Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-10

The Third district court. Judge oli- yer A. williams, was in continuous session for four hours Friday The first dass called for trial was the case against Mrs. Anna Campello, one of the strikers of the Westerly Shirt company, charged with an assault up- on Mrs. Jennie Howard on the third of July, Mrs. Howard testified that while on her way to the factory in the early morning, in company with Mrs. Scrtbner and Mrs, Wheeler, that she was held up by a gang of the Italian women strikers, and demand made that she s1gn a paper agreeing to become q member of the union and not go to wuxk- She refused and Mrs. Calnpello xnAbbed her by the wrist. took her dinner pail and threw 1t in brook. This took place on the White Rock road and about a mile distant from the factory. She testified that the Italian women were getting more ex- cited when an automobile with Supersr inkendent Earle of the factory and Ctfef of Police Brown appeared and the Italian women ran away. She got into the automobile and when Chief Brown arrested Mrs. Campello she was identified as the assailant. When the women ran Mrs. Campello could not keep up with the rest on the run and she was about twenty feet ln the rear when arrested.
 Mrs. Jessie Scribner testified that she was with Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Wheeler at the time of the assault The Italian women could not speak English and did their talk in their native tongue. She heard them say, mo go to work. sign paper" She saw Mrs- Campello seize Mrs. Howard by the right wrist, take her dinner pail and throw it away. Witness also saw Mrs. Campello seize Mrs. Wheeler by tho wrist and urge her to sign and not 20 to work She saw no pencil or paper,
 Ms< Iva Wheeler testified along tAe game nne and added that one of the Italian women pushed her. told hNr eo Ep home and not go to work. Alter Mre, Campello had taken hold of 6Frx, Howard and taken her dinner Pail. she grabbed witness and wrench a her arm quite severely,
 MT, Babcock, near whose home the assault took place, testified that he saw the Italian women and the three American women. Saw an Italian wo- nan take Mrs Towards dinner pail Aut could not identify the woman.
 
 ef Mrs. Campello and her identi1ica- ton by Mrs. Howard. All the Italian women were on the run and he ar Fested Mrs Campello as the one point kd out to him as the offender.
 Rosie CampellO was the first witness kor the defense and the testimony was balzen through John Ruissi, the court Interpreter She said she came from New York about a month ago and was gith the other women who intercepted the three women from White Rock They asked the American women not b go to work and that then they threatened the Italian women. She aid she saw a woman, who was in he courtroom. and designated as the lone in the white sweater" take the Elmer pail from Mrs. Howard and hand it to Mrs. Campello who threw away. She said that Mrs. Campellc fid not touch or speak to Mrs. How hrd. The witness testified that the bta1izn women did not see the auto- h1obt1e coming. but heard the call oi their husbands and ran away.
 Rachel Capatcto testified that shf paHns from New York and was one o. the strikers and was in the party or he White Rock road. Mrs. Campelle ,asS not touch the American women anl A1d not speak to them in English ex, eapt to say ~No work She saw tht S-ga6T in the white sweater" take tho dinner pail away from Mrs. Howard and hand ii to Mrs. Campello. WhC threw the pail one side.
 Annie CampellO. the accused, wa. next a witness and testified she cams from New York wit hher husband ana family to work for the Westerly Shirt company. and was among thu emplDYeS who went out on strike, an( one of the party who invited the thret American women. She saw the "ladJ in the white sweater" wrest the dinner pail from Mrs Howard. Witness saiC Ehe did not take hold of anyone, bur that Mrs Howard did attempt to strik, the ~lady 1 nthe white sweater" Whs took the pail and handed it to wit. ness She said she did not touch tn, women and no one in the party tool hold of any of the women.
 MrH. Lucille Lombardo, the "1ady il the white sweater" was the next wit ness- She said Mrs. Howard attempt cd to strike her with the pail and sh' took it way from her and gave it t. Mrs. Campello, who threw it away.
 Mrs. Howard denied that she at tampted to strike the "lady in tn white sweater" and insisted that An nte Csnpeilo assaulted her and took tn pail. Mrs. Howard was corroboratei hy Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Scribner,
 Town SOlocitOr Harry B. Agard rep resented the state and Attorneys Joh ". Sweeney and John J. Dunn tn defendant. After the arguments, Judg Williams found Mrs, CampeIlO guilt as charged, Attorney Dunn pieade for lsainscy, stating that Mrs, Cam pei1o had four small children. tha neither husband nor mother had bee employed since July 80, and that the were wholly without funds, In addi ton. he said, Mrs. Campeile's physica condition should be given Rsasidefa ton. The ease was continued one wee fer sentence,
 The case against Mary Capeilc