New Britain herald., 1915-10-16
ACCUSE ANOTHER IN
 SLASHING AFFRAY
Alfredo Russo Said to Have Wield-
 ed Knife in Street Fight

Patsey Demmereno was fined $10 and costs and Joseph Deseno was fined $15 and costs by Judge James T. Mes kill in police court this morning on charges of assault and breach of the peace respectively, the cases arising out of the stabbling affray of last Saturday night in which James La pinio was stabbed in the chest and back.
 During the trial evidence was in- troduced to show that the man who yielded the knife was Alfredo Russo, who has since skipped town.
 Victim Very Weak.
 Much weakened and decidedly pale, Lapinio, brought from the hospital this morning, tottered to the witness stand to testify. He told of being in Laraia's saloon on Spring street late last Saturday night and during an argument on the street being hit in the chest with knife. Later, he said, Joseph Deseno and Patsey Dem mereno and others followed him and on Beaver street the fight was re- newed. Joseph Deseno had revol-
  the victim, when he was stabbed twice in the back Lapino was in such a weakened condition today that he frequently had to pause for breath during his description of the fight.
 Officer Hellberg, who took Lapinio to the hospital told of his wounds, and Officer McCue told of finding Lapinio and Deseno wrestling in the gutter, the former holding a gun. Marty O'Michael of Bristol gave but little valuable testimony. He said there was a fight but he could not tell who the assailants weee. As he was running for a policeman, he said, Patsy told him to stop or he would shoot him. Officer Larogue told of assisting in the arrest.
 Russo Is Accused.
 Mrs. Vincenzo Deseno, wife of one of the accused, said that about mid night Saturday night a man named Alfredo Russo rushed up to her door and told her he had just stabbed a man and he wanted her husband to go out and assist in caring for him. Then it was, she said, that she saw the fight outside.
 A niece of Demmereno also accused Russo declaring she had seen him stab Lapinio twice and flee.
 Demmereno himself denied the stabbing. He said Deseno and La pinio were quarreling together and, failing to separate them, he left them and went away. He denied hitting either, although Lapinio asserted that he had punched him in the jaw. The accused said he saw Russo stab Lapinio.
 Joseph Deseno denied Lapinio's ac- cusation that he had the revolver. He said 1T have lived here seventeen years and never even carried pin with me-" He said Russo stabbed Lapino in the sh builder first and Russo then followed him and renewed the fight stabbing him twice in the back. His part in the fight was merely that of a peacemaker the witness said. He denied ownership of the revolver and said that Lapino either had it or found it on the ground.
 Lawyer Hungerford told the court that Lapino's mind was clouded about the fight and his testimony was not convincing. He called attention to the fact that the only evidence against Demmereno was the charge that he punched Lapino while trying to separate the fighters.
 Prosecutor Klett declared that the witnesses were trying to "cover up' all except Russo who has fled.
 Judge Meskill fined Deseno s15 and costs and Demmereno $1O and costs.
 Vagrancy Charged.
 Henry Hayden, for years a well known teamster, driving for the P. x F. Corbin company, was arrested by Officer Kerin early today for va srancy. He was sleeping in a wagon in the rear of O'Dells drug store on Main street. Judgment was suspend ed when Hayden promised to cease his vagrant tactics.
 Fined And Arrested Again.
 Police court means but little to Charles katushsky. Yesterday Char les was fined $5 and costs for as- saulting Adam Tuskowsky and the latter was fined $1O and costs for as- saulting him. The feature of yes terday's trial was when Charles said his lacerated features were caused by Adam digging up his face with a corn cob pipe. Immediately after court Adam invited Charles into a saloon to have a drink They had two drinks and at the conclusion of the second round Charles grabbed his beer glass and hurled it with unerring aim at the back of Adams ear.
 Charles explained his act by saying that Adam had twitted him too much. According to the witness, Adam said,