Evening journal., 1901-12-11
DAMAGE CASE
SLOWLY ENDING
Witnesses Tor the Defense
Are About Finished
Jury LOOKS VERY TIRED
IiOrdanO VS.. BrandVWine Granite
Company Will Be Concluded This
Afternoon or Tomorrow

Members of the petit jury not en-
#Daneled in the case Of Giuseppe Gior-
iano Us. the Brandywine Granite Com
#Dany are congratulating themselves that
hey escaped the tiresome ordeal that the
present jury is made to undergo. II Is
lne Of the slowest and most tedious eases
u hat jury or court has ever been sub
Eected 10.
This morning the first witness called
was Angelo Tortorello. who described the
method employed in blasting holes in
Brandywine quarry mt the time that Glor-
lano was injured
James Simms, Il eolored man, was call
ed to the stand and was questioned in
apart as follows:
"What is your business, JamesE
\ Il run Il steam drill in Brandywine
#Grante Companys quarry.
\ How long have yon been in that busi-
ness
"fen on twelve years"
How long have you worked for this
Hparticular company, the Brandywine
j Granite Company
"Ahont fourteen years
Did you know Croperella?"
Il did"
How often did your work take you
near himf"
quite often'
Did you drin the holes that Croper-
ella blastcdT'
Il did"
Did You dril the hole that was OK
ploded when Croperella was killedF'
u did"
Did You ever hear amy Of the men re-
fuse to work with Croperellaf"
Il did not"
John Yodes, Of Bellevue. was next on
the stand and examined as nm exper-.
Where do yon live Mr. Yodes.
Gordon Heights"
MIR. Aodes proved I'M unproiitabie wit
ness for the defense lis be said thdt aftci
springng the holes several times he
would test ii by throwing black powder
into it, He also said that he thought il
would be dangerous for hole to be
loaded and fired -four times within nm
hour
James Murphy, q paving block cutter
for the company. testified he had been in
the business for twenty ur twenty-five
years. His work was not closely CON
nected with Cr0perela in the Quarry, lie
had observed CroperellA charge holes at
distance. Il do not know much about
blasting. | have used comiuol black
powder but never handled dynamite,
said he.
DO you know the reputation Of Crop
erella as a blastery
Il do"
"What was it, good or bad?'
Every good.
Mr.. Whteman in eross-examination
did you ever hear Cropcrella's reputa-
ton discussed by anybody"
No sir
"'rhat will 10" said Mr.. Whiteman.
Jerry Lannihan. colored, was the next
called and he said that he knew Croper-
ella, but never had worked With him.
Louigi Sansone next was called.
'What is your business?'
''Ihree years ago | worked for the
granite company, but went TO work for
the railroad
"Whdt IS your business n0WE'
Il work in cemetery"
"Do you remember the accident when
Croperela lost his life?"
Yes; he was standing about twelve
palms high and ] was standing on the
stone"
Can you tell me when it vast"
About clock"
Who was working with himT
"Giordano"
Did you see Giordano ana Croperella
that afternoon?'
Yes sir. ] was standing near the
holes when Croperela warned me 70 get
back"
while Croperella was springng the
stone four times, he loaded the ball
twelve palms deep and he had no more
powder lie loaded the hole with dyna-
mite and black powder He then gave
Giordano key and asked him to 90 Il
the powder house and get him some pow
der. Giordano brought the box | heard
Croperella say You come near to me foi
we have to load this hole Then there
was dynamite put III this hole but
could not see how much Then the explo-
sion occurred and my hat went off
went running to kill Croperella for set
ting Off the blast without warning, when
| saw him before me like a bag of pea
nuts, and Giordano looking like he was
dead"
Tie defense will close either this after
noon or tomorrow morning.