The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

(Continued from Page 1.) visited the doctor on June 10th, and that she was operated on at that time.
 Daughter First Witness
 Dr. Petrocelli's daughter, Mollie, was the first alibi witness called, and testified that her father att tended her graduation from New Rochell college last June 3, and that from Wednesday, the 5th, until the following Sunday, he was with her at her uncle's home at Long Beach, L. I. Attorney Edward Mascolo in- troduced as defense exhibit an in- vitation to the New Rochelle com- mencement exercises, cent by Mollie to her father.
 In all, eight defense witnesses were called by Attorney Mascolo as the trial moved more speedily than it has since its beginning two weeks ago. The defense witnesses were for the most part questioned only briefly by Assitant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald.
 Other Alibi Witnesses
 Alibi witnesses, besides the &C., cuseds daughter, were Nick Min elli, of Brooklyn, N. r., tailor; AL fredo Manillo, of Long Beach, the doctors brother; and Arthur Or lando, of New York city, who identi- fled himself as an actor. Each of the three testified that Dr. Petro- celli was at Long Beach from We'd nesday, June 5th, to the following Sunday. Minellj, under cross-exanl- ination by MT. Fitzgerald, admitted that Dr. Petrocelli had been in Long Beach for another visit later in June and at that time told him he was "in trouble.
 The first defense witness called this morning was Mrs. Mary Fenn, of Avon, Mary Silva's employer last spring. Mrs. Tenn, who was called as state witness last week and tes- tified that Mary had told her twice last June that she was going to Waterbury to see Dr. Petrocelli, testified today that she had told Coroner Monzani at hearing last year that she didn't believe Mary was telling the truth as to the fees she said she paid the doctor. On that ground, Attorney Mascolo moved that all Mrs. Fenn's testi- mony be sticken from the record Judge Simpson denied the motion.
 Was Out of City
 Mrs. Doolan and her brother, Ken nedy, told the jury today that they recalled that Dr. Petrocelli was out of the city at the time of his daugh- ter's graduation. Kennedy said he was in the doctors office, painting furniture, when Captain Joseph Stevens and State Troopers Patrick OToole and another trooper lWil- liam Landon) came in to arrest the doctor. Asked if he remembered the faces of the arresting officers he pointed to Deputy Sheriff Bernard Blick and said, "There he is. Asked if Trooper O'Toole were in the courtroom, he looked around and said he wasn't, though O"Toole was sitting but two seats away from Sheriff Blick. Kennedy later said, T don't remember their faces"
 Mollie Petrocelli, the next wit ness called, was examined at length by Judge Mascolo as to the gradu- ation exercises at New Rochelle. MT Fitzgerald examined her only briefly.
 The three New York men were next called as alibi witnesses and told similar stories of Dr. Petro- celli's visit to Long Beach last June.
 Accused Questioned
 Dr. Petrocelli was the first witness called after the late-morning re- cess, and was questioned as to hii professional education and back ground. He was 59 years old, he said, and received his medical de- gree from the University of Naples He came here in 1905, he testified and was given a Connecticut license to practice in 1908. and has prac- ticed here since that time.
 The doctor was still on the stand when court WIS adjourned for lunch at 1 o'clock this afternoon.