The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
GETS
 BAD CRILLINC

The cross examination of Mrs. Christiana Caputo, widow of the man who was murdered, occupied the greater part of the morning session today in the criminal superior court where Amelio Di Martino is on trial Tor killing Enrico Caputo on July 1c iast Mrs. Caputo is a good looking young woman of the brunette type YSne was in mourning costume
 Attorney J. B. Klein put the wit ness through a severe drill. He ques- toned her for over two hours She was sometimes vague in her replies excited but on the whole her direct testimony was not greatly weakened Attorney Klein tried to bring out the point that the witness and Di Mar tino had been very friendly and had frequently walked together and visit emphasized the point that Mrs Ca- puto had furnished the accused with meals after he had been driven out Of the house by Caputo.
 Mrs. Christiana Caputo was on the stand this morning. On cross exam lnation by Attorney Klein the witness said Di Martino came to live at her home after he had begged Caputo to let him have room. There was no trouble between Caputo and Di Mar tino while the latter as a boar1er but Di Maftinof was always having disputes with the other boarders.
 Mrs. Caputo denied having gone out IS or 20 times with the accused She might have walked to the store with him five or six times. She and her children sometimes went to the moving picture shows with the ae- cuSed. The witness was asked if she had gone bathing with Di Martino She admitted that she had done so three or four times Mrs Caputo was asked if she rem membered when Di Martino was ordered out of the house by her, husband She could not recall the date. The main reason the accused was put out was because he claimed Mrs. Caputo and another >boarder had been talking about him.
 The witness said she wanted Joi Martino to leave the house. After he was put out the accused some times returned to get his meals She told Di Martino not to come because her husband did not want him. Mrs. Caputo denied giving the accused S2 on two different occasions to help pay his room rent. She admitted sending meals to the accused when he had found a new boarding house. The witness denied going to a moving pie ture show on John street with Di Martlno few evenings before the killing. When the accused was eject ed he left his overcoat. a shirt, and a picture of his mother. On the afternoon of the shooting Di Martino had dinner at Caputo's home. The witness said the accused came with out an invitation and partook of the meal in silence. Mrs. Caputo denied she had placed d plate for Di Mar tino. The witness also denied that pi Martino and her husband had an engagement to go bathing on the night of the murder.
 Then Mrs. Caputo was asked about events on the night of the murder SEe denied that her husband grabbed Di Martino as the two walked along Center street. She said her husband did not open his coat as if to get weapon. The witness did not see D1 Martino shoot her husband but she heard the shots.
 She repeated her statement that Df1 Martina said he was coming to Ca puto's house to get his things ana Caputo replied, You can't come 10 my house. Come to my barber shop tomorrow and I will have them there" They had a few more words and then Di Martino fired the fataf shots.
 Policeman James Halpin testified that he went to the scene of the mur- der on July 13. He did not find Dl Martino at once but soon located him at Dr. Rowe's office, where the ac- cused was hiding. Di Martino said he had thrown the revolver away on Franklin street. On the way to po- lice headquarters the accused asked if Caputo had died