New Britain herald., 1918-10-02
TRIAL OF BETHERS
 FOR MURDR BEGINS EraSmO and JOsep Perretta Ac- Cused of Killing rank PalmeSe DEAD MANS SISER WITNESS
Mrs. Nappi Tells Party at Her Home on Cherry Street and of Threats Against totliCr Alleged to Have Been Made 2y Accused.
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 Hartford, Octobe 2.-Thc prescn- tation of the state case in the trial of Erasmo and oseph PeTretta, charged with the lurder of Frank PaImese in New Btain June 3, pro- gressed rapidly in le superior court before Judge Lucil F. Burpee to- day. Witnesses examined this morn ing were Mrs. Cocetta Nappi and her Il year old daghter. Mrs Nappi was a sister of tho dead man. The state proceeded to stablish a motive for the cr:l,s, shoing that there had been trouble ith the Perrettas previous to June 2.
 Erasmo Perretta was alleged to have said I've gotyou in my throat ] don't forget. If is not one day it will be another
 The accused follwed he examina- ton of witnesses Vey closely. In the spectators gallery tas. Mrs. Erasmo Perretta, the youn wife of one of the accused.
 They Killed Him Witness Says.
 Mrs. Nappi was ne first witness -arclletf- -]3s-~- -.Siotc .tloiney Hugh NJ Alcorn. She spoke through Inter- preter Sponza. Thewitness said that she has known Eramo Perretta--the shoemaker, and oseph Perretta, brothers, for five yers. She lived or Cherry street for f'e years and for the last two years te Perrettas lived in the next house.
 When shown a notograph of her brother Mrs Nappiidentifed it.
 Where is he v Attorney AIcOrn asked
 He is dead. Tley killed him.. Replied the witness,
 k Early ill 1917 thewitness said that she had trouble WithIGrasmotP Perretta That was in April and her brother the dead man-was present, Judge Pierce objected but Attorney Alcorn said he would corret it later and it was admitted and exception was ruled. Resuming the eNanination Attorney Alcorn brought out that jimmy" Cababrese struck hel boy. She remon- strated and Erasmo slapped her face a couple of times Fer brother Frank stepped in and Er&mo said: I've got you in my throa. I don't forget If it is not one day twill be another."
 Mrs. Nappi pointed out Erasmo and he stood up.
 Mrs. Nappi testifiedthat her brother Louis, had trouble with the Perrettas. Since April 1917, Mr Nappi said the accused and her Hother Frank, were not on speaking terms.
 One day while on tie street she met Erasmo. Mrs. Napp said that she spoke to her brother about the in cident Asked if the i'll feeling be- tween her and her bother and the Perrettas continued up to the time of the death of her brotlPr, the witness replied affirmatively.
 Evening Of Murder. The witness then reached the time Up to the evening preceding the murder. On Sunday night June 2. her brother Frank, played the guitar md sang. Her brother Luigi and others sang. All were seated under a grape arbor in the yard The Per rettas were in their ward Later, about 11:30 she went into the house and when she looked out from her bedroom window she sIw the Per rettas, standing in their yard
 About midnight her bluther, Frank, left her house to go home. walking up Cherry street towards the center She watched him go Up the street { volunteered statemcn by the wit -i ness, that her little girl asked her to go into the house because she was afraid, was stricken out. Finds Brother Wounded. { While she undresscd ale heard her brother at the door. Going outside she found her brother ol the ground { and he said help me-"
 Did your brother say anything?' asked Mir. Alcorn
 He said Erasmo shot him and Joseph stabbed him"
 The statement was ruled out Mrs Nappi said she screamed and people gathered. The Perrettas we're not in lie crowd. The witness said he1 )rother's face was cut and he had ] bullet wound in his breast.
 Il never had any trouble with them (Conhnued on Ninth Page)