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Paul Tamburello of Pittsfield and James E Hannon, of Lee are counsel for the prisoner Mr Tamburello. inhis opening:, emphasized that Caden-e’.li would have a lev it: mate excuse for buying arsenic to be used in exterminating rats; that Cadenelli had been the victim of many fires which he had reason to believe were si ed by Maceri: that the candy when examined, showed many fingerprints none of which were those of Cadenelli. Mr Tamburello intimated that an attempt would be made to show that both Brighinti and Maceri would have ample reasons for conspiring against Cadenelli and perhaps to “frame’ him in this way. The lawyer said evidence would 'be presented on this line.Testifying for the commonwealth were Marshall Brighinti, ArturoMaceri. the alleged victim; Mrs Edith M Ward. Walter C. Taylor, druegist. who sold the poison; Chief of Police Frank T. Coughlin, Dr. Albert C. England, medical examiner of Pittsfield; Silas P. Smith, lieutenant of state district police and Dr. Charles. W Sehraeder, assistant analyst for the state department c health. Dr. Sehraeder told amount of poison on theofilnti testified that, the evening of April 26, as he was walking info Maceri's house, he saw the mail box partly open, and on going to close it found a box which he brought into Maceri's house, there opened it with Maceri’s help and they discovered that thedies m assuspicious te powderorint ,on tlipieces of candy. They then called Chief Frank T. Coughlin. Maceri tp.-rified to the same effect.Mrs. Ward, seam, tress, in Lee said she often had occasion to help Cadenelli in matters of reading and
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North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Jul 23, 1936
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