New Britain herald., 1925-05-22
Koletsky, In Impas- stoned Plea For Olym- pia Macri's Life, Scores State Witnesses As Loafers And Tramps."
Request for Acquittal Made and Fate of Prisoner Will Rest With Jury Late This After noon.

New Haven, May 22.-(AP)- Olympia Macri's fight for life against the efforts of the state to convict Ter of charge of murdering John nagnano, alleged father of her child, vnds today, as Judge Christopher L. .,Yery has so allotted the time for oday's session that arguments of .oth sides must be completed exactly tt o'clock D. m., D. $. T., the usual me for adjournment. Today is the ast regular court day of the fifth 5 eek of the trial.
 Whether a special court session a i'll be called by Judge Avery for to- ,norrow so that he may charge the .ury then instead of next Tuesday lad not been ascertained early today.
 After he defense. rebuttal rested lie yesterday. Assistant State At >Tney Clarence E. Barton in open ,Ag the arguments for the state de- .ared;
 Calls It Cold Murder
 This is a case of murder in the tsst degree--wilful. premcditated Nith malice aforethought and cold s.ooded."
 Mr. Barton rested arguments after 1out half an hour and Defense At lyrney Joseph koletsky immediately .,Unched into a spirited attack on he Bagnanos, many of whom testi- led at the trial, followed with q cart stirring appeal for considera- ,on of the sanctity of womanhood, ,"
 Mir. KoIctsky resumed his argu- nts this morning.
 As Koletslty continued hls appeal ar the life of the defendant, Miss ."acri seemed depressed and several omen near her were crying.
 Calls Victim A Rat"
 He said:
 olympia didn't realize she was, q killing that wrctched rat, rcnder- aS a tremendous service to our omen relations, who may be sub "cted to similar attacks"
 kolctsky said that he had stayed ip all last night going over Miss NHcri's testimony but that he could Gol detail much Of it in the time at ooted him in court. He remarked 'oW Olympia, calm in court and on 5tc stand, proved her sincerity. She "as exhausted from her sufferings.
 In speaking Of the witnc sses put "n hy the state he said "sheik after noif loafers. bt,chers tramps" had 0 admit this "shrinking violet had never been known in their wild es- .apades."
 Calls Bagnanos "YClIow"
 The Eagnanos dont mean any4 t6Ing 10 me- declared Kolctsky "bc- rau&e the entire crowd is yellow j}agnhno, the 'sheik' who plunged 4 knife in thIs little girls hip. p!ungcd q deeper wound in her neart and turned the weapon of suf- ;ering undl she was crazod.
 Why gentIemeR from the sewers If Paris itself you could never dig q dirtior Apache. They asked why she didn't go to the law Why l!dn't she, when she went to an in- Sitution for help, only to he turned away until signatures could be ob- taIncd," he said.
 Girl Wecps Softly
 All through her attorneys argu- rent, Olympia sat with her head covered. crying softly.
 Kol"tsky declared that John Bag nano would have been Tthe cruelcst of cold hlooded murderers had this tiny girl heen able 10 kill herself as ,he wanted"
 Can you compare the suferings of Harriet H"ccher Stowcs Uncle Tom which famed he nation in civil war days. with the heatings. the ashinss, the stabbing that this little girl has gone through? She has been through a thousand times more" ayowcd Koletsky and then compared the suflerings of Olympia. as she tried to walk to the midwife, with the ascent To Calvary.
 He accused the state Of using every means Of trying to dig up some motive for the shooting. realizing that mere proof Of the shooting woald never stand Up against Miss Macri's story.
 "Why, if Olympia had said al the things at the time of the shooting that the states own witnesses have testified to she would have given an address that would take . minutes 10 deliver before you gentlemen" Koletsky told the jury.
 Again and again Koletsky re- counted what he termed facts" proving that Bagnano had a -cvol- yer and boasted about it. threaten ing Miss Macri with it
 In closing his argument this morning defense Attorney Koletsky said:
 Olympia Macri Is the only hu- man being who knows about the first shots that were fired on the after noon o' last Feb. 2s in the lobby of
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