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EXCERPTS FROM THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPT OF PEOPLE V. MOSELEY June 8, 1964 | ||
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----- Page 76 begins here ----- Sophie Farrar, 82-70 Austin Street, Kew Gardens, called as a witness in behalf of the People, and after being duly sworn, testified as follows: [Ed.'s Note: The witness lived in the 2 story Tudor building.] Direct examination by Mr. Cacciatore: | ||
| Q. | Now, Miss Farrar, how long have you lived at 82-70 Austin Street? | |
| A. | Eight years. | |
| Q. | I'm sorry. | |
| A. | Eight years. | |
| The Court: | Eighteen years? | |
| The Witness: | Eight years. | |
| Q. | Now that address that you have indicated, 82-70 Austin Street, is that on Austin Street, or the rear of Austin Street? | |
| A. | That's on Austin Street. | |
| Q. | Well, you don't get in from Austin Street, do you? | |
| A. | No. | |
| Q. | You get in from the rear, is that so? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. |
By the way, how many apartments on your floor?
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| A. | Two. | |
| Q. | Are there any other apartments? | |
| A. | No. | |
| Q. | Who occupied the other apartment? | |
| A. | Kitty Genovese and her roommate, Mary Ann Zielonko. | |
| Q. | Now, during the early morning of March 13, 1964, did you hear something? | |
| A. | Yes, I did. | |
| Q. | Tell us what you heard. | |
| A. | I heard a scream. | |
| Q. | Now, your windows face on Austin Street, is that so? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | And did you look out the window? | |
| A. | Yes, I did. | |
| Q. | Well, did you open your window, first? | |
| A. | No, I didn't open it. I stood near the window and I looked. I saw nothing, and then I listened and I didn't hear anything, and I went back to bed. | |
| Q. | All right, some time later, did something happen? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | How long - how much later? | |
| A. | Well, not too long, because I wasn't sleeping. | |
| Q. | Minutes? | |
| A. | About 15 minutes, I'd say - approximately. | |
| Q. | And then did you hear something? | |
| A. | The phone rang. | |
| Q. | Did you have a conversation with someone? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | And after you had that conversation with someone, what did you do? | |
| A. | I ran downstairs. | |
| Q. | Where did you go? | |
| A. | To 82-62 Austin Street. | |
| Q. | Again, is that in the rear of the building? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | There is a doorway there? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | Is there and apartment that goes up? | |
| A. | There are two apartments there. | |
| Q. | Upstairs. | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | Now, you went to 82-62. and what did you see, please? | |
| A. |
I saw Kitty Genovese laying down; she was stretched out in the hall.
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| Q. | Now, with relation to the door and the first step going up, where was Kitty Genovese? Was her head toward the stairs, or was her head towards the door? | |
| A. |
Her head was toward the door. | |
| Q. | Was she alive? | |
| A. |
Yes, she was.
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| Q. | Did she talk to you? | |
| A. |
No, she didn't; she was just moaning. I was talking to her.
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| Q. | Did you - did the police come there? | |
| A. | Yes, they did. | |
| Q. | And did an ambulance come there? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | Detectives come there? | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | And was she taken away - | |
| A. | Yes. | |
| Q. | - by the ambulance? | |
| A. | Yes, she was. | |
| Q. | Was she still alive when you saw her? | |
| A. | Yes, she was. | |
| Q. | Did you see her being taken - being - | |
| A. | (Interrupting) Put on the stretcher. | |
| Q. | Put in the ambulance? | |
| A. |
No, I saw her on the stretcher going into the ambulance around the corner.
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