The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-13
Coscia Near Tears;
 Wife Takes Stand
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went close to him and said, Why don't you mind your own business. That's my yard and I can do what I please
 Cyr's fists were clenched when he spoke the word, Menichino stated. Continuing his testimony, he said Coscia turned to him and said, DO you see he got me scared. I'm al- ways scared of him." Menichino said he was between the two men during the incident.
 Acted Scared
 CoScia looked dumb founded and acted very scared Meni- chino stated.
 He told the Cyrs he would have action taken by the city prosecutor and that he would report to Dr. Godfrey.
 Dr. Godfrey identified the de- partment cards presented by Men ichino, but said his own recollec- tin of the case was vague Asked if the situation at the Cyr prem ises reached the point where he enlisted the aid of the prosecutor, he stated he could not remember.
 Mrs. InSogna testified she is the mother of four soldier-sons and of three daughters. Until Coscia's mar riage, he lived with her family, she said. She testified she had a call placed to Attorney Mascolo before 8 a. m. on the morning of the staying. She admitted that Moscia many times after he changed his residence to Washington avenue came to her and told her of the state of his mind.
 5 Officers on Stand
 Yesterday afternoon five police officers and court stenographer were called as witnesses before the state rested its case at about 4 D. m. Included in the presentation was testimony on confession made by Coscia to Chief Inspector Joseph Bender.
 Four police officers, Edward Dunn, Lieutenant Joseph Pettit, August Rinaldi, and Sergeant Jo- seph Mccarthy, preceded Bendler to the stand, and evidently laid the groundwork for introduction of the statement made by Coscia to the chief detective.
 Bender said Coscia made an oral confession to him at about 10 a. m. on the morning of the staying
 The story told by Coscia to Bend Ter, as related by Bendler from the witness stand, was as follows: Cos cia went to the cellar on the morn ing of Sept. 28 to work and clean up the place and his brother-in- law came downstairs and said he was making too much noise. The brother-in-law- grab bed him, punched him, shook him, and knocked him against the furnace. Coscia ran upstairs, and put two bullets in his gun. His wife tried to stop him, but he ran to the first floor, broke the kitchen door in the Cyr apartment, and raised the gun. Cyr came along and then Coscia shot him.
 Bender testified that Coscia said he did not remember where he put the gun after the shooting When he went downstairs again and looked through the keyhole he saw his sister -in-law crying and he cried too, according to the story told by Coscia to Bender, as re- lated from the witness stand.
 No Inducement Offered
 Officers Petit, Rinaldi and Mo- Carthy all testified that Coscia was not threatened in any way, that no inducement was offered for a statement, and that no promise of any kind was made to him.
 Fitzgerald pointed out in state ment to the court that the police officers who testified yesterday afternoon were the only ones who had contact with CoScia from the time he was seen in the police head quarters corridor to the time he was questioned by Bender
 Bendler first testified in the absence of the jury. At the con- cluSion of the test" examination the defense objected against the admission of the statements made by Coscia to Bendler, but the court overruled the objection. The jury was then recalled and the state ment was presented by Bendler in the course of his testimony.
 In objecting to admission of the statement MaScolo stated, the power of the police officers and other people in uniform and authority certainly must have been magnified for this untrained per- son who was in a highly nervous state" He claimed the failure of the police officers to advise the accused of his constitutional rights uac euf8c;a,,t to u,o rro pt ayclI1SjOn