Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27

EIilles filed an affidavit Of Indulgence
asking for the payment Of the witnesses
for the defence, The work of drawing
the jury was then begun.
Challenged by the State.-George G.
Bratton, Frank Mccoy, William Green,
John G. johnson, Patrick Fahey.
Challenged by the defence-John 5.
Boyle, Thomas NJ. lie Fevre, James w.
Green, William Davidson, John
Edwards, j. II. Webb, Dennis 5.
Shields, Thomas Brattou, Charles V.
Rrockson, Elwood Mckee.
Conscientious scruples Charles
Glasgow, Jackson Whiteman, Isaac
Dickson.
Excused on account OF illness
Nathaniel Newlin.
Formed and expressed an opinion
Richard L. Lloyd, William Davidson,
John W. Taggert, Charles =. Cochran,
William II. 'rush, Denny Smith, James
McCray, John Wood, Dennis 5. Shields,
Clarence V. Brockson. Samuel G. Herd
man, w. H, klair, William O'Ruurke.
George Palmer was excused on ac-
count Of his being beyond the age limit.
The jury Samuel z, Bennett, John
j. Mccoy, James 7. KeGgan, Israel
Prichard, John Fisher, John I. Boies,
John A. Cleaver, Benjamin +. Arm
strong, William Graves, David Steel
man, Montgomery j. Gray, William IL.
Mccoy.
The full panel Of iurymen is 81, Of
which number AZ were called. The
State challenged and the defence 10.
Mr.. Nicholson stated that Michael
Faino stands charged with murder in
the first degree, THO attornev.renerai
then defined the distinction between
murder and munslauuhter. ana murder.
in the first and second dcrrre. The
attorney.reneral then went on to state
that the evidence will lie direct npd mi,
circumstantial On the o0th anv IN
April. Fairo and Carrie Rnvo the Jead
man, had DISPUTE over n game of
Laputclle in tbc .alo,n M ink MarLn,
street, They we're elected from, the
saloon. In a candy store across inc
street at No. lO4 Market street Euya
was seated al 4 small table 4 short time
afterwards. pluyinr cards. when Fainn
came in and stabbed him in thc tbrrst
The wound was OF a mortal nntnrr lie
died in a few minutes.
The State called DR.. Charles II Bs;rd
ex-coroner's physician. He eyaminnd
the body Of carlo Ruva On Anil p1et
| last, and found Il wound nm inch heInw
the Adams npnle. which md ,rnnp int,
| the chest and nroducel Internal hrnnr.
images. The caroted and subrlnvian
| arteries were severed. Ther;. vas alec
| u small wound an inch lonp on the chin
| DIR. Baird was then shown sm,Ii
dirk knife and asked Tho langth nf III,
blade of the weapun. Mr. Uilles nh.
| iected and the attorney. "A nnt
press the ouestion furtIcT liz saij the
wound was about 4 or q inches lnnTamd
was sufficient to cause lsatb ''''''
Mr., Hilles cross.eyamineJ tho witness
who nxnlaInad thn chnraciar ~ ~
wounds. He thonght The wnup5s r,r.t
have been inflicted with one blow Of the
knife. ! : -
Ther followed a dr.,,,,;o 49,, j..
court, while DIR. Baird, knife in hand
demonstrated "a thn inrv at ~ ran,,,st
of the attorney.reneraI tie n,annar in
which the fatal blow may have baon
struck. Mr., Hilles volunteered TO act as
an imaginary victim and Dr Raird
placing one hand on the head Of thn
senior counsel for the prisoner strnrls
an imaginary blow at MI II;Iies' throat
The next witness was Dr i r.
Harris. ex.almshouss physician. whn
corroborated the preyions witness Dr
Harris. al the request Of the attnrpcv'
general. also showed The Jury bn,v iIo
prisoner NAV have struck tho fatal
blow. usinr DEPUTY Attnrnev. r anerai
Branch II, Giles as an imarinarv vein,
Mr.. Giles scented himself il chair No.
fore the iury while The dramatic scene
was heinz enacted.
The case was irtarrun,ed al 10 Az
O'clock NV Tim Chief JuStico uho stntai
that the court wanted Ia nrraign snn,n
prisoners. The iurv wa. diScharra5
until 23l o'clock.
Bianco and Addie Ross voro Indicted
for arane and nidint, and oho,tirr 49,, y
and pleaded not guilty Lucy Pc IL H.
victim.
The court ASSIGNED Josiah MarvnI nc
counsel for The prisoners y IS
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