New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-02
BAGNANO WANTED
TO MURDER BABY
Miss Maori Says Father Of Child
Urged Her 10 Get Rid Of II
DOWNED BY HER PARENTS
Girl Defendant Says That After Her
Trouble Her Own Mother And
Father Cast Her From The Fam
lily Home.

Litchfleld, Dec. Hp - Olympia
Maori, continuing her testimony be-
gun yesterday. today testified that
she had been driven from home and
disowned by her parents after the
birth OF her child. She said that
from that time until the shooting Of
John Bagnano in the lobby of the
Palace theater at New Haven on
February 26, 1926, which resulted
In her arrest on a charge OF murder,
she received no aid from any mem
ber of her household except her
brother, Fred.
Suffers Near Collapse
Olympia's eyes were downcast
most OF the time. as she sat In the
witness stand. Toward the close Of
the morning session her voice sank
almost to a whisper and she COM
planned that her head didn't feel so
good" To give her chance to re-
cuperate, Judge George Z. Hinman
ordered the mid-d day recess at 12:45,
instead of waiting until / o'clock,
the usual time.
Bagnano Was Callous
Olympia testified that the first
time she saw John Bagnano after
the baby came, his first words were:
How do you like my Prince of
Wales hat? How do you like my
new suit" she added that when
she admitted that she had told who
was the father OF her child, he said.
I'M let it go this time, but you'd
better not again"
Did John Bagnano ever see your
baby?' she was asked by Attorney
Joseph Koletsky.
mo sir" she replied.
Wanted To kiIl Child
He said. you can get rid Of that
baby yet" she testified. He said
he wanted me to kill the baby. Hc
said TN take the baby and kill it,
He said, you could say some one
lad kidnapped the baby ] said I'd
die myself first"
She said John told her that II she
had him arrested, I'D get three,
years X X and he'd kill me be-
sides"
Has Restless Night
Olympia entered the court room
at 9:"T accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff George Buckley and Mrs.
Mary Todd, the jail matron. She had
had n restless night, She sat down
between Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Joseph
kolctsky, the wife of her counsel,
while waiting to resume her testi~
mony on the witness stand.
The jurors came In few minutes
later, in charge of Sheriff Frank H.
Huntington.
1t was 1858, nearly 80 minutes
after the designated time when court
was opened and the jurors filed into
the box.
Two minutes later Olympia re-
sumod the stand.
Upbraidcd by Parent
She told of the birth of her baby.
II got on my knees before my
mother and said Don't blame me-"
she testified. She described her visit
to Mrs. Di Cen2o, the midwife, in
company with her mother and sister.
She said that after Mrs. Ii Cenzo
told her she was going to give birth
to 4 baby, her mother started to
drag her away and told her You've
disgraced my family" Her mother
pulled her hair and beat her head
against the wall. Olympia testified.
Her sister said, Leave the poor
kid alone. It's not her fault" she
testified.
DisOwncd by Mother
She said she walked about ten
blocks to her aunt's house on Cedar
street. Her cousin invited her in, !
she said. Her mother to her sister:
She's not your sister any more and
She's not my daughter" Olympia !
testified.
Olympia said that her mother re-
spOndGd TO her cousins suggestion .
that she go to the hospital by say
ing: shes not going to the hospital, ,
I'm going to throw her in the river /
myself"
Spurncd by Own Sister
From her cousins house, Olympia ,
said, she walked seven blocks to /
George street unaided. There a doc ,
tor was sent for by the landlady at .
her cousins insistence, she said. .
She said he told her: Il can't do .
for you because l know |
your father and l delivered baby /
for your mother" He went away,
she said. Later, she testified. her ,
cousin. Petrone Padula, sent for an