The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-19
Arguments Were Put Over
to Next Monday
Morning
ELDER COLA HAD
FEAR 8 OR LIFE
Testimony Q : ed In Case
of Assault s ) His Son
P; 3 dale

Both state defense in the case
Of State vs.. Giuseppe Cola Of Barre in
Washington county court stated this
morning at 1880 that they had no fur
ther testimony Cola is on trial for
assault, with intent to kill, on his
son, Pasquale. Judge Sherman R.
Moulton set the beginning Of the ar
gument for Monday morning and il
is the opinion of the state and counsel
for defense that argument could ba
completed 50 that the jury might taxa
the case at noon.
Witnesses who testified this morning
were: Tony Spabonlina, Victor Riu,
Mrs. A. Femasi, Chief of Police Snlli-
van of Barre, Pasquale Cola, Deputy
Chief Harry Gamble of Barre and Vic
for Lascasso, son of Mrs. Pasquale Cola
Victor Lacasso testified that while
Chief of Police Sullivan was down
stairs in the Cola residence the day OF
the aifray, Giuseppe removed five car,
tridges from revolver which he kept
in trunk and gave them to Victor,
who placed them in a box from which
some had already been taken and took
the box into his room. He also testi-
fed that Giuseppe took knife, with
blade that did not close, from bureau
in Pasquale Coia's parlor.
Officer Gamble of Barre testified that
he failed to see any marks of violence
on the head and face of Giuseppe Cola
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police station on the morning after
the quarrel. One of Guiseppe's teeth
was loose, be testified.
Giuseppe Cola took the stand in his
own defense yesterday afternoon, tes-
tifying that he took out knife TO use
in self defense after his son had beat
en- him over the head and in the face
with his fist and tried to choke him.
He stated that his purpose was to stab
Pasquale in the wrist or some such
place in order to make him let 90. He
was certain Pasqualo was going to kill
him, he testified. Asked whether hs
struck his son with the knife or moi.
he said he did not know The knit.
was one which he secured at the house
of Pauline Montopoli to use in clean
ing his pipe, he testified.
The witness identified tooth which
was extracted the morning after the
quarrel, and said that his mouth had
been filled with blood by blow. Fol-
lowing the quarrel, he came TO Mont
pelier and went to the home of Mar
shall Riu, the witness testified
Describing relations between himself
and his son, the witness stated that he
was treated "worsev than dog is treat
ed in this country" He told of being
choked and threatened by Pasquale and
testified that at one time Pasquale wai
sent to Waterbury for observation. He
also told of being locked out at night
and going in by window. Pasquale
had been in two shooting affairs in this
country, his father testified, at one of
which the elder Cola was present.
He dropped the knife at the scene
Of the quarrel, Giuseppe testified. He
was questioned concerning a revolver
found at the scene of the quarrel and
denied removing the shell from it.
Chief Of Police Sullivan and officer
Gamble of the Barre police force were
called to the stand to testify in regard
to Pasquale's reputation. Both stated
that he was more quarrelsome than
the average.