Evening journal., 1910-02-18
FIND RUSSO GUILTY ON FIRST
DEGREE MURDER CHARGE

the boys to Sixth and Adams streets.
where the boys waived their hands at
the Italians and said, "Come on. come
on" AS they went up Adams street
hill Russo said the boys threw snow
balls at him and his companion again.
Two in the crowd. the prisoner said.
went across the street TO the cigar
store corner, and the others went down
Sixth street. Russo said snowbs.lls
were thrown from the cigar store cor
ner and ten of them hit him. When
Philippe his Italian friend, went across
the street, Russo said his friend caught
a youth by the coat and felt a re-
volver.
EVERY one jump on Philippe. Four
teen Americans on one Italian Russo
said.
Then he said he went to Philippo's
assistance. and as he drew near. one OF
the youth approached him. the prisoner,
with a revolver. Russo said he then
discharged his weapon to save his own
life.
Continuing his story. Russo said that
after Philippe had told him one of the
boys had a revolver. Russo himself
saw another young man pointing a
weapon at him. Russo said he had
not drawn his revolver until the young
fellow had pointed his weapon at him.
About the time he fired. Russo said.
Kidd stepped in the way and was
killed.
Russo said he did not intend to kill
any one and that had not "A revolver
been pointed at him he would not have
fired his weapon. Russo denied that
l,aI fFns ha huH hr
would have used it," the prisoner ex-
claimed. The prisoner said he saw
only one revolver, but three other boys
made motions that made him believe
they were going to draw weapons
After the shooting Russo said he rar
nome, as the crowd was after him. He
said he did not point his revolver al
anyone on the way hame. He sale
some one with a revolver ordered hin
! to stop but he kept on. He threw thu
revolver over a fence.
In REORGANIZATION by Attorney
! General Gray Russo recounted hii
movements from Third and Madison
to Sixth and Adams streets. Philippe
went over to the crowd, he said. be
cause they were throwing snowballs
Phiiippi took hold of Kidd and no on
else. Russo declared.
Was the man who pointed the re
volver at you the one that was shot,
/ asked Mr.. Gray.
Yes" Russo replied.
Did you not say in direct testimon.
il was some one else who pointed tn
revolver at you
YES sir" was the reply.
Did the man whom you shot haN
a revolver"
mo. sir
Nine young men, witnesses for III
state who were on the corner wer
|, called to the bar but Russo could nc
identify any of them as having a re
volver or having made motions TO e
revolver. Russo then denied hay
ing taken hold Of Kidd before he sh,
him.
1T was Philippe who took hold {
Kidd" he said.
Russo said that after he had she
Kidd he did not point a revolver q
any one.
He declared that he saw eight revol
vers pointed at him by the crowd tha
followed him as he ran toward hi
home
The defence rested at 3.25 O'Clock.
Attorney General Gray said that tn
four youths David Mitchell Fred MOI
rison. Charles T. Knots and Joseph 5
Mammele. denied they had revolver
on the day Of the shooting He calle
Harry $. Graham. Joseph Eberhard
, Charles l. Motherall, Frank Ballin
and Becker Flanagan to the stan
and each youth denied seeing any r.
volver that day other than the OF
used by Russo.
The state then rested. Prayers wei
then submitted by the State and cour
sci for the defence.
BY the omission OF a line in the cou
proceedings yesterday the impression WI
, given that Joseph Forrest borrowed a r
) volver. II was a young man named Hal
gerty who borrowed the revolver. and ia
] lowed Russo, and not Forrest who did s