New Britain herald., 1915-05-15
IS FXONORAIED
 ATTEMPTED 1
Ss,ValOTt CapsnleIs Dd
 to Kill Ps.QalIna c
GIL SHOT sELF, SAYS
Boys Say Father Theatcnc<|
 Them if They Did Not A@ pentcrc-Accuscd Says cl Him.

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 At the conclusion Of the today of Salvatore Carpcnt< known as Sam Carpenter, with the attempted murdef qualina Cianci, on Sunday there was not the slightest what the accused man w1S of any complicity in the snp that the wound suffered p> was inflicted by her own with her own fathers Prosecutor Klett did not court for a conviction and necessary for Lawyer M< counsel for the defense. to lengthy argument. Judge Meskill at once announceQ ti not find sufficient evidences to accused for the higher c0uf dered his discharge.
 The testimony of all of lenses witnesses rang true were no contradiction statt41 above all the earnest and eff ward story told by Carpentf self tipped the scales of just favor. It was shown that Cianci boys, witnesses for had been ordered to accuse tere by their father with ti a whipping should they rcft so, and Pasquina herself that on one occasion ga threatened to take her own Iil Carpentere refuse to marry
 Shot at Close RanSe
 Dr. E. F. Trromen was the ness and Iestified that he attaI Cisnci girl at tpe local hospi bullet wound. He said the x : ture showed the bullet was still located between fhe 11th rib in the muscles n4 spine. He declared she recN~ pidly and will suffer no Il}1 from the wound. To a uueHfi| Attorney McDonough the doI clared the girls flesh was bufj powder stains, showing that was fired at close rang. H3 not estimate just how cloae body the revolver was toxei|
 pr Fred Lappan. who als6 ined the girls wound. tcHtia&1 nature. He dressed the woM1| said he would not say the blae< on the girls flesh was poMdd from close range. The buII| tered the girls body to the fi travelled back wards and Sl<*3|| ward through the body, Iodn{r back muscles. Lawyer McI>5 by demonstrations, showed h<' could infllct a similar wound s self. holding a revolver fn DI hand.
 Girl Accuses Carpenters
 Pasquina Ciaf1ci. on the sfa < of knowing Carpentcre for ore She said she was in her bear week ago last Sunday when C Ire came to the house and asN Joseph where she was. informed that she was upstairs 'oom sam came up and asked l his clothes, as he had fo| boarded there. She declined |. Jim his clothes unless he paid a he owed her father He refu io this and then made am Inn proposal and slapped her far. aid. A short argument ensued conclusion of which sam pulI 'ovoiver from his pocket and sl} eaying the room immediafelx 'xaminiDg the gun to sec if oaded. Prosecutor Klett gave he girl who held 1t close tn heI Q show how sam had held fI,, ion when he shot her. She " ing on the edge Of the bed he was shot. she said.
 The first question Attornev 'onough fired at the witness whose revolver is this ?''
 His" shouted the girl.
 Isn't this your fathers rcNo| ersisted the lawyer
 Again the girl said no. expl: nat her father had babies af ouse so would not have gun lace.
 Asked if she ever saw the nf ore, the Cianci girl replied [ Ionth ago sam had shown it |
 q box.
 Tho lawyer then asked Inc N
 she was mad at sam. Whr Id not reply he asked who tol
 say Sam had shot her. ''f E replied the girl. Unde fer questioning Pasqualina q eing anybody at her home tho ! g she was shot. The first | le saw was when she recovered iousness at the hospital. Denies shooting Herself. once moro resuning his a' awyer McDonongh asked. '.i 'u shoot yourself while in your i s room 2''
 'No sir" shouted the girl. Didn't you shoot yourself ia others roou5 And then crawl fo vn room 1f persisted the Is sain tlle girl denled lt.
 Her Love Turns 70 Hate. Asked if she aiant want fo i m. the witness said ssle didn. use he has got q girl in Bostoq her places. Lawyer Mcp0F
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