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Show SLAYER OF GIRL ; TRIED IN ITALY Damaging Evidence Against Cocchi Given by Attorney From New York I'HiOXA. Italy. Oct. CT At the eonclusion Tuesday of the trial of Al-ifredo Al-ifredo Cocchi. chanced with thr murder I Of Ruth Crugcr. In New York in 1517. i i we ii I'.oiian. an nsslst.nt district attorney at-torney of Nen- York Cltj testified. Mr. Mohan said that Coo-hl's wife, who was accused b the prisoner of having leonamitted the crime, but who wast I exonerated, was a hard working and ' moral woman and that Coeehl's eldest; daughter ;n dead Cocchi previously, had testified that he made his confes-jslon confes-jslon of killing Miss Crugr .- as to protect his wife and children. The tes-ttmon tes-ttmon of Mr Itohan was declared by J the defense to have considerably w .ik-'"ni .ik-'"ni d the picas of the defendant. Mr Botufn's testimony that one of Cocchi's children was dead created a 'sensation Few persons In the court ; had knowledge of this. Judge BaK-1 inoln scowled at Cocchi: the defend-j jant's own lawyer frowned and the Jury . levinccd emotion. Mr. Bohan laid emphasis on the, morality of Mrs. Coochl and hrr hard I working traits. Until he had given I lils testimony Cocchi had been able to' I assail his wife without rebuttal. The defense today still based its en-! I tiro case on the desire of Cocchi to protect his wife. |