The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
USED KNIFE IN SELF-DEFENCE.


young men punched him several times
after the cigar was thrown in his face.
one of the men punched him the often
est and continued to aggraVate him.
Witness said the punches We're FREE
qucnt. he. could not say whether the
number OF punches was - or 20, but
the maltreatment was frequent and by
putting his hands up the witness pro-
tected his face.
Iaselli further said To the attorney
general that he lived at Hunts Mills
ana IL was his intention TO go home.
but one Of the trouble makers called
him out. He knew Daniel Dyer and
William Cory, and they were going to
the end OF the route He also knew
Manuel George. knew him by his last
name, having worked with him Wit
ness said lac gave a bundle 10 Daniel
Dyer and told him To- take IL 20 The
shop. Asked why he gave the bundle
TO Daniel Dyer witness said whom the
man called him out he gave the bundle
so he would not loose IT,
"Do you mean TO say you were afraid
OF them after they got OFF, asked Mr..
Tanner. Yes was the answer. How
could they harm YOU after they
had left the care" II was afraid they
would shoot me-" was laselli's reply.
Attorney General Tanner: Did you
think they could shoot you better If YOU
when they did," "Yes: / was trembling
and was afraid they would shoot me
Witness did not know whom no
stabbed. He pulled out the knife when
the five jumped on him.
Witness was beckoned TO by oEc OF
the men and he followed the beckoning
because he was afraid he would be shot.
All five had hold OF him when he drew
his knife. The fifth man had hold ,f
him and one had witness right and
finger i'm his mouth. Witness opened
one of the blades of the knife with lis
teeth. I'm opening his knife i'm this
way he slightly cut his under lip. The
wound cured almost Immediately, Wit
ness said. when pressed on this point.
Iaselli said he iabbed only once with
his knife, and as he described IL the
jab was a quick upward one. His as
sailants ran when he used the knife
and he went home, running because he
was afraid the men would overtake
him. lie continued running until he
got to the gate OF his own house. which
was near the pumping station at Hunts
Mills. ON his way witness met three
Portuguese. 20 one OF whom he gave
his bundle. They had been passengers
or the car. None of them asked bin
about a fight he had had. hut witness
said he could not understand them.
Witness was pressed on this point.
In redirect Mr.. Curtis asked it the
hfth man dh anything else but beckou
and the reply was no. The bite on his
finger had ieft u small scar still visible.
DR. Edgar smith testified that the
knife produced IL the ipan was i'm Io~-
NAL position could not ~each the apex
OF the percardnum OF the heart. Tho
wound that caused death was nearly
five inches deep while the blade of the
knife including the shank nf the blade
was but three and an eighth inches. ON
REORGANIZATION witness said the
body was a yielding substance ana
there might be q difference of an inch
ON the extend of the wound II a forcible
blow was struck.
Rufus w. Padridge testified ne was
an officer az the states prison and when
Iasclli came To the state institution
there was q scar on the first finger OF
the right hand. The wound looked like
a fresh one. To the attorney general
witness said that he made a mistake In
using the word scar.
The defence here rested az two of
the doctors summoned by them failed
90 appear.
Or Palmer recalled and after consid-
Cring Or. smiths testimony saif II
there was force behind that knife hold
Ing up the one the crime Is alleged 60
have been committed with. IL could
have caused the wound from which
death resulted, no matter In what posi-
tiou the body was driven Motorman
Reynolds recalled could not tell whether
the defendant was pushed into him or
not
Augustus :. Miller then made the
closing argument for the defence and
was followed by Attorney General Tan
ner for the state.
Judge Wilbur began his charge ut
about o'clock.