Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-01-14
CASE GOES TO THE JURY TO-DAY.


Narney presented the Commemorative
case.
All civil cases having either been
continued or settled the court at once
proceeded to secure twelve jurymen to
try Joe Pagano for the murder of John
Kibe. Tuesday evening, after the
usual challenges, the task was COM
plete and examination of witnesses
commenced, the following having
taken their seats:
THE JURY.
Adams, belmont, Farmer, Shippen.
Burk, f. s., Laborer, Grove.
Bailey, g. NJ, Farmer, Gibson.
Comley, Fred, Laborer, Lumber.
Council, @. A., Clerk, Grove.
Darrin, ]. H, Carpenter. Lumber.
Goss, R. R., Laborer, Grove.
Moat, Howard, Laborer, Gibson.
Reid, ]. L., Farmer, Shippen.
Spangler, Chas., Farmer Shippen.
Wykoff, Isaac, Laborer, Lumber
Williams, A. R., Laborer, Grove
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
From PRESS, Dec. 3. 1908.
Last Thursday evening, about $3.50
Joe Pagano, an Italian, who has res.d
ed in Emporium for two or three years,
went into the American Hotel, con-
Quoted by Chas. Farley and being bois-
torous and disorderly the landlord
elected him from the house at three
different times. The infuriated Italian
stormed around the front of the hotel,
when he pulled out q revolver and
fired in the sidewalk. Mr.. John Kibe,
who stood in the hotel, went to the
door to see what the Italian was doing
and spoke to him, requesting that he
go home. Almost instantly, he raised
the gun and fred at Kibe the ball en-
tering his right side near the heart.
Kibe at once turned back and sitting
down, said "Pm shot" Great excite.
ment prevailed. The Injured man was
removed to the parlor and Drs. Smith,
Bush and Falk summoned. Promptly
upon the arrival of the Drs. it was
soon evident that the unfortunate man
had only a few minutes to live.
The leaden messenger of death had
severed an artery and the wounded
man passed to the great beyond, sur
rounded by his grief stricken wife and
children, at 9:07.
While the sad scene was taking place
i'll the "death room," Chief of Police
Frank Mundy called for volunteers to
aid him in finding and arresting the
murderer, who after committing the
dastardly deed walked up to Leet &
Co.'S store and passed across the street,
down towards the Junction. Mr..
Mundy hurried down to VIM. Clark's
and requested his assistance, which
was readily granted. The officer pass
ed the Italian while enroute for Clark's
and after telling Mr.. Clark to "give
him the club as soon as he jumped into
him." retraced their steps and caught
up with the murderer in front of E. D.
Mumford's residence, when Mundy
threw both arms around him, Mr.
Clark at the same instant welted him
on the head. After properly securing
him he was taken to st. Charles Hotel
and searched. Upon his person was
found a large stiletto, one razor and
five or six cartridges. The revolver,
! which he dropped when captured, CON
tanned two charges being fired in
the sidewalk, one into John Kibe and
the other at tho hotel as he passed
down the street.
On Friday morning he was taken be-
| fore Esq. Larrabee, who committed
him to jail to await the action of the
, grand jury on the second Monday OF
January, 1909.
District Attorney j. P. McNarney
! for the Commonwealth, and r D. Leet
for prisoner, carefully selected the
! Jury and numerous challenges were
made, All evidence being given when
7 Court adjourned last evening. Court
was called this morning, when Mr.
Leet addressed the Jury in behalf
/ of the prisoner lie will possibly
/ close at noon, when the Common