National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-15
KILLED WITH A CLUB.
TRIAL OF BERNaRDIyI FOR THE
MURDER OF COLE.
The Tragedy In an East Washington bar
Room Last misunderstanding Brought
Out to show the Cause of tho Crime

The Tragedy In an East Washington bar
Room Last misunderstanding Brought
Out to Show the Cause Of the Crime.
The trial Of Vinceuso Bernarllni, alias Vincent
Bernardini, alias Ben Vincent. indicted for the
murder Of Frederick Cole, on the 10Th Of Deem
ber 1871, by striking him the len tide aud back
OF the head with o stick, making wound an inch
and n half in length aud hulfiuch In depth from
the effect of which he died i've days subsequently,.
was commenced before Justice wylie yesterday
The Government l. represented by Dstrici-Attor.
ney Wells. and Messrs J.. @. Hire and John I.
Norris appear for the defendant
>, The following Jury was selected; Charles james
Robert Langley, Matthew J. Lauchlin. William II.
naw, Joseph Nyman, Samuel Mason. J. ". Scar.
Lawrence Gardner, J. d. Nollc John silence Peter
Mcintyre, and George d. Livingston
John Garner Co!Urcd, was the frSt witness exam.
incd. He Hives al Fort Runyon. and krcw the de-
ceased lie was with him on Saturday in Dcccn
met on street southeast and started TO go home
4 call was inst made At lddcn's restaurant, and
from there th2y went to Bcrnardiris pace Of bust
lie thought that Il was ne eleven o'clock
at night when they got thcrc The only
Colecalled for something To drink and askcd the
witness Join, which he did. Then
THE MAN BEHIND THE BAR
pulled out, stick and hit Cole on the back
q the head. Not word had passed hetwcen
ness came out of the saloon aud lcft that locality
| He went away because he was afraid and thought
Cross.cxSnIncd-Thcy were at HcCarty's LIQUOR.
store between three and four hours that afternoon
| from that thcy went To Mr.. Evans restaurant.
getting there between ten and eleven o'clock
| that night. The witness paid for his drink
| and did not Cole indulge Had no dispute
there. Then they len and went down on the next
| block, aud Cole invited the witness into Bgunnr-
| dini,s place 70 take drink. Witness measured his
drink trstnnd did not nutcS whether Cole drank or
not He did not know who pail for them aud didnot
| sec any money at that time Aftcr Cole was struck
Pinto brick kiln where he remained until the ncx
| day. Then he went 10 Virginia, and subsequently
TO baltimore. whcgy he sot work.
| =, To the Court When he and Cole came out Of
| the sNloon he did not know whether cole was
burt much or not. lie neither fell down or spoke
John Carroll. colorcd. he was not acquainted
| with Bennnrdini but when he saw him last y was
| AFTER the murder was dune. An that he knew
| about the affair was that
NE SAW COLE FALL
across the gutter into the .trcct He kept getting
| up and falling until he got across the ,trrct The
| witness picked him up aud hclrcd TO carry him
| home. The r-kc1pgr OF the ~tluDn wa stGudug
In the door at that time. closing The rv.:C"mmt
Cole was taken IN Tie N!t:."ss house, bgt did not
know anybody. and was Rftcrwnrl taken home.
He sUw hi'n two or t'ircc days LATER aud he was
then ont e his head. and remained in the same
| misery Until he diet
CrO;s.examhcd.-'rke witness was standing on
the bridge when he Inst s.w cole fan IN lac strtrt
pr. j. r. iiartisan performed the hut'psy and
terrified rs to the CHI.c Of death. which rcsU!tcd
from congestion Inflammation OF the u.vlnhrUHc,
Of the brain aud g impression Of the brain The IN.
jury had been gwen ~ l. heavy, blunt wg"rJn
There was no abrasion Ut the skin.
ID. j. J. Patterson. coroner, was pFcscnt NJ a part
81 the pIShi of the deceased and Coni.:nt 4
the testimony Of the previous. witness u To tic
cause of death and weapon used.
Cruss-cNmaincl.- lie disagreed with ~: Iiart'ECr
T. the extent hnt the wuGua might possibly have
been created Icy falling ON a round stone
jesse Grccnnn%h, col"reh. He Wa n the ra!oot
door for two pr three minutes while john Garner
and Cole were Inside. lie head GarUcr 10y some
thing GuI he waiScl away. There was no dispute
at that time.
An adjournment was hero taken until to-day.