The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13

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WITNESSES had been examined 10 the
trial OF PieTo Troyato, the accused
murderer Of Dan Negro. the State
rested at 1910 wednesday morning
and after a conference of 20 minutes
the defense put It's arst witness on the
stand.
At $50 in the afternoon the accus-
ed was put on the Stand in his own
defense. he denies that he shot Me-
gro; testified that he was set upon
when he entered the house and that
Dan was shot by some one on the
outside. While giving his testimony
he grew excited at times and rose
out of the witness box to emphasize
his story with gestures. While he
was on the stand the court room was
crowded. all Of the seats being taken
and the aisles filled.
Directly after court reconvened
yesterday afternoon, John Blafore was
put in the witness box. 1t was not I'M
til his Testimony was offered that the
line OF defense, which has been adopt
ed, was shown. According to the tes-
timony of Biafore and Rose scalist, the
second witness, Trovato was set upon
by Dan Negro and the others in the
house when he stepped inside. The,
two witnesses testified that they were
standing on the outside and looking in,
saw the attack on Trovato. They also
stated that the two shots were fired
by some one on the outside of the
house.
Tomasso Nicola, court Interpreter
at Pittsburg, has been sworn as in
terpreter and the greater part of the
evidence has to go through him as
only few of the Italians can speak
English.
The prosecution, scored a point
yesterday morning when Rose Negro,
widow of the murdered man, broke
down on the stand. She corroborated
the testimony of the other witnesses,
testifying that Trovato entered the
house. uttered the words, "rm a Cal
ADRIAN, too" and fred at Dan. In
flicting wounds which later caused
his death. After several other ques-
lions she was asked by the prosecu-
tor to tell the name of her husbands
murderer.
"Pletro Trovato," she replied.
Point him out If you see him"
was the order of the prosecutor.
Turning in her seat until she fac
ed the accused, who was sitting just
behind his counsel, she pointed her
finger at him and, as he rose in his
seat, she burst out crying. She was
hastily excused by the State.
DR.. John R. Cook, of Cooks
hospital, Fairmont, was on the stand
to prove that Negro came to his
death as the result of hemorrhage
superinduced by the gun shot wound.
He testified that Dan Negro died in
less than an hour after he was re-
ceived at the hospital.
DR.. C. F. C. Yost testified that he
was in opeklska at the time of the
murder; that he was called to the
house within a few minutes after the
tragedy had been enacted. He found
Frank lying on the floor dead AMI
Dan on the bed in a comatose CON
ditton. He did what he could for the
injured man and saw to It that he was
placed on the next train for Falrmont.
He also testified that the wound In
flicted with the revolver was sufficient
to cause death.
Frank Negro, the 1S-yearoId neph-
CIV of the murdered man, was the next
witness called. He told exactly the
same story as the preceding witnesses
for the State; adding that the shoot.
ing scared him and made him quite
nervous.
Tony Oliver. one of the men in
the room at the time Dan was shot,
strengthened the States case by cor
roborating the other witness. His
account of the shooting was more
dramatic and was more detailed. He
told how the two men stood as Tro-
vato entered the door, how Negro
appeared as the first shot, which
entered the wall, was fired and how
he half fell into his seat as the sec
ond bullet which robbed him of his
life was fired.
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