The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-04

for the commonwealth, and he acqult-
ted himself in such an able and thor
ough style that he was complimented
by bench and bar. The defendant was
represented by Judge w. G. Ward, one
of the ablest criminal lawyers in the
state, who has been engaged in more
homicide cases than any other lawyer
in this county; by Attorney George s.
Horn, Judge Wards law partner, a
leading member Of the bar, and also
by Attorney L. P. Wedeman, a man Of
ability.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
On the Sunday Of the murder, Con-
forti left home about o'clock in the af-
ternoon. He lived with his wife and
family in that part Of DunmOre known
as Bunker Hill. He went to the house
of a neighbor, Frank Bonnello whose
child was dead, and met Antonio I'M
briano, Vincenzo Biazo and Angelo
Gladoni, who were there expressing
their sympathy. Conforti and these
three left and went to St. Mary's
church to make arrangements for the
funeral.
From the parochial residence they
went to Rinaldo Lalli's saloon at 4.3o
and there met Boschino Conforti
tried to induce Lalli to advance money
to assist Bonnello to bury the child, but
Lalli refused. Boschino, at this juno
ture, addressed the following insulting
remark: "Conforti. you are no good"
No heed was paid to it, however. and
at $50 Conforti and Imbriano started
home. Biazo and Giadoni had already
departed, the former having gone to
his home in Bunker Hill and the latter
TO his boarding house in Scranton.
BOSCHINO DREW A RAZOR.
When Conforti and Imbriano had
gone half the distance and were op-
posite the office of the Pennsylvania
Coal company. they heard some one
running behind them, and turning
around, saw it was Boschino. He asked
them why they did not wait for him.
They walked along together, talking
as they went, until they come to the
bridge that crosses the Roaring Brook,
and here Boschino without a word,
took hold of Conforti and knocked him
down and pulled out razor. Conforti
said, "Why do you want to cut me?
l did nothing to you" The murderer
then charged his victim with talking
about his wife.
Rocco Salvatore, who chanced along,
was attracted by the disturbance. He
asked Boschino what the trouble was
about and Boschino made slash of
the razor at him. the blow escaping
his neck and cutting one of his fingers
Roschino started off up the path to-
ward the Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad tracks. and Conforti went
looking for his hat, which had fallen
over the bridge into the stream below.
The men then started home in diff
ferent directions. Conforti started up
the same path that Boschino took, but
he had gone only a short distance
when Boschino walked out from be-
hind the bushes and shot him twice
with a revolver. The murderer fled
but was seen escaping by Fred Selire,
night watchman at the car shops near
by. Imbriano, Salvatore. and another
Italian, John Nyran swore they saw
Boschino shoot Cohforti.
CAPTURED AT RICHMONDALE \
The murderer fled to Hichmondale
and remained in hiding thirteen days.
when he was taken to jail by an officer
and turned over to the authorities. He
was indicted by the grand jury on JAN
8, 1895. and his trial began on Feb 4.
following. The defence was, good
character and an alibi. The case lasted
nine days and on Jan. 13 verdict Of