The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
OPENING ARG UMENTS FINISHEDIN
THE ORLANDO MURDER TRIAL.

The Defense Has Tried to Prove Self
defense as the Cause of the killing of
francesco-KippieM May Appeal-Probate
Matters Other Court Notes.
The opening arguments in the case of
Orlando, the Italian, charged with
murder In the first degree, were COM
| pleted yesterday and then by agree
ment OF both sides, Dr. White, medical
examiner, was again placed on the
stand
Dr. White was asked by Mr.. Williams
II ne mad found knife on the body of
Francesca, the murdered man. The
doctor replied that he had found an
Italian Knife on the person of deceased,
on cross-examination the doctor said
| that he also found $9S in money Mr..
Conlon then asked a leading question
as 10 the doctors memory, to which Mr..
Williams objected Mr. Conlon claimed
the question, which was not allowed
by the court, He then asked a similar
question and Mr.. Williams at once
jumped to his feet, saying that he
thought Mr.. Conlon should be compell-
ed to observe the rules of the court and
asking that he be reprimanded
Judge Prentice cautioned Mr. Conlon
against repeating his offence and short
| ly after court adjourned until 10 o'clock
| this morning.
! The defence has endeavored to prove
| that the killing of Francesca was done
| by Orlando in self defence, Mr.. Knight
| who was on the stand when court adj
| Journed Friday, was again called yes
| terday morning, and testified that at
| the time of the killing she saw Fran
cesca strike Orlando, and Orlando re-
| turn the blows and then turn and walk
| away.
| Francesca followed him and there
was a struggle. then witness heard a
| pistol shot and Orlando started to walk
away and Francesca started in an OPP
posite direction, but grasped the fence
and then fell to the sidewalk dead.
Attorney James Wheeler made the
| opening argument for the state ana
Matthew A. Reynolds for the defence.
Superior Court-Civil Side-Judge Thuyer
The trial of the suit of Ralph Pierce
of Southbury against es-State Comp
| troller Nicholas Staub Of New Milford,
! to recover ST. 100 alleged to be due on a
note, was begun before Judge Thayer
| in the superior court yesterday. Attor-
ney Hamilton appeared for the plain
tiff and Messrs Harriso nand Zacher
represented the defendants. The suit
was originally brought by State Attor-
ney Williams.
| Before the suit was begun capias
was asked for by Mr., Hamilton for
George p Pierce, brother of the plain
| tiff, who had attempted to evade the
| service of a summons, and then refus-
| ed to come. Andrew w. Bradley testi-
| fled to serving the writ and the capias
was issued.
| 1t is alleged in the information that
| John Peck gave the note to the plaintiff
| in 1891 and that he has since died,
naming Nicholas Staub ct al. the de-
| PENDANTS, as his executors The note,
| it IS claimed is still in the possession of
| the plaintiff.
| The essential claims of the plaintiff
are denied by the defence
KIPPIE MAY APPEAL.
| Notice was given yesterday morning
| to Clerk Anketell of the superior court
| by Attorneys ]. b. Tuttle and r. Fl.
| Tyner of an intention to appeal from
| the rulings in the Ripple case. This
notice must be filed within ten days
under the statute, and is done to pre-
serve any rights which the condemned
man may have in the case.