Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-29
ITALIANS GO FREE.

put Marie's father and mother on
the stand to testify to her con-
dition after the alleged assault by the
Italians. Tho State then rested.
IN opening. for tho defence, Julian
g. Walker, Of counsel for the defend
ants, announced that they would prove
an alibi. The defence tried to have a
Phlladelphia italian introduced as an
interpreter, but the court would not
| allow 1t, requiring some knowledge of
person used as an interpreter.
Gioyanni, one of the prisoners. testi-
fed with the assistance of Carmine
DiMare as interpreter. He said that
on July 8th, the day of the alleged
assault, he was whitewashing at his
boardinghouse. ~
Camille Sisifo, another of the
| prisoners, testified that on July Sth,
he was in Philadelphia buying fruit
for two stands, which he had, one on
King street between Fourth and Fifth,
and the other at Front and King.
Marie had worked at one Of the stands,
but had been discharged according to
Sisifo, for using bad words.
On cross-examination by Deputy
Attorney General Cooper, the witness
had some trouble with dates. Mr..
Cooper asked him what day of the
week July 9th came on. He answered
that II came on the 9th. Upon a
| repetition Of the question he said that
Monday was the day after the 9Th,
whereas it was really Saturday. He
could not say where he bought the
fruit in Philadelphia. He said it was
shipped by the Wilmington Steamboat
Line and received by him the follow
ing day.
Camille Donofo, the third prisoner,
| swore that he was in town July 9th,
In charge Of Sisifoss King street stand.
He had been working at a morocco
| shop for awhile before that.
Louis Deluca Of Philadelphia, brother
| of one OF the prisoners, corroboratel
the brothers. testimony as to seeing
| him in Philadelphia on July 9Th.
Deluca said he could not speak
English, but was able to talk some.
| He said he worked as a bootblack at
Atlantic City, but came to Philadel-
phia to buy fruit,
| Mr.. Walker called the name Of Mrs.
Sisifo, but Mr.. Cooper declared that
it was not worth while to have her
| como forward as she could not testify
because she was the wife Of one Of the
| prisoners.
\ Mr.. Walker then held that it would
be proper for her to testify as to the
other prisoners, being the wife Of only
one OF them.
The court decided that the woman
could not testify.
A recess was taken about 5. as until
10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
| The defence continued its presenta-
tion Of testimony in behalf Of
the accused Italians Tuesday morning.
| Attorney General White was specta-
tor of the proceedings. Jacob Gold
stein, who kept the pool room over the
fruit cellar at Front and King streets,
| testified that on July 9Th, Mrs. Sisifc
was in charge Of the fruit stand.
DIR. Swithin Chandler and DR.. Henry
w. Briggs gave their opinions as .ex.
| perts concerning the girls condition.
DR.. Frank Roop Smith gave Sisifo d
good reputation. Louis Sisifo, the
| prisoners brother, gave Deluca and
Donofio good reputation. F
The defence rested.
| In rebuttal, Deputy Attorney Genera
4 Cooper called several witnesses. Donate
Paleso, whose house Deluca had said ht
whitewashed on July 9th, testified thai
he did the whitewashing before July
4th, although he could not fix the
exact time.
| Angelina Paleso, wife OF Donate,
said the whitewashing was done one
week before the Fourth.
Similar testimony was given by Lucy
Paleso and John Ladero.
i Simon Moran produced Latin boob
containing the catalogue of the Roman
Catholic Church showing that st.
Margaret's Day fell on July Goth and
not on July 18th as indicated by one Of
the witnesses for the defence The
effect of the change in the date would
/ DO ia the line Of breaking down
Sisifo's alibi.
| George Greer, shipping clerk of the
Wilmington Steamboat Co., produced
4 the manifest book of the company
which showed that no goods had beer
shipped to Camille Sisifo on July Sth,
| 9th or, 18th. Sisifo had sworn thai
| goods were shipped to him from Phila-
delphia on the Sth.
| The manifest book was admitted in
evidence.
| John Lemon testified that on July
Sth he saw all three of tho Italians,
Sisifo, walking down King street, and
the other two at the fruit stand. Mr..
Walker dismissed him with flourish.
| State Detective Walter Witsil said h,
saw. Sisifo frequently at Front and King
streets and held conversations witt
him. Sisifo had said he was not there
4 The State rested.
| Then the defence put Sisifo OH The
stand and he said he had the frui
shipped from Philadelphia in the nanit
OF Frank Cisco, because his own nam'
4 was not familiar to the merchant.
William b. Butler, bookkeeper at r
Blumenthal y Go. IS, produced a tint
book. He said that the name Of Ton,
Ruca appeared thereon. Mr.. Walker
held that this name stood for Antonio
Deluca, but Mr.. Cooper held that il
was not the name OF Deluca, one O
the prisoners. This situation caused
a .wrangle between the parties. Mr.
Butler said chat Ruca's check numbe
was 251. Deputy Cooper assorted tina
man, who has been associated will
the defendants counsel, had postet
Deluca as to his check. number, within
the hearing Of several persons. Csun
sci for the defence denied any wrong
doing and said the man had 'simpl,
asked Deluea what his number was
Mr.. Walker stated that the checl
number could be produced.
Deluca was put on the stand. III,
said he had three check numbers, Sol
one he could not recall, and 251.
Then Mr.. Butler returned to tn,
stand and showed that No. 251 WORKED
on June 29th and 30th, July LIST, I'd
9th and on tho 18th. He did not worl
on July Sth.,y sp,,
\ Louis 4. Bernardino of Pbiladelphi,
| xns eatIcd In expIain the date of ST