The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-06
BlLLIOTT IS
ON The STAND

I3illiott told in answer to Mr..
OBren's questions that he was
twenty-thrcc years Of age. came to
this country three years ago, lived in
Carbondale all this time, Is unmar-
rcd and has parents living in Italy.
He commenced working for Hal
White two years ago. At first he
walked from Carbondale to his work,
but later when the operations were
pushed beyond Waymart a consider
able distance, he rode to and fro on
the train. Twenty or thirty other
Italians rode on the train and Frank
Tolerego was among them. Billiott
stopped working for White in April
1900. but Tollergo continued. Tolergo.
therefore, rode to and fro on the train
for half "A year just prior to the stab
hing. 1t will be recalled that Her
bert's identification of Billiott relied
largely on the fact that he knew him
from having rode on the train with
him frequently.
Billiott told that he went to the Ser
rano house to attend the Nicoletti-
Scrrano wedding at o'clock in the
morning. lie stayed about there all
day, had dinner there and just before
6 o'clock in the evening left for his
own boarding house. tIe had supper
and at s o'clock returned to the we'd
ding.
LOANED HIS KNIFE.
They were cutting some meats.
chicken. sausagcs and the like, at the
wedding dinner and the table knife
being dull, a sharp pocket knife was
asked for. Billott loaned them his.
He left it in use at the table after he
got up and forgot about it until the
next day. When he discovered his
knife was missing he spoke to Nico-
letti about it, and Nicoletti said he
would look for it. On Tuesday, while
passing the Serrano house, Mrs. Nico-
lctti called to him that they had found
his knife. She tool: him in. returned
the knife and gave him Il glass of
wine.
Regarding the identification by
Herbert. the witness told that Her.
bert asked him if he didn't work for
Hal White. and when he answered
anrmatively. Herbert said. 81 know
you. Your name is Frank Billiott
says he announced that he was not
Frank but Sam. Herbert. however,
insisted on calling him Frank. The
next morning when he was again
taken up to be identified. Herbert re-
ferred to him only as Sam.
TO weaken the testimony of Biz
mingham. Mr.. O'Brien brought out
from Billiott that when birmingham
was called upon to identify him at
the suuires office. he said. with his
coat on he looks too big, and with his
coat off. he looks too small" Rir-
Iningham on Tuesday positively iden-
titled Billiott as the man who ran
towards the fight with a knife
Biliott also testified that he and
Tolleree!o were frequently misSakeH
for one another. and that he. Bill
lott. was never known by any name
hut Sam.
Mr.. Thomas was Just beginning the
cross eyaminat ton of Elliott when adj
iourning time came. He dwelt at
particular length on Blliott's having
left the wedding to go home for sup
per trying 10 show it was unreaSon-
able to suppose that a man would
leave wedding party to walk a mile
and a half for his supper and then
return. I'illiott's explanation was
that he had had his dinner at the
W wedding and didn't like to take sup
per there too.
1t is likely that the case will he
given to the jury late this afternoon
or tomorrow morning.