New Britain herald., 1925-05-14
SURPRISE WITNESS
 AT MACRI TRIAL
Policeman s. P. ReiSing TeSti-
 lied About Ba6naDO
WAS IN THE SAME CAR
states Attorney filling Brings In Minlon Of Law In New Haven Su- pcrior Court - Nurse Also Tells Her Story.


 pcrior Court - Nurse Also Tells Her Story.
 New Haven, May 14,-lAPJ-- Testimony of the first Surprise witness spring by States Attorney A., A, filling in the trial Of Olympia Macri on a charge Of murder Of John Bagnano continued in superior court here today.
 Called Unexpectedly
 Called unexpectedly late yesterday afternoon the witness, Policeman simon F. lteisiug testified that he rode in the car which carried John Bagnano from the scene Of the fatal shooting in front Of the Palace theater to the New Haven hospital on the afternoon Of Feb, @6.
 The fact that policeman was in the car during the trip 10 the hos pital was not generally known un- til the witness gave hts testimony the first direct testimony regarding what happened to the dying man after the shooting. The witness could not say whether Bagnano was dead at the time he and several other mon who had made the trip to the hospital carried him into the hospital operating room.
 When Patrolman Reising resumed his testimony this morning he told Of searching the car at the hospital for his lunch which he had left in it.
 Questioned By filling
 States Attorney Alling asked him:
 "DiI you see q revolver in the car?"
 'J did not"
 Before Defense Attorney Kolet- sky began his cross examination Of the witness he asked that Captain Henry P. Clark of the traffic squad, who was to be a state witness, leave the courtroom.
 After Clark had left the room al Mr. filings order, Koletsliy asked the witness if he searched "Fat" Bagrano, brother Of John Bagnano at any time, After "Fat" had stood up so the witness could identify him Rc!stng answered mo-"
 "You did not search the body of the deceased or anyone for a gun did you"
 "No sir"
 "Whcn you were looking for you" lunch, you were not searching the car for revolver, were you"'
 "No sir"
 The witness also said that he had not searched the side pockets Of the car.
 Nurse Testified
 Miss Aruo MorrSscy, a nurse ai the New Haven hospital was the next witness called. She testified on direct examination that she was called into the emergency room on the afternoon of Fob. 2f and found four mon with q man who had been shot
 She said that John Ragnano died seven minutes after entering the hospital, When asked by Attorney filling if she found revolver in the trousers Of the lccoascl. she sald mo-"
 Sho sa!1 That she searched the body carefully and found a nail file, cuff links, stickrin, sheet Of music and two nickals in his clothes.
 "Td you recognize the mon who carried the body n?' she was asked.
 T recognized Fatty Baguano and Kid Bunyan' (anothor brother of the slain marD
 kolctSky CroSS-T Examines
 On croSs-eXamination Eolc'sky asked l"r q number of questions to show that the gun might have hecn removed hafOr" she came into the room, JudEa C. l.. Avery interrupt cd and saiI this Is just a waste or time Tho witness was then ex- cused
 Other Witnesses
 Dr. Marcus Backcr an intorro at the hospital was tho next witness. IH a few words ho told Of examining