Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-04-08
His PRELIMINARY HEARING
Camllo Berardinelli, Charged with
Wife Murder, Has An Initial Ex-
animation Before Justice of
the Peace Garcia.
SOME VERY GREWSOME EXHIBITS
Examination of Several Witnesses Who
Visited the Berardinelli Home on
the Morning of the Crime


Berardinelli, for the killing of his wife on
the morning of March 30, began before
Justice Garcia this forenoon. The terri
tory was represented by Mr.. j. II. Crist
Messrs. G. A. Spiess and FL. L.. Ortiz ap-
peared for the defendant.
Berardinelli entered a plea of not guilty,
and the trial proceeded.
Mr.. d. Lacassaigne, the prosecuting
witness was called and sworn. His testi.
mony in substance was: He saw Mrs,
Berardnelli alive for the last time on
Monday a week ago. The next time he
saw her was on Tuesday morning March
30) lying on the floor of her room. He
came down town and found Justice Gar
cia, and together they went back and
opened the door of the room. He saw
her first through window, going there to
see what was the matter, az Mrs. Berardi-
nelli had not been seen that morning, nor
had any noise issued from the room. The
body WAS naked and the bed and floor and
walls were covered with blood.
Sheriff Kinsell was next sworn. He
knew the defendant and his wife; knew
the wife to be dead. The last time he
saw her was on the morning of March 30,
at Ills, lying on the floor of her room
dead. She was on her back, an old Quilt
thrown over her, and black stock
ings drawn on her feet. The head was
turned to the right, showing that her
thrnat hQ1 10 I
of the room, two beds and one pillow
were covered with blood. The pillow
was saturated and appeared to have been
placed over her face after the wound was
made. The double bed had the appear
ance OF having been oocupied the front
part at the head was covered with blood
for the space of about foot, and the
blood ran down to the floor. Berardi-
nelli was arrested by Marshal Fornhoff of
Albuquerque, on train between Ger
rilos and that place. When turned over
to Sheriff Kinsell, Berardinelli had
changed his clothing, and so stated to
Mr.. Kinsell. A valise belonging to the
defendant, containing the clothes, was
produced and the contents introduced as
evidence. The shirt was one mass of
dried blood, the undershirt covered, and
the right leg of the drawers was also
covered; coat and vest stained with
blood on the inside; the bloody blade of
the razor used in cutting the unfortunate
throat, and a key to the house
were also produced; railroad ticket !
from Cerrillos to Socorro was handed the
justice, taken from the defendant, and |
Mr.. kinsell stated that he had letter in |
nis safe which would have to be trans
ated. The pillow, stained red on both
'ides, from end to end, was shown, and
Mr.. Kinsell identified it as the one seen
n the room by him. Mr.. Kinsell repeated
he confession made to him by Berardi-
lelli on the train the night of March 81,
nd which has been published in the New
dFxIoAN.
Dr. Knapp WAS next sworn. He ex-
mined the body the morning it was found.
1t the time he saw it, it lay on the floor,
Get extended and arms thrown over the
cad; throat cut exposing the trachea. A
illow, which was identified by the doctor,
'as on the floor near the head. In the
plnlon of witness the cut was fatal one. !,
Mess given immediate attention. A
alst worn by the woman, which the doc.
'r cut away in order to make the ex-
nination, was shown and identified by
8 complete saturation with blood and
10 peculiar manner in which it was cut.
cath resulted from hemorrhage. By the
rge clot of blood on the floor and the
ondition of the pillow the doctor thought I
,at the woman had been held down, the
illoW over her neck and face, until death
anne. DR.. Knapp made the examination
1890 in the morning and he thought
le woman had been dead between six and
,ven hours. r
deputy Sheriff Allan was next sworn. ,
o knew the dead woman by sight only.
n the morning of the crime, in the
Tesence of many witnesses he saw her G
ipg on the floor of her rom dead, with a
qnilt thrown over her, with her throat
lt. In an adjoining room he saw tin
lsin full of water on the floor, and a
mp standing on stool. The water in 9
Q basin was red with blood, and the 4
lmney and handle of the lamp we're :
reared with blood. In the room where
crime was committed, there were two
ds, one double and one single. The t
uble bed had been occupied, and was
vered with blood near the head on the
int side. He judged the woman had :.
n around the room, as there was u
bod ywhere-handmarks on the t,
NJ and the single bed. f,
Oourt then adjourned until O'Clock, N
ZEN the examination was resumed and
's. Lacassaigne and Mrs. Martin sworn. d
eir testimony was repetition of all
1t had been given by the other wit D
sses.
This closed the hearing and Justice !,
rcia bound Berardinelli over to await u
action of the grand jury without bail. el
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