New Britain herald., 1928-01-20
WIFE GIVES ALIbI
 f()R HER HUSBAND
ProsGator Unahe to Ske W,tstrbuly Womin's Story

Waterbury. Jan. 20 R = Mrs. Helen Laurito. otherwise known as Marine, was again on the witness stand this morning in defense of her husband, Loo. charged with the at tempted murder of Alexander Di Nicola on December 19 and with carrying concealed weapons. She underwent . stin cross examination at the hands of States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis. but her story ot their trip to Naugatuck, and later to the Gualtieri studio here to have their photograph taken, at the same hour in which the shooting Laurtto is charged with took place. did not weaken.
 Mrs. Laurito occupied the stand for the better part of two hours and was questioned in detail regarding many points of her testimony yester- day. She stated that her husband was . driver of . fruit dealers truck, and had no other business. The day of the shooting. and the fol- lowing two days, he did not work. The day after the shooting. they went to New York together in his car, and returned on Wednesday.
 At Westport, however. the car be- gan functioning badly, 50 she took the bus home from Bridgeport, while Leo took the machine to tho Hudson sarass in that city. He rot to Water bury about 9 o'clock that night and was arrested as he was about to en- ter his home. she said.
 On Monday afternoon. their trip to Naugatuck was made at . speed of not over ten miles an hour. a she asked Leo to 50 slow. being nervous herself, How far it was to Nauga- tuck, she could not say. Her hus- band came home every night she af- firmed and sometimes they went to the stoffe Inn together. She knew Andriaccio, Salinardi. De Nicola, and May Dwight. some of them for years.
 At this point her answers were uncertain, and Attorney Edward E. Kelley, head of the defense counsel objected that the questions should be put in a louder voice. as the wit ness was somewhat deaf. The prose- cutor then said, You had no diffi- culty in hearing MT. Kelley yester- day" the witness promptly respond- ed. "Mr. Kelley hollers loud enough.
 No definite intention of having their picture taken Monday was de- termined upon until on their way to Nausatuck. The photographs were taken in their street clothes. she con- firmed. She dodged answering question as to why Leo had gone out of hh way, bringing her and another woman back from pr. Johnson's of{tcs on the Friday before.
 Upon objection of counsel the court ruled out the states query as to what jail Joseph La Porta was in while his wife lived for a year ana q half with the Lauritos, about two yeara aso. On the redirect examination by Attorney Kelley Mrs. Laurito stated that her husband had been shot about October zs. Defense attempt ed to draw testimony regarding this shooting from . witness but the court barred counsel's questions.
 Miss Esther Shapiro. employe of the photo gallery. who was the last witness yesterday, resumed the stand when court opened about a half hour late this morning. She identified the ledger and the ap- pointment book, and testified that MT. and Mrs. Marino," as the Lauritoa were known to her, were at the studio some time between and e'cleek on that day. Efforts by defense counsel, who had called heP as . witness. to get her to give a moro dsfinits time. were fruitless.
 The witness refused even to an- swer afnFmatively Attorney Retly's question, Was 1t sometime after 3 o'clock7" responding, That depends on what you mean by sometime.
 The state. on cross examination. drew out that the Lauritos were the last to have their pictures taken on December 1A
 The court ruled out the attempt of the defense to introduce Martin T. Malone. . railroad station em- ploye. The defense. 1t is said, wish cd to discredit the testimony yes terday of May Dwight. in which she indicated that her railroad trip from Providence to this city occu- pied but an hour or two.
 Laurito himself took the stand in his own behalf this noon, and cor roborated in general previous de- tense witnesses' stories to the effect that he was at . photographers studio at the time of the shooting with which he is charged. He was only on the stand a short time be- fore the recess for luncheon at 1 o'clock.