The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
TIE CINCIN0 MURDER.
The Trial Of Tony Matrango Before
the Superior Criminal Court.
The Particulars of the Killing The
Testimony Of Witnesses and the
Locking Up of the Jury.

The oaae Of Tony Maraneo charged with the
| murder If Leon Cnono on the morning of tho
thirteenth ~ November. was resumed In the
Superior Criminal Court yesterday NJ noon.
As n brief resume Of the case may not he IN
interesting In the present uneture we give n
aa follows
Al II O'Clock on tho night Of the twelfth of No
vemhar man namad MeA Twin went over toTony
Matrangos gambling house md won as HE
earnings being banded him In chips" Ne
Alvin then left MatranRes place, and going
over to Hala q gambling saloon. jttsi opposite
Mt The corner Of Basin and Poydras straets and
seeing dineino gave him The ehps and told
him 10 go over to Matranaos and have them
nasheJ Uinciuo took the ehirs, which repre-
scented g. went TO Matrango, had them oeahsd
aud returned 10 the saloon kept by Louis F.
Hala aud gave The money to McAvfn.
MeAlvin counted the money. and remarked
that there was half a dollar short. Uincno
again took the money. visited Metraaeo. and
told him that he had given him but ~ no.
Metraneo said. Il don't know what ron have
done with the money since You left. I will not
give you any more"
OIneIne then replied TO Matrango, Very we'll
will have tn make the money good. but | will
have the satisfaction Of telling you that you
have beaten me out Of half n dollar"
Matrengo ia said to have then struck Olnoino
In the face, when both men glinohed. but wars
quickly separated by friends.
Az Glnnino went across the street Marango
armed himself with pistol and followed him.
Some Of Matrengo's friends urged him 10 re-
turn to his saloon. which he did.
After Matrango had left, q number of persons
In Hala's saloon sat down IN the back room and
were playing game Of ehsnee. when some one
fred Into the rnom from tho outside. The ball
entered Olnoino's back aud killed him almos,
Instantly.
Shortly after tho killing Tony Maraneo was
arrested by Officers Goodman and Daeves and
locked up In the Central Station, charged with
the murder.
aome days after The murder tho friends OF
Matrango called on q reporter of the DEMOCRAT
and made n statement to the effect that a large
Reher and In body had called on them and
stated TINT II they did not receive certain sum
Of money they would swear Matraagos life
away
The reporter being further Informed that
these negroes would be ut certain house on
certain night, for The purpose OF getting the
could he placed In m adjoining room he would
take the statement of aanh negro.
The first Mig 1T the reporter. in company with
n friend. repaired to the house, and wns shown
into double parlor THE uarlor WIS divided
by peIr Of folding doors. which were left open
iuat Wide enough 10 allow him to sea who the
negroes were and what they had To say.
To cut long story short there were seven
negroes In the room, and they MI demanded
to s4o, for, as they said. to nay them for their
trouble In going to court and swearing to the
truth, They said that 7 they got the money
they could prove TINT Matrango was Innocent
and If they did not got tho money there wore
people who wonl III prove that Matrango com
mittnd tho murder,
ono If these neven men stated To those pres
ent that Gsprga Ford wanted fT5 dollars for his
share md TINT II he did not got It. he WINS going
TO swear that Matfango committed the muir
der.
On the second night the reporter called at
tho house. there were four other negroes who
That they had not been able to he pres.
ent on the night previous but that they we're
prepared to prove that Marango was innocent,
and askad q small amount Of money for their
trouble. These were cheap Witnesses, the
largest amount ed by any one Of them being
t2n and tho lowest $40.
As soon a. these men had told what they
know Of the case, they were informed that they
could not expect paV ne Witnesses for doing
what was their duty. Out Of oil these eleven
witnesses thers was not one who did not swear
hat he was not present whom the shooting took
place. vet nearly MI Of them appeared and gave
tor Tho stae ut he trial yesterday
II Th b. Jury being , IN, Attorney Gone
lion of the witnessas which wins ordered
The fret Witness for the State was
JOHN r. Marley.
he coroner who teatifiad to having held nm |
naueste on The, body Of Leon Ginclno, and the
aknF of bullet from tho body nj the time ri |
no nutopRy held by City Physician ChaatHnt. |
IN. 0uAsTAsT.
! hold tho nlitopay On tho body n Icon Gin |
Vino at tho Central Police Station. Hs was
host which had entered the loft side. The bal |
uttered In tho rear. Death was cansed by pro- |
use hemorrhage. tho result Of n bullet wound |
EMMETT OLIVER. /
Knows the prisoner Inns known him for ton |
Years. Knew tho deeeafod. know nothing of |
no flrst difficulty was In Saias saloon and |
INV Matrnngo come In. ! objected TO MatrREgo
for yrul hpH hnl IIfh trT,h hut hnnt I
lid not SEQ anything In his hand. We put him |
mt of the door. He wont across tho street. /
lid not soc him any more until about an hour
md n half: then the shooting occurred | can
not toll whore Concino was we grabbed Tony. |
md then they said Conono was shot I ran
nto The monte-room. and saw Tony Mt the door |
did lot see mn ything in Matrangos hand. The |
deceased never spoke after he was shot
aEoRaE FORD.
Saw Matrango flre the fatal shot he raised |
Ills hand when no fired. Yes sir; /
lred only ono shot, A soon ms the shot WAS |
ired the wounded mnn fell on his knees. 1
raw tho pistol Identities tho ,pistol:l have |
een the pietol several times behind the bar: 1t |
vas kept behind tho bar In MatranRo's saloon |
rho deceased never spoke after he WINS shot. |
.as preHent during the first difficulty between
Jincino and then follow him across the street
With pistol.
CROSS. EXAMINED
nm anxious for Matrango's conviction. |
lsver told any one on the night of the killing |
hat did not know any hing about tho shoot |
ng or who did It,
There were number Of other witnesses for
he State placed on the stand but their testi |
nony had but little II any hearing.
The witnesses for the defense rebutted the
estimony OF a number OF the State witnesses |
sfter which the cfse was closed
Judge Whitaker delivered his Charge and the |
ury retired to consider their verdict.
Tho Jury. not having agreed at O'Clock were |
ocked up until 10 o'clock this morning.
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