The sun., 1891-05-26
ALMOST MADETHE JURY CRY.
rAs0UALrvh MURMUHs A zHAGxc sroRr
TO THE COURT INTERPR6TKR.

wAs. she nerst r.te Hsr rasssers ef
weeP-Her Mother ssa Sister TESTIFY.
when they brought Pssauslina fsobsrtlelio
into the court OF Oyer and Tsrminsr yester-
day morning she was pale ard hagEard. The
color in her cheeks that had made her look 80
bsisht before was all gone. She was nervous
and irritable and she cried Rrsat deal The
crowd In the court room was greater than ever.
for 10 WAS thought that her tflal for numbering
her faithless lover. Nitolo Pierro. would end
yesterday. The frst witness whose testimony
had any important bearing on the case was
0iuseppina Robsrtlello. sister OF the pris-
oper. They called her "PeppinA" As abe
and then her head fell forward. she pressed
her hands to her face. and sobbed 30 LONG and
70 loud that every other sound became hushed
and all eyes were turned on Pasaus1lna.
Psppina Is IS years old, but the long dress
which she wore and the oid-iashioned way In
which her hair was braided made her look
like . little matron. Her story, as she told II
through an Interpreter Was this:
II always slept with Fasaualina. aud she
used to be good. sound sleeper. After the
misfortune came to her she always held her
head down. and she never slept. used to say:
Sister. dear, why don't you slespp' 6he said:
ehe would ret up and walk about and cit on
chair. always holding her hcad down, until
day came. used to ask her why she cried 90
much, and she answered: am 20 unhappy
that cannot help CRYING"
The witness told how tho father had driven
his daughter out into the street for bringing
shame upon his house. Assistant District At
torney Weeks began to cross examine tho girl.
and got her all tangled up about dates. She
told how her sister had left the house at half
past o'clock on the morning OF the shooting.
and said she thought Pasauslina was going
after some clothing TO sew. Mr.. Weeks wanted
to know II the girl could iell time By the clock.
When the Interpreter translated tho question
the witness shot an indignant glance as Mr..
Weeks. looked ct the big clock which ticked 10
soiemnly throughout all the proceedings, and
then said In italian: Twenty minutes past
IL" This made everybody laugh.
Pasaunlina meantime had stopped crying.
and was looking at her sister. When Peppna
left the witness stand the prisoner seemed not
to notice 1t. but with the same EXPRESSION OF
tenderness on her face. continued to look ab.
straotsdly at tho chair which the witness had
left. She did not hear the clerk call Concetta
Robertiello." she did not SEQ woman rise
from her seat and burst into tears and walk
forward to the stand. But moment later q
shadow fell across tho chair. tho prisoner
looked up quickly. and there stood her mother
head dropping until It touched the table before
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State what happenad then," said the law.
[er long silence followed, :, The lawyer sat
lown 10 W.. hhsr h While fn pss9uaips's lips moved
'ysr her could boar asoppd. But hs heaan:
va y n0s 1sSsns nS we ..s e home
OF work. Nieolc came IN, J was Just getting
ut OF ny bed. AZ locked the door and came
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