The Jersey City news., 1899-11-06
CARLETTE | ACQUITTED
Jury Find Him Innocent With
out Leaving Their Seat.

The trial of DR.. Ignacio Carlette, the
name under which DR.. l. Colletti Reina,
of Mo. 800 Palisade avenue, West Hobo
ken, is indicted for perjury. was resumed
in the Quarter Sessions Court this morn
Ing. The States expert physicians were
not present. but DR. McNarnara was there
coaching Congressman DAILY. counsel for
the defence
Lorenzo Stefano, of No. 329 Palisade ave-
nue., was the first witness called. He tes-
tilted that he knew Dr. Carlette since Sep
tember Ii, 1888, when Carmelio Crescio, the
man alleged to have been injured. sent
him to summon the doctor. Creseio told
the witness that he had fallen from a trol-
ley car and he complained of pains in his
chest. He was also splitting blood. Cresc.o
was laid up fer six or seven months.
CarmeHo Crescio was called next and
testified that the accident in which he
was injured occurred on September 2.
He fell from the car on his face and in
5ured his breast. The conductor picked
him up and took him TO DR.. Whites.
What was the matter with your" ask
ed Mr.. Daily.
II was dead. replied the witness sol
emnly. Mr.. DAILY suggested that he prob
ably meant unconscious but the witness
insisted that he was dead. Notwfthstand-
ing that mortuary condition the witness
continued to testify that DR.. White told
him that his bones were broken. He
had very sceyere pains in his chest where
the broken bones were. DR.. White prom-
ised ii call and see him but he didn't cafl
and after waiting two days the witness
sent for DIR. Carlette. DR.. Carlette at
tended him for three weeks and examined
him short time before the trial Of the
civil suit in the Circuit Court.
You say that the conductor picked you
up?" asked Assistant Prosecutor Van
Wrinkle on cross examination.
Yes" replied the witness.
"How do you know that if you were
dead?"
II was dead. but could hear little
Bit"
do you remember testifyfng in the
Circuit Court that you didn't know who
picked you up?"
.T said the same there as I'm saying
now"
Mr.. Van Winkle questioned the witness
closely about Tomasso Petto and Gftano
Mazio, two of the Italians who testified
at the civil suit that they had witnessed
the accident. They are also indicted for
perjury and Mr. Van Wrinkles object was
to get their address so that he might
have them arrested. The witness said
he had never seen them until they visit
ed him after the accident and he said
he did not know where they could be
found
How did you notify them to come and
testify at the civil suit?' asked Mr.. Van
Wrinkle.
Il sent notice to the place where they
worked"
Where do they work now?'
II don't know"
Mr. Van Wrinkle continued the cross
examination. but could extract no further
information from the witness.
The defendant was then called to the
stand and testified that he Is a graduate
Of a medical college in Palermo Sicily,
and also of the University of New oYrk.
He attended Cresice on the eleventh OF
September and found him suffering from
abdominal concussion. The sixth and
seventh ribs were separated from the
sternum and the chest was full OF air.
He attended the patient for three weeks
and examined him afterward short time
before the civil suit was tried. His in
juries had not healed at that time MI.
Van Wrinkle severely cross mined the
witness. but did not affect him.
AT the close Of the testimony Mr.. Daily
asked the Court to direct an acquittal on
the ground that the testimony was insuffi-
eient to convict the defendant Judge
Blair consented and the jury acquitted
the defendant without leaving their seats.