The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-03-25
SEEK TO SHOW JUSTIFICATION
Mrs. Jones Calls John Luss Vicious
in Testimony to Jury.-Friends of
Italian Make Strong Showing of Self
Defense Plea in Testimony.
(From Wednesday s Daily.l

The trial of Luigi Aulozzi, charged
with the murder OF John Luss, pro-
crossed but progressed slowly in the
circuit court today and the attorneys
for the defense kept hammering away
during the day seeking to establish the
theory Of self defense and justification
The work OF the attorneys was hinder
ed considerably on account of lack of
proper Interpreters for the various
Italians who had been called as wit
nesses in the case.
In his opening statement to the jury
following the close of the state case
on Tuesday, Attorney Baker, for the
defendant, declared that it would be
his purpose to show that Aulozzi had
shot in self defense. He alleged that
at the time of the shooting the evidence
would show that Luss had advanced
in a threatening manner toward Auloz-
ri and his father f. Aulozzi and that he
had used abusive words and had at
tempted to strike them with the grub
hoe which was introduced in evidence.
The attorney declared that the defense
would seek to show that Luss had on
many occasions shown vicious atti-
tude toward hunters who had been
found on the farm and that the hunters
had been advised Of these facts
It was shown In the statement of the
attorney and in the evidence which
followed that the attitude Of Luss
toward hunters was to be shown as one
of the main features in the case. Mrs.
Ada Jones, who had been called by the
state as IFS principal witness, had adj
mitted on the stand that at times Luss
had shown Stvicious' attitude toward
hunters who might have invaded his
property. This evidence of Mrs. Jones
was one of the most interesting pieces
Of evidence which got to the jurY.
AS soon as the defense started in its
presentation of testimony on Tuesday
afternoon Feliz Aulozzi, the father Of
the defendant, was called to the stand
and he told with good deal Of detail
the story of the shooting His story
was practically the same that he had
told on the stand when the coroner had
investigated the case and if anything
the element Of self defense was brought
out a little more clearly than in the
former testimony. However, the old
man did not vary much from the story
at the former hearing.
With the resumption of the hearing
of the case this morning other members
of the hunting party of which Aulozzi
was a member, were put on the stand.
The stories told by these men brought
nothing new into the case and their
stories followed pretty closely the
stories that they had told when the case
was investigated by the coroner.
Attorney Baker declared this morn
ing that Aulozzi would take the stand
in his own defense and it is expected
that he will be called as a witness be-
fore the day is over. His story of the
shooting has been told on several occa-
sions and he has made signed state
ment which will probably be introduce
ed by the state later in the trial.
There is no reason to believe that the
defense will conclude it's introduction
of testimony this afternoon and it is
understood that the state will call many
witnesses in rebuttal, It is possible
that the argument of the case will be
taken up on Thursday afternoon, but
there is little reason to believe that the
case will reach the jury before late
Thursday evening or early Friday
morning.
The usual large crowd was in the
court room this morning to follow the
evidence in the case.