Evening journal., 1910-12-14
SHOT, BUT NO
MOTIVE SKAWN
COrOner'S Jury Simply De-
ClareS One Italian Killed
The Other

TheS coroner's jury empanelled in
the case Of Flaviano Chrarobelli, an
Italian, better known as Charlie,
who died at the Delaware Hospital on
November 4, as a result of being shot
in the neck, the bullet lodging in the
spine. concluded the inquest last
night, and while it was ascertained
who did the shooting, the cause re-
mains a mystery.
The shooting occurred in New Cas-
tie, in the home of Vincenzo Di
Ciangiacomo. known as Jimmie" al
shoemaker and ice cream vendor, on
October l, and the victim lived for
more than a month afterward.
The jury returned a verdict that
Chrarobelli died as a result of a gun
shot wound inflicted by Ciangiacomo.
No recommendation was made by the
jury relative to the man charged with
the shooting, but he is already held
without bail, and his case VIII come
up in court tomorrow. j. Frank
Ball represents him.
The reason for the shooting is not
given. and despite the fact that much
evidence was heard, the jury was
much at sea for a cause for the af
fair at the end of the inquest as Il
was when the hearing began. It was
testified that the two men always had
been on good terms.
The principal witnesses in the case
we're Martha and Josephine White,
two young colored women, who live
in New Castle. They knew the two
Italians simply as Charlie" and
Jimmie"
They said on Saturday. October 1,
they had gone to the pump, a short
distance from the front door OF the
little shoe shop where the prisoner
worked They were attracted by
loud talking in Italian and saw the
two men In the prisoners place. The
men were seated at a table. Jim
mie' said something to Charlie" who
answered him, whereupon Jimmie" :"
they said, got up from the table,
walked to a small closet and secured
a revolver. He returned and stood
in front of Charlie who was look
ing at him and who had not moved
from the chair on which he was sit
ting.
The witnesses said Jimmie again
said something to his companion, who
responded again, whereupon JIM
mie" fired one shot at him. They
testified that the wounded man stag
gered from the chair to the doorway,
where he fell. They said they we're
standing in the street and could see
through the open door right into the
room where this occurred. II was
between 4 and 8 o'clock in the after
noon. After shooting his companion
the prisoner. they said. threw the re-
volver on the floor. then picked II up.
The man who was shot made no at
tempt to defend himself.
Catherine Boyle told a different
story. She said that on hearing the
shot she ran from her home and
found the wounded man lying in the
doorway. He said that Jimmie" had
shot him She said the man told her
at the hospital that there had been
no game of cards, no dispute over
money or no trouble Of any kind be-
/ tween him and the man who shot him,
both having always been friends.
Patrolman Carmine DiMare testi-
fed that the dead man had told him
before he died that there had been
no dispute between him and Jimmie -
and he was unable 10 say what
prompted the man 10 shoot him.
James ]. Ryan. of New Castle. said
( he ran to "Jimmie's" shoe shop upon
hearing the report of the revolver,
and found the wounded man lying in
the doorway. while Jimmie" was
standing back in the room with a
revolver in his hand which he took
from him. He told the witness that
a man had shot Charlie" and ran
upstairs. Later he said the man
went over the back fence.
DR.. j. W. Bastian testified that the
bullet lodged in the mans spine and
caused paralysis, resulting in his