Evening journal., 1894-09-25


towards Market street.
Ex 0aicer John Leach was then called
and asked about the condition Of the
prisoners room when he searched it
The defens objected on the ground
that, between the time the crime was
committed and the time of the arrival
Of the officer the condition Of the room
might have been changed. Such testi-
mony was inferential. The objection
was overruled
Leach testified that when he reached
the room tho door was locked and he
burst it open The contents Of the
trunk were scattered over the floor ana
a bundle Of clothes was on the bed.
John Faulic testified that Faino had
room Ia his house and he showed Officer
Leach where TO find 1t. His description
Of the condition of the room was similar
TO that given by the officer.
Mrs. Mary Desmond, who kept No l0i
Market street, where the murder was
committed. then took tina stand and
gave her testimony through an interpre-
ter She said:
"Ruva, Columbo Frogistino and spl-
otti came to my place aud asked for the
privilege OF coming in and playing
game of cards. / said yes, and they
went in Five minutes later Faino came
and looked through the window / asked
him what he was looking for. He
didn't answer me but went ia.
{ When heard the struggle | went in
| Faino was down and Ruva was on top,
and Columbo was trying to separate
them. | saw no blow struck. l asked,
What are you people doing. breaking up
every thing | have got hersT spiotli
picked up Rnva
Mr.. Hilles easayed to cFogs-examine
her in English and got along fairly we'll
for awhile. but at last had TO resort TO
the interpreter She said there were no
shelves in the front window of her
fruit, candy and cigar store. Faino
came up Market street and light
straight up To the window He didnt
say anything. He had been there very
often before. There was a cuttain over
the door between the front and back
room. but 1t was up that night. She
did not see the men whom they grappled.
Faino was down and Ruva WAS on TOP
when she FIRST saw them. Spiotti asked
Carlo Ruya II he was hurt. She couldn't
then tell whether he was hurt or not
She saw blood but didn't know where Il
came from
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statements before the coroner's jury
She tried TO separate them and got hel
hands full Of blood
Mr.. Hilles-"Ask her why she said be
fore the coroners jury that she saw
Faino and Rnva grab one another with
Spiotti and Ruva fall and why she now
says that " hen she FIRST went in they
were down on the floor together2'
Interpreter DiMars attempted to get
an answer and couldn't and the witness
was sent from the stand.
Iarine Tlssione swore that she was il
front Of Mrs. Dssmond's store whei
Faino came up. She asked him what h'
wanted and he walked In without re-
plying. Then there was a rattle o
dishes on the table ard they ran an
looked through small window
Columbo rau out first, his hands covered
with blood He said his hands were cut
Witness got her apron covered viii
blood in trying TO find out from Columb
what was the matter.
Faino threw the knife by the counter
went out on the street and ran dow
I over the bridge Mrs. Desmond was he
friend and she went to see he
frequently She never saw cards plsye
there
RsfIsele Spiotti, a short, swarthy so
Of Italy, then took the stand. Eher
was some question as to whether h
could understand English He said
did not understand 1t, and the cour
ordered the interpreter to act. spiott
said:
Il went to Gropp's saloon, betwee
z 80 and s o'clock, on the evening Q
! April 90 Faino, Ruva, Frogistino and
were there. They were playing bal
+, There was some trouble over Fsin
missing tho red ball and Ruva said b
could not shoot any more They bega
calling one another bad names Th
2 saloon keeper went to them and said
wanted no trouble in his place. Fain
walked out
"We stayed there about ten minute
and then went to Jlmmy's place an
2 Ruve wanted to tell him about th
trouble Then they went next door I
Mrs. Dssmond's TO play cards Ruv
called Frogistino to play cards wit
! them. Spiotti was Ruva's partner a
. cards. Columbo and Frogistino wei
partners. / saw Faino walk in H
only spoke one word, Why don
you stop calling me bastardY
2 saw him strike Ruva but di
| not see any knlfe. bhOughV IL wa
I with his fist. / looked up because
y spoke. Then he struck Ruva. Ruva g
up and grabbed Faino and they wer
against the table and upset it. The
y fell, Fsino below, Ruva next and Il
9 table on top. ! jumped up from N
chair. | could not 60 right straigt
. to them for there was
rocking-chair in the way, but
|" ran around. The other two re
n out, There were only myself and Ruv
y and Faino. first saw the blood comm
n from Ruva's neck. He was alive
y asked him what was the matter. I
's did not speak and died in about tV
e minutes tried to raise him on b
q feet asked him IL he was hurt
saw the blood and let him fall back
% did not see Faino confined my atte
tion 20 the wounded man.
le II did not see him carried out
= went out mys elf as felt sick "
| Ruva Threatened TO Hit FaIno.
is Under cross.examination he said tn
a Ruva threatened to hit Fsino with G.
d when they were in Crops saloon. sa
a ing: 'If you don't keep still I'll /
you, at the same time raising the Gu
20 When the fatal blow was struck he
a.