The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-18
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AZ tho trial ptugrea-r- she has b"con"
more excited She WIS continually prompt.
ing her %coun-el. John Palmieri, Yesterday
and az times she hecume a. excited In hst
conversation that Assistant District Attnr-
ney Fly protested that (hr was talking in
English and the Jury could hear everything
ahe said. That wa- when her school history
was being gone over.
Again. when her uncle and aunt the
uncle being = brother ~ Concetta Reggie,
for whose death Josephine is being tried.
we're on the stand she suggested many
questions that helped her counsel
The uncIs and aunt, Giuseppe di Angelo
and Maria III Angelo. were the principal
witnesses Of the day against h girl. On
their testimony hinged the story Of the
events that led up to the killing Of, the
Reggios. There WIS a family row, ~ they
represented IL. over which there we're family
conferences The quarrel caused bitter
ness between the Reggios, Josephine aud
her husband and the hi Angeles.
Mrs. di Angelo testified first. There
we're several queer looking women in court
and they perked up when they heard the
name OF Mrs. di Angelo called, because
from her they expected to hear the begin
ming Of tho nastiness that is in the case
The woman said that she had known jose
phine for three or four years and that jose
phine sometimes visited her on Sunday
Mr.. Ely got right down to a conversation
which vi NJ. di Angelo had with Josephine.
"She told me-" said Mrs. iii Angelo,
through an interpreter, and gesticulating
vigorously. that her uncle, Gaetano, had
kissed and fondled her. She said that her
aunt. Concetta, knew nothing about it.
She told me that and then she said: Say
nothing about it TO any one | kept quiet
for a time and then / told my husband.
l went to Reggie and | said: Why disturb
this girlH' My husband, Giuseppe, went
with me. With Reggie was his wife, Con-
cetta. Josephine was there too.
MY husband he said: Is it true that you
abuse and outrage the grip He said that
to Reggie. He looked at Josephine. You
tell it to his face, Reggio's face said my
husband to Josephine. 1T is not true
said Josephine. Maria di Angelo is a liar"
There vas a long talk at the Reggie house
that day, the Sunday before Washington =
Birthday. It was put up to Reggie. and
he denied il, according to the witness.
There was some talk about Josephine
gong nome 10 neT HlOtiltT. Aunt NoliCtltd
wanted her to go to her mother.
"No," said Josephine, according to the
Witness you, Concetta, and you, Reggie,
are my mother and father now
On cross-examlnation, Mr.. Palmieri
tried TO find out II Reggie left a will, and
explained that his reason was to show
that the witness had a pecuniary interest
in the case. But Justice Scott ruled the
question out and after that rebuked Mr..
Palmieri several times. Once justice Scott
said he would run the trial, Another time
Mr.. Palmieri said that for his own informa-
ton he would like TO know on what ground
Justice Scott based some of his decisions,
sim not running a law school, , said Justice
Scott promptly.
As Mrs. di Angelo went or with her
story II became apparent that she had no
great liking for Josephine.
81 tried to put her on the right road but
ehe wouldn't listen, to me. ] am now
ashamed Of the whole family. No, ! don't
wish to soc her mother: why should II !
don I wish TO see her now. She has shamed
US
Mrs. di Angelo went into details Of what
Josephine had told her about Gaetano,
"She said her uncle was insulting her,
said Mrs. d Angelo. she told me that he
had made U proportion 10 her, tnat ne leased
her, that he kissed her, yes, that he wanted
to ruin her
She couldn't remember how long II was
before she told this story to her husband ,
although she paused and seemed to hest
tate abe denied that her husband had put
an axe under his coat and had gone to The
Reggie house threatening to kill Reggie,
She didn't know anything about the attempt
on the part of Josephine to poison her uncle.
Her husband, she said, was under great
stress at the family conference and tainted.
Maria's husband, Giuseppe di Angelo,
4. told about the same story rs his wife, He
had a fierce mustache, but his m ann or was
ouiet eaough, except when Mr.. Palmieri
tried to trip him up with questions, and
then his eyes flushed and he looked q little
dangerous,
"iasked her, J~osephire"-this was at the
family oonferelce-said Giuseppe. what
she had told my wife. She said, Nothing, ;
/ asked her about being abused. She said
she had not told my wife that, that my wife
lied. Then ! got mad, She had called my
wife a liPr. Regs,o got mad, too. | got
nervous and tainted. | was sorry | did
that"
"You love Josephiue?" said Mr.. Palmieri
Il once Lowell her, said Giuseppe quietly.
81 love her no more,
did you 60 to Re9gio's house that day
with an axe under your coat?"