Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-26
NOW ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Three Italians Arraigned for
Raping a Girl.
THEY ALL PLEADED NOT GUILTY

luhI ALL fbbADbD NOT GUILTY
SOME TROUBLE EXPERIENCED IN
OBTAINING A JUlRY-MArNY
challenged AND 9oME Ex-
CUsED FROM sIERvICE-OPIsN-
ING ADDRESS BY THE aDEPUTY
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Court of Oyer and Terminer met
at 10 o'clock this morning, CHIEF JUS
tiee lore and Judges Pennewill and
Boyce on the bench, and proceeded with
the trial of the capital case OF the State
vs.. Antonio Giovanni, alias Antonio
Deluca; CamiNo Donoho and Camille
Sisifo, charged with raping Marie
Fonteneni The men were brought
into the court room by Tlpstaves Bar
ker and Powell and placed in the dock,
being so arranged as best served the
purposes of Deputy Attorney
Cooper, who conducted the prosecution,
in remembering their names. Julian G.
Walker and S. d. Townsend, Jr., rep
resented the prisoners, who we're typi-
cal Italians OF the lower class.
Clerk Of the Peace F'oard read the in
dictment last week, and to It they
: pleaded not guilty.
This morning before the jurors were
drawn, Policeman Carmine Di Mare,
who acted as interpreter, explained to
the prisoners the pBocess. Some diff
fculty was experienced in obtaining
jury by reason OF the challenges and
the number excused from service. The
result was as follows:
' The jurX-George c. Watson, fore
man; John E. CHM, Townsend War
rem, Robert u. Baldwin, George NJ
L Brighton, Caleb NJ. Price, John e. War
r rem, John Cunning, Albert Mason
5 Samuel G. Johnson, Frank Rheine an'
Everett Guest-12.
~ Excused, having formed and ex
> pressed an opinion-William 10. Du
> hadaway, Appoquinimink-1.
/ Excused. conscientious scruples-
Samuel T. Stewart, Pencader; S. Fronl
VI Sterling. Brandywine; William M. El
Is lis, AppoquinimiDk; Benjamin n. John
Is son, Pencader; John Forrest, Wi
he mington; Joseph W. Dougherty, Ne
Is Castle; Peter A. Riley, white Ga
re Creek; Ferris b. Valentine, Whining
ton; Samuel Porter. New Castle; jams
sc Grimes, Red Lion; James II. Smith, S
ga Georges-11.
n Challenged by the state-George Y
es Morrison, New Castle; Frank L. VA
ed SAINT. Mill Creek; James Kitchens, WI
s. mington; Ezra Pierce, Min Creel
le John Mccormick, Mill Greeks.
at Challenged by the defence-Warrt
ie, F. Mismer, Brandywine; Frank
er Reihm, Appoquinimink; 5ohn Mood
ly New Castle; Robert N. Barr Pencade
Samuel Peachy, Blackbird; Thomas Y
n Young, Christiana; David Keen, Blac
he bird; Henry w. Simpson, Wiimlngtot
a Robert Casey, Jr., Brandywine; Har
+. Stats, Blackbird-10.
OF Mr.. Cooper opened for the state,
alt said that he would prove that {
ng three prisoners, on July 8, took I
ar. child into a cellar at Front and XII
lat streets and outraged her several tim'
ng keeping her there all day and telli
her that her mother would kill her
m she told OF the occurrence.
tie, He called Marie Fontenelli, brig
ur- little Italian child, IL years old, to
sp- stand. She wore red dress wi
ov- white stripes, and a red felt hat, tri
me med with black velvet and feathe
and nothing but her head and sho
CHI ders showed above the edge OF
by witness stand. She detailed the d
S. eusting particulars of the horri'
Ter. crime, and the cross-examination
ur- Mr.. Walker failed to shake her tef
ng, mony in any essential particular
lcn Identified the three men and cal
them by name.
cen Mr.. Walker endeavord to show 9
ing she had had improper relations W
ext these and other men, but the co
ruled against him.
gus DR.. N. j. Hughes took the stand
sar- testified to the condition OF the CIR
the the time that he examined her.
- The case was still on When co
"a took a recess until 2.30 o'clock.
tier SUPERIOR COURT WORK.