The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-07
PAOLUCCI PLEADS INSANITY
Trial for the Murder of Elizabeth
Dodge Is Begun.
Counsel Asserts Defendant Became
Eurnged when Told Tint sweet
heart Was 10 Give Him Up.

Emotional insanity is to be made the
plea for the defense Of Joseph Paolucci,
an italian shoemaker. whose trial is being
heard before Justice Barnard. in Criminal
Court, No .. for the murder Of Eliza
beth Y Dodge. seventeen years old. Sep
TENDER %. after which he attempted
suicide. Mrs Elizabeth 5. Dodge mother
Of the dead girl. and her brother Charles
I were among the witnesses produced yes
terday by the prosecution
Charles II. Turner. assistant United
states district attorney who is handling
/ the trial for the government said 10 the
jury in outlining the case that 1t would
be proven that PaolucCi had deliberately
/ killed the girl because OF jealousy lie
asked for a verdict OF first degree murder
/ in the event that these suggestions We're
proven. Attorney Turner is being assisted
/ by F. 5. Perry.
That the defendant was incapable of
deIiberatiou or OF forming the intent to
murder was the information conveyed 10
the jurymen by Thomas c. Taylor coun-
sci for young Paolucci. He said the man
had simply been euraged beyond self
control By the statement of the Dodge
I girl that she intended throwing him over.
When Mrs Dodge, mother Of the muir
dered girl. took the stand yesterday aft
erHoon she was the center Of attraction
among the numerous friends and ac-
quaintances of the two families. and those
who had crowded into the courtroom our
OF curiosity. Plainly. and with sad
/ expression on hcr face, Mrs. Dodge re-
lated incidents between the two younger
people, and a quarrel that occurred she
night before the shooting. Not once dur
ing the testimony Of the mother did the
defendant look az her. In fact all during
the hearing he sat with his hands crossed
and gazing. with eyes half closed. Hp-
parcnly at some object on the floor
According 20 Mrs. Dodge. Paolucci had
visited her store at 437 Fifth street north
east. near where the tragedy was enacted,
and requested her to attend an entertain
ment in his company. The defendant also
asked the mother if she thought the
daughter had given him up. Mrs Dodge
told Of the quarrel between the two when
Paolucci returned "a ring to the girl which
he had been wearing. He mashed and bit
the gold band and left saying Lizzie
would be sorry for her actions.
Michael LaveTine. ~ whose house Pao-
lucci and the Dodge girl frequently met.
was another Of the witnesses for the
prosecution. He related the first meeting
Of the man and the young woman. and
told OF their visits at his house. LAYER
ines wife. Victoria. was also witness.
Henry ". Hines. an emplOye at the Cap
itol. who happened 10 be passing aloug
Fifth street at the time of the shooting.
testified that he took hold Of Paolucci
after the latter had shot the girl four
times and had turned the weapon upon
himself. The defendant made no effort to
escape. he said. After shooting himself
Paolucci fell 10 the ground but soon re-
gained his feet.
Dr. L. w CilazebroOk. Policeman Jacob
G. Peterson, Frank Roman, William
HeUler, Albert Nautz, and Bessie Bishop
were the other witnesses examined during
the afternoon
The jury drawn at the morning session
is as follows: Frank a. Gibbons. William
/ l. F. King. Alexander Jackson, Benjamin
F. Rives. Charles a. Mckinley. George j.
Nolta Edwin W. Smith. Richard -.
James. William D. Jarvis, William p
/ Campbell, Alfred J. Birmingham. and
I William A. MeIlen.
The prosecution will probably rest its
/ case when the trial is resumed this morn
/ ing.