The record-union., 1891-02-14
TEE LIME PEDDLERR'O STORY.
frediani Tells Why and How He
Stabbed Giuseppe Scatini.
Me Believed His Life Was in Danger
scatini, He Says, Had Threat
ened Him.

The trial of Eduardo Frediani, the old
lime peddler, for the murder of Gylis-
seppe Scatini, was resumed before Supe-
rior Judge Catlin and jury yesterday.
The forenoon session was occupied by
the prosecution in presenting its closing
!! testimony. The evidence was all in
when the noon recess was taken. In the
afternoon the defense opened.
Grove L. Johnson, Frediani's attorney,
made an elaborate statement to the Jury
of what would be shown by the evidence
: for the defense. He said he expected the
jury to acquit his client on the ground
that he killed Scatini in self-defense The
deceased, said Mr.. johnson, was a man
of powerful build and great physical
strength. lie weighed over 200 pounds
and was in the prime of life. On the
other hand the defendant was
A HELPLESS OLD MAN,
With scarcely strength enough to main
tain himself against boy, much less
man of Scatini's proportions. He was 60
years of age, and weighed but 1i5 pounds,
He had wife and five children in Italy,
and had worked hard to save enough
money to take him back to visit his loved
ones.
He went among those who owed him
money" continued attorney Johnson,
land tried to collect all he could. 70
him the little sum of Sc which Scatini
owed him was great deal of money.
and would go long way toward COM
pleting the amount he needed to carry
him back to Italy. Both Frediani and
Scatini lived ut the Garibaldi House and
met frequently. When the defendant
asked the deceased for this money, the
latter refused to pay it. He said he did
not owe him anything, and accused the
old man of trying to extort money from
him. The defendant had known Scatini
for years, and had
NEVER BEEN UNFRIENDLY
With him. When Scatini became abus-
i've on the day / speak Of the old man put
his arm around him, and told him that
he was still his friend, but that he needed
the money to go and see his family. But
Scatlm only became the more cnragcd.
He answered the old man with blows and
kicks. Bruises were inflicted which this
helpless old man carried for days AFTER
He threatened Frediani, and then they
separated"
Mr.. Johnson then went on to say that
later in the day Scatini told others that he
was going back to the hotel to find Ere
DIAM, and slap his face and pull his
whiskers, Among Italians, slap on the
face was considered a great insult, ex-
planned Mr.. Johnson. That evening
Scatlnl carried out his threat. He waited
outside of the hotel until Frediani ap-
peared, and then he set upon him. Ere
diani believed that his life was in danger.
at the hands of such giant, and
DRAWING A KNIFE,
Cut Scatini. He did not believe that he
had hurt the deceased much, and walked
away. On his way back to the hotel he
lost the knife, in pulling his handker-
chief out of his pocket. He did not in
friend kept quiet" until the extent OF
Scatini's injury was known. The defend
ant did not know that Scatini had died
until he was arrested.
When Mr.. Johnson had finished, sew
eral witnesses were placed upon the
stand, who testified that Scatini had, sew
eral hours prior to thesutting, threatened
to do harm to F'rediani.
The defendant was then placed on the
wltness-stan The old man told his