Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

When Kanada left the stand lie was
Immediately subpoenaed by attorneys
for the defence and probably will be
called To testify further as to the ac-
tons of the police on that fatal night,
Following Kanadas testimony, Ca
ruso took the stand in his own behalf
and denied that he was near the scene
of the riot, declaring that he was at
home eating supper with his wife
when the stabhing and shooting &C.
CURED. Caruso testifying through an
Interpreter gave detailed account
of his movements for the entire day,
on Jan. %, and declared that while
he was in the Lawrence Jail officers
had tried to fasten other crimes upon
him.
Kanada arrived in Salem, today in
response to a telegram from District
Attorney Attwill. That he was wit
ness to the stabbing was unknown 10
The authorities, until last week, when
it was learned through an uncle of the
voting man. Kanada did not join the
strike. He testified that on Jan. 20 he
left the Wood mill. at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon. After going home he went
to the corner of Garden and Union
streets. where he saw strike pickets in
terfcring with workmen and taking
from them their dinner buckets, which
they threw IN the streets.
Along about DUSK said J<anada. Il
beard shots fired, coming from the
crowd of strikers. They shouted to me
and i ran through an allies and then
back to Garden and Union streets.
There | saw officers Benoit and Mar
shall, WHEN | knew. Spn afterward
the crowd from Common street came
up. They approached officer Marshall
first ard then turned away. Then one
of the men stepped up and stabbed
Benoit in the back. Immediately after
that 7 heard three or four shots and
saw the flashes of the shots. I also saw
a man shooting over the shoulder of
another man."
1t was at this time that Anna Lo-
pizzo fell the witness testified When
pressed by the district attorney for the
| name of the man who stabbed Benoit
kanada hesitated for a moment and
! then said with quivering voice:
II Caruso"
| He said he had known Caruso for
some time. that he lived near him on
| Union street and that he had seen him
| before that night on several occasions
| during the strike. Attorney James
| Sisk, counsel for Caruso, subjected
| Kanada to a Drilling cross-examina-
| ton. He said that he had gone home
| after the stabbing and told his aunt
| what he had seen. 1t was because OF
something she had told him, he de-
| clared, that he never told the authors
| ties what he know. He said he had an
other reason, but he was not permitted
| to give it, on the ground that it might
| be prejudicial. He left Lawrence to
work in Cleveland, last June.
! On redirect examination the district
/ attorney asked Kanada if he had seen
| any policemen in the riot with revolt
| yers in their hands.
yes. / did, said Kanada.
"Whe did you see?'
/ Officer Marshall" was the reply.
When did you see that?"
Right after the shooting"
When Attorney Sisk s-examined
him on this point he asked if he saw
any flash come from Marshalrs gun, and
| I<anada said he did not.
I
stabbed did you see officer Marshall with
his revolver?r Mr.. .Sisk asked. M
Right them he answered
Caruso was called from the prisoner
cage when Kanada left the stand. Ettor
and Giovannitti gave him whispered
cheer as the guards unlocked the cage
gate, and his wife, who had returned to
the court ROOM smiled as she turned to
| IA - he.
| Caruso folded his arms during the exam
| 1nation, which was conducted through
an interpreter. He testified that he did
not participate in the strikers parade on
the morning of Jan. 20 He left home
that afternoon about 2.30 or o'clock, and
purchased some food supplies Then he
went to a pool room, leaving 1t about Is
minutes before for home, arriving
| there about 5 O'Clock. His testimony re-
garding the supper corroborated in every
detail that told by his wife, godfather
and landlord, who testified, Saturday,
that the accused was at home until after
that night. After supper. he said he
went with his wife to the Italian post
office. where he saw Officer Marshall and
learned that Anna Lopizzo had been shot.
He said he did not offer to help the off,
Ger look for her relatives.
Caruso said he never left Lawrence
afterward, that he returned to work when
the strike was over and that he never
saw Detective La Court, who testified
that Caruso had confessed to, him that
he stabbed Benot.
II swear before God l never saw him.
| Caruso declared.
caruso said that after his arrest the
police came to his cell and tried to get
him to admit that he saw Officer Benoit
at Garden and Union streets He declar-
ed to them that he was not there. De-
tective Callahan, he said, talked to him
in Italian in the presence of other Off
GERS and brought men in who identified
him as having stabbed them.
81 told Callahan" said Caruso, "that
II the men said ! stabbed them they must
nave sold their souls
Maurice Phillips of Shirley recently
shot dear which weighed 275 pounds.
He also secured fine otter.