS WIFE
TELL STORIES ON STAND
Mrs. Mazza Says She Was
Grossly Insulted by
Joseph Vatrella.

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court late Thursday afternoon, both sides
had rested in the Frank Mazze murder
case The arguments will be heard this
| morning and the matter viii then be sub
United to the jury.
One Interesting Feature.
The interesting feature of Thursdays
| session was the testimony of Mrs. Mary
| Mazza, wife Of the defendant and the
| defendant himself 1t came out upon the
| examination of Mrs. Mazza that she and
MazZa secured marriage license on
| legally married until August q following.
| Mrs Mazza explained that she thought
| she was married when the license was
| secured.
When court convened yesterday morn
Ing, DR.. Francis b Richards and DR. E.
| w Whitney testified as TO the nature of
| tho gunshot wound inflicted upon Va
| trella by Mazza, and testified that the
wound caused the death of Natrella-
State Takes a Rest,
Testimony was then introduced to show
that VaJrella was drunk on the evening
OF the shooting and the State announced
that 1t would rest. Adjournment was
then taken until o'clock. when the wife
| OF the defendant was called
Mrs, Mazza testified partly through an
Interpreter, that she was the wife of the
him two days later. Coming down to the
evening Of the shooting. Mrs. Mazzo tes-
| tlned that she met Vatrella on the street
near her home and that hey had some
words. Vatrella then. according to Mrs,
MaZza. used some very vile language TO
her She hesltated TO repeat the Ian
guage, but did 80 when ordered by the
court
Secures Gun.
When she returned home, Mrs, MazZa
said. she was crying Her husband asked
her what was tho matter, but sho did
not tell him until later. After returning
oh. h oil.
go out and buy 10 cents worth of beer and
she did so, after going into another ROOM
securing the gun with which the shoot
ing was done. and placing 1t In the bosom
OF her dress
After she returned with the beer Mazza
again asked her what was the matter
but she still hesitated to tell him, Fin
ally he went over to her and took hold OF
her. at which time he discovered the
gun He then insisted that she toll him
what was the matter and she did So
telling him OF the Language used by Va
trella to her and also telling him that 1t
wns the fourth ofenSe.
Mazza Secures Weapon.
Mazza then took the gun from her. she
said, and remarked that he would go over
and have talk with Natrella- Mazza
the witness went with him Mrs. Nazzn
testified that she not personally
acquainted with Yetrella, but that he
had insulted her four times upon the
street. When Mrs. Mazza testified that
Mazza and horsef went over to the Va
trella home the defense had no more
questions to ask and Mrs Maxza was
taken In hand by Mr. Loofbourow.
Under Cross-Examination.
On ross-examinaton the witness tes-
tilted that she heard the shots fired by
Mazza. but did not see him fire them. as
she was standing partly between MaZZa
and Natrell9 at the time Mrs, Mazza de-
MED that sho lived with Mozza In Colo
rado his wife before coming to Utah
She came 10 Salt Lake with him on
March 8, 1895. she said. and they were
married two days later.
Here tho marriage records were In
troduced. showing that the marriage IL
cense was Issued March Z. 1906 but that
august IS %SS not %ra msSzs until
planned this by saying that she thought
che was married when the marriage H.
cense was issued,
Denies a Statement.
After the shooting, the witness said.
MaZzu ran away and she accompanIcd
BIN for about q block. when he left her
She then proceeded TO Tony Ferro's store
on Fifth West and Second South streets
She was asked II she did not cay In Fer
ros store that she did not tell her hus-
band what Natrclle had said to her, stat
ing that her husband heard what was
said. She denied that she made this state
Ment.
Tried to Hide Gun.
Mrs Mazza admitted that she tried 10
h:de the gun, which had been turned over
to her by her husband aftor the shooting.
when the officers reached Ferro's store.
She placed the gun in her bosom early In
OF frightening Vatrella If he again ac-
costcd her. Mrs. Mazza denied that she
ever lived in Denver with a man. or that
she had ever been In Denver.
Defendant on the Stand.
At the conclusion Of Mrs. Mazza's tesu-
mony, Frank Mazza: the defendant. was
called. Mezza testified, when questioned
as to tho shooting. that his wife camc
home crying and that he asked her sew
eral times what was the matter Finally.
be found the pistol In her bosom and she
then told him of the language used 10 her
that evening by Vatrella. adding that he
had insuitcd her upon three former oc-
casioDs.
Went After Vatrella.
Mazza then took the gun from her and
sold he would go over and talk to Va
trella. When he went over and called to
Vatrella to come out. he said Vntrela
replied; Go to h Later however,
Vatrella came out and the witness said
to him: why don't you !et my wife
alone7'
Vatrella then used some vile language
to him, but Mrs Vatrclla said to the wit
ness. 'Ycu are right. but let the matter
go" Vatrella started outside the gate
MaZza further testified.
Thought Life In Danger.
At this time. the witness added. Va
trella had his hands in his trousers pock-
cts and as he passed through the gate he
took his right hand out Of his trousers
pocket and reached bnck toward his hin
pocket as II he Intended drawing a gun
Knowing that Vatrolla carried gun
Mazza said. he thought his life was In
danger and at once pulled his own gun
end fired twice at Vatrclla.
On cross examination MaZza testified
that Vatrella actually pulled the gun out
or his pocket as he advanced upon the
witness,
Last Witness Called.
Emanuel Campani was the last witness
called He testified that Mrs Mazza came
to Ferros store after the shooting and
said that she did not tell Mazza what Va
trella had said 10 her. but that MazZa |
heard the conversation.
AT the conclusion of Campanrs tesu-
mony both sides announced that they had
no further testimony to offer and nd-
Journmcnt was taken until this morning
when arguments TO the jury will be- made |
The will probably be submitted to |
the Jury about noon.