The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-29
THE LATE ITALIAN HOMICIDE.
SIMIONE SENT TO TIE GRAND JURY o.
THE CHARGE OF MURDER.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER.
The preliminary examination of Giuseppe
Simione, the alleged murderer Of the Italian
Francisco Castronovo, took place yesterday
morning before Justice White. Captain G..
D. Wise appeared and conducted the case on
the part of the Commonwealth. The pri.
soner was represented by Mcssrs. Cabcll and
Mcmahon. 1Icssrs. Il. Puccini and c. G,
Salamoni were present and acted rs inter.
prefers.
The first witness examined was Vinccnzo
Morano, who dcposcd that lie was present ut
the time of the difficulty. Simione had
given Castronovo 4 pair of shoes to tall-solc,
and promised to pay him sixty cents for the
job. When he went to get the shoes he Of.
ftrcd Castronoyo twenty-five cents, which
the latter refused to take, saying that he
would rather do the job for nothing. Ht
then stopped down TO take up the shoes for
the purpose, | suppose, of cutting off the
solcs, which he threatened TO do, when ST.
mionc picked upa small stick of wood and
struck the deceased twice over the head
Tic witness here identified the piece of
wood in the courtroom with which lie said
the blow was inflicted.
The witness also depOsed that on the same
day, about two hours previous to this ll1cas
Sjnione and Castronovo had had difficulty
during which the latter had seized the for.
mcr by the throat and chokcd him. This
d fficulty also originated about pair OF
shoes. The last difficulty occurred about
q Z. NJ, on Friday the 21st instant
AS soon rs Simione struck the deceased
lie left the room, and WAS not seen by wit
ness any more until his arrest.
Dr.. Jackson, Castronovo'S attending ply
sician, drIioScd that he saw the deceased at
O'Clock l.. aI. on the day Of the difficulty il
his room, No. 1865 Franklin street. He was
then in Il perfect Stupor from the effects o
the blow. DR.. jackson said the stick which
was shown him us the one with which the
blow was given w;ls about twice as long a!
the one then in the courtroom, aud was par
TALLY broken.
DR.. Ii. ID. Taliaferro stated that Castro
noyo was brought 70 the Medical IntirnarS
about o. O'Clock in the morning of Saturday
the 22d Instant, and was then in a'dying con
ditiUn. lie WAS taken TO one OF the wards
where he died in about one-half or three
quarters of an hour after
DR.. w. +. Taylor testified that, in com
pany with DR.. Il. =. Mayo, he conducted tht
poSt-m0rfeml examination. He was very Guc
tul in his examination, and looked for two
wounds, having heard that there were twt
blows inflicted, but only succeeded in finding
one. DR.. Taylor's testimony was the same
as that already published in the Dispatch If
ter the post-mortenl examination was made
Dr.. Mayo corroboratcd DR.. Taylor's state
ment.
Francisco Lurello deposed that wher
Simioue came in the room and asked for tht
shoes Castronovo told him they were ready
Simione then took the shoes and laid them
aside, and asked how much lie was to pay fol
them. C.stronovo said lie wanted sixty
| cents. Simione said he could not give but
forty cents. The deceased then stopped
| with knife in his hand, and took the shoe:
from the floor TO rip the solcS of, when
Simionc struck him two blows. After the
blows C5stronovo said, "Oh, friends, l vii
die" Simionc then immediately left the
| room, and had not been seen since by the
witness until after his arrest. lie never
sent Simune word that Castronoyo was
dead he Qhe witncss) heard of his death
the evening Of the day it occurred. The
blow WIS struck about q 7. NJ. OH Friday
| the 2lst instant. The first. difficulty occurred
about two hours previous to the last. In tht
first fight tie two parties grabbed each other
but were separated by their friends. Cas-
tronoyo did not act rs if he intended to dt
Simione any harm, but lie held the knife il
his hand when he picked up the shoes.
Nicol Bonayita deposed that he was moi
present when the bargain as to the price lol
mcnding the shoes was agreed on. but was
there when Simione calne for his shoes. Cas-
tronoyo charged sixty cents, and Simiont
gave him some money. Did not know the
amount. Castronovo told him to give hin
the sixty cents, or he would rip the soles oil
and started to take the shoes up. AS soon 4:
he did Simione struck him over the hcaC
twice. =.
Here the testimony closed, and justice
White sent the accused on to the April tern
of the Hustiuss Court to answer the charge
of the murder of Vincenzo CastroRovo. til
was then remanded to Jail. The three
Italian witnesses were also sent to the station
house for safe-keeping until the time OF trial