The Calumet news., 1914-02-09
Witnesses Today Corroborate
the Testimony Given by
Giovanni Guidi
MILITIA OFFICERS ON STAND
Capt. Jesse Meads Declares Coop
er Exhibited Cut on the
Head to Him

The corroboration by a. Della Nina
and 7. Sabbatini Of the testimony OF
Giovanni Guidi, IN which Identifies
ton was made Of Defendant Cooper as
the man who shot Steve Putrich, was
the feature Of the Seeberville murder
trial today.
Prosecutor Lucas asked Della Nina:
Q.-Eow many Ausu:dns were IN
the yard?
A.-Quite few, ten or twelve. They
were all mixed up.
Q.-Did they do anything to the dep
utics?
A.-No, | heard them say we want
no trouble" then all the boarders
backed UP into the shed and the dep
Lties had their rcvolvers and were
going toward them.
Q.-What happened next?
A.-The deputies started to go away
and as they walked out, the man be-
hind heard something coming 1t
struck him and he turned back and
shot right off,"
Q.-Who did he shoot?
A.-The man standing near the
shed.
Q.-What kind of a man fired the
shot?
Ale was short ana fat and wore
"A straw hat.
Q,-Look at these FIVE men; is he
there?
A.-Yes.
(Which one?
A.-TEis first one. indicating Coop
er)
Odd you see the deputies come
back?
Ayes, they came back armed, and
took the dead man ou:. and picked III
bottles and sticks in Joe's yard.
Odd YOU see anything else
thrown. but this one stick?
A.-Nothing else.
Mr.. Galbraith conducted the cross
examination Della Nina stated that
six men jumped over the fence and
one came around ana went through tho
gate and met the other bunch at the
back of the Putrich house.
Odd you know the trammcr boss.
Humphrey quick?
Ayes, they told me.
Odd he go through the gate?
A--No. the big man, advanced in
age.
Q.--ls he i'm the room?
Ayes, that big one, that aged
man, (pointing to Defendant James)
The prosecution put on this morning.
Capt. Jesse Meads of the Calumet En-
gnccrs. who with Major Dunstan Of
Hancock. and Capt. Sanders of Hough
ton anC Ma ior Matthews and Capt.
Parncll of the 500, were subpocnaed
after the opening of the trial, on the
receipt by the prosecuting attorney
CT an anonymous letter advising, him
that these officers were in the posses
sion of important facts bearing on the
case
Capt, Meads' testimony was To the
effect that he and the other officers
named were in Painesdale at the time
of the shooting. Hearing of it they
started for Seebervllc and met De-
fendant Cooper on the way. Cooper
had beer bottle i'm one hand and
tenpin IN the other. lie remarked, Il
tgut mine" pointing at the same time.
to a cut on the back If his head.
capt Mcads gave this testimony and
It was substantiated by Major Mat
thcws and Capt. Parnell. The other
officers were not called.
II is the belief of persons watching
the trial that the prosecution has un-
derstood that when Cooper said, 81
got mine" that he meant he had got
his man i'm the fight The officers tes-
titled that the understanding they re-
received was that he referred to the
cut on the back of his head.
The other witnesses this morning
were Milio Victori and Poll Sabbatini.
Sabbatini testified to one important
fact this morning. He said one man
had "A rake in his hand.
What did he 40 with ito was the
question asked by Mr.. Watson on
cross examination.
A.-He had it I'm his hand and they
were pulling him forth and back with
the rake.
Defendant Cooper this afternoon
was pointed out by Sabbatini as
the man who shot at steve Putrich.
Attorney Nichols for the people con-
Quoted the examination which follows:
Odd YOU see a man going into
Putrichs house?
Ayes.
Q.-Where were YOU?
An my boarding house.