Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
CECERIELLO DENIES
WHAT LAUD|S| SAID
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nandle that the experts have teSu-
fed was placed there by the third or
ring finger of the left hand of Angelo
, Cecertello. As the Ratchet was hand
ed. to the witness big Phil" Nc
Manus. his guard, moved close to his
side and stood ready to prevent any
uritoward move on the part of Cece-
riello while he had the Ratchet in
his possession.
Ceceriello gazed curiously at the
Ratchet as he held it by the blade,
but stared only at the blade and did
not move his eyes to the top OF the
handle, where the bloody finger-print
is dimly outlined on the wood.
Did you ever own that hatchet?"
asked Mr.. McDermit
mo, SIR" replied the witness in
positive tone of voice.
Did you ever see that Ratchet be-
fore?'' was the next question.
Never, said Ceceriello, as he
handed back the Ratchet, seemingly
glad to get rid of it,
Pending the translation of long
statement written in Italian by Ce-
ceriello on June 6 last, and which, 1t
is understood, is statement of his
movements on the night of the muir
der, he was turned over to Assistant
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ton.
The statement made ON June last
by Ceceriello when offered in evil
denee proved to be but a recital of
the same testimony that he had al
ready given on the witness stand.
Assistant Prosecutor Mott started
off gently in his cross examination,
but the gentleness only lasted for
few minutes, and then 1t became a
battle between the prosecutor and the
witness. Ceceriello first got into a
conflict with Mott when the latter
asked him why it was when his wife
was missing he did not inform her
three sisters, living on Bank street,
this city, or make an effort to find
out if she had gone there.
Witness Makes bad Break.
Ceceriello could not explain, and
finally contented himself with the an
swer, Il cannot say anything about
that" Mr.. Mott examined the wit
ness carefully as to how much money
his wife had in her possession when
she left home, and in the early part
of the testimony elected the informa-
ton that Ceceriello did not know his
wife had the sum of 5000 with her
when she left home on the night of
May 30.
ne lOunu that Oul liie llSAI Jay lie
testified, when he looked in a bureau
drawer where it was usually kept
and found 1t missing. A few minutes
later he made an absolutely contra
dictory statement, and said he had
informed the police when he called
them up about midnight on the night
In question to inform them that his
wife was missing that she had the
money with her.
Mott stormed and shot question
after question at Ceceriello. trying to
get him to explain the discrepancies
in his statements The latter tried to
say that he meant he had looked the
night before, May 2S, and found the
money missing from the bureau
drawer, but could not explain how he
had testified differently but a few
minutes previously.
He got angry, and, squirming
around in the witness chair, said, de-
family to Mott: 81 don't understand
your question very clearly, and l
think maybe you are trying to get me
in a hole. am telling the truth
II am not trying to get you in
hole" Numbered back Mott; "but you
are not telling the truth"
Time and again Mott tried to get a
satisfactory answer, with Ceceriello
sullenly and angrily fighting back in
an effort to clear up the break in his
testimony that he apparently realized
was damaging.
Claims Different story Was Told.
After a long line of questioning that
only resulted in Ceceriello declaring
that he had made a mistake in say
ing he had only found out the money
was gone the day after his wife's
death Mott dropped the line of ques-
tons and started on a new line, which
from the questions asked was intend-,I
ed to show that the answers of Co..
ceriello will be rebutted by testimony
to be given by the police officers of
the Fifth precinct who received the
telephone message from Ceceriello
saying his wife was missing.
you told the police your wife had
gone to buy ice-oream, didn't your"
asked Mott, and the witness replied
with a short yes"
Didn't you tell them your wife had
gone to a theatre?" was the next
question, and the reply was mo"
This question, repeated, brought the
same reply.
peat that it was five or ten minutes
after - o'clock that he had telephoned
to the police, and after making Ce-
ceriello state this very positively shot
this question at him: Wasn't it 2
o'clock in the morning when you tele-
phoned to the police?' Ceceriello's re-
Spouse in a tired tone of voice was:
II don't know" and that was the only
answer the prosecutor could get from
him.
Ceceriello testified that he had first
been told that his wife was dead by a
man named Tony, the last name being
unknown to Ceceriello. Mr.. Mott
tried hard to find out the last name
of this man, but was unsuccessful, and
Ceceriello insisted he did not know
and had not seen the man since the
morning of the discovery of his wife's
body.
At noon court adjourned until Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Nc |
Dermit made an unsuccessful attempt
to get permission for the jury to visit
the scene of the murder this after
noon, but Judge Martin said he did |
not believe it was necessary. The
jury will be quartered at the CONT
mental Hotel, where they have spent !
their time outside of the courtroom
since last Monday, over Sunday, and
will be in charge of Court Attendants
James H. Reid, Gottfried Kunz Abra-
ham Lehrich and Peter ]. Kearney. !