New Britain herald., 1915-05-15

and before he was excused he was l agreeing to every question propounGl- ] cd to him.
 ] '.Sister Shot Hersclf'--Joe. With Angeles testimony the state closed 1t cae and Attorney McDonough put on his star witness. Mrs. Antonio
 Basques, a neighbor of the Cianci's living at No. 20 Lilac street. She said Tommy Cianci, third brother had rushed into her house after the shooting and brought her to his home. She found the wounded girl, she said. laying on the floor of Mrs. Ciancis bedroom. With her was Tommy, An gelo and Joseph. She said she asked Joseph if his sister had burned her. self to which the boy replied No,
 she shot herself" The witness deIicd
 that any of the boys accused Sam of
 the shooting in her presence. Mrs. Basques said she sent Joseph to
 Walnut street to get his parents. She
 asked Angelo where the revolver was
 and he explained that, Joe keep it."s
 Through John DiNonno. an inter-
 preter, Mrs. Carmela Msrino, another Lilac street neighbor of the Cianci's said she saw the girl in the bed after the shooting. When she got to the
 Cianci home Mrs. Basques and tho three boys were alone with the wound
 ed girl. Joe, in response to a qucs- ton, told her his sister had hot her. self, declared the witness. She also denied that Sam was accused of the shooting in her presence and said that Angelo had told her his brother Joe had hidden te revolver downstairs on a shelf. Mrs. Marino's husband gave
 corroboration testimony. When he went upstairs in the Cianci house the little boys told him their sister had shot herself, though at no time did tliey say that Sam Carpenter did the shooting.
 Defense's Case Strengthens.
 Salvatore Lantinl. Walnut street man, told of being visited by MT. aTrl Mrs. Cianci and G. Palmieri a week ago last Sunday, at which time Joe Cianci ran into the yard crying. To a question from his father the boy said, My sister made 8 hole in her body she shot herself" Then the father drew the boy to one side, telling himl K06D people then left for their own home. Angelo Lantini, ; the previous witness son. gave sinli3ar testimony, as did Francetti CarmAllo.
 Carpentere Takes the Stand.
 Tn the stand in his own defense Car- pentere denied ownership of the re- yclyer and declared 1t was the prop erty of Mrs. Cianci. He smiled and denied that he did the shooting and declared he had not seen PasQualina since the Thursday previous to the shooting, until he was taken to her at the hospital. He. .sdenied visiting the .Cianci home on the Sunday morning and told of being arrested by Officer Johnson. As the latter was searching him, he asked what was the matter. he didn't have any gun and never
 owned or carried one.
 Admits Being on Cherry Street.
 To a question from Prosecutor Klett
 Carpentere admitted being on Cherry
 street at 9:3O o'clock Sunday morning,
 but denied being at the Cianci house Tie was walking with two friends and met Mr. Cianci running up the street To him he shouted that If my daughter die you die too"
 
 steet, saving he came down to get his clothes and pay back board bill of s5 On advice Of his two friends he left the vicinity for fear of being at- tucked by Cianci. When he visited the Cianci home on the Thursday night the girls father had told him that he must leave the house unless he married his daughter, ns she was to get divorce the following day. Tine accused also told of visiting the hospital where Pasquaiina accused fahin Of shooting her.
 Says Pnsqualina loved Him. DO you know any reason why this
 girl should say you shot her ?' asked Prosecutor Kiett.
 Be cause think she loves, she said so this morning. But I don't love her,' answered Sam. Continuing. the accused said that pasqualina was always teasing him to marry her, telling him what nice.9 girl she was. A week before the, shooting she said "If you don't marry me I'll shoot myself"
 sam said he asked Why .sOh, because I love you,' the girl said, according to the witness Well, don't love you, like to De friends, but I don't love you he claims to have told the girl. Refuses to Marry Girl. Asked why he left the cianci house on Thursday before the shooting, Sam explained that he had scrap with MT. Cianci
 What over?' he was asked. well, he told me Pasqualine was going to get divorce tomorrow and on