Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
CECER|ELLO TRIAL
IN SECOND WEEK
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away. Professor Wiener declared he
was metallurgist with twenty
three years experience.
He gave it is his opinion that the
cartridge could not have been in the
water for four months, as the State
claims. Even clean water would have
oxidized the copper and brass parts
of the bullets, and the discoloration
would have been plainly noticeable,
There was practically no difference
between a new cartridge shown him
by Mr.. McDermit and the one sup
posed to have been found In the trap,
Mr.. Wiener testified.
The cartridge is a link in the chain
of cireumstantial evidence that has
been adduced at the trial. To prove
that the cartridge was not found In
the trap, as claimed would be to
prove that at least part of Laudisi' S
story of the alleged confession of An
gelo might be untrue.
Another important point was
brought out by Mr.. McDermit when
he placed Miss Anna Helm, of 5SF
North Ninth street, on the stand. Re-
fore court opened today she was con-
versing with some one in the corridor
outside the courtroom about the
case She said she had been sub
poenaed last week as a witness by
the State, but had been notified today
that she would not be called Upon,
She was telling her friend that she
had heard screams on the night of the
murder, when one of McDermit's as
sistants overheard her and subpoe-
naed her for the defense.
On the stand she said she was re-
turning home from o. dance at about
half-past / on Decoration Day morn
ing, when on Chester avenue she
heard the screams of a woman COM
ing from the direction of Grove
street. The scream was repeated
twice and she heard no more. On
cross examination she said that a
number of negro families lived near
her home on the side from which the
screams came.
Her story was corroborated by her
sister. Louise, who was also return
ing from the dance.
Lieutenant John Mcmahon, of the
Fifth precinct, swore that it was
about 2 a. m. of May 80, when he re-
ceived the telephone call from Ce-
ceriello that the latter's wife was
missing. Ceceriello told him, he said,
that his wife had gone to the theatre
and had not returned.
He admitted that he received a re-
port from Lieutenant Tyler, of head
quarters, that the woman's disappear
ance had been reported earlier in the
evening. The prosecution objected to
the admittance of the police report in
evidence and was sustained Mr.. Nc
Dermit succeeded in bringing out,
however, that the report contained
the words ice cream"
This is supposed to support Angeles
story that he told the police his wife
had gone out for ice cream.
After several other witnesses had
been called by Mr.. McDermit, includ-
ing John Bladder, president of the po-
lice commission, who testified that a
Ratchet such as the one Mrs. Cece-
riello was killed and could be obtained
from any dealer in hardware supplies,
the defense rested it's case, reserving
the right to call later one or two wit
nesses under subpoena, but who had
not responded.
In rebuttal Mr.. Mott, for the State
put on the stand again Peter Desko-
witch, acquitted of a charge of wife
murder two weeks ago. Deskowich
testified that he had overheard Ceceri-
clio say in the county jail that man
from the store of Rising & Thorne
who had identified Ceceriello as the
person to whom he had sold a ham
mer and Ratchet to just prior to the
murder was not the man who had
sold him the Ratchet. The man he
had bought a Ratchet from, Ceceriello
said, was younger and smaller man
The taking Of testimony in the case
will wind up late this afternoon and
the arguments to the jury will be
made tomorrow.