The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-15

Father was lying on his back on the floor, uncle and mother were trying to get the revolver away from him. Mother had one hand on the revol- yer, as also had uncle. Father got up, pushing both of them away, and then ran out of the house. Uncle Rome leaned against the door and suddenly fell over. He never got up again. Mother fainted, falling across uncle's body.''
 The recital of the above visibly af- fected the young girl the proceedings having often to be stopped to allow her to go on. Many of the spectators in the court room, goodly number of whom were women were also af- tected, many sob being heard Fol lowing the story of the quarrel and shooting Miss Bissonnette again re- stunned her story, this time being aid ed by the states attorney in ques- tioning. "I learned for the first time the noon of the day of the crime of the birth of another little sister. Un- cle did not hear of the new arrival till that evening. Both of us got ready to go to my mothers house. I in- tended to take care of my mother"
 Objection was raised by the defense when the states attorney asked the girl how many times she had visited the house, after the time Of her 1eav- ing in september, and the day of the shooting on the ground that 1t had nothing to do with the shooting. The court overruied the objection stating that it was proper to show the object of the visit. Miss Bissonnette stated that she had visited the house three times once when her. father was pres ent. The girl also said that she had told her uncle that her mother had said that she had nothing to eat, and was starving. and that she had no one to care for her.
 She denied that she asked her un- cle to accompany her to the home on the fatal evening. but added that he knew that she dreaded to go. When he came home to his own house that evening, he found her weeping. She stated to him that mother had no one to take care of her but Stella
 This concluded the direct testimony of the girl, Attorney Chamberlain talk ing up the cross examination This examination brought out the fact that when Demery entered the home he wore his glasses, but later took them off and placed them on the table. The girl was asked why she had not stat ed this in her direct testimony. reply ing that she had not thought of it. but that she had mentioned 1t in her testi- mony before the city court and before the grand jury. The examination fur ther brought out the fact that the girl had been working since she was Is years of age. and had often acted the part of the little mother when some of the children were born Her father, she said. had earned from g to s2-5O per day, and had always given his money to his wife.
 ssHave you any resentment against your father?" asked Attorney Cham berlain-
 "I never had any unkind feelings against him in my life,'' replied the girl.
 'sWhat were your feelings toward your father when you left the house to go to live with your grandmother?
 ''I left because I thought my father had gone insane. was afraid of him"
 presSion ?''
 "I always had that impression. Tor the way he treated his family. l have been afraid of him for some time why, he never i'll treated you?s