Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
MURDER IS DONE
FOR FIVE CENTS
DISPUTE OVER PENNIES RE-
SUITS IN CRIME
coroner's Jury Returns Verdict
Charging Samuel cannaIls, the
Italian, With Shooting His
Wife to Death

MARY Cannalla met her death by a
gunshot, fired with the intent of killing,
by her husband, Samuel Cannalla."
Such is the verdict rendered by the
jury at the inquest held yesterday over
the body of the woman who was SO
brutaly murdered Monday night at S07
CASTELAR, street.
II was brought out in the testimony
given by Mrs. a. Gallo, the mother of
the murdered woman. that the trouble
arose over dispute as to cents. Cam
MALTA demanded Of his wife the last cent
she had and she handed it to him. He
was not satisfied that he had got 1t all,
claiming that she had cents When
she refused to give him what she did
not have, Cannala few into a rage
and the shooting followed.
Story Of the Murder
At the time the first two shots were
fired, both of them directed at the
woman, A. Gallo was in the kitchen by
Himself. In the room with Cannalla
and his wife were Mrs. Gallo and little
Alice Cannalla. Cannalla grabbed his
wife and dragged her across the room,
and just before reaching the door lead
ing to the street he fired two shots in
quick succession into the body of the
helpless woman. Mrs. Gallo screamed
for help and her husband came rushing
into the room from the kitchen. He
grabbed the little girl covering in a
corner of the room and ran toward the
street. AS he passed Cannalla the in
furiated italian fired twice at his
father-in-law, but neither shot took
effect.
Failing in his attempt to add another
victim to his list, he turned the re-
volver on himself and shot away part
of his lower Jaw. The murderer over
looked Mrs. Gallo and she escaped from
the house without being harmed.
Dying Woman's Statement
Yesterday Cannalla declared that he
did not do the shooting, but that it was
done by A. Gallo, his father-in-law
His wife, though, just before she died
at the receiving hospital Monday night,
said her husband fired the shots, and
she would not in any degree exonerate
| him. The testimony given at the in
quest and the woman's dying statement
leave no doubt in the minds of the po-
| lice as to the murderer's guilt
1t was feared at i'rst that blood poi
soning would set in, but Police Surgeon
| Quint said last night that Cannalla will
recover. The italian is unable to speak
| inteligently and the only means of OBJ
| tanning any information from him is
| in writing.
BIames His Father-in-Law
In response to the cross-examination
| put to him yesterday afternoon, Can
MALTA said that he and his wife and
| his father-in-law were the only persons
| in the room. Mrs. Gallo, he said, was
in an adjoining room. On the right was
standing Gallo. next to him was Can
MALTA and then was his wife. According
to his explanation, Cannalla said that
Gallo reached around him and fired the
shots. Then the gun was pointed at
himself and the bullet went through
| his Jaw Two other shots were fired,
but by that time Cannalla had stag
gered out of the room and no further
| harm was done.
Since his return to Los Angeles, about
two weeks ago, Cannalla has been
working on a railroad gang. He came
| here from Denver.