The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-07

him he left Dunmore because they were
trying to put the blame for the killing
of Frank Conforti on him. Boschino re-
mained at Bacosas house week.
John Balvanno, of Richmondale, also
swore that he saw Boschino at that
place two days after the murder at
Dumore. He remained in Bacosa's
house nine or ten days, but kept in the
house all the time.
Coroner Kelley was recalled and said
that in his opinion 1t was possible for
person shot through the heart in the
way Conforti was, to utter the words,
Virgin Mary. / am killed"
w. j. Maxey, justice of the peace of
Forest City, testified to receiving in
formation from Raphael Tredescall
that Boschino would give himself up
Patrick Finnerty. of Dunmore. was
called and said that on the night of
Nov. II he was standing on the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road bridge, at No. 8, when the last
three shots We're fired. AS he was ap-
preaching the bridge the first two shots
were fired. He could not see when the
first two shots were fired, but the last
three We're fred by someone standing
CLOSE to the path that leads to the Erie
and Wyoming railroad. He could see
the flashes of the revolver and the form
OF man standing close to the path, as
II holding revolver in his hand.
Groans of pain, as If some one was
injured, followed the shots, and then
the form of the man disappeared in
the bushes. The form reappeared u
moment later on the embankment of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad, on which he was walking.
The man had "a revolver in his hand
and walked across the Delaware,
| lackawanna and Western tracks
toward the Dunmor e turnpike. but
| hesitated at the second track and went
up the railroad ahead of the witness
instead of taking to the turnpike.
How was the man dressed, if you re-
member"' asked Mr.. Jones. I'm re-
| gard to his dress. as near as l could
| get at it, the clothing was of dark
| color. The man Wore a slouch hat.
The features l couldn't tell nothing
more than the man that passed me had
a moustache. ] could not be positive
as to the features"
Other Witnesses Heard.
>Luigo Bolvano was the next witness
sworn. He lives in Bunker Hill and
was at home when the murder was
committed but he had previously been
in the company of Boschno and Con-
foru. There Were others present also
Bolvano went home and he was not
more than a few minutes in his house
when he heard shots fired. There were
four or five Shots but he did not know
who fired them. He was willing to
give 1t as his opinion that BoschinC
fired the shots, but the attorneys for
the defense put a quick stop to his
speech.
| ON cross-eXamination he made val
liable witness for the defense in giving
his testimony regarding the position OF
Conforti's body as it lay on the ground
after the shooting. He first pointed out
on the map the spot where the murder
was committed and then went on tc
tell about the state of Conforti's cloth
| ing. The dead mans coat he said, was
thrown up over his head and the arms
We're half drawn out of ehe sleeves
thereby indicating that there had beer
a struggle between Conforti and some
| one else.
Frank Cipriano was the next witness
He was with ConfOrti, Rocco Salvatore
Tony Imbriano and Boschino three ol
four minutes previous to the shooting
He walked toward home and was
startled by hearing first two shots anC
| Oh al Inn to-
| afterward. He ran back toward thu
wagon road and was told by JOIN
Miranno that Conforti was killed. II,
went back to where the body laid anC
there were seven or eight persons gath
cred around. The body was on its bacl
and the coat was half pulled off.
Joseph Di Leo was called as a wit
ness. He was at home when Comfort
was killed. He left his house at twenty
minutes past 6 o'clock and Franl
| Cipriano met him on the road. They
went down to where the murder wa!
committed and saw Conforti standing
near the stump that marks the spo
where his body was found later. Con
forti had been with Boschino, Saliva
tore, Imbriano and Bolvano, and he lef
them and started up the hill through
the path. The witness did not remain
because there looked to be signs of ;
quarrel among the imen. In few
minutes he heard shots, but could no
swear who fired them. All he knew
was that Conforti was murdered bu
by whom he could not swear. He wa
cross-examined at length by Mr.. Hori
regarding the location of the groun,
and the position of the body as it wa
found after the shots We're heard.
At this stage court adjourned an;
Judge Gunster handed down an orde,
upon the consent of attorneys for boil
sides, allowing Barber w. f. OBrien t.
shave the jurors.