Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-07-31
Trial Of A. BOrelIO.
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talking to him in Italian
so BURNER paid no. more attention,
until he heard Gregory say something
about $50, when he turned around and
saw the sheriff holding a gold piece
in his hand. The prisoner said he did
not care for any money.
Mr. Greedy of the defense said that
he and Mr. Cohen had made every
effort to reach Mr. Willis, who had
taken notes when A. Borello made his
confession on the night of February
9. lie had been subpoened, but had
only lett Portland aud would not be
in San Francisco until Monday after
noon, so he moved that the trial be
postponed, or continued in some
other phase, until the arrival of Mr.
Willis. The court decided that II the
motion to admit the confession we're
denied the lack of Mr. Willis evidence
would make no difference TO the de-
tense. If il should be admitted they
could go on with the trial, and upon
Mr. Willis appearance, weigh his
testimony. If it should be sufficient
to demand the withdrawal from the
jury of the confession, it could be
done and the jury instructed not to
entertain il.
After arguments by both the prose
h. I1E, fn
merits OF the confession and after
the citation of numerous similar
cases by the defense, the court de-
cded that from the evidence, no in
ducements of any kind nor any threats
had been made, there was no other
step to be taken but to admit the
confession in evidence.
The jury, which has been out since
last Friday morning, was recalled
and the confession read to them.
Following is complete copy of this
statement:
Agostino Bcrello, being first duly
sworn deposes and says: Ny name is
Agostino Borello; that on or about
the 28th day of January, 1908, or
about two days prior to my coming
TO Suffer higa, near Sutter Greek. in
Amador county, California, 4 was
walking on Washington street between
Sansome and Montgomery streets. in
the city and county of San Fran
Is; h; IL H.,
walk III front of Berlin and I4epori IS
general merchandise store, g. Lepori
was standing at the door and called
me into the store, and took me into
his Office, and Mr. Lepuri asked me if
knew amy one that would go to
Suffer Eill, near the town of Sutter
to the Summit House hotel, the pro-
perty OF G. Il. Vicini; told him that
there we're lots Of people in the city
that would do things OF that kind if
they were paid, and he asked me ii
knew of any one that would do it, he
had asked me that before on two
| told him that | had a mali that
would go to Sntter hill in Amador
county, and burn the Summit House
hotel down for 500. He then told
me to get him and that If the Summit
House hotel was burned down that
he would pay the $40;
al bn Il Df
January, 1908, saw the man that
was to burn the Summit House hotel
down, and told HIM to meet me at
the Verdi hotel, 54S Green street,
city and comfy OF San Francisco, at
10 a. M. on the morning of the
Both of January, 1905; that he met
me on that morning and we went to
the ferries together and | purchased
two tickets, and we went to Siutter
hill on that day. in the county Of
Amador, to the Summit House; We
slept in the Summit House hotel on
the evenings of January Both and
3lst, 1908, February lst and 2nd 1908,
and Oh the morning of the Bird of
February, 1908, | returned to San
Francisco;
That while this man that was to
burn the Summit House, and myself
were stopping at the Summit House,
we went all through the hotel and
made an Investigation of every part
of it, and l showed him a small can
of coal oil that was there he could
use to burn down the hotel;
That on the morning of the Bird of
February, 1908, | told my brother,
Marco Borello, to board and lodge
the man, and il lie did not nav for