The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-23
FIFTH EDITION.
TIE CARR MURDER TRIAL.
Attorney Hayes Cross Examines the
States Adverse Witness Sparks,

This forenoon Judge Ignatious @.
Grubb presided with Judges Houston
and Cullen In the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer.
Counsel for defendant Carr, Walter
ii, Hayes, ESQ, was allowed by Judge
Grubb to ask his questions and Sparks
the States adverse witness swore Carr
was aggering drunk and did not and
could not strike the now dead Basso
at the time when he saw Schooner
Long strike with u beer glass three
blows on Basso, one behind the lett
ear, one behind the right ear and one
in the face.
III were to say anything Carr did
not hit Basso. He raised his fist to
strike him, but he could not because
he was too drunk
/ saw him all the time but no pool
balls thrown, no blow struck with q
chair, no hat knocked oil, no blood on
the floor and the floor was not covered
with blood. Thus tho States witness
No.2 contradicted MOL George Houser.
Celerno Gone of the two small Ital-
ians who were with Basso) asked Carr
to take drink with them.
The dispute was between the BAR
tender and Colerno who said no would
not pay for the six drinks of beer he
had ordered and the six, (vlZ., Basso,
Ureco, Celerno, Long, Carr and Bullen)
had just then drunk. 1t. lay between
Long and Bullen as to which OF them
knocked the Italian down. There was
no disturbance between Corr and
Basso."
Question by Hayes: "Did Basso
KIN, ok, shove or push Carr down on
the ilo)rY
Answer by Sparks: "well, he was
knocked down by somebody, l can't
say who"
Basso was able to walk. He had
been drinking little. lie was bruised
little about the facs and went out the
| back door.
Michael Golden, the bar tender,
swore to the following purport: He
| knew most OF the participants but not
Basso, although he had seen him be-
fore. He served the six with beer.
Saw Dreco and Celerno knocked down,
| Both were lying on the floor. He did
were pretty full. Carr walked little
staggering up to tho bar and got
another drink. Bullen, Dreco and
Celerno were pretty full.
| In this cross-examination by Mr..
Hayes: The witness did not take q
chair away from Carr. Did not see
him strike anybody with chair. Did
not see any pool balls thrown. Did
not see uousers hat knocked off. Did
not see Carr strike Basso. Did see Sub
livan and Houser playing or 4 games
Of pool, Tho knook-down might have
been when was putting Dreco and
Celerno out OF tho back door.
| Long and Basso were still In there
after that-say at least twelve min
utes. He saw few drlps OF blood on
the floor. He took Basso out OF the
back door. The blood was just east OF
the stove and south of the pool table.
Charles Pratesi, an Itallen fruit vender
OF 300 King street, residing at 4l0 Or
ange street, had known the dead Bass
SO who worked for the Wilmington d
Northern II. II. and, when he had no
work, helped me.
On night Of assault Basso came to
my house about 7.45 o'clock. Both OF
his eyes were blackened and his face
was swollen and bleeding, and blood
was flowing from his nose. His
coat was bloody, He was badly swolt.
en- next morning. In six days he was
removed to the hospital. The Satur,
day evening following the assault
| (Which was on q Monday EVENING"
Basso was up in his room and feeling
better.
He sent for DIR. BloclIsom Sunday,
1
sent for DIR. Wales.
He was nursed by his wife and a
nurse.
Tuesday DR.. Wales gave an order for,
Basso to be removed to the DelawareI
Hospital. !
On Thursday after the assault Bassc!
said tho right sldo of his face felt
rather dead. ]
Donate Celerno. by aid of L. Porter
Italian interpreter swore to effect that
on that evening he and Michael Dreco
met Basso near Second and Shlpley
streets and went to TGtnall street sa-
loon. While they were at the bar
| drinking, his glass being half drained,
he was struck In the bacd of the head
as was Dreco by some of the three men
standing right behind them Long,
| Carr and Bullen.
lie and Dreeo jumped up, ran to the
front door to get out, found 1t locked,
and the two Immediately ran out the
back door. The whole was so quickly
done that while he saw their assailants
for moment he cannot recollect their
| faces He lost his hat and has nsYer
recovered it, Basso cried these words
three times; "Oh, God! Holy Virgin
help me-"
He heard and saw no more because
he ran out OF the door. He saw Basso
| that evening much hurt ut 40 Orange
street. There were cuts on the face of
| Basso.
Court adjourned at 10 O'Clock p. M.
| until $50.