Evening journal., 1893-09-26

examination Of Raffaelo Rnaldi pro
pounding the first question at 9.35
o'clock
Raffaelo had grown wonderfully obtuse |
during the night Yesterday she |
answered every cross-question in Eng
lish. This morning all she would say
was 81 don't understand" Mr. Vande |
grift became disgusted and turned her |
over to the attorney general for re direct |
examination. He had no better
success, and he suggested that an
interpreter be allowed him.
Mr. Vandegrift said he knew n ON the
people she had associated with that she
spoke English. Therefore he dismissed
the Interpreter She had beel coached
over night by women antagonistic to the
prisoner She answered all questions
yesterday, going into long sentences.
Her action made her unworthy Of belief
and the court should compel her 20
answer questions in English because she
is able to do Il.
: The court asked him II he could prove
that she could understand English. He
sdid that he did not think anything more
than her answers yesterday as being
necessary.
"How old are you, AnnieY" asked the
court.
Thirteen" the girl replied.
"What does your honor think Of that?'
asked Mr.. Vandegrift.
He suggested that Mr.. Reynolds and
Sheriff Gould be put on the stand TO
testify TO her understanding OF English
Could Answer Ordinary Inquiries.
Mrs. Amelia Reynolds, matron Of the
Home for Wayward Girls, at No. 500
West Fifth street, was sworn. She said
1 L.. - 1,,I In fNrsa
months. She could answer all ordinary
Inquiries in the English language. There
was no doubt Of it Sometimes she does
D not understand l have often heard her
converse with other girls in the home.
She understands nearly everything they
say.
While the names Of the jurors were
= being called the judges conferred and de-
= cided the girl should have an interpreter.
! She was entitled to be heard
. Mr. Vandegrift claimed the right TO
= put further questions through the in
terpreter In answer "a those questions
I she said she did not know Peter MoHugh
9 or Louis Hayden. She could not iden-
= tify McHugh or Hayden and did not see
I. them at Union Park. Frank Spencer
a left her at Union street. They were not
on Second street, or in Pyle's lane She
y did not see James Corrigan, George An
y derson OF Butler Ford.
10 After a short, but tedious cross ex-
animation by the state, in which nothing
new was adduced, the girl left the
q, stand.
70 Evidences Of an Assault.
DR. NJ J. Hughes examined the girl al
!, 10 o'clock the night following the
ie alleged crime He found every indica-
p, tion of an assault having been com
~ mitted
81 John Rinaldi, the girls little brother
= succeeded the doctor. He did not know
. how old he was, but he knew he woulC
. 20 to hell If he swore 70 a lie. HiI
y father said he was IL years old
81 He SAID his father slept with him. III
~ ~ did not wake until next morning. b
10 slept next TO the wall In the morning
n, A. his father sent him to the shop Whei
y be came home his sister was there. anS
- his father went away. He did not SCI
!. his sister go away. "When my siste
70 came down stairs she looked the same a
:. she did every other morning. was hi
y concluding answer to the direct exam
- ination.
~ Under cross examination he said h
~ and his father went TO Union Park q
"A look for Rafiaelo.
n His father asked George Andersen
nd where Raffaelo was. They went 3
"a Union Park ana looked for her but di
nm not find her. They returned home an
M awaited her return after inquiring 70
nv her in the neighborhood.
a. Filom ena Luciano, Raffselos sister, Iva
nd sworn. Her sister complained TO her o
nd her father having committed the out
Mt rage. When she went to the hous
th she was crying She did no
nv want to tell her what was the matter
Nv After she learned her husband swore on
ne the warrant and had him arrested. He
ed father looked very much frightene
ne when he went 70 the house to TAX
MT Raffaelo home
nd Amelia Gesanno, middle age
aw Italian won IN, said that Raffaelo ha
nd come to her house and told her Of th
en- assault. The father went to her an
said bis girl ran of the night before.
the witness had called Rinaldi names
Union Park it was because she was yer
he angry.
Ia Police CAPTAIN Chambers testified
he the circumstances of the arrest and u
plan Of the Rinaldi house on Unio
800 street near Front he could not IS
ere whether conversation could be heard
Ith the next house
'ge officer William A. Shields testiht
nix that he arrested Rinaldi at his home &
yn Saturday, June H. The prisoner look'
to much excited.
six Officer Carmine Di Mare testified this
zee in Italian the Christian name is place
nix last.
my At 1880 Attorney General Nicholso
on called for Rinaldi Rsffaelo. She hi
got gone home The court was inform'
The that it would only take the state e.
In minutes to finish, and the last witne
ors was the absent girl. Under the circuI
ard stances the court took a recess to 2.
ner p. m.
lim True Bills Found.
ne ne Alfred Fountain, coloTed. policy gal
rs bling; William Collins, colored, bous
Al breaking; John Warrington, larcen
o1 i John Wesley Mason, converting proper
lnA to his own use; Sophia Bailey, larcer
@ @as The bill against Clinton Buckley. obtd
uu ~. ing money under false pretenses, "
ignored.