Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-10
GIRL WIDOW WEEPS
AT TRIAL FOR MURDER
Mrs. Rosa Picchione, Accused
of Killing Husband, to Plead
SeIf.DefenSe.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, January 10
Mrs Rosa Picchione, frail Italian girl
| of seventeen, was placed on trial here
Yesterday before Justice Arthur s. Tomp-
| kins, in the supreme court. on charge
| of murder in the first degree. The young
woman shot and killed her husband,
! Frank Picchione, October IL last at
their home, No. 107 Huguenot street, New
Rochelle.
Since her imprisonment in Jail here
prominent women Of Westminster county
] have interested themselves in her case
Mrs. Martin J. Keogh of New Rochelle
I and Miss Alice Mallanee. daughter Of n
manufacturer of Mount Vernon, were in
court for a short time yesterday.
Testimony intended to show that the
| young woman had been unfaithful and
that the shooting had been premeditated
were the strongest points brought out by
| the prosecution. which is being conducted
| BY Lee Parsons Davis assistant district
| attorney. 1t was a surprise to many In
the courtroom when it developed that
| two revolvers instead Of one, had been
fired on the morning Picchione was killed.
One of these revolvers belonged to
Picchione, while the other had been the
property of John Canavan, whose name
had been connected with that of Mrs
l1ccHlone Dy Witnesses.
Weeps on Seeing Child.
Twice only during the day did the pris-
oner show signs of distress. When led
into the courtroom she wept when she
spied her baby girl, seventeen months
old, in the arms Of her sister, Miss Santo
Parroto. During her three months Of i'm
prisonment she had seen her child only
a few times. Late in the afternoon while
her counsel, Charles II. Noxon outlined
the defense to the jury and told at length
of the defendants life of sufferingg, Mrs.
Picchione covered her face with her hands
and sobbed aloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Monaco, who lived
in the same house with the Picchiones.
| were the principal witnesses for the pros
ecution. Mrs. Monaco said that several
times she had seen the defendant in the
company Of Caravan, and that once she
had heard Picchione threaten Caravan.
The night preceding the shooting, the
witness said. Picchione had met his wife
in the hallway and had flourished re-
volver. Caravan then appeared, Mrs.
Monaco said. and, showing another re-
volver. declared that he would kill Pic
chione If he touched Mrs. PicchiOne.
Following this quarrel the husband went
to the police station and obtained a war;
rant for the arrest OF Canavan. About
> o'clock the next morning he passed
| through udTpci sAop III Aioht VI ene
couples apartment and into his wife s
| bedroom.
Said He Killed Himself.
The Monacos said that they had not
heard any shots fired. The young wife.
partly dressed, they said. appeared at
their doorway at o'clock in the morning
and said her husband had killed himself.
Then Mrs. Picchione hurried to the police
station and procured assistance. 1t was
not until after an autopsy had shown that
the man had been shot in the right side
near the hip and again through the heart
that Mrs Picchione admitted the suicide
| story was false and declared that she had
| shot her husband in self-defense.
Several witnesses said that they knew
Picchione carried q pistol. When the po-
| lice searched the PacchfOne house they
found one revolver. said to have been the