The Washington times., 1920-05-18
WOMAN FACESJURy
ON Staying CHARGE
Dominica Fabrizzi Hears Gov.
ernment Contend She Killed
Her Husband.

WESTMINSTER. Nd. May ie.-Bs-
fore resting its case late last night In
the trial OF Dominica Frbrizzi. aged
twenty-nine years. for the murder OF
her husband. Dominick Fabris1i. on
the morning Of January last the
State succeeded. after much Argu-
ment. In Eetting read into the tssti-
mony an alleged statement made BY
the woman TO the police In Baltimore
after her arrest here last January.
charging Ernest Potenziani. . boardsr
ip her home. with the murder, ana
also an alleged confession made few
days later to the authorities at West
minister In which she repudiated her
former statement duplicating Poten-
riani and assumed all responsibility
for the death OF her husband.
Went Hsas fer sAstSsA-
In the statement made At westmin"
ster she said that on the morning OF
January 8, at 4 o'clock. her husband
had come into her room and pointed
. revolver at her and commanded her
to come to the railroad track with
him, where, he said. he intended to
kill her. She followed him to the
track and when there asked him. so
she said, to allow her to go back home
to get q coat. to which request he
agreed. While at home she obtained
the coat and also q shotgun. which
she took back with her to the track.
and there met her husband, who again
pointed the pistol at her and COM
manded her to follow him up the
track. where he intended to kill her.
She followed, concealing the shotgun
all the while, until finally she COM
manded him to turn his back, which
he did. whereupon she shpt him and
pulled his body across the track.
She further stated, II Is alleged.
that she had $50 belonging to her hus-
band, which Potenziani told her she
had better let him keep for her. be-
cause otherwise the police might
think she had killed her husband.
Then she gave the money to Poten-
ziani.
The case is being tried before Judges
william II. Thomas, william II. For
sythe and Robert Moss and jury.
The State asked for a verdict OF muir
der In the hrst degree.
Charged With Conplicity.
Immediately after a verdict in this
case is reached, Ernest Potenziani,
who boarded at the Fabrizzi home.
will be placed on trial charged with
having assisted the woman In the
murder OF her husband and then IN
placing his body on the tracks OF the
Western Maryland railroad SO that
Il was mangled by q passing train, IN
an effort to cover up the marks OF
the shot that was fired In the back
OF Fabrizzi.
In his opening statement States
Attorney Brown said the mangled
body was found by a negro named
Ounce Clark, while he was on his
way to work At the cement works
near Union Bridge. Fabrizzi worked
with Clark, Brown said. The state
endeavored to show that the woman
and man killed Fabrizzi because the
husband had learned of their intim-
acy and they were anxious to get
him out OF the way.
Immediately after the finding OF the
body, Potenziani, II is said. went to
Baltimore and was arrested there In
union station by Detectives Day and
Davis At the time, 1t was said, he
had $50 in his pockets which was the
property of the dead man. Potenziani
is said to have worked but little.
Following the trial OF Potenziani,
Silas Joshua Brothers will be placed
on trial here for the murder OF
Joshua Merryman, seventy-eight
years. on the latter's farm, near
Haight. last March. Brothers. 1t was
said, admitted he shot Merryman in
defense of Mrs. Brothers honor, but
the State says robbery was the mo-
tive of that crime.