Evening journal., 1904-01-06
Man Accused of Murder
ing Italian at Delaware
City Testifyin9 in Effort
to Save His Life
Says He Borrowed Gun
to Shoot Ducks-Passed
DiabbaHe on Street and
Said Good Night"

Curtis L. Samuels. accused of mur-
iering Pasquale Diabballe at Delaware
city last November was on the stand
during nearly the entire session of his
trial in the Court of oyer and Ter
miner this morning. There was a gem
eral stir among the audience when
Samucls was called by his counsel
Horace G. Eastburn. Samuels. dur
ing the direct examination. did not
SEEM to at all disturbed and gave his
testimony in a clear, straightforward
manner.
Prisoners Father on the Stand.
The first witness called by the de-
fense was Alexander Samuels, father
of the prisoner. The witness said he
lived IN Washington and related visit
which his son paid to him last Septem-
Der. His son, he said at that time. had
large sum of money with him. He
offered to pay his son $40 he owed him
then. but the latter replied that he
had money and did not need it.
Prisoner on the Stand.
The prisoner was next called and
walked to the witness stand with a
firm step.
lie said iu September, 1903 he was
working for Hughes Brothers e Bangs
and had been working for them since
the previous month When asked
where he lived in Delaware City last
November Samuels said he did not
know the name Of the street. but
thought he could locate the place on
the map.
Witness said he lived there for about
one month with his wife and child.
on November he was working as q
stationary engineer at Reedy Island
Tor Hughes Brothers & Bangs dab.
bale was working on the same barg,
as a foreman and gave him the signals
for transferring stone.
Samuels said he was an American
and was born in Virginia where h,
lived until 1000. on the morning o
November he got UP at 4.2O O'Clock
IL took him from ten TO fifteen minutes
10 walk from his home 10 the shaci
where he took hih meals with othei
employees 80 the company.
samuels explained the workings O
the barges he was employed on ant
said where they were working 1t wal
about nine miles from Delaware City
on the evening OF November 3 Sam
ueis won't directly home but stopped
al the post Office on the way on ar
riving home he went TO wind hi
watch but found he had left his buncl
or keys in a pair of over-alis down a
Tie shack. Mr.. Eastburn produced tn
watch and offered il in evidence. In
locket attached 10 the chain was
picture of both himself and wife.
Went After Ducks.
Cor,tsofc rtatoI IL
she would like to have a duck. Will
he was in the house she told hir
that she saw Maggie Kane have a gu
in her yard that afternoon and tina
she had shot the gun off there. TIL
prisoner told his wife that he was go
ing back to the shack after his key
and asked her to so and borrow Mag
gie Kane's gun.
On his way TO the shack Samuel
said he passed John Harris who wa
standing near the shack and spoke I
him. He went upstairs took down hi
over-alls got the keys out and the
put the overalls back. He saw tn
steward and his wife with Parma
and another man sitting in the room
Parma" and the other man he sal,
were reading a letter.
After he left the shack and got
short distance up the street he hear
someone saying goodnight Sam
and looking back he saw Parma
crossing the street. He replied Goo
night Parma. and said that was II
last time he saw the latter alive.
When Samuels arrived home n
wife had secured the gun from. Mas
gie Kane, but told him she was n,
feeling well and asked him not to :
out after the ducks that evening. H
replied that he had TO so down tow
after some shells and his wife then asI
ed him 10 take the oil can and brir
back some oil but to not stay long. r
went out and stopped in Borger's stoI
after the oil. Mr.. Berger was out
oil and witness left his gun in h
store.
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