National Republican., 1885-12-10
NAnpEL1o,s CONFESSION.
The Court Admits and Detective Block
Relates 1.-two Others Implicated
in Rotunno's Death.

The Court Admits and Detective Block
Relates 1.-two Others Implicated
in Rotunno's Death.
The cross.examination Of william w. Sim
mons was taken up yesterday when the trial of
Antonio Nardello, charged with the murder OF
Carmine Rotunno was resumed in the criml-
nal court, but nothing new or important was
developed The letter which had been traced
through number of hands I'm the jail to villa
g. 5lorris, and purDorted TO have been sent to
her by Nnrdello, was offered In evidence bvth1
district attorney. Twas objected to. and the
objection was sustained by the court.
Ilic important point that the government
sought TO cover by the letter was that II was
written by, Nnrdell0 TO- the witness villa
Morris, and urged her to testify that he was
with her on Tuesday niaht and had his tiu-
ger hurt Mt that time
Foreman Becker, for one of the jurors. iu-
quircd II IT was the o street market TO which
Gessimonte went TO get tomatoes, and the nit.
ncts on being recalled said that 1t was.
lno. Ma C9yle, civil engineer, was recalled
and testified TO- the condition ofthe house In
which the homicide occurred.
Dr. Edward NJ. Schaeiler, the microscopic,
testified that he had examined tho two pieces
OF clOlh cut from NardGllO's pantsnnd the razor
submitted to him und found blood ON all OF
them. lie did not think there could have been
more blood on the razor without dipping u iu-
to bucket. He also visited the house whore
the murder took place and examined the
stains on the lower floor, stairs, and upper
foor, and found thcn to be blood.
Detective Block was recalled aud testified TO
seeing Ngtdelo about O'Clock Sunday morn.
ing after his arrest and In the allcrno ~ OF tho
same day At o'clock, and his statements were
in the nature Of n confession. lie did not say
anything to him in the nature OF warning or
n cnutlon.
Col. corkhill objected tothc admission of the
testimony on the ground that the prisoner had
not been cautioned that the statements made
would be used against him.
Agera lengthy argument the court declined
to admit the testimony ut the first Interview,
holding that no officer had the right TO 20 70
the cell Of q man charged with murder aud
seokto obtain confession without first giving
some caution as TO the use to be made OF it
| The prisoner had some rights which should bc
| respected, and in II cnsc OF this kiud statements
could not be wrung from the man in condae.
ment without making him aware how they
| tGry statements could be made, and those were
| legitimate in proof but where an officer tries
| TO induce prisoner to confess be should make
him aware Of the use to be made of 1t. Tho
| second statement seemed TO the court to be on.
iirely Of The prisoners accord. and that would
| The witness then stated that the conversation
took place at the second precinct station about
| o'clock, and AFTER the inquest. When ho went
to the cell he nsked Nardullo ifhe wanted any
and said: "Tbree person nthis Me know my
ncck gone. Me not care for my neck"
The witness asked him how II was.
He said that Pasquale Abbondante Pas
| qunle Gessmonte, and himself were sitting
down In the Italian shanty talking about Ro-
tunno having much money Pasquale said
"Lets take 1t away" and said, "Antouio, you
| take him over to the house. They get up In
| the morning and go out and we go to tho rail.
road track to Officer Whites house, and when
| get TO the railroad track devil get into me
tmotioning to his foreheadl, and mo go back,
go back, and go back, and me come to that
| house." Witness said what house-whero
| Rounno was found p
Nardello said. "Ycs, me hear some talking up
stairs; mo go up and see ROtunno and two
Italians"
Witness asked, "What two7"
lie said. "Pasluale Abbondhnte and Pasqualo
Gcsslmonie. Mo catch hold of Rotunnos S leg,
same as play, and Pasquale Abbondante take
hold Of the other leg, We pull him and he fall
to the floor. We look up, and pasquale Gcssi
monte cut histhrOat; blood run down and come
oil over my pants, and say, oh, myr Pas
qunlo enys II all right and give me S30." Then
he said TO thcwitness, snow, you go get them.
meaning the two Pasquales
The crossexnminatlon was entered upon
but not concluded, when the court adjourned
for the day.