The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-28
Eth EDITION.
tA|NO IS GUILTY.
The Jury Finds the Italian
Guilty of First Degree
Murder.
a NOTION TOR A NEW TRIAL.
PeIcgvino Binnco On Trial for Raps.
md His Mistreae, Addie Ross For
Abetting Him In the Crinc-superior
Court Business

Michael Falno, the murderer of Carlo
p ltuvoi aud whose trial has been on In
,lOyer aud Termlner Court sin co Mon
day, has been found guilty of murder
~ the INST degree. The jury In his
lease returned into court at 4. As O'clock
yesterday afternoon after six hours
elaboration with the verdict as in.
d!cted. Tho prisoner showed nosIgns
'iof mental weakening.
His attorneys. Messrs. Hilles and
ibYrne, moved for a new trial, and
court adjourned until this morning.
superior Court convened at 0 O'Clock
this morning. ana the suit of Lewis.
Isaac and Perry Franklin, trading as
lewis FRANKLIN " Sons. vs.. James s.
; Melvin, was taken up. Walter Haves
LIappehred for the plaintiffs. Mr., Mel.
vln was not presont nor represented
Itby counsel.
Tho action was one on book ac.
count. Messrs Franklin and Sons
'lconduct the wholesale wine and II.
Iquor business IN PHILADELPHIA, and
in September, 1886, sold to MIR. Melyin.
who was then hutel keeper in LAUREL
liquors to the amount OF sl4,7l9.SI.
lie paid $l3. 2siI5 of the amount.
put since September, 1893, he had paid
lhotDlng. The balance due, therefore.
waS 81 i35.3b, and Mr., Hayes claimed
That amount with interest since Sep.
Itcmher, 1893. After Lewis Franklin
testified to the correctness OF the ac.
count the Jury returned verdict for
the full amount, Sl.5lO.T.
In tho mechanics lien cnse of John
l.. Malone W. Edgar Xieian. the court
decided that contractor could file his
statement OF claim as soon rs his por.
tioil OF ths work was completed, and
tDat le noei not wait until tho com.
latlon OF tho entire building. The
Iallidavlts OF defense and demand filed
showed that Iiean had contracted to
20 certain work on building for Mr..
Malone.
Tho defense was that zel'au could
not lilo hts bill Of particulars I'm the
specified time as the entire building
hau not been completed. Under the
language OF the act OF the General as.
semply tie court thought that 1t an.
pileh only to as much of n building
as contractor Ind contracte to com.
pleLo, hence tho decision.
IN OYER AND TRIMMER COURT.
Al 10 O'Clock the court OF Oyer and
iorminer was opened When Ciork of
tho Peace liggs called the witness
rolls the court excused George W.
Skaggs. who was seriously Injured at
tho L. W. u. ltailroad last evening.
THE RAPE CASES.
Attorney General Nicholson then
that he was ready In tho
case OF Pellegrlno lIIanco, indicted for
rape, and Addie Ross his mistress,
Tor aiding and abettinR him In the
crime. Lucy Peo, or Lucy Stradler.
a la-yehr-old girl Is tho victim, The
prisoners were brought into Court be.
tween two tinstaves and placed In tho
prisoners box
lhe absencG of Michael Donnelly, a
witness Tor the prosecution and who
is now In the asylum at Farnhurst
caused some delay lnslha beginning OF
The case, and after u conference be.
tween Tho Judges and the counsel the
cases were continued until October
!lth on the application OF Josiah Mar
vi counsel Tor the defense. Donnelly
s suffering from mania potu.
adobe wEgps AND Walls.
As tho prisoners were being taken
tom the court room Addle weDt and
wrung her hands in despair. lie.
Lweeh her sobS she exclaimed, I'VE have
10 40 to Now Castle again. and We
hayiPt dono pothing." Her crles were
heard until she was locked up.
The case was the last OF the criminal
matter before this term OF court.
FAlNo not sENTESctD.
The court announced that Michael
ialho tho convicted murderer OF Carlo
ituvo, would not he sentenced at this
term. Ills counsel had applied for
Y trial ana to allow them time to
lilo their rGnsons, the prisoner WoulC
noI no sentenced until Nov. 10, the
'lrst day OF the next term. All the
mlthessre In tho case We're discharged
from any further attendance.
The entire panel OF jurors were dis
charged until October 24th. at II
o clock, when SPECIAL session will
Je begun ut which the court will an.
hounce Its de tision in tho motion for
now trial in tho Falno murder case.
IHE WALTON AND wHANN CASE.
Argument IN tho case OF the Penn
Mutual LlIe Insurance Company, of
vs.. tho Walton and
Hhnnn company and It's receivers,
vas taken up and was still being
leard when Court adiournod.