Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-25

ried from Fiore in. the county jail to
her mother. That message was. so
the little dark-haired girl swore,
you tell your mother that If she
does not poison her husband ! will
kill her when | get out of here"
Continuing her testimony, Annie
told of how several days later her
mother sent her for box of rat
poison, and of how she saw her
mother put some of the poison In a
cup of coffee that was intended for
her father
This story of little Annie was en-
tirely corroborated today by the
mother on the witness stand, and she
also stated in strong terms that If
she had not poisoned her husband
she knew Fiore would have killed her.
Mrs. Ciceone displayed no emotion
when she was called to the stand by
Prosecutor Mott at 1870 o'clock after
an hour and a half's time had been
devoted to showing that Fiore had
written notes and letters to Mrs. Clc-
cone while both were confined to the
county jail last April and had had
them struggled to her by other prison
ers. These notes are in the possess
sion of the prosecutor. but have not
yet been introduced as evidence.
Ven Pinned Over Her Hair.
The woman who faces death in the
electric chair was dressed in black,
as she always has been in her APP
pearances in court, and following the
custom of women of her race had a
veil closely pinned over her sandy.
.n1 q
took the witness stand she. answered
the FIRST question put to her in Eng
lish. and then as Prosecutor Mott
said he wanted her testimony either
all in English or all In the Italian
tongue she said she wanted TO talk
in italian Court Interpreter Joseph
Federico was called into service, but
every little while Mrs. Ciccone would
Lapse into English III making her re-
plies.
1t was noticeable that not once did
she look in the direction of Fiore, who
sat stolid and sullen-faced almost di-
| rectly in front of her. At first he
seemed to be trying To catch her eye,
| but when he did not succeed he sat
back in his chair, staring straight
at her and listening to every word
she said. She spoke in a low but
clear tone and did not hesitate once
in telling her story. not even when
she described the sufferings of her
husband after she had administered
the poison to him.
She said she had met Fiore after
| the latter had married a sister of
her husband in italy a dozen years
! ago. but did not know him very well
until about six years ago, after both
| couples had come to this city. Then,
| she testified, Fiore fell in love with
her.
Did you fall in love with him =
asked Prosecutor Mott.
Eyes, I loved him." was the reply
in a faint voice, and then under ques-
lions of Mott, she detailed all of the
Illicit relations between her and
Fiore that finally resulted in Ciccone
having the pair of them arrested on
a statutory charge on February IL
last.
Mrs. Ciccone had pleaded guilty to
this charge, and was out on bail
awaiting sentence, while Fiore was
in Jail awaiting trial when the murder
of Ciccone took place.
Woman Falls in n Faint.
Just at this stage of the proceed
ings, an Italian woman, witness Tor
Fiore. slipped from her seat in the
middle of the court room in a dead
faint. She was revived by DR.. Walter
S. washington and allowed to remain
in the court room.
To almost every question put by
Mr.. Mott pertaining to her relation
ship with Fiore, Mrs. Ciccone would
reply that the relationship was main
tanned because Fiore told her he
would kill her if she did not obey his
wishes.
Testimony tending to show that
Fiore had threatened her life with a
knife was adduced and allowed to go
in over strenuous objections on the
part of Frank e. Bradner, counsel for
Fiore.
1t was brought out that the knife
in question was alleged to be the one
used in the killing of Salvatore Bo-
recco on June 3, 1909, when the latter
was stabbed to death in a Cutler
street saloon.
Fiore, together with a man named
| Caprio, was arrested and idicted for
this crime, but Caprio was killed in
the county Jail in August. 1909, while
attempting to escape. With the death
of Caprio the case against Fiore fell
fiat. He was allowed to plead non
vult TO a charge of assault and bat
terry and on February 81. 1910, was
sentenced to six months in the Cald-
well penitentiary.
did Fiore ever threaten you with
this knife?" asked Mr.. Mott.
YES" was the short reply.
what did he say"
"He said for how many men he had