New Britain herald., 1925-05-15
MACRI CASE IS
 CONTINUED TODAY
 WIDOW ON STAND
Mrs, BaSnanO Believes Child Was Not Her Husbands.
 Is CrOSS-EXamined
JUDGE AVERY OVERRULES
 ATTACK OF WITNESS

Mate Did Not Go Out With Other
 Girls-State's Attorney filling
 Questions State Witness in Court
 New Haven, May IS. (AP)-Mrs. Caroline Bagnano, widow of John Bagnano for whose murder Olympia Macri is now being tried in superior court here, today denied that she believed the child which Miss Macri claims 10 be John Bagnano's was her husbands.
 On ross-eXamination by defense Attorney Joseph Koletsky she said she had told the defendant that she was willing to take the child if Miss Macri could prove John was it's father.
 After Mrs. Bagnano stated that she did not believe her husband went out with other girls, Mir. Kol- ctsky asked her if she remembered events during the month before her own child was born in September, 1923. Her answer was ives"
 Jury Excused
 He then said he wished to attack the credibility of the witness and Judge C. L. Avery excused the jury from the courtroom. Koletsky turn ed to a group of society women and asked Miss Ida Slidy to stand up.
 When a young girl compiled, the defense attorney turned to the wit ness and asked her If she knew Miss Sldy.
 After Mrs. Bagnano answered 'yes' Mir. Koletsky explained to the court that he wished to show that Mrs. Bagnano knew of an attack made by her husband on Miss Slidy in August. 1923. when the latter was only IA years old.
 Koletsky Oyer-ruled
 For the second time Judge Avery over-ruled Koletsky's method of at tacking the credibility of a witness and ordered the jury recalled. Yes terday the defense attorney wished to introduce a witness to attack the credibility of Fat" Bagnano, q brother of the slain man. He was over-ruled by the court.
 When court opened today States Attorney filling continued his ques- tioning of Mrs. Bagnano to show that Miss Macri chased" John Bag nano before and after his marriage. The witness told of leaving con cert In a school building by a back exit so that her husband, who had taken part in the program would not have to meet Miss Macri. She said that for three months last year they lived in Hoboken to avoid the girl.
 Witness Cross Examined
 On cross examination the witness was asked;
 When Olympia came and told you the story about her baby you were amazed, weren't you?"
 "Ycs, I vas"
 "Sull you remained good friend of Olympia"
 NO, sir, I was no friend of hers after that"
 The witness told of going on one occasion 10 see Olympia at her aunt's home in Allingtown. She said that Olmpia had the baby with her there and was hugging and kissing it.
 Wasn't your real purpose then to see If it looked like John?"
 "No sir"
 Kolctsky Asks Questions.
 Kolctsky asked if it wasn't true that she introduced that testimony yesterday about Olympia's sugges- tion that you go with her brother, Fred, so that you could hurt Olym- pia.
 She answered emphat'cally mo, sir"
 Mir. koletsliy's next question was
 Isn't 1t true that you are afraid 10 toll the truth in this case because of what might hofall you at the hands Of the BaEnanos 2"
 "No why should I be afraid of them?"
 The witness denied that she had told Olympia that she had slept on the floor and not with her husband. Mrs. Bagnano said that h"r husband had been a good husband" until Olmyi went ont with himcta Olympia wont out with him.
 During a short recess which fol- lowed Mrs. Basnano was seen in one of the corridors Of the court house crying.