New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-19
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Trial of Angelo Squarza for the Murder OF
Alex. Royelli.
IND

| Sprlce-sf indicted for the Murder of Aer Rorsih
| BY stdbting HIM irth knife, 20h Juiy last, Of
| rhich he died IN Sir days.
| The prisoner is a man of genteel APP
pearance, about &c or IS years of age. Italian,
| we understand, by birth. Messrs. Robert IL. Morns
and Romano Dillon appeared on his behalf. and the
District Attorney Mr.. Blunt, for the prosecution.
A jury was called on the apparently wise rule re-
Gently adopted taking their seats in the Jury Box as
called-the Jurors on the last trial being also called,
but permitted to keep their seats having expenen-
ced considerable fatigue to If a jury could be
| made I'D from the other members OF the panel
| Mr. Morris stated to the Jury the Is One
of the Jurors stated that he read the account at the
time, and does not know that he has made up his
mind but has very strong bias on the subject.
Judge Edmonds asked the Juror If he knew that
lie was liable to be called a Juror The Juror
Piled that he did The Judge then stated that it is
wrong for citizens to permit their minds to be
biased against party on reading an er pdr'e state
ment of case, and precluding themselves, by this
means, from becoming ministers of justice. lie
Che Judge) has, for several years, expostulated
against such a course, and in doing so he has not
been able to say sufficient to make himself clearly
understood, and the Press, one and all, have consd
cred tina, he scoldng them, which was not the
case. He has 10 objections to persons reading ac-
counts IN the papers-on the contrary, 1t is their du
ty to read the papers-what he objects to, ana whSt
he has objected to- is, that gentlemen. knowing they
are liable to Jury duty, and may perhaps be called
upon the case, permitting their minds to be preJn-
diced or made up hearing only one side OF case
The Juror was set aside, as were seven others,
either or account Of not understanding the language
having formed bias, or being opposed to capital
punishment ard others called in their places Two
Of these also stated that they could lot find verdict
of guilty OF death, and their places were filled by
Others, when the trial proceeded.
The District Attorney opened, stating the facts he
expected to prove. Prisoner kept refectory at NO
10 Spruce.st. Deceased and another were In the
bac / room, and afterwards commenced an attack
upon prisoner and prisoner was hurt by being Dltten
Deceased left the basement. and prisoner ran after
him ana stabbed him with knife.
T.. RedeHe sworn and examined by an interpreter
Keeps cigar store in Loonard-st knows prisoner,
who kept an eating house In Spuce-st and knew
deceased, who was hat-maker, knew the night
when Rovelli stabbed 1t was Sunday nigh.
S occupied front store a bar-room, small room,
and a third room for an eating room l was there
with MIR. Mali / was eating al a table, ana NJ
standing waiting for something; Kove!h came IN
while was eating SquarZa was In the 'front.' store
Roye SAID nothing he called saHarzs .a o seo me-
he said to S. in rather an insulting tone, to BRING
them, and to bring chair ). said, after little
ume mind your business, or something oil tnat
~
is the way TO treat dogs he continued to use insult
ing language to 5 5. was going toward the. ba *
door, and X was following him he sad something,
and took hold of Squarzis beard Is. wears COCA
deal Of hairl tried to take him by the neck, ana
r. bit s. by the finger, when they cllnchei, and
| fell on small bed. and rolled over Two or
three times blows were exchanged II.
tried to give s. blow, bat they were separi,ed.
| FraI ka IA friend OF nine, came IN rom the front
room, and they were separated ana T. look H. into
the font room s remaining IN the back, they con-
tuuallv exchanging hard words, the coor oeing open
Royelii rather the most violent OF the two Di
not see s. 60 cut OF the ROOM Next Sd" IL. u Ile
street r. sent for cane he left, and II was gwen
to hlm. Did not see r. go again TO the BACK room
Next saw II. in Spruce st about fifteen steps rom
SIS door. lie was standing had not then been
stabbed / went to the store. DO not remember
| where $ was. Saw Il. a!terWard when ne was
brought in. Cannot say how long. lie was IA per-
| sons arms. Heard he had been stabbed Do not
| know where SquarZa was. | then went away win
Roncari Never SAW Ravelh afterward
Cross. erarniaed-SquaIzas shirt, saw, after they
rolled on the bed, was torn and bloody. X hdl got
| SIS thumbin his mouth and bl Donot know now
| long IS thumb was In his mouth II was IN sinau
| room leading to the yard. SIS shirt was mucn torn
| Ravelh came to the back room for his cane lie
wanted to enter by force.
| ~ Gou,s Cooper. swom-Acting resident surgeon
| al the Hospital. Reyeli was brought TO the hoSpl'
| tai about lOi O'Clock Sunday evening, 2oth. ne was
in state OF prostraton, coid' ana amos. ulaoe W
| sneak There was wound In his chest, ieit slde,
| one and quarter inches IN length. lie iiVed nVe
| DAYS and died on the 26th about IN the morning
| made post mortem examination thlee houfS dltei
| ward found wound which penetrated the lungs
and grazed the heart there was quantity OF olood
in the cavity of the chest from the wound IN inc
| lungs and also IN the mtestlneS' i!oulu no o'uet
| iniIITy The wound penetrated about four Inches
from the surface directly towards the odck-duhe-
| sion between the lungs and thorax ana also sllghl
| adhesion between pericardlum and heart caused oy
Inflammation consequent upon the wound ceath
| Was caused by the wound all the other parts were
healthy Isuppose fiat knife OF dagger would make
the wound v'cannot tel whether the knife SHOWS
rust or blood
| Cro,S-,ramitsi-I administered stimulants, and he
| became more comfortable. reaction came on.
| Examined the wound again next morning. round
portion Of the lungs pTotruced and replaced he.n;
| Next day he showed signs OF Inflammation anu
treated 10 prevent IT, and continued 10 DO so vi ne
died gave him no stimulus gave him snih uoi i
of tartar emetc applied leecnes ana 1llsIet " n ms
breast, near the wound ne died on SATURDAY lhougnt
on Monday the day after his adms SION, tnaI nc vas
improving. Only supposed him IN Imminent can
ger few minutes before his death, and tnat was say
Erday morning was called 10 him there was
discharge from the wound when II pfolrGoed on
Monday, but not much afteTwart. When ne was
brought into the Hospital his wounds had oeen
dressed, and there was piece OK adneslse pia,se,
on the wound, which was removed In dressing nee.
morning think such wound, necessarily, "ouIo
cause death have not been able 10 bai any cdses
where such wound recovered coulo hos 10, u az,
opinion before death, from VIVA! appeareo, ou'
could after the post norton examination ne was
under the general care OF DR.. w atson. $500,
A RoncdTl sworn-Reside IN Leonard-st. and clerk
at No. l03 Pearlst. recoect the evening wa. a.
MI Squarzis went about o'clock Roveli Wa
there noise was there was then outsioe' IN .ne
street entered the front room sa" X sery hess ne
front door Scuarza was Ia the back room lhinA
there was some blood, very little, on KS nose nc
and s. swearing al each other one IN me alHns
ard the other in the back room wGal Iney 49,.
were not compliments. teld Ravell 10 go away,
because It was a shame to raise people aoouI we
house he asked for his stick and went anu gov
for him, and said to him, now you 90 away nc =.
njed 10 me yery angrily that he had no master ne
would stop he asked for comb to nx his mar !.
left him and went IN the back room squarL4 was
very bloody think some one was washing ms .nse'
or thumb IN vinegar his clothes were nuca TORN
Royelli did not come into the back room renaineu
in,the back room but amoment and returned 70 .ne
font room Rovelli was gone then saw some per
sons, do not know how many, as was employ Gu,
run out into the street, among them s9uaIza saw