The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-27

The Alleged Case Of CrimInaiiy Assault
ing His Own Daughter 10 Drepped-
The Verdict Meets with Approval.

The veraict Meets with Approval
Generoso Rinaidi. the italian who
was charged with criminally assault.
ing his ,l3-year-old daughter. RaffaeiaI
Rinaldl was adjudged not guilty of
the terrible crime In the County Court
yesterday afternoon the Jury return.
ing tho verdict without leaving the
box.
When court convened after the noon
recess Raifaela Rinaldi was recalled
to the stand by Attorney General
Nicholson. The state wanted hor tol
Identity her father as the man who
assaulted her. She identified RlDaldi
as the man. The State then rested.
Mr.. Vandegrift opened for the de.
Tense by short address to the jury.
In which he said he would show by dis \
interested witnesses that 1t was a CON
,cocted story and that he would inn
peach the evidence-of the child.
He then called the prisoner Genera.
so Rlnaldl, to the stand. He told
about missing his daughter and going
to searchtor her at Union Park He re-
turned home and found her. He slap
pod her III the face for going away. He
denied all charges OF assaulting his
daughter. The witness was frequent
ly interrupted by Mr.. Nicholson's OBJ.
lection to questions asked By Mr..
Yandegrift. /.
Louis Hayden md Peter McHugh
park guards at Union Park, testified
that they did not remember seeing the
girl at Union Park on the night when
the alleged assault Is said to have
taken place.
James Corligan, q blacksmith at
Front and Union streets. testified that
he knew the prisoner and that his
character and name for morality was
| very good.
Frank Spencer was called to the
stand ty Mr.. yandegrlft. In direct
contradiction of tho girls testimony
Spencer said that he and RaiIaela did
mot go to Union Park that night.
( Caleb ShockleY, John Slaughter, Mrs
Isabella j. Anderson and A. G, Ii. An
Iderson testified to the good character
lof Rinaldi and also said that the girl
could not he believed.
4 Before the lllnulii case was taken up
lin the evening julius Krauspe Q gun
Idenler on West Ninth strsst. was az.
lHigned on charge of selling deadly
weapon to minor, Homer Brennan
It will be remenb ered that Brennan
went into krauspa store and asked
-ltor revolver. The old man asked
min u his father allowed him to have u
.lpistol. Tho boy said yes, and krausp
handed the boy revolver. Tho boy
,islipped bullet into tho pistol and ac
iGldentally discharged the weapon.
/ Edward Crosby, who was with Bren,
iInau. was standing near AMI receivel
tho ball in his head aud died after sui,
'ITerlng several days. Deputy Attorney
General Giles said that kraasps bore
jau excellent reputation and askol til
court to deal with IN rey toward him
Alan Cunningham Dppa lrel Tor tHo
prisoner and asked for mercy in his
Ihehalr The court imposed line o.
4 SO and costs on kral4He.
/ William CumminS colorad, pleaded
not guilty to entering the house OF
John Nukaski AMI stealing som
,iiewelry. The court assigned Wallet
III. Hayes as counsel.
4 John Warrington pleaded guilty to
4 stealing tools from Villmap Tho les
Sentence was deferred. John Wesley
1 Mason pleaded guilty to taking hi
,,eycie from Mcdaniel ~ Merrihew AMI
) uouvGrLiGg 1t to his own uGr. Sen
leRcs was also deferred in this case.
q. At the afternoon session OF court
AHthony General Nicholson raal nn
iallldavit mada by State Detective Wit
all that Carrie L. iienlly aud Julius
, iiently, two importnt wltnsSsss in
I the capital case again st George White
! IcolOred. charged with fel0niou5 as
: Sault. W, r. unable to lie present a.
eithts term of court. The case was sci
l down Tor trial ON Noyemb II u,
The C Ise against claude lIildehraud
and Thomas White. ehlrgod witt
policy writing, were postponed unit
TIthc November torn. ....-.
At tho evening session and Just aTtel
court had opened It became evident
i hat Attorney General Nicholson was
G fast loosing ground In the prosccu
.Ition. Vie consulted the Judges anG
then addressed them thus.
- am filly aware OF the rosponsi.
Utility OF ruy position | am aIst
1 IeHough acquainted with the wor,
done by my predecessors to know
whit evidence | shop,d have to go t.
7 ~ Jury and ask thcm to render yer
A |lict OF guilty. When | nsk mysai
this question IN this case | say No.
will, therefore, ask the court to direc
0 the jdry to render u verdict OF nc
..-.. ."...
Chief Justice Lore said that In hi,
mind the course tnken by the attorney
general asking for an acquitted va
) Just, ana liza cou d not sea how IN
lNOulu WANT u NhT'llCL vi Eullby uittI
the evidence produced by the defense
Judge Cullen said that the cone a
sion reached By tho attorneys genera
WIS proper and Just.
a Judge Grubb also made few re-
mard5 on the same order as the 9th h
'IiudEe4.
III Lnwis G, Yandegritt. Tho attorne,
V for the defence. nruse and sad; ="
iiHre 10 fuult TO Hui with the attorney
gehernl FOR Abandoning The Cuse. bu
eIihe 44ttcr thing TO lph is that lie allow
sd the case 10 20 90 far"
Chef Justice Lotf9 then turned {,
) Ithe Jury aud sai,i; Tho State aba j
}, .ions the prosecution. So diract yUl
. to l,riuE in u yerut of not guilty.
V The jurors consulted anoHg them
" selves aud In II few rniuute+ they war
'silsliCd ii they hai rendarl IL verdict
~ Tho foreman. james \. Morgan, ares
"Iand said: "Wo have.'
e DO you lind tho prisoner at tho bat
plautlty In the manner aud form rs h
stands indicted, or not guilty."
Not guilty. replied the foreman t.
tia question.
Sir. Nahiegrift then asked the conr
Ito discharge tho prisoner. Chief jus
J. Lies Lore said: "ltiutiIi, the Jury In
acquitted you, and YOU have a right L
Igo wllefa you pirRss.
When Chief Jusiice Lore had llniahe
1.-THE crowd broke out into hearty at
u pause, c,appiug their hands AM
!, stamping their feet 1t was after som
81 idilliculty that order was Restored.