The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-16
IN FIRST STORY SINCE KILLING, BISSONNETTE
 PLEADS SELF DEFENCE
Secured Permit for Weapon. He swears the Day AftsI Brother-In-Law Threatened His Life Accused is Puny Little Man, Appar- r-ntIy Incapable of lnjuring Anyone

The evidence produced to the jury yesterday afternoon in the trial of Ma polecn Bissonnette for his life tended to show that the acchsed acted in his own defense when he drew the pistol on Rome P. Remery. His intention. Bissonnette says. was to make him let up choking him. to scare him of, and not to shoot him. The shot went off without his taking aim. or intending if should be fired. The defense suc- jury which intended to show that Bis sonnette lived in fear of his brother in-law. Demery. for the latter had often made threats on his life. Bis brother-in-iaw were continually nag ging him about the size of his family, and that he was not able to support it. C.
 There was a big stir in the court room when the attorney for the de- fense called out the name Napoleon. Bissonnette" All necks were craned to get a look at the prisoner He IS a little fellow. and by looking at him one would hardly believe he was ca- rable of committing a wrong. He took the stand without showing any emo ton. telling his story with a falter. There was a. slight huskiness in his voice. due probably to cold
  Canada. 4s years sro. He will be 23 years married in January. Ills first child was born Dec. 3 of the year Of his marriage. He left Canada four wears after his ma-riaee. going to T,uIIrnan III. Tn Canada three chil- dren were born. one of whom has since died. From Pullman he went to live Tn South Milwaukee. Wis Two more children were born in the Wisconsin town. Then he moved toEAancnester. oTf horn He came to Bridgeport about 13 years ago. where the rest of the family Of Iz were born. He remained here TOT nine years going back to Canada. He returned to this city about two. ana 1'1 one-half years ago. When he w7s VI Canada about one and one-half months he sent for his wife and chr- dren to come and live with him. They sold the furniture in this city ana TUT nIshed another home in Canada He lived in Canada ten months. his wife having left him with all her children and returned to this city, He follow ed in three months. When he came to th's eRty three of the children were working. He went to work the next day at the sineer Co.'S piant and earn ed sI4 SC per week. "I never laid on a day in my life" he said ''I gave all my money to my wife. but she would not give me a cent For the last two -yesrs I turned over every cent I earned to her"
 ''when did you leave your wife?" asked Attorney Chamberlain
 "I never left her. I was put out of the house" replied Bissonnette.
 "weiI. that's the same as leaving her. is 1t not?" asked Mir. Chamber lain.
 "One day in Aue1st. 1908. I received a letter from Prosecuting Attorney Alexander Delaney telling me to see him at ro1ice headuuarters on the fol- lowing Saturday morning. He order cd me to I've apart from my wife. I vvas then arrested for non-suDDort. I had been giving my wife sl1 per week every week. but the factory shut down in the summer for three weeks. Du-- ing that shut down I could not give her n cent During those three weeks I did not eat a r'eal at my own house. had to borrow money from my friends to yet meals. never took any money from the children"
 Why did your daughter. Alhertina- leave the house ?' asked Attorney Chamberlain.
 "Because she was so sassy to me One day she said to her mother in my