Amador ledger., 1908-08-07
Trial Of pomenico Manzo.

menCed Monday morning Mr Creely
has been conducting the defense
alone, Mr. Cohen, his associate being
in Oakland, while Mr. Taber has
charge of the prosecution. Most OF
Monday was consumed in drawing
the jury, though couple of witnesses
we're heard. Those who compose the
jury are, l.. W. Jones, w. W. Jones,
A. G. Miner, Nicholas Hornberger.
y. q. Churchmau, W. II, Sharp; !
Geo. Miller, e. A. Trask, s. M.
Sharp, A. W. Kimhall, j. q. Harding
and Vim. g. McLaue. The same
witnesses are being called as were
heard in the BoTello trial, and practi. !
cally the same testimony is being
given. After defendant was arrested
in San francisco on the night of
February 14th, he was brought to
jackson, and, as A. Boreilo had done,
made confession which statement,
the defense endeavoted to keep from
the jury on the grounds of having
been secured by threats, promises and
other methods. The jury was not ex-
cused during the hearing of testimony
regarding the confession Of which the
following is copy as admitted in
evidence by the court:
Domenico Manzo, being first duly
sworn, deposes and says: My name
is Domenico Manzo, that on or about
the 2Sth day of January, 1908, Agos-
tlno Borello asked me if would go
to Sutter Hill near the town of Sutter
Creek, Amador county, Cal, and set
fire to the Summit House hotel, and
he agreed to pay me 500 after it was
burned down; that on the morning of
the Both day of January, 1908, l met
Agostino Borello at the Verdi hotel,
548 Green street, city and county Of
San Francisco, and then we went to
the ferries, and Agostino Borello pur
chased the tickets for myself and
himself, and we came direct to the
Summit house hotel; we slept In the
Summit House hotel two or three
nights, / don't remember exactly the
number of nights; that Agostino
Borello took me through the hotel
and showed me the can of coal oil
and told me to nse it for the purpose
of burning down the hotel; Agostino
Borello lett me about the 3rd day of
February, 1908, and | went and
stopped with his brother Marco
Borello, across the street from the
hotel; | remained at Marco Borello's
two or three nights, L cannot re-
member exactly the number of nights,
and left Sutter Hill at Polnelli's
place about eight O'Clock in the oven
ing on or about the 9th day of Febru-
ary, 1908, and went to lone atoot,
arriving in lone about midnight of
the same day, l slept in box car at
lone until the train left lone for
Stockton, when L boarded the train
and went to Stockton; l remained in
Stockton two or three days and from
there went to San Francisco. 1 re-
turned to the Verdi hotel at 548 Green
street, San Francisco, and was
arrested there on the evening of the
18th day of February, 1908, | was
placed in the city prison of the city
and county of San Francisco, and on
the 14th day of February, 1908, | was
brought to Jackson by the sheriff of
Amador county.
| further depose and say that no
man saw me set fire to the Summit
House hotel, and il | would hire
man to go out and kill another, and
two or three days afterwards l was
Informed that the man wns killed, |
could not swear that the man that
had hired did the killing, and | give
this as an illustration of the fire that
occurred at the Summit House hotel
And | further depose and say chat
all the statements made by me III this
affidavit have been made freely and
that no promises have
been made to me by any one, that
no rewards have been offered to me,
and that no concessions or induce
ments have been offered or extended
to me by any one to make this
affidavit. Domenico Manzo.
The case will go to the jury this
the attorneys finishing
their arguments about three O'Clock
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