The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-26
FOURTH edition
THE CAPITAL CASE ON TRIAL.
Generosso Rnfiacia on Trial for Crini-
nally Assaultins Ills Daughter.

tenerosso RaGacIa on Trial for Crimi-
naily AssanitinR Ills Daughter.
Court convened this morning at {
o'clock. The trial llet Of the Court OF
General Sessions was gone over and
most OF the cases continued until the
November term OF court.
MIR. Nicholson stated there were nine
more bills to be handed to the grand
Jury. ----. ~.
RAFFAELA DOES NOT UNDERSTAND.
The Generosso Rinaldl charge was
then resumed.
Attorney VaDdegrIft continued the
cross examination OF Ralaela Rinaldl,
Inc child was an unwilling witness
tlls morning. she being unable to un-
| uerstand any OF the questions as pro-
founded BY Mr. Vandegrlft. Yester-
gay afternoon she answered all ques-
lions with an apparent familiarity of
me English language. Undoubtedly
the witness had been tempered with
during the night.
Attorney General Nicholson stated
that In order to continue his redirect
cross examination 1t would be neces
saty Tor him to use an Interpreter
Mr.. Vandegrlft objected to this re-
quest. He contended that tho witness
was able and fully Understood the
| questlons'put to lier yesterday after
noon. She had been In the company
q the friends OF tho prisoner during
me night who had warned her not TO
testify against her father.
lie said such testimony as had been
submitted by her. therefore. was great
~ endangering TO the prisoner. She
therefore, could not be believed in any
OF her testimony. He therefore asked
that the child he compelled to answer
oil questions put to her.
Tho court asked whether the wit
ness could he proved to understand
English. Mr.. Nandegrift replied that
no could, and In answer as to tho age
OF the child by Chief Justice Lore she
replied u. what do you think of
thati' asked lIr, Vandegrlft, ''she un.
derstands that, doesn't sheY"
MI Nicholson then called Mrs. Rey.
ho'ds, the matron OF the home for In
coiiiElble girls. to prove that the
chliu had conversed with her in an
understanding way.
Mr. Nandegrift asked why the child
uld not say yesterday she did not un.
derstand tho English language It's
because she has been tanperod with.
ite had proven already that she un.
derstood the questions from her an.
swers OF yesterday.
Mrs. reynolds swore that the child
} hnn been in her charge for the past
three months. She could make known
! all hef necessary warts in tho Ian.
guaRe. She did not believe the girl
vas unable to understand tho uues
tons put to her. Although there were
} Times she did not comprehend the
questions as asked her during her
slnN at the home.
, Mr. sNnnJa,r,tFy
Mods TO recall some OF the coAyersa.
. ton she had with her There was
nothing she could exactly remember
except her impression upon hor to be
tfuthiul at The hearing. She appar.
emily understood her. She had also
heard tho witness converse with the
other girls at the home.
Ihe court ruled that the girl should
nave an Interpreter Without n uues
ton she understood her own language
anu they therefore thought It a safe
RUE. MI. Nandegriit replied that he
l uln not make tina objection on the
ground that he doubted tho veracity
OF the Interpreter. IL was q hnrd mat.
, Ter TO ctnss-eXHInino n wltness through
third party. and ia some cases al
most impossible.
CONTINUING THE EXAMINATION,
Carmine III Mare vas sworn az the
interpreter. Mr. Nandegrft asked
ner through MN, If She knew TeteI
Mciiugh. SIZE replied she did not,
: She did not know Lewis Hayden, SID
denied having said yesterday she knew
( MN anu that he liycd near her home.
she saw police officer at Union Park.
nut could not say who IL was. Tile
men appeared but she never saw them
before to-day. ..-..
shortly after offering her home they
~ ~ retired. She carried tho light.
when shn came down stairs the next
morning her father had tho hrnrl;rnst
ready: She left the hoiIse abu 10 50
O'Clock. between the time She OF mn
ana the time she lett she saw 10 one
excepting her father. She cried when
ller father committed tho act.
ne witness by this time had gotten
peyohd nor apparent stupidity, and
answered some of tie questions be.
Tore Mr.. III Mare could ash her.
She pushed her father away hut did
not say. anything to him. MIR. Nlchol.
son objected TO Mr.. Nandegrift asking
tho witness II she cried loud enough TO
he heard IN tho next room. Mr.. Vande,
grit phrased the question differently.
anu mo girl replied that she did not
halo so louu.
Mr. Nicholson objected to MIR. Van.
aeHrilt asking tho witness In English.
Mr. NandeGlht stated thnt it was To
prove that the witness did understand
him.
In redirect cross examination by Mr..
Nicholson the girl stated TINT nor
father had threatened TO whip nor If
lie male any cutlery. The witness
then left the stand.
pE NJ d. Hughes was then called.
He had examined tho child ard TO him
stated that she suffered palms through.
out her body. - "
JOHN hiNLDt's TESTIMONY. 5.
! John ltinaldi is the II year old son
Of the prisoner. After being informed
Of TIE nature OF an oath he was sworn,
HIS mother lett the home last WHITES,
Ills sister Raifdeia OH SATURDAY. after TIM
assault Ills. father slept with him
tlat hisht. lie did not awake during
THO night. When he awakened tIie
next morning his iather was IN. Ills
iather sent MN to the shop Just after
breakfast. He did not 20 out before
breakfast. His sister was home when
he returned. Ills father was also. but
LIE lett shortly afterward. He did not
see his sister 20 from the house.
I'm cfuss-eAamlnutiOIl he did not
rceollect the day Ids father was arrest.
ed. lie remembered the day his sister
went away. The night before he and
his father went TO mon Park to find
his sister kafaeIn, He could not
rrcolle seeing Officers McHugh or
Hayden at tho park Ills fnther had
almonished her about staying out
Win George Anderson late tlut night.
AIR. Nandegllft was trying to prove
that lhe act had been committed by
some one else than tho prisoner.
HEALING sIsrlIts TESTIMONY.
Filomena Luciano, is sister to the
outraged girl. The prisoner is her
father. She testified that on TINT Snt .