The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-27

and a blood spot on his left wrist. The oroner said Costa told him about a mark on his left side, but he could not find any on ex- animation. There were no marks on his temple or near his left ear, Homick stated.
 Rib" for "Wrist"
 Coroner Homick told Fitzgerald that in one part of the transcript the stenographer used the word rib, whereas it should have been wrist. He said his recollection was that Coscia referred to wrist injury and not 8 rib injury.
 Mascolo on ross-examination pointed to question asked by Hon. ick-"You got that when you were backing into the furnace?" The lawyer asked the coroner if he didn't feel at that time that Coscia might have hit his ribs.
 At the start of cross examination MaScolo made claim that Hom- ick showed improper conduct as a coroner after the issuance of a warrant by allowing Assistant States Attorney Walter W. Smyth and other investigators to take statements from Coscia and by failing to include those statements in the coroner's transcript.
 He claimed the questioning was conducted under that warrant and that transcripts should have been included in the official coroner's $ record. The conduct of the cor oner was prejudicial to the inter- ests of the accused, MaScolo charged.
 Preliminary arguments on Mas colos claim were conducted in the presence of the jury, and later the jury was excused while detailed ar guments were presented. Judge Cornell ruled the defense attorney must limit cross-examination to issues which were raised in direct testimony and that he could not question Homick on his conduct of office, or on the manner in which the inquest was conducted.
 When the jury returned, Mascolo asked the coroner if he issued the warrant before or after the exam ination and the witness said 1t was after.
 Homick said he did not ask police to hold Coscia incommunicado.
 When Homick started the reading O. the transcript, Mascolo inter- rupted to ask if Coscia was nerv- ous and excited, and the witness replied in the affirmative. At the start of his testimony yes- terday Homick was asked by Fitz- gerald to state what Mrs. Carmells Coscia, wife of the accused, toit him during questioning on tho morning of the staying.
 When Homick began to read tht transcript of Mrs. Coscia's testi' mony, Mascolo objected, stating the transcript should be read only l! the coroner has no recollection o1 what was said. Homick then be- gan to relate the story, Withou; use of the transcript.
 He disclosed statement by Mrs Coscia that she did not hear any shot but heard crash of a dool on the first floor on the morning of the shooting.
 Homick testified Mrs. Coscia tolc Jim the last argument between hel husband and Cyr had taken place six or seven months before.
 The coroner stated that at nc time did Mrs. Coscia tell him Cyl had chased her husband upstairs or that Coscia had followed hin downstairs. She told him she went downstairs after the commotion and saw the body of her brother-ln- law.
 Greco Quizzed
 On cross examination of Attor- ney John Greco, who had served as an interpreter for Coscia when the coroner took the statement of the accused, Mascolo raised many ques- tions on the Italian words Coscia used.
 Asked about Coscia's statement T have committed a crime, Greco admitted there are many Italian words which mean crime. He saie