The New York herald., 1851-11-20

another Murder Trial-Angels squarza
OF the AecUAAd.

COURT OF Oyer AND rKRMrSER
Chef Justice Edmsnds and Aldermen Miller and conk-
lin presiding.
Nov ls-Angslo squsrra, an Italian, placed at
The bar charged with the murder Of Alexander Rovei
s tide Il the chsst on the So.h Of July sst Of which
wound he died on tbs 2oth Of the same month The
ssntiy sbout thirty years q .s. He Of the nii.
stAure and Of ssntss sppssrsnOs .h n. ha"a
'ds The deceased sss w.s u.u also an an italian
The District Attorney appeared for the prosecution
and Mr. ao on tns ss ons Of than .sa IA
had rad an account the transaction in the nevspa
psrs and though be could mot Say snss ! sy %na "ss
The Judge here unmarked that he had been long en-.
deavoring to caution jurors against allowing their minds
TO be influenced by newspaper reports, and this he
would continue to do notwithstanding that the press
had almost with accord, taken it into their heads
that be had scoded them for publishing the Of
these transactions. Hs did 1t was quite . mis-
take He thought the ought to publish them but
he had serious objections that persons who know they
are liable to serve as jurors should render themselves
incapable of sitting OF life and death by forming
an opinion before they hear the testimony
The juror however, excused as was another for
the
Six jurors were excused the ground Of having
scientious scruplss against capital punishment Four
others excused being foreigners and sufficiently
understanding the Er glsh language and chal
legged persnptoriy by MIR Morris on the part OF tAs
accused.
Ths jury smpanellsd, then stood as follows =
I.-James W Brinkerhon, 7-Elmor @ Haisey
2.--John Rea Jr, 8--Pstrck A. Rsaae,
3-Thomas Frazer, 9--Joseph Mosbeck
4-George H Cole, 1c.-Wm Browne,
s-yohn a Hunter ia-Jsmss s. Clark.
The Judge asked the Jury il there were any of them
who ala not understand the English language There
reply and the were sworn and the prisoner
given to them in charge. .
The District Attorney then proceeded to open ths
ined through Joseph d Tvo, interpreter deposst.
live SO Leonard street keep segsr shop know
the prisoner; knew Alexander Roveli Squarzs kept
an eating house 70 Spruce street; Rovell hat
maker; do know where he resided remember the
.laAs md. ntxht
squarzs's place of business the first floor;
cupied the front room another room and little back
room; the front used the bar room think
be ufactured fegars in the back room; there
small room behind which occupied estin,
room; was there on the Sunday evening in question
something to eat was sitting snd Mali was standing
there table at which was seated, and another
small one; Rovelh came while was eating squsrrs
in the frost store Revelli said nothing
when he came in; Rovelh then called squarzs
there to tell him that Ialli had nothing to eat;
and knife and fork; RoVsli said to Squarzs in rather
an insoent manner to bring a fork and spoon, AMI
chair to Ms SQUARES letting him speak time,
esd Don't bother me- Royei said this is not the way
TO treat people he oath at squarzs and called
him hog Of Goa and said it Is the way to treat dogs
he said many thing, cannot recolect al SluArzA
was going to the back ysra and Roveh was following
him; they entered the door and had some words ani
Rove pushed squsrzs against the door, ami took him
<squaTza) by the beard s4usrza tried to take RoveiH
by the neck, and at that time Roveli bit Sluarzss
finger they both rolled bed that was
in the room they were clinched ali this time and
rolled together two three times; blows
exchanged Rovelli tried to strike squarza bat people
interfered prevent IL Frankly there; l and
MALI called Frankly, and he came in from the Store
Frankly took Rove and We took squsrzsi Franky took
Royel into the front room; did not glass OF vi
uegsr they continued Dgng hard words the
between the two rocns open; Roveih was rather
violent than squsrzs did not Squares 60 out
of the room; ont ard Roveli in the street.
Royeiii returned the back to q AMI
went out imme dstey and did return to it
sgain l linn next in Spruce street about fifteen
siers from the store the side be was stAnins
be- had not b-en stabbed at that time don't remember
sha ftrva o-a11s In fha
street; Reveli afterwards when brought in
can't tel how long that after him standing
uho that other was heard that ne stabbed can.
cay where equsrza was them went away With Ronca-
/ never saw Rovelh afterwards.
Crees examined by Mir Morris After they sepa
rated squarrs's thumb; he showed IL 70 me; Il
bitten and bleeding; don't know how long RoveIi
had squsI thumb In his mouth the room where the
quarre. occurred IL small that back into the
yard squsrzs's shirt all torn in front and behind
and there piece hanging down. could hear What
was ssd he said he wanted his cane and he told Il
would be hArdsd 70 him
THE interpreter and the interpreted AHA lual
Doctor Cooper sworn-In July last so;ins s
resident surgeon in the City Hospitals Irecoiect Alex
Ander Rovel being there the Goth July Sun
day evening about bali past 10 o'clock; saw him when
he brought in; be in state Of prost-aon cold
and almost unable SPEAK. attended him sar there
q woupd in the chest the stus,ioz OF the
heart IL inch and quarter in length externally
he treated for the wound, and he died the 18th
be lived i've days; made post examination in
about three hours after be died found wound the
chest which penetrated into the lungs and srszsd the
hesrt there large quantity Of blood in the cavity
Of the chest In the would Of the lungs and also In The
air tube found other injury the wound penetrated
about inches from be surface penetrated direct
towards the back noticed also a slight adhesion OF the
lung the wound. and also light adhesion between
the pericardur and heart this adhesion caused
by Inflammation he wound all the other parts we're
healthy there doubt of that wound being the
Of his death; It inflicted with fat knife or dagger
IL white banded dinner knife with sharp point pro-
duced Such knife a. this would produce ths wound
tell whether s rust blood that is this knife
Crofs examined W hen he VS. brought In 1rst al
mini,tered stimulsnts after while he became more
comfortable reaction came did nothing more til
next day think ] examined the wound next day; I
found portion Of the iurg protrudng from the wound
which returned; closed up the wound and kept hiu
quiet the next day or day after, don't remember
which he showed some symptoms of Inflammation and
gave him some medicine kept up that trestms nt to
prevent nhamnst until the day he died he hai
stinu ants given TO M gave him tartar enetic 10
sms dosee had leeches ap led 10 the chest ami bis
ter the left side of th- chest the wound he ted
on Saturday morning on Mondsy thought there was
. cbsnce Of his recovery be continued from Monday
improve until the before he died. only observed
he In mmns Mt danger few minutes before his death
Saturday morning vas called TO him and him be-
be died the wound discharged something the vOuad
bsd been dr.ssed before be brought to the hospital
ther. adhesive plaster the wound, and ii
r,move IL until Monday meruhg; did not probe the
wound Q-Woud such q wound as that, and a. Il ap
.ous Ss,, not b.sn sbs 70 ud sny case Of recovery
after such wound from What appeared before death
could not form opinion but from the post qOiem ex
an nation have formed hat oppion made the post
pferp examination the direction Of Doctor Wat
cen have asked Doctor Watson his opinion about Il
Auicsn Roncsri Italian, examined. dep9s-d-I |
live at 63 Leonard stree; I clerk with General
les Pearl street 10 the shop with sgusrzs
the night Rovelli stabbed. vent there think |
about eight O'Clock kovelh there; outsise In
The street. when the pois- commenced on hearing the
no'e vent into the hrst room, saw kovelli there,
vey the door of the front that leads into
the street esusrza in the back room; there was
come blood Rovens very little) at that time
Rovsi and Squsrza were swearing against the
other In the hack srd the other in the front
DO not reconeot the words but they we're not eomph
ments Osughter) told Roveh 20 90 away; he told
he wanted HE stick vent and got it, and gave IL so
him said 20 him, Now yOu have got your stck 20
away" Rovell did e. the back room when toid
him 10 20 away be said 10 lie had master and
he would stop;n be skir for ccmb 70 On his hair
told him aid not care him and left him and vent
into the back room; squsrzs there; be very
bloody think somebody washing his heser In vine
rar his clothes very bad tern vas very short
time about Q minute, before / returned TO the front
room frsm the back whsD returned TO the front
Iovslli had sope then people out In the