The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-23
MURDER IN A DAGo CAMP.
Joseph BesalinO Sewers the JuguIar Of
Fellow COuntryman.

Jameson on Monday, charged with tn,
killing of a countryman whose name i,
given as Antonio Marino.
The affray took place last Sunday af
ternoon at camp occupied by score OF
more of Italians located near Lynch, this
count' and who are employed on the
grade of the new railroad extension from
Mayburg to Sheffield. 1t seems the usual
Sunday carousal at these camps was in
progress, when these two men became
involved in quarrel in whieh knives
figured with the customary regularity.
The prisoner does not deny that he struck
at his antagonist with a knife with
which he had been cutting bread, but
struck to hit him in the ribs, and that
Marino attempting to ward off the thrust,
threw the hand which held the knife in
such position as to strike him in the
neck, cutting cash in he jugular vein
from which he bled to death in a short
! time.
Constable j. ii. Pratt of Sheffield was
the nearest officer obtainabie, and he was
sent for and placed Besalino under ar
rrest, bringing him to Tonesta Monday
on the noon train. The man can speak
no English and understands very little
of our language, and although he seemed
willing to explain how it happened, was
unable to do so with any degree Of intel
ligence. He says he has wife and two
child en- living in Italy and has made
his homo while in this country at III
Main street, Buffalo, and that his victim
lives at Niagara Falls. He gives evil
dence of being fairly intelligent, being
able to make himself understood some
what in quite legible handwrit-
ing, His age is forty years and that
of his victim forty-twO, he says. In the
scuflie he had the third and ourth fingers
of his right hand considerably cut. He
claims he struck but once at his antag-
onist.
Constable Pratt brought no Interpreter
nor witnesses with him, so that hearing
could not be had on Monday, and he was
given subpGnas and order ed by District
Attorney Irwin to bring them here yes-
terday for a hearing.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
Esqui;e James Il. Rose of jerks town
ship was deputized to hold the inquest
on the dead mans body, and on Monday
summoned jury for that purpose. 1t
developed at this inquiry that the muir
der took place between and O'Clock
Sunday evening. During the evening
Marino had been teasing Besalino. The
latter had left the crowd for little while
and when he came back something was
said or done by Marino which seemed to
incense Besalino, and he flew at him
and with a pocket knife, which he had
in his hand, made lunge at the throat of
Marino, severing the jugular vein, and
causing death in a short time. In view
of the serious nature of the wound the
assailant was detained by one of the fore
men Of the job until the authorities could
be notified, when he was taken into custo-
dy. 1t was at first reported that Marino
also had knife, but the evidence did not
develope this fact and low Besalino's
fingers became lacerated no one seems to
know. The court has instructed the
grand jury, which had about completed
its work yesterday, to remain in session
I'll this case can be acted upon which will
likely be to-day.
THE VERDICT.
An inquisition indeuted and held at
Lynch, Forest County, Pa, on May 2l,
1900 before Jas II. Ross, Justice of the
peace (acting as coroner) of the County
aforesaid, upon the view of the body of
Antonio Mari o, then and there lying
dead, upon the oaths of s. M. Minue, j.
II. English, F. b. Joseph, d. l.. Bean.
Oscar Latt and e. II. Flint, good and
lawful men of the County aforsaid, who
being sworn to inquire on the part of the
Commonwealth, where and when and by
what manner the said Antonio Marino
came to his death, do say on their oaths
after viewing the body and Learing the
testimony of Ralph Calucce, Antonio Di
Fahio, Thomas De Benedette, Prosphre
Bellaoin, Frank Marcus, Vicenzo Pan
zone, Ling Paolina. Francisco De Rubie,
who WEI sworn according to law, do say
that we believe that Antonio Marino's
death was caused by being stabbed and
cut in the neck with knife by and in the
hands of Giuseppe Besalino, at Lynch,
Forest county, Pa, on the 10Th day of
May, 1900. Witness our hands and seals
the day and year above written.
JAS. II. ROSE, j. p.
s. NJ. MINUE,
J. II. ENGLISH,
f. b. JOSEPH,
ID. l.. BEAN,
OSCAR LATT,
Il. e. FLINT.