Evening journal., 1909-10-01
MIELE FACES
MURDER CHARGE
Trial in County Court Of
Italian Who stabbed Vincent
Il. Waksr to Death
TESTIMONY THAT
MAKER DID NOTHING

II required considerable time to get a
jury in the Court Of oyer and Terminer
yesterday afternoon to try the case of
Michael Anee. who was indicted on a
charge Of murder OF Vincent H. Walker.
Finally after jurors woro excused for Diff
ferent reasons or challenged by the State
or defense, tho following jury was en-
pane.ied.
Edward l.. Clark. foreman; Ieremlah
Moynihan, George H. Records, John G.
Armstrong, Irving J. Holingsworth, VII
liam II. Blacldston, Edward Burris. JOS
eph l. Adams. John ". Lockerman, Jshn
Moody and Irwin Ball.
Deputy Attorney-General Wolcott rep
resents tho State and J. Frank Ball ap-
pears for the defense
Thomas IL. Roberts testified that on July
IA last no was on East Fourth street. be-
tween King and French streets. He said
his son. Lewis Roberts, and Vincent II.
Walker were with him, sitting on potats
barrels, when Mele and another italian
passed and asked II they wanted to buy
scythe carried by Mlclo. He said the
blade OF the scytho was tied to the side OF
/ tho handle. the instrument having been
/ taken apart He said his son told Miele he
would give him quarter for H. Roberts
said Miele cursed tho boy. and then the
boy told him 70 go on. you guinea y
Nrieie then knocked the boy down and We
ness sailed into Niele in defense Of ,
son. Walker had not said word TO Mia
nor had Walker struck the Italian tho
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Mlelo and knocked him down and Roberts
testified that he kicked the Italian. Wal
kor pulled the witness from the Italian.
Then he saw tho knife in tho Italians
hand and he ran down Fourth street as
fast as he could He said several men and
boys were crowded around the Ital an.
but he did not see anybody strike Miolo
but his son and Cross He said man
q, named Stewart told him to run becaus'
= the Italian had knife. Nlieie chased hh.
half a block and then returned to IN
scene OF tho trouble.
lie aid not sec Walker stabbed but sa
tho blood oozlng from his sh rt front n
T. last no saw % walker was when he W
80 being taken TO DIR. Hlctunaster's ofnoe
,t- a wagon. He said Nieie's eompHn'
~ laughed when the trouble lffag
bo did not see him afterward. As Il bci.o,
,n- the other Italian had run away
Norris G. Allen testified that he n,
bv in the Office OF DiFTins and son. n
~ ll2 East Fourth street. the day Wall
err was stabbed. Having heard swear
ing ne ran out 10 see what was tn
matter He detailed the fight. cor
rohorating Roberts. He did not SCI
10 a knife in the hands Of the Italian
't but he did see AIiole strike Walker Ia
e the breast, and as the Italians hand
It left Walkers breast the witness saw
blood squirt from Walkers shirt front.
y John Hannigan was on the opposite
l. side Of the street at the time, but did
o not SEQ Afiele stab Walker.
e County Constable Lucius q. Jones
a saw Roberts kicking Miele while the
a latter was ON the ground. Walker
u was standing by an awning pole at
I. the curb and did not strike at Micle
Then he saw Miele strike walker IN
the breast. and as the italian with.
drew his hand from Walkers breas
rs he saw It held a knife. He told o
being stabbed by the Italian immedi
ately after tho latter had stabbe
Walker.
DIR. J. w. Bastian told OF the autops
he performed on the body Of Wake
~ in the morgue Of Deputy Corone
VI Chandler on July a. He said the Gu
IN caused death
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