The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-07
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER.

ALLEGED MURDER FROM JEALoUsY-TRIAL OF
FRANGI, AN ITALIAN, CHARGED WITH THE
MURDER OF MoRRELLI, ANOTHER ITALIAN
ALL THE TESTIMONY SUBMITTED.
Guiseppi Frangi, Italian, charged with the MUIR
der OF Giovanni Morrell by sabbng him death with
knife the 18th day OF July last at No. 2l5 Hester
street, was placed trial in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer yesterday before Judge Barrett The facts
presented before the Coroner showed that Frang
visit to Morrel at his rooms; that while there
Mrs. Perry called to Morrelli upon business;
that upon entering she addressed Frangi few words
of Italian which he misunderstanding construed into
insult, whereupon he struck her in the face with
his hand that Morrei interfered; that Frang at
tempted again strike Mrs. Perry, but prevented
that he then left the room and the door closed,
that shortly aerward Frang returned and endeavored
to gain Abundance to the ROOM but being refused he
pushed in the door, and brandlshing open knife in
his hand, advanced toward Morrelli; that Rosando,
another Italian, attempted to grasp the knife but
failed receiving several CUTS that Frangi sprang at
Morrell and plunged the knife into his right breast
inictng mortal wound, from the effects Of which he
died at Bellevue Hospital the 10Th of July. The
autopsy revealed the fact that internal hemorrhage
the of death. District Attorney Phelps and his
assistant G. W. Lyons, prosecuted for the people,
counsel for the prisoner. jury was impanelled
without much difficulty, after which Mr. Lyons briefly
opened the to the jury reciting the facts he
expected TO prove, and saying that the people would
claim conviction against the prisoner OF murder in
the first degree.
Mrs MARGARET Perry testified that she resided at No
30S Mott street, the 18th of July she called upon the
deceased who resided at No 2l5 Hester street. while
there she Frangi; she spoke to him in Italian;
he did not answer, but came up TO her and
struck her in the face; the deceased took her
part, which enraged the prisoner; he tried
to strike her again. but the deceased saved
her; Frangi then lett the room and the door
closed and locked; after while he returned and tried
pushed into the door, she saw knife in his hand; he
made a rush for Morre and knocked him against the
freboard and then stabbed him in the chest; she
blood squirt out OF the wound; the prisoner then
out Of the and tried to escape but captured
Catharne Jovani of No. 2l5 Hester street. the
room at the time and witnessed the stabbing of
Morre by the prisoner; she corroborated the test-
mony of Mrs. Perry
Joseph Rosario testified that he lived in the same
house with deceased was in the at the time Nor
relli met his death; the at the time the
prisoner returned he tried to get into the ROOM being
refused he pushed in the door; he knife in his
hand saw him stab Morrel in the chest with knife
and tired to get the knife away from him; he cut
the fingers and chest; prisoner tried to escape
followed and arrested IN the street.
Officer Mcnamara, OF the Fourteenth precinct, testi-
fed that he on post in Hester street the nth of
July; he the prisoner out of house pursueH
by Morrelli and another man; Morrelli was crying,
"Murder am stabbed;" he was bleeding; the knife,
which was thrown away by prisoner was found in the
Italian
Thomas J. Kearney testified that he was house sur
geon at Bellevue Hospital Morrell admitted TO
the hospital the 18th OF July, suffering from stab
wound in the chest he began to sink rapidly until the
morning OF the 10Th, when he died In his opinion,
death was the result OF internal hemorrhage.
Deputy Coroner Marsh testified that on the 10th of
July at the hospital he made autopsy the body
OF Giovanni Morreli and found stab wound on the
chest the blade of the knife having passed into the
chest, penetrating through the third and fourth ribs
causing internal hemorrnage the other organs of the
body perfectly healthy; death caused from
internal hemorrhagc, the result of the stab wound
The people here rested and Mr.. Knitting opened the
for the defence, claiming that there should not be
a conviction against the prisoner OF higher crime
than manslaughter The act, he contended, the
result OF passion, and with intention take the
life OF the deceased.
The prisoner placed on the stand He testified
that he Italian, and had been in the country
year. he lived with Morrelli, but had
room Mrs Perry there and slapped her theface
when he came back Morrel struck him with piece of
wood and scratched his face; he then bewildered
and took his knife out OF his pocket; he opened the
blade with his teeth and stabbed Morrei he did not
intend to kill him. he was arrested before; the
knife he used he always carried about him. 1t was
knife which he had in Italy.
The witness cross-cxamined at considerable
length, but no new facts were elected After the
nation Judge Barrett at O'Clock, after the usual
caution the jury, ordered adjournment until to-
day, when Mr. KNITTING will sum up the the
part of the defence and Mr. Lyons the part of the
people.