The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06

Superior Court Criminal side-Judge
Prentice.
After sentence had been pronounced
on Ripple yesterday morning the fol-
lowing jury was drawn for the trial of
Michael Angelo Orlando.
Edison L. Alling of Hamden, Henry
3. Wood of Meriden, Ellsworth D. S,
Goodyear and John II. Todd of North
Haven, Cyrus w. futile and John r.
Tomas of Orange, George Sprague and
Horatio N. Clark of Prospect, James
Howard Of Seymour, George III. Batch
elor of Ansonia and William Heineman
and Acquilla Moore of Cheshire,
The drawing of a jury occupied the
greater part of the morning.
The prisoner Orlando, is an Italian,
He was iamp-lighter employed by
Contractor Thomas Brennan, who has
charge of the naphtha lighting in the
city. On June % last he shot and in
stantly killed Di Francesca on Batch
ley avenue. Orlando had just return
ed from his lamp-lighting trip on the
morning in question and he met Di
Francesca on the bridge. Di Frances
co had been boarding with Orlando's
wife, from, whom the accused was di-
yorced. There was a quarrel, caused
by the jealousy of Orlando, In the
quarrel Di Francesca grabbed heavy
stick of wood and sprang at Orlando
to hit him with it, Orlando then drew
a revolver and shot and killed Di Fran
cesco.
Orlando attempted to escape after
the murder, but was captured by Po-
'cemen Lawler, Reilly and Gates. He
Is being defended by Attorneys Martin
Conlan and NJ A. Reynolds.
Medical Examiner Moses C. White
was the first witness called by the
state. He viewed the remains and
found wound on the forehead, a frac-
ture of the bone of the skull. The
wound was one inch and a half long.
He removed the clothing and found
that 1t had been set on fire by the dis
charge of the revolver. The witness
Identified the undershirt, outer shirt
and vest, all blood-stained. and each
containing a burned hole The bullet
3S-calibre passed through the body
from a point a little below the chest
bone to the back, just at the spinal col
umn 1t was imbedded in the flesh. He
found six quarts of blood in the chest
cavity, coming from the liver, which
was perforated.
A stick of wood, shaved at one end tc
make a handle, was in evidence. and
Mr. Conlan endeavored to get the wit
ness to swear that the blow on the head
was not caused by the club. The wit
ness refused to swear to this.
Dominica Frece, an Italian, was the
next witness. He could not speak Eng
fish, and his testimony was giyer
| through Interpreter Paul Russo.
| The witness testified to the relations
between Orlando and Di Francesca
The latter was obtaining a divorce
witness. After the divorce was granted
Orlando boarded with the woman.
On cross-examination witness sale
that Orlando visited Di Francesco's
house four times within the month pre-
ceding the murder, and on each visi
threatened to kill him if the none.
which francesca owed the prisoner wa:
not Forthcoming.
Other witnesses called before ad
journment yesterday afternoon were
John Knight and Mary J. Knight o
1872 Blatchley avenue. Mrs. Knight ties
titled that on the morning of the mur
der she was in her house, when sh
heard a shot, which seemed to be nea
near by. Looking out she saw two mel
on Blatchley avenue, near Lombard
street, walking towards the bridge
Smoke was coming from the front 0
the coat of one of the men, and TIL
other had just stopped down, as sh
thought, to pick up something.
At this point in the testimony cour
adjourned until 10 o'clock on Tuesda,
morning, when Mrs. knights testimo
ny will be resumed.