The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-24

fession, which the police say contains
many untruths and inconsistencies.
The following Is the stenographic
report of Calderone's confession, in
| which he refers to Salvatore Battalia
as Sam:
CaIderone Confesses.
''Sam took supper at my house on
this night. I had seen him before in
the forenoon and in the afternoon in
the market. There was present at the
per, Nell, Mantia, Philippe Battalia,
Leonardo Tizza, Agostine Cutrara.
After supper Sam said he wanted me
to go to dance with him. Nobody
else of those present heard him say
that. He came out of the closet and
whispered in my ear to lose no time,
that he wanted me to go to a dance
with him. "a sos W 4r'5
81 afterwards met him at the Olym-
pia candy store, on the corner of Sixth
and Hennepin, and Sam was there, and
also third party, about forty or fifty.
And together we walked down Sixth
street to Cedar avenue and took a car
to Twenty-seventh street and got off
there. l paid the fare for the three.
Sam did not introduce me to this
other man at all. l never spoke a
word to him at the store or down to
the car or on the car or afterwards.
Sam did not speak to him either. He
just said he was friend of his. After
we got off the car on Twenty
street l saw there was no dance around
there and then Sam said for us to go
down across the Franklin avenue
bridge, that there was a dance there.
AS we walked down to the Franklin
avenue bridge, and as we were walking
along on the bridge, / walked next to
the rail.
"Sam walked next to me on my left
hand and the other man to the left of
Sam and a little behind him, because
the walk on the bridge was small.
after we had gone little distance,
| Sam hit me with a knife. don't
| know just where he hit me and grab
| bed the knife, grabbed the steel, the
| blade, and cut my hand. 1 got the
knife and I thought I was killed my
self.
$50 I took the knife and hit Sam. !
| don't know how many times I hit him
until he fell And didn't hit him after
| he fell. The other man ran away and
didn't see him at all. He took no part
| in the fight. Then started to go back
neapolis end Of the bridge and threw
the knife away, and then walked back
across the bridge and went to st. Paul.
Didn't Worry About Sam.
IT walked by the body of Sam, but
| I didn't stop to see whether he was
| living or dead. I thought L myself was
| dying. 1 walked to St. Paul and on
my way met no one, for when I saw
people coming on one side of the street
| l walked on the other, and I walked in
the middle of the street to keep out OF
sight, because didn't want anyone to
see me.
st was all over blood. and down in
| st. Paul met man and asked him
to telephone for the colored doctor.
had been to this colored doctors office
! two years ago two or three times, and
/ wanted to see him to fix me up
| st went to his Office and this man
| telephoned for the. doctor, and I gave
| him dollar to go and get some cigars
for myself The doctor came and
| told him to fix me up and get me a
| bed. He fixed me and then took me to
| place. / don't know whether I walk
| ed OR whether he got a hack or some
thing to carry me in.
IT don't know whether it was a col
ored lady or a white lady he took me
to. They took my clothes off and put
me to bed. I do not know where the
clothes are now. I don't know whether
| McGhee came to see me on Thursday
or Friday. He told me to say nothing
about the case. On Saturday they took
me to Minneapolis to the court house
I never had any trouble with Sam.
had never taken any of his customers
away, and he never took any Of mine
We had sometimes the same customers
buying from both Of US.
Tonic Calderene."
caIderone Bought s-inch Knife.
! The knife with q 9.inch blade will