Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-07-31

Office of Berth q Lepori, &. Depori
asked me where the policy was that
was on the furniture, that was located
in the Summit House near Sutter
Greek, and l told him the policy was
In the Summit House, and suggested |
that | write to my sister in-law, Mrs
Marco Borello, to go to the Summit
house hotel and get the insurance
pulley and send it to me, and 9. |
Lepori told me to be sure aud tell |
her in the letter to burn the letter
when she received it, and then told |
him that | would perhaps go up my
self and get it, and | did not write
The letter. -
That on the third day Of February,
1908, when l left Suffer Hill for San
Francisco, the man that was to set
fire to the Summit House hotel want
ed TO bet me $50 that he would burn
it down;
That everything contained in this
affidavit has been made freely and
Voluntarily by me, aud no promises,
rewards or concessions have been
made or given to me by any one.
Agostino Borello.
Wednesday morning the confession
was taken up. The defense asked
that all the conversation be stricken
out, but the court decided that only
the paragraph beginning "Ihat on
the 9th of February 1903, after | had
returned to San Francisco should
he stricken out. First witness called
by the prosecution on Wednesday was
sheriff Gregory, who related what
took place ON the train on the 14th
OF February, when be was bringing
| Agostino Borello and Manzo from
Oakland. Borello was sitting direct
ly in front of him with his back turn
ed, while Manzo sat in the next seat,
facing Borelio. BorelIo TUNED
around, and in low voice asked
Gregory If he knew how he could get
the insurance policy back from
Lepori. Told Borello if he had not
assigned it to Lepori the latter could
not get the money, to which defend
ant replied that he had not assigned
it. Gregory said that Borello offered
him 500 il he would turn him loose.
and kept repeating the offer, adding
more to the amount. Being met by
repeated Iefusals BorelIo finally told
Gregory If he would tlrn him loose
when they reached jackson he would
90 to San francisco, get the policy,
demand Che money. and when he
received the $1,000, turn the amount
over to htm. Gregory was the oniy
one in hearing at that time SO,
according to his statement no one but
himself could have overheard the
conversation, as they were seated
away from the rest Of the passengers.
Upon crosg- examination he said he
did not know what the insurance had
been placed on, only BorelIo had
told him it was on the furniture aud
other things about the hotel. The
prosecution rested
The defense called Marco Borello.
He stated positively there were three
large lamps about the place, one in
the saloon all the time. while another
was in the dining rooms and kitchen
at different times. lie was asked if
he had at any time ever had any
trouble with bryant. lie said he had.
When asked if he had ever caught
Bryant stealing his chickens, the
prosecution objected. Mr. Greedy for
! the defense said that it was their pur-
pose to show that Mr. Bryant had per
jured himself when he testified that
Borello had not caught him stealing
chickens, nor had he ever had any
trouble with the two Borellos, other
than the time when he refused to
burn the hotel for A. BorelIo. The
court sustained the objection.
Mrs terriconi, who worked at the
Summit house on two different times,
the last time being from April, 1907,
to December of the same year. She
positively stated that there was
coal oil lamp in the saloon as long as
she had been working there, also one
in the dining room tor short time,
one in the kitchen all the time, and
one in her own bedroom, besides a
buggy lamp which was kept in the
stables. the oil for which was kept in
a can in the store room. Her duties
while she was there were those a.
cook, besides which she kept books
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