Evening journal., 1894-09-25
DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
Manner of Ruva's Murder
Told BY Witnesses.
THE STATES CASE is NOW ALL IN

Face, Hands and Clothes Were Cow
cred with Blood.
When the Faino MURDER trial was re-
sumed in the Court of 0ge aud Terminer
yesterday af einoon Architect Frank r
Carswell took the stand and exemplihed
the ground floor plan of the house
wherein Ruva was murdered, which is
No 104 Market street.
John M. Gropp, whose saloon is at No.
lOj Market street. testified that Faino
was in hls place on the night the murder
was committed There was a number Of
men in the room playing bigatelle.
Ruva and Faino had some trouble and
scutils Gropp interfered aud the men
went out The prisoner went down TO
wards Front street. Faino and Ruvs
were the only two men lighting.
Under ross-examination be said in an
swer to questions by Mr.. Hilles that he did
not know whether the men were playing
While they were there Faino had about
three beers. No one was hit in the face.
He was sure of that If he had left the
men alone, however, they would have
fought right there, He considered Faino
quiet man. He only knew the dead
man as ''the scissors grinder
Richard Mccall was sworn. He said
II was in the saloon and say the
prisoner playing bagatelle He made a
miss cue aud Ruva picked up the ball
This caused trouble. | was standing Ut
the door when the prisoner went out"
Mr.. Hilles Did you see the men
dlinking2'
mo. / heard some one say that Faino
was a quarrelsome man After Faino
la otk ttutt 1afh a.. N
body"
Frank Thomas gave testimony similar
to the foregoing.
Giovanni Frogistino could not speak
| English and Carmine Di Mare inter
preted for him He said.
Il was in the saloon with Faino
Later on Raffaele Spiotti, Nicola Columbo
aud Carlo Ruvs, the murdered man,
came in. After the scuifle Faino left,
and the other men asked Ruya to 60
across the street to No. 104 Market
street and have a game of cards for
cigars We all went.
Attorney General Nicholson-"No
Giovanni. here is a plan Of the room
/ where you went to play cards Just
look at it and locate the position of the
| different members of your party"
Mr.. Hillea objected, saying that the
witness did not understand the plan, but
the court would not sustain him. Wit
ness then proceeded to point ont the
chairs and tables occupied BY them.
Faino walked in" resumed the
witness, ''and asked Ruva when he was
going to stop calling him bastard
When the question was asked f'aino wa
standing back of the chair occupied b.
the murdered man. He stabbed him ant
both men fell to the floor, Rava being
on top"
"Mr Hilles-"Was it dark when you
entered Crops saloon2"
mo"
How many drinks did you have 2
-Four glasses of beer.
How did it affect Faino2' "On
glass of beer affects him as fifteen woulC
an ordinary man
How long had you been at No. TO-
Market street before Feino came in2
About five minutes"
"Where was Faino stsnding2' "A
the right of Ruva.
What did Ruva do after he wa
stabbed?7 "HaetFuck at Faino
Interpreter Di Mare was asked to 81
in chair and allow Frogistino to shoi
the jury the way in which the stabbinl
was done When the attorney genera
handed Frogistino the knife Di Mar
created hearty laugh by exclsimine
"Never mind giving him the knife
The attorney general took the deadly an
blood stained weapon back again.
Nicolo Columbos testimony as to tn
circumstances leading up to the Grim
Tailed with that of Frognostino .
Il saw Faino come into No. 104 Marke
street with q knife in his hand" h
sail, II saw him raise it as ii to strik
some one and made an effort to prevsn
him FROM striking Ruvs, and had m
hand slightly cut Faino spoke to Ruv
! and then struck him with the knit.
After the murder Faino ran out and &
did l. Meeting a policeman, started j
search CT Faino. / tried to get the knit
after Ruva had been stabbed once
Mr. Hllles-"Did you not say In Ii
presence Of several persons some tim
ago that you would make Faino pay des
5 for cutting your hand, and that 20
! would like to see him hungg' II di
/ not
"Did you say to the coroner's jury tbs
the men were both drunk and swearn
in italian and English2v Il did. F"
7 "Were the men drunk2' They wer
half and half" Laughter
I Kate DESMOND. testified that she sa
/ Faino stab Ruva The wounded ma
y fell to the floor, and was picked up /
g one Of The other men, The prisoner rs
}. towards the Market street door. thre
h away his knife, muttered something
= going on to night, and ran out. III
d card tables and floor were bespatters
d with blood.
). When Mr. Hilles took her In hand 81
sad that her mother had tried to sep
rate the men and could not Before 81
+ left the strand she made several contr
dictory statements IC was 10 befo
. she LETT the stand and court adjourne
3 Immediately after court recovened tn
morning %homas Davis filed an affiday
4 of indigence 10 the case Of Geori
/. Cham bers, the colored boy who kilt
n Charles Brown
4 The court announced that the licen
cases will be taken up tomorrow afte
noon il tie Faino case is concluded.
Faino Went Home and Upstairs
. The first witness called by the sta
| against the Italian was CathRrine Fanli
4 ia whose house at Front and We
. streets. Faino had a room, She testifi
! that on the night Of the murder S
& heard Sc ms one come in the house and
u b