The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-05
Grim Exhibits Feature TrioI
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oCAoAS pilC bOOIS "ClC by Raymond Grady. former city de- tective, the state presented clothing which had been worn by Coscia on that day, and also blood stained clothing and a towel which were taken from the victims body.
 Coscia's garments included blue shirt, a blue sweater, a blue jumper jacket, and undershirt. The states attorney obtained testimony from Grady that the clothing was in the same condition as it was at the time he took it from the accused.
 Grady said all the buttons on the shirt were intact but that there jumper jacket.
 Asked by the prosecutor if he searched for the missing buttons, he said he did, with the assistance of three other police department mmebers, but failed to find them.
 He was asked where he looked for them and he said he searched, the cellar. the house, and the premises outside.
 The state evidently was trying to establish a claim that no struggle or other occurrence took place which might have led to removal of the buttons.
 The clothing worn by the victim was briefly displayed by States At torney Fitzgerald. The jury and spectators. however, obtained clear glimpse of the blood stained gar ments and of the towel which Cyr is said to have had wrapped around him at the time of the slayinug.
 Mrs. Carmella Cyr, wife of the accused, and his sister, Mrs. An tonic Insogna, sat at the side of the courtroom as the exhibits were introduced They looked serious as they watched the prosecutor pre- sent the various items. A niece Of the accused. Rose 1nsogna, also was in the courtroom
 At one point in his testimony Grady stated the body of Cyr was identified that morning by William Spallone, Mrs. Cyr's brother. The defense objected to the procedure and the state did not press the eX- animation.
 When the doors were brought into the courtroom, the unspotted side, | of dark vanished wood, was turned | to the jury. Only when the court admitted the exhibit did the prose- cutor turn the white enameled side, marked by blood stains, toward the | jury. One of the doors, the damaged one, which led to the cellar of the house, contained a small calendar on the wall. The prosecution as certained that the sheet for Sep tember, 1944, was still turned up. The picture on the calendar was of small infant.
 Grady testified that the stains on the door were wet when he arrived at the premises shortly before 7:30 in the morning.
 While trying to ward of accept ance of the doors as exhibits, At torney Mascolo stated. Many agen- cieS might have intervened between the time the accused was there and officers arrived"
 1 dAOtlOoCN tlAC NoOA from the kitchen to the cellar was locked when police arrived. A key also remained on the kitchen side of the other door, which led to the hall.
 During the course of Grady's tes- timony the state also introduced the broken pieces of door panel, which were found in the kitchen and other parts of the house. The panel pieces were broken of in- ward, toward the Kitchen, the testi- mony showed. The pieces of panel also contained blood-stains.
 Shell-cases, and photographs of the Cyr premises were identified by Grady The gun, which Coscia ad- mits he used in the shooting, was introduced as an exhibit last Fri cay, on the opening day of the trial.
 Judge Cornell granted a request of Attorney Mascolo to eliminate a Friday hearing this week. The lawyer said he had to be in New York on an urgent legal matter, and told the court he would not ask again to be excused.
 Following the noon recess. the States Attorney asked Officer Grady to identify pictures of the deceased lying in the kitchen of his home. Atty. Mascolo objected vigor- ously, and Judge Cornell excused the jury to listen to his objection.
 Judge Cornell admitted the photo-