Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-29

Ernest Sceales, Baraboo.
1t will be noticed there are five
on the jury from the city of 8ara-
boo, two women and three men.
The jury is composed of three wom-
en- in all.
Jurors Prisoners Too
The members Of the jury are
virtually prisoners until the trial
ends and it is expected to last for
at least ten days. Communication
with the outside world is just about
barred to those who will render
the decision The wants Of the
members win be supplied by bail
ifs, such as clothing or any other
necessities. They will be allowed
to receive no mail or other com
munications. Both men and
women bailiffs have been provided
for the jurors.
Stress Gun Evidence
The opening statement to the
jury by Atty. II. G. Lewis for the
prosecution came first on the cal
onder this morning. The state
will evidently lay stress on identi-
cal serial numbers said to be on
the gun guard found in possession
Of dlMartini and other parts Of
one Of the guns found hidden under
a porch; on the claim that diMar-
tint told where the guns were be-
fore they were located, and that
when the defendants were arrested,
they claimed to be going home, but
in reality said to be going in the
opposite direction toward where
the guns were hidden.
In outlining the defense. Atty.
Carl N. Hill claimed that diMartini
had been out rabbit hunting during
the day, had shot one, taken the
gun to pieces and put the parts
away in a bakery where he works,
but had forgotten to place the
guard with the other parts; that
the defendants and others celebrat
ed that evening over opening a
new barrel Of wine; that the de-
PENDANTS were there until Vitale
started to take diMartini, intoxi-
Gated, home, and that he was walk
ing him around to sober him up;
that some of the states witnesses
were too intoxicated to recall
events clearly; that some state
ments were obtained by third de-
gree duress; that Policeman Dreger
had driven off "a couple Of men who
had been annoying a couple OF girls
shortly before the shooting, not the
defendants, and limiting that shots
were fired by an unknown man
who stepped out Of an auto and
rapidly rode away.
Hintx Testifies For State
The first witness for the prosecu-
ton was Philip Hintg, civil engi-
neer Of Dane Co., who prepared
and identified map of the district
involved.
Gust Miller, taxicab driver, testi-
fed that he met and talked with
Dreger shortly before the shooting;
heard shots fired; saw Dreger lying
on the sidewalk and man running
away who called out: Another
wop shot"
John Dempsey stated that he was
in a bowling alley that evening, and
left shortly before the shooting,
heard shots fired, and helped officer
Davenport and Albert Millett, clerk
of the senate judiciary committee
put Dreger into a police car to be
taken to the hospital. The de-
tense endeavored to elicit testi-
mony to the effect that Millett was
intoxicated. The witness stated
that he appeared to be not drunk
but very nervous.
Emil Teckam, contractor hest
tated when asked what the errand
he had in the vicinity, but stated
he went to get drink, heard shots,
but thought nothing on particular
about it. When called upon.
helped to put Dreger in the car
Admitted that possibly had had a
couple of drinks of wine previously
but resisted the implication by the
defense that he was intoxicated.
DR.. Thos. w. Torney attended
Dreger at the hospital, and conduct
ed the post norton examination
He considered that the fatal
wound was caused by slug OF
bullet wound, not from the so Oh
more gun shot wounds.
Frank Pescher, an employee oil
the Photo Art shop in Madison
identified photographs of places in
the Italian district offered in eyi
dence.
Albert Millett, of Dane, clerk o.