The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-21
Nine Additional
 Witnesses Heard
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The witness said Cyr got up from his chair and said, "Ill have noth- h,r to do with him. I'll kill him ,orne day" After that his uncle was yery troubled, the witnss stated.
 On cross-examination by states Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, the soldier said he did not see Mrs. Cyr during the visit.
 Jury Absent Before the court ruled on the ao- missibility of testimony by the nephew and by the psychiatrist, the counsel presented lengthy argu- ments and citations, in the absence of the jury. Mascolo at that time again asked the court to admit testi, mony by nine persons who couiG testify on fear Coscia had expressed of Cyr. but the jurist stated yester- dav's ruling, that those persons could not testify, would remain Ill Dr. Carey stated that an ectlon of the accused indicated that he was in a State of extreme rear, ana that that fear was intensified with every additional noSIIle aS''
 After one of the longest nypo- thetical questions on record oe- livered by Atty. Mascolo, the states Atty. objected, declaring, we oo not want a lecture on emotions. He was sustained by Judge Cornell ana Mascolo began rephrasing his state ment in specific terms when court recessed at 1 p. m,
 Four character witnesses who LOOK the stand today were: William H' Kenausis. Brooklyn druggist; Mrs Michcael Colucci, whose late nus band operated restaurant m Brooklyn for many years; Angelo M Fiori, who said Coscia worked under him at the American Brass Go. for a year and a half; and An thony Petrillo, local jeweler.
 All testified that Coscia had a good reputation. The druggist com mented His reputation is without reproach. All of his dealings are honest, fair, and truthful" The American Brass foreman said Coscla had an excellent reputation for truth among his fellow workers.
 Ciano on Stand
 Attorney Michael Ciano followed the character witnesses to the stand, and testified he saw Chief Inspector Bender with Mascolo on Sept. 28, the day of the claylng, between and g a. m.
 Fitzgerald on cross examination asked Ciano if he saw Mrs. Cyr that morning, and he said he saw a woman in the detective bureau but did not know if it was Mrs. Cyr. Fitzgerald stated, T put it to you that it was Detective Lieuten- ant William Foley who was in that room with Mrs Cyr." The witness replied he had also seen Foley.
 Ms. Lucy Grady, whose husband Thomas Grady had testified earlier in the trial as states witness, wal called to the stand by the defense to testify about a complaint to the health department.
 Mrs. Grady, who resides on Wes Porter street, at the rear of tht slaysng scene, stated an unsanitar! condition was created by Cyr il his yard in 1914. She said the frs trouble was from rabbits and late a condition was created by pig ma nure.
 The neighbor said she talked t. Cyr twice about the matter befor' she complained to the health de partment.
 Mrs. Anna Bessette, who said sh' lives on the first floor of the hous' in which Mrs. Grady resides, sub stantiated the testimony on tn rabbits and manure. She said Sh' complained to Cyr twice before sh called the health department.
 Dr. Carey, the defense's 18th wit ness, was called to the stand follow ing the testimony by the two neigh bors.
 Self Defense Out
 Yesterday afternoon, just befor court was adjourned, Judge Cornel ruled there was no basis in the evi dence for a claim of self defense b. the accused.
 The ruling was made while Corp oral Leonard Insogna, Coscia' nephew, was on the stand, and followed a lengthy statement b Fitzgerald that Coscia had neve claimed from the stand tha. he sho Cyr in self-defense.
 The arguments on the self-de fense element arose when Mascot asked the soldier about a converse ton he had with Cyr last summe in the presence of the accused. Cos cia earlier had testified Cyr threat ened him in the presence of the sol dir, and the defense evidently wa leading up to that incident and al legged threat.
 Fitzgerald immediately objected the question. Tn view of the fat that he said he did not shoot self-defense, that question is witt out basis,' he commented. He ado ed that the threat had no relevanc to the evidence.
 Mascolo replied, You can nt take a lone statement of the accu! ed and say that that is conclusi' upon the jury. The jury can st consider all the facts and circun stances and determine if the actic