The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-30
Principal Witness for Prosecu. tion Breaks Down on Leav. ing Stand After Finish
 ing Her Testimony,
INTERPRETER SHOWS HAND
Gives Story of Crime as It Was Told Him by Prisoners Soon After the MurCler--Prisoners to Plead
 Self-Defense.

After having been put through the cross examination in the Sheehan murder case yesterday, Miss Bessie Lewis broke down and cried bitterly In the ante room of superior court, She had been on the stand a long time the day before and was testifying In the morning yesterday She Wept during part of her story, but recover ed and later after the cross examina- ton, broke down. She also wept dur ing recess and her eyes were still red and wet when court adjourned in the afternoon
 The case is now nearing the defenes with only one more witness for the state, an expert to testify concerning the gun that was supposed to have klllc6 Sheehan.
 The afternoon session was largely given up to the establishment of the arrest and technical details but the interest did not flag as the gallery was crowded with spectators and many were unable to gain admission
 The first witness was James Peck who was fishing near the scene of the shooting. He said that on the night of August 15, he was sitting fishing in creek on MIddletown ave- nuc when he saw two men whom he ! identified as the accused passing by, each with a gun. Later in the even ing, he heard a shot coming from the direction of Barnes avenue and hurried there. seeing the accused by the De Lucia farm I had heard a scream earlier l next saw the men in the hands of the police.
 Detective James Ward was the next witness He was getting into bed on the night of the murder when he was awakened by the police wagon at his l door and taken to the scene of the crime, There, he found the body La ter, he went to the De Lucia house with the other police and went to the bedroom of the two accused they were in bed. They were told to sit up, Miss Lewis was with the police, She was asked if she had ever seen the men before and replied that they were the ones that had done the kill ing Miss Lewis identified Campag i fork Carfaro then sat up in bed and asked what the matter was Both were told to get up and dress and Miss Lewis left the room. They were in their underclothes Before the girl had left the room, she had said to Carfaro. You're the man and you can't deny it."
 The detective and Carfaro went out to look for the pitchfork in the barn and in the field, but did not find it that night. The next day, the detective found one in the stable and one in the field.
 George Nicolari, an interpreter was put on the stand to tell of the conver- sation of the accused used after the arrest of both He spoke in Italian and another interpreter translated his words. The tale the accused had told him was They had stopped in front 1 of a house earlier in the evening and l played and talked and sang there 1 drinking some beer When they reached home, one said to the other that there had been some one stealing their melons every night They de. cided to go and see if there was any, one out there then They found l Sheehan and Miss Lewis under a tree They stopped to see what they werc doing when the man got mp ant stopped them, saying. What in h. arc you looking at?" He came near CT and tried to strike one of them witt something Campagnolo hit at hin and Carfaro shot him. They ther went home and went to bed.
 On cross examination, the witnes! said that he had not made any note on what the two Italians had theI told him but remembered 1t.
 Deputy Coroner Pond, John F. Bas sett, Patrolman Cook, and Detective Dunlap then gave testimony abou the double harreled gun that had beer found in the De Lucia home. The' told that 1t was loaded in one barre and that the other barrel was stopped up and useless.
 The case closed for the day thel and will be continued to-day when tn, prosecution will put on one witnes and the defense will begin.