Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-29

called. He boarded with her seven
years. She claimed the two men did
not speak, as they had had trouble.
Six months before the shooting her
cousin came home with his face
scratched and cried and said that Bar
buto did it.
SaIoonkeeper Testifies.
The next witness was Antonio Grip
DO, who testified to being in the sa-
loon when the shooting occurred. He
said that Didato came into the saloon
and talked with woman in the gro
Gerry, and coming into the saloon, went
out for fifteen minutes and then re-
turned.
He testified that Barbuto stood near
the front window when Diadato re-
turned and Baracello said to Diadato
that If he didn't let the woman alone
he would get a black eye, and good
one. Diadato replied that he wasn't
afraid. as he had two or three suckers
and one, he said, was right there, and
he pointed to Barbuto and said I'll
fix him. Then Barbuto went over to
Diadato and put his hand on the
shoulder and asked Diadato out into
the back yard to see who was the
sucker. The witness saw Diadato put
his hand to his inside pocket and
rushed out to get hold of Diadato by
the back of the shoulders. Barbuto
was in front of Diadato. Baracello
tried to interfere, but Diadato pushed
him away and Barbuto hit Diadato on
the head with his fist. As they were
wrangling then Diadato got his re-
volver from his inside pocket and
pushing his arm out sideways fired at
Barbuto. The witness didn't see the
revolver until after the shot had been
fired. He followed Diadato, who went
I'd 11n or ,pId
of him. A brother of the witness came
and helped to hold Diadato. He took
away the revolver and then saw a po-
liceman coming in and he told the po-
Hceman that Diadato was the man and
he gave him the revolver. He testi-
fled that he said to Diadato: See what
you have done in my place. Taken
mans life for nothing" Diadato said:
well, / wanted to kill him. He's
dead and I've got to die Also
Barbuto was lying on the floor and
lived about ten minutes after he was
shot Doctors and a priest were there.
On cross examination Mr.. Grippe
said that Barbuto boarded with him
for two months. BarbutO and Diadato
had had some trouble over a game of
cards. About a year previous to the
shooting Barbuto, who was the larger
of the two, had some trouble with
Diadato, and Diadato's brother-in-law
rushed at Barbuto and knocked him
down. BarbutO also struck him, caus
ing the flow of blood.
On the day of the shooting Diadato
had six bottles of beer at one order,
and a number more following, so that
he must have had II or 10 that day.
He did not drink anything else. He
was about half full, the witness declar-
ed, in condition where he couldn't
talk very straight, but was able to
walk He was in a. condition where he
was apt to do most anything.
Court had been continued until $50
o'clock, at which time adjournment
was taken until this morning at 8
o'clock, Judge Wheeler cautioning the
jury about talking with anybody about
the case.
The testimony of several of the wit
nesses is being taken by an interpret
er, and two stenographers are engage
ed in getting out the copy. Stenog-
rapher Smith is assisting Stenographer
Hoffman while Il. r. Mancini OF Wa
terbury is the interpreter. During the
examination of Grippe the witness was
asked to show the positions of the sew
eral men in the group at the saloon,
which he did. number of those in the
court room making up. the group. Dia-
dato, he said was bending over just
before he fired the shot.