The evening Republican., 1902-07-08
JOHN LEMON
ON TRIAL.

GNU, l.ldS JUtill LeuIoti, "oo SASo%
Hughes, of Avondals. She testified
She has been assistant postmaster OF
Avondale for nearly nine years.
To the best Of her knowledge
Peter Terrific has and does now re-
side at Avondale. During that time
no change has been made in his ad-
dress. He was one OF the first Italians
she became acquainted with at Avon
dale.
dale.
Annie p. Merrill testified that
she resides at Avondale and has
known Terrific nearly four years,
and he has resided there during the
time
Tony Terrific testified he has lived
in Chester County for fourteen years
and is a brother of Peter Terrific.
He has been away some time but the
family lived at Avondae. During
the past four years Peter Terril(o
lived only a few days at Bellevue.
He1lived then en- Scott Street and
every Saturday would return to his
family. He knew Giovanni Petalic-
chic for the past eighteen years.
When Lemon was in the bottling
business he served witness with beer
at Avondale ITO Mr. Ball he did
not know that Terrific lived at Wood
dale for year.
Peter Terrilo was next called and
claimed that he could not speak
English plainly. The first question
asked was, Where were you born"
and he said he could not understand
Then he was asked, ''What country
did you come from? and he replied,
"Avondale.
At this point Officer Carman Di
Mare was sworn as interpreter Terri
10 then testified he left Italy lin 1892
and came to Wilmington for day
and went to Avondale. Since 1892
he has resided in Avondale. He
never had family residence in
Delaware.
The court here cautioned the
witness against testifying to any
question that would tend to in Grim
mate himself.
ToMr. Byrne I have worked at
Bellevue when the work was stopp-
ed at Avondale. He worked there
for three weeks but did not move
his family to Delaware. Later he
worked for few days at the quarries
of the Brandywine Granite Com
pany. After that he went to Avon
dale and has been working since in
Avondale marble quarry. He ac-
knowledged that the handwriting
on the application for naturaliza.
ton papers in the United States
Court.
When he applied for the papers
Lemon was with him. He saw him
when he wrote his name. He saw
Petalicchio for two or three days
before the papers were gotten out
and arrangements were made. He
told Petalicchio he had lost his first
papers. The latter told him they
could get duplicate. They went to
the court house and secured the
duplicate and then applied in the
United States Court. Lemon told
him to say if asked where he lived
that he lived on Scott street. Lemon
never asked and he never told him
where he lived. The reason he
came to Wilmington to take out the
papers was that he was here on a
visit and with friends had a CONVEX
sation about it, he said he would
like to get his papers and John
Lemon told him that would be easy
to do. From the time he came to
America this was his first attempt
to get naturalized. His first papers
were secured on January 90, 1896.
In cross examination by Mr.. Ball |
he said he was not citizen of Will
mington when he got out his first
papers. Before his wife came to
Wilmington from Italy he came here
nearly every week. Every time he
came to Wilmington he met Lemon,
that was twice month and some-
times oftener. He did his market ,
ing in Wilmington when he would
have his basket and purchases with
him.
Lemon never asked him and he
never told him he lived in Avon
dale, nearly all the time he met
Lemon on Scott street. He swore
he had resided within the state of +
Delaware because Lemon told him
he was to say he resided on Scott
street. He often called upon
Lemon at the latter's place and
ell Sc where.
Secret Service Agent e. c. Bene.
dict Peeke, who arrested Lemon,
was the next witness. He testified
that he knew Lemon under several
names. lie first saw Lemon in
Stamford, Conn. to which place
he had traced him. This was on
May II or Is. On March %. In
company with Detective Francis,
he arrested Lemon. He warned
him not to talk and also told him
he desired to get the others impli-
Gated. On the ferry Lemon said he
knew be had done wrong and
would tell about it.
Agent Peeke then detailed the
escape Of Lemon and his subse.
quent arrest 10 London, Canad a.
On the occasion OF his second ar.
rest Lemon was again warned.
At that time Lemon admitted max.
ing false oaths aud agreed to make
a clean breast Of the whole matter.
The agent also related how Lemon,
iu the presence OF his brother.in-
law had requested him to come to
the workhouse.
Mr.. Peeke then told how he and
District Attorney Bryne had visited
Lemon at the w0rkhouse. Lemon
said that some parties In Philadelphia
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