The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-15
Coscia Denies Plan
 To Murder Relative
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statements he made when he sur rendered at police headquarters and when he re-enacted the shooting to investigators.
 Describing the scene in the eel lar at 419 Washington avenue at ' a. m. on Sept 28, Coscia said he went down to move some concrete and in the course of his work a barrel broke.
 He hammered at the barrel and took it apart and had moved a lawn mower to another wall to make room when Cyr came down, he said.
 What's the idea of making so much noise-you will wake up my wife" he quoted Cyr as saying. He started to say he was sorry when Cyr grabbed his neck, he testified.
 At that point Chief Defense At torney Edward Mascolo became the mock victim and Coscia grabbed the lawyers neck to show how Cyr had allegedly tried to choke him.
 Then Cyr held Coscia's right hand against the wall with one hand, and still held his neck with the other, Coscia stated. demon- strating the hold on his lawyer.
 He choked me hard" Coscia said T kneeled down and grab bed for him and he let go. Then he got the moving machine and threw it at me" He was about six feet away when Cyr threw the mower, a defense exhibit, he said.
 T tried to save myself" he con- tinued, but it hit my leg. I fell down on the dirt floor
 What did he do then,' the de- fense attorney queried. He step- ped on my body" Coscia responded.
 Coscia went to the center of the courtroom and three times stamped his foot hard against the floor. That's how he stepped on me-" he said
 When he stepped on you how did you feel" Mascolo asked. T felt scared and shaky," was the reply.
 Ran Out of Cellar
 Coscia said Cyr then grabbed him by the shirt and pushed him on the side against the furnace. When he got up and started to say Please don't be like that, Cyr tried to grab him by the hair, but he ducked and ran out the cellar door, Coscia stated.
 Coscia followed him pretty close" the witness stated. At that point Coscia ran acrosos the room in front of the jury box to show how Cyr allegedly chased him.
 Did you say anything as he was running upstairs" Mascolo asked. T was hollering for my wife" Cos cia replied.
 Coscia said he got his gun from a parlor closet, put shell in, and told Cyr, who was nea- the door, that he wanted to reason with him. Cyr was growing and had his fists clenched, the witness said. Coscia said he was scared and had the gun in his hands to protect him. self When Cyr started to go downstairs, he started after him. Coscia stated.
 While he was going downstairs could you have shot him if you wanted to-" Mascolo asked. Cos cia said he did not understand the question and Mascolo changed it. There was nothing to stop you from pulling the trigger then, was there" he asked. Coscia said there was not.
 All that time Coscia was asking Cyr to reason with him, according to the testimony.
 Coscia then demonstrated how he banged on the Cyr kitchen door. in the first floor apartment. after Cyr locked it. Pieces of panel which had been broken from the door were set in place before the demonstration started.
 Coscia said he banged at the door and the barrel of the gun went through. Someone on the other side grabbed it and pulled it back, he said. T wanted to pull the gun and said, let go,' but someone else pull ed too," he continued.
 Then there was bang" and the gun fell out of his hand, CoScia said. What made the gun fall out of your hand" he was asked, and the reply was, the kick from the | gun"
 Then followed a series of short | which Mascolo blasted in | rapid succession at the accused.