Evening journal., 1894-12-31
.FAlNO NOW HOPEFUL
The Condemned Italian No
Longer Raves About His Cell
TALKS sENsIBLY TO A REPORTER
Tells why He Acted Like a wild Man
Last Week aud Gives HIs Reasons for
Abusing His wife-Deiiehted with the
work OF HIs Friends In ais Behalf.

Abusing his Wife-DelfGhted with the
work OF His Friends In ais Behalf.
Michael Faino the Italian to be put to /
death on January 25 unless the chief ex-
ecutive of the state interferes, for the /
murder Of his fellow -countryman. Carlo |
RuvR. attempted to smile when called |
upon at his gloomy little cell door last |
night by reporter He had Just heard |
the good news that his lawyers and |
friends had gone before the governor
Through his interpreter. Frank |
Johnson who though not Of the same
nationality or color Of Faino has, since
becoming his death watch, learned 10
understand perfectly the doomed mans
broken tones, talked cheerfully and seem
ed pleased at the opportunity to talk for
publication.
Oheered BY His Friends work.
As 1t always plesses man when he
learns that he has an army OF true
friends Falno's mourning had been
turned to JOY by the news that 600
Italian aud american citizens had prayed
the governor to commute his sentence
and thus save his life.
Always a Law Abiding Citizen.
"My friends have good grounds upon
which to ask for mercy from the gov
ernor, said be, through the interpreter
'They secured court papers from the
Italian government that | had never
been arrested In my own country and tes
timoIisls that have always been law
abiding man. For the ten years have
been In Wilmington nobody has ever
known me to get into trouble, and the
quarrymen and b y. railroad super
visors, for whom | worked, can testify
that | Was q good workman aud never
caused any trouble.
II am as years old, continued the
prisoner In broken tones as he .stroksd
| his black monstache, now mixed with
gray, and 6xed his eyes intently on the
| floor OF his cell. "Came TO this country
a little over ten years ago aud thence
directly to Wilmington Went to work
In Brandywine quarries and with
| Supervisor Whitelook, on the b g. O.
railroad. Wss married six years ago and
have had home of my own ever since
until my arrest.
All this talk against him arose from
the cruel rumors that he had killed
another man In Italy, a statement without
any foundation, he declared. He had
nsver been inside prison and had been
taught to respect the laws Of God and
man.
Cause OF His wild Actions Last Week.
In his own wordB he replied TO the
question, what was the matter with
you last wsek whom you shouted and
jumped around like a crazy man r about
as follows:
"oh, sir, me greata trouble. Trouble
ALA night and troubls ALA day. Me see
men coming wild rope TO tie around my
neck Me no sleep, hearR men shout
ALA night 'Killa de Etalyan, hang de
man Mike Falno. Thlnka de bed, place
whersa dey hang me- Oh, can't sleep
me nota well; my hesda 60 round and
round. Dat mAkea me craze"
Believed Hia wife a Hoodoo.
In the course Of the interview, FainC
was asked to explain why he has treated
his wife so badly on her visits to th'
prison all along until the day aftel
Christmas, since when he has come al
the way down of his high horse. The
prisoner replied that he had despised hiI
wife for time because he believed she
had brought on his bad luck. Her fathsl
! met a violent death and, about six years
ago, her first husband who was Thomas
Fueri, OF Wilmington-was killed Ia tbs
quarry accident at Wooddale and hii
body was badly mangled. Now Faino
: her second husband, is to be put Il
death.
Threw Her Gifts Away.
About a fortnight ago, Mrs. FAino, lik'
dutifuI wife, visited her husband
cell, bringing temptingly arranged
basket OF gifts to her unfortunate
: husband He grasped the daintles ant
= pretty things frantically and hurle'
them over the railing and down into th
corridor. This deed aggravated tn
; wardens and they closed the prisoner
wooden door for time.
: But on Mrs. Faino's recent visit to tn
: prison she was received with open arm
and her gifts were accepted and enjoyed
? by the changed man. he had overcom
! his superstition
q Rev. e. L. Brady now visits Fain
= nearly every day and his interview
Z are looked forward TO with muol
pleasant anticipation by the cor
q demued man. Father Brady converse
Z With Faino In his native tongue an
y his good advice, together wita the new
Of t6s Efforts TO save his life, hav
4 doubtless wrought the remarkabl
change that has taken place In the ma
Y , this week.
Public Opinion Sc Evenly Divided
4 It is believed, on the Faino case an
il there are as many citizens who think /
v ought not to hang as there are those VII
do not want to see the execution inte
: fered with AL seem TO agree that
2 should be severely punished and Wit
not less than life imprisonment.
p Ex-commissioner wisr 20 BE Barled II