St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-19
DONE IN HIS DEFENSE
That Is the Claim Advanced
by the Italian Murderer
Radino.
He Says He Was Attacked and
Struck Blindly in De-
Tense.
Julius Austrian Dies From
the Effects of His Recent
Injury.
Board Of Public Works Bills
Considered by the Ram
sey Members.

The evidence in the trial of SAVING
Radino for the murder of Paolo Binda
has been concluded and the argument
to the jury will begin this morning. 1t
is apparent, that while Radino admits
striking some one with the butcher knife
yet it may have been in self defense, as
he was set upon before and behind.
There is an absence of proof of malice
on the part of Radino either directly or
by reasonable inference, Mr.. Townley
took up an hour and twenty minutes
with his opening speech yesterday
morning and then called RadIno to the
stand. He came to st. Paul with
Michael Gotto from Virginia, where
they worked on railroad together. He
knew no one else but Joe MassiIlo.
He remained at home during the
early part of the fatal Sunday
evening, but went up to the
when they went up to lunch. He loan
ed Missile the knife that the wound
was inflicted with to cut sandwiches.
When he went to the hall he sat down
on chair beside an old man named
Viii Adino. lie did not participate in
the dancing. He went into the saloon
at late hour to get Adino to go home
with him, and the old man bought the
two some beer. Adino said he was not
going home then. He saw his knife on
the counter, and taking it wrapped it
up in handkerchief and put it in his
pocket with the point up and started to
go home. There were twelve or thir-
teen in the saloon at the time. When
going out of the door some one struck
him with cane. He saw d'Amico
there just before that with cane and
wearing stovepipe hat. While stand
Ing In the doorway some one also struck
him III the face from the front, and he
was struck with the cane from be-
hind. He did not know either
of his assallants. as he had not
seen them before that time
neither had he spoken to them that
evening. This happened after he had
taken up his knife from the lunch
counter and wrapped it up in paper to
go home. The blow in the face stunned
him and partly turned him around He
jerked out his knife and iabbed at
man who had hold of his coat lapel. He
recognized the man who struck him
with the cane as d'Amica. He took out
his knife to defend himself. He struck
without seeing whom he hit-threw the
knife down and ran away. As he ran
down stairs Officer DelOsSo ran up. He
said that the silver knife which he had
when arrested had been used by him at
his room for cItting bread, and he had
put it in his pocket instead of leaving it
at his room. 1t belonged to Massilo.
He had not heard the dispute in the bar
room.
Bernardino Marafino testified that he
bought two glasses of beer for Radino.
Gotto treated TO one glass. He was list
ening to the speech in the hall and
heard the fuss behind him. Turning
round he saw Binda fall. Radino had
roomed with him since coming to ST.
Paul and was quiet boy.
Michael GOtto said he treated to beer
once. He did not see the fight. but saw
BInda lying on the floor; he also heard
Binda and d'Amico talking in loud
voice in the water closet. He said Ra-
dino was quiet boy, and he had not
known him to be in fight previously.
Francesca TOmaSulO, the barkeeper,
SAID Binda came in frequently for
drinks. He did not hear what was said
when Binda and the others were dis
putting. He said Radino was sober and
quiet and never smokes.
The motion to admit the silver knife
III evidence was refused. Lieut..
SchweitZer said Radino had denied that
being his name after the arrest. Mr..
Lovingly testified that after practical
demonstration it had been shown that a
man in the water closet could hear dis
tinctlY what was said in the hall.
Officer DelOsso, being recalled. said
he did not see Radino fall, as he claimed
he did when running from the hall, but
that he might have fallen before he
caught up to him. Radino had testi-
fed that the reason he threw the silver
knife away was that in running away
he fell and the knife jabbed against his
side and he threw it away.