The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-12
SAW CARUSO
STAB POLICEMAN
Sensational Testimony in
Trial of Industrial Work
ers, of the World.

Salem, Mass, Nov. 1.-two sur
prises, one for the defense and one
for the commonwealth. came in the
Ettor-Giovannitti-Ca murder trial
today when Thomas H. Kanada. form
er employe of the Lawrence textile
mills brought from Cleveland. Ohio,
by the prosecution. testified that he
saw the defendant Joseph Caruso, stab
policeman Oscar Benoit in the back
during the riot in which Anne Lopizzo
was killed and also that he say Police
man Marshall of Lawrence at that
time with revolver in his hand.
Kanada. a young man who said he
bing secret SO long because he did not
want to testify unless compelled to.
caused stir in the court room when
he pointed to the prisoners cage ana
identified Caruso as the man he saw
stick knife in Benoit's back. Rosa
Caruso. wife Of the defendant. BURST
ing into tears, Immediately left the
court room.
The surprise caused by Kanada's s
identification of Caruso was no great
er than that which followed when in
response to a question from the dis
trict attorney. he declared he had seen
Officer Marshall, Immediately after the
stahbing and shooting, with revolver
in his hand. The police have declared
that they did not draw their revolvers.
Kanada testified that about dusk he
heard shots in the vicinity Of Com.
mon street.
saw crowd of strikers. They shout
ed at me and I ran through an alley
and then back to Garden and Union
streets. There ! saw officers Benoit
and Marshall whom knew. Soon aft
erwards the crowd from Common
Officer Marshall first and he turned
away. Then one of the men stepped
up and stabbed Benoit in the back.
Immediately after that I heard three
or four shots and saw the flashes of
the shots. also saw a man shooting
over the shoulder of another man.
1t was at this time that Anna Lop-
izzo fell, the witness testified. When
pressed by the district attorney for
Benoit, kanada hesitated and then
said:
"CarusO."
He said he had known Caruso for
some time.
On redirect examination the district
attorney asked kanada If he had seen
any policemen in the riot with revol-
vers in their hands.
Yes, l did," said Kanada.
Who did you see?"
"Officer Marshall"
when did you see tlat?"
Right after the shooting"
When Attorney Sisk cross examined
on this point he asked If he saw any
flash come from Marshalrs gun and
Kanada said he did not.
How soon after the policeman was
stabbed did you see Officer Marshall
with his revolver"
"RiRht then" WAS tho anaWeP
When Kanada left the stand he was
Immediately subpoenaed by attorneys
for the defense and probably will be
called to testify further as to the ac-
tions of the police on that occasion.
Following Kanada's testimony Caru-
so himself took the stand and denied
that he was near the scene of the riot.
Testifying through an Interpreter he
gave detailed account of his move
ments for the entire day on January
20. and declared that while he was in
Lawrence jail officers had tried to fas-
ten other crimes upon him.
The defendants testimony that he
was at home eating supper at the time
Of the Lopizzo shooting corroborated
in every detail the story told by his
wife. father and landlord who testified
Saturday that the accused man was
at home until after o'clock that
night.
Carueo said he never left Lawrence
afterward. that he returned to work
when the strike was over and that ne
never saw detective La Court who
testified that Caruso had confessed to
him that he stabbed Benoit.
II swear before God I never saw
him." Caruso declared.
After his arrest the witness said. the
police came to his cell and tried to get
him to admit that he saw Officer Ben
OFT at Garden and Union streets. He
told them he was not there. Detective
Callahan. he said. talked to him in
Italian In the presence of other off,
GERS and brought men who identified
him as having stabbed them.
Il told Callahan" said Caruso. 'that
II the men said I stabbed them. they
must have sold their souls"
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