Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-16
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

= >- A Verdict fin Petr1llo's Case Expected To-Day-The Arguments to be Conn pleted This Morntng-Details of the Trial at Yesterdays Session.
 The trial of Angelic Petrillo for the murder of his brother-in-law, Michael Dimeo, on the 18th day of last April oc- cupied the attention of the court for the third consecutive day yesterday ,and is still unfinished, but will probably be completed to-day.
 Officer Stewart was the first witness called for the state when the court opened at 10 o'clock ,and his testimony showed he was 8 strong witness for the prosecution In regard to the fact that Petrillo had been premeditating his crime.
 The officer testified that on March he was standing in front of Dimeo's house talking with Petrillo, Dimeo and Dimeo's wife. The officer said to him: ''How are you getting on, Petrilloa"
 Pretty well," said Petrillo, Eff only Dimeo would pay me the $200 he owes me. I'll have it yet, too, or I'll kill him."
 "No, you won't kill him." said the of uC6T, lOT buCu d SLudl1 I1dttcI oS pSOO. Your life is worth more than that" Dimeo was present at the time and said: 'I am not afraid of him (Petrillo). don't owe him anything"
 Officer Powers testified to the arrest of Petrillo.
 . Officer Tripp testified to threats made by Petrillo against his brother-in-law.
 Officer Hackett first saw Petrillo at the Howard avenue precinct, where the latter called on the night of March 9 and com plained of being robbed. Officer Cook and himself were detailed to look into the mat ter and started out of the office with Pe- trillo. On the way the officer noticed Petrillo putting his hand into his pocket rather suggestively. The officer seized his hand, searched the pocket and found knife with blade six inches long in it.. They immediately turned around and took Petrillo back and placed him under arrest for carrying concealed weapon. Then they went to Dimeo's house. On the way they met Dimeo, and Petrillo accused him of stealing S200 from him.
 'I have taken nothing from you," said Dimeo. "You never had hundred dol lars in your life"
 Then Dimeo was arrested. In the city court the next day Petrillo was fined for carrying concealed weapons. There were no charges against Dlmeo.
 Officer George Bradley, who was in the city court at the time, testified that he heard Petrillo say as he left the court room, ''pl fix you yet, Mike!" meaning Dimeo.
 Court Officer John E. .Nettleton corrobor- ated Officer Bradley's testimony.
 This closed the testimony for the state and after Attorney Goodhart, counsel for the prisoner, had announced that he would only call Petrillo himself to testify in his own behalf, the prisoner took the stand and testified substantially as follows:
 q don't know how old am, maybe 23, 24 or 25 years old. have been married to Mikes sister about three years. I used to visit my godfather's, Angelic Fardellos, on Minor street, very often. I went there the night of the shooting. I don't remem- Der the time, somewhere between 7 and o'clock, guess. Afterward my godfather and came out of his house and we went to cigar store and bought some cigars Then my godfather said, Let's come up te my house, So we went and staid there { little while and talked some, and then we took walk to Lafayette street and ther we went back to his house and I left hin there. On my way back I saw Dimeo fol lowing me and l stopped and talked witt him. Asked him if he was getting along well enough to finish paying me that mon ey. He said:
 'I haven't taken your money"
 "I said: Haven't you any hearts Yo1 know you have got my money. I hay worked hard to save that money and have wife to support"
 'Then we began to talk pretty hard t each other. He grabbed me and grabbe' him. I said to him: Let go of me or IT drop you like pearl"
 "'Youll drop me, will your said Dimeo and he grabbed me hard, like this."
 And here Petrillo performed violen pantomime for the benefit of the jury.
 "Then pulled out my revolver an said: Get away or I'll shoot.'"
 "When he saw that revolver, h grabbed me all the harder by the wris and, while we were fighting, the revolve went off, and Mike fell to the ground. didn't mean to shoot him. I was 6 dazed didn't know what to do. I rushe around the streets with my head feeling and here Petrillo went through som more pantomine.
 "Did you tell anybody that you had she your brother-in-law and wanted $2? aske MT. Goodhart.
 "Yes, believe I did.'
 "Now what was your motive in carryin pistola'
 q had been told that Dimeo was ma because I had been telling that he owe me money and that I had better look or for him and so bought revolver"
 After short cross-examination by Stat Attorney Doolittle the hands on the cloc pointed to 1915 o'clock and a recess ws taken until 9 o'clock, when the argument were begun.
 Attorney Daley opened for the state an in a strong and conclusive line of argume1 followed up step by step all the facts i the case as they had been presented to tt jury by the witnesses on the stand.
 Attorney Goodhart followed in stron plea for the defense, the line of his arg. ment being to the effect that Petrillo ha been assaulted by Dimeo and had draw the revolver in self-defense to protect hin self, and that during the scufHe which e1 sued the revolver was discharged wit fatal result. He argued that it was impo sible for a wound the nature of which D; I Wright had described in his testimony have been inflicted by man drawing revolver and standing in front of him an shot at him. It will be remembered ths Dr. Wright testified that the bullet ha glanced along the right breast, and thi MT. Goodhart argued, could not have bee done had Petrillo stood directly in front ( and shot Dimeo.
 | While Attorney Goodhart was in tt midst of his argument the time came fc 1 adj djournment, and the court was accord ingly adjourned until 10 o'clock tn morning, when Attorney Goodhart wi finish for the defense, State Attorne Doolittle sum up for the prosecution an Judge Phelps will charge the jury.