The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-23
THE M1NELLA TRIAL.


The Second Homicide Case Was Called
This Morning Before Judge Albright.
Special TO EVENING HERALD.
PoTTsyILLE, June 23.-The second homi-
eide case of the June term of criminal court,
in which Shenandoah parties figured as the
participants, was called this morning before
Judge Albright, in court room No. 3.
The case is one in which Mike Minella
Peter Macoma, Sr., Peter Macoma, Jr., and
Mike Tamara are charged with the killing of
Joseph Zukuski, who received fatal bullet
wounds from revolvers in their hands during
Coal street riot at Shenandoah, ON the
evening of Tuesday, April 14th 1896.
Five Italians and four LithUanaus were
directly interested in the conflict, one of the
latter being a woman 20 years of age, she
acting the part of a protectress for her SON.
The fight originated, it is claimed in saloon
on West Coal street, where the men had been
drinking.
The shooting caused much excitement, and
knives and pistols played an important part
All the victims of the afray recovered with
the exception of Joseph Zukuski, for the
murder of whom the defendants are now on
trial
District Attorney Edgar Bechtel and his
assistants appear for the Commonwealth
while NJ. M. Burke, Esq, of Shenandoah
and II. o. Bechtel, Esq, will defend the ac-
cused
1t required all the morning session to secure
jury, which was completed when court ad-
iourned Tor the noon recess. The jury is
composed of Daniel Auchenbach, of Pine
grove; William Holllyard, of Ashland !;
Patrick Gibbon Girardville; w. A. Setter
foreman, Tamaqua Z. c. Hilligus clerk
Tamaqua w. George Cassels, railroader,
Mahanoy Plane Herman Reinhart, farmer,
Schuylkill township; David Meyer, farmer,
Schuylkill Haven George Moore, railroader,
Mount Carbon; Albert Geist railroader,
| Frackville; Daniel Jones, farmer, Ryon
township George H. Eckenrode conductor,
Pottsville. The jury will be quartered at the
| Pennsylvania Hall
| Assistant District Attorney Bashore opened
the case for the Commonwealth, and said
they proposed to prove the prisoner guilty as
in manner and form indicted.
Dr.J c.. Church, of Shenandoah was the
| first witness called for the Commonwealth,
who stated he was called to attend a man on
Coal street on the 18th of April last, and
afterwards found him to be Joseph Zukuski.
| Had three waunds-oue in the head inflicted
| by blunt instrument another on the right
side. knife wound, and the third a gun
shot wound between the ninth and tenth rib
on left side. Probed for the bullet but was
unsuccessful.
Upon cross-examination by Mr.. Burke
witness did not think the cut in the head OF
wound in the back fatal.
DIR. w. n. Stein, of Shenandoah, was the
next witness Has practiced medicine tive
years, and a graduate of the University o.
Pennsylvania; attended the murdered mar
and found the wounds as related by DR.
Church; made an unsuccessful attempt t
probe for the bullet; did not think wounds
in back or head caused the death, but gun
shot wound did; advised that he be taken tC
the hospital. Witness conducted the pos
mortem: found large crowd at the house
found no signs of alcohol in his stomach O
about his person. The man was five feet tel
inches tall, and very muscular.