Evening journal., 1910-05-17
KILLED MAN TO
SAVE HERSELF
This the Defense Of Carmella
BOrr elIi, accused Of Nor
dine Murder
DEFENSE ASKS FOR
VLRblCT OF ACQUITTAL


So far as attorneys can remember for |
the FIRST time in great many years wo-
man is on trial in the Court Of oyer and |
Terminer on the charge Of murder. Car
mella Borreln is the prisoner. She was
indicted by the grand Jury on the charge
of the second degree murder of Andrew
Nordine. She is defended by Philip /.
Garrett.
The following jury was empannelled
yesterday afternoon to try the case:
Charles f. Bickta, William Armstrong,
William b. Smith, Jr., John J. Kline,
Charles Dempsey, Harry Crossan, Isaac
T. Mcclure, Hiram T. Mcclure, Hiram NJ.
Pleasanton, Alfred Stroud, A. Franklin
Bader George l.. Dorsey and Charles ID.
Nelch.
John Copanski, Of No. 1142 Beech street,
was the first witness called by the state.
lie said he was with Nordine on the night
he was shot in the woman's cigar store,
near Second and Walnut streets. Witness
said some words passed and then an Ital-
ian man came from a back room and Nor
dine knocked him down. More loud talk
ing followed and the woman fired two
shots and Nordine fell TO the floor.
10 MI ArhIltlL MlAAtco tftA1 ne saw
Nordine in front of the woman but did not
Aim take any money.
Carmella Romano. who lives next door
10 tho house in which the shooting 90
CURED said he went into the store on the
night of the shooting and found Nordine
back of the counter with the woman. Nor
dine knocked him down and kicked him
I'm the face, the witness said. When he got
up from the floor Nordine and tho woman
were qU'rrellng and he said he saw the
woman raw revolver and heard the
shots. Wsness said he had seen Nordine
reaching over the counter and the woman
screaming. He said he saw her waist torn
but did not know who did it.
William Horner, Fred Dennenberg,
James Mcguire, officer Thomas Keyser.
Officer William C. Crozier. Sergeant How
gate, Samuel Jennings, and George Patin-
sky were other witnesses examined on
mino matters following the shooting.
When court opened this morning the
jurors looked fresh after having taken
pleasant walk with the bailiffs
through the park.
Prisoner Tells Story.
Philip l.. Garrett, in opening for the
defence said he expected to prove that
Nordine went into the cigar store,
grabbed the woman by the throat, hit
her In the stomach and then took S57
from her bosom. Mr.. Garrett added
that Nordine then assaulted Romano
and later returned to assault the wom-
an when she shot him. Under this
evidence Mr.. Garrett said he would
ask for a verdict of not guilty.
Carmella Borelli, the prisoner tes-
tlded that on the Saturday before the
murder Nordine came to the store load
ed his pockets with cigarettes, knocked
her down and took a tobacco cutter
and went away. She said she had other
women I'm the house who were AZ work
on embroidery on the night of April
the woman said Nordine upon enter
ing the place, demanded to see the
women in the house. She said they
talked in low tones and when Nordint
cursed her and continued his demand
10 see one of the women in the house
their voices raised, Nordine. she said
went behind the counter and grabbed
her by the throat She called for q
policeman. Witness said he then threw
her down three times and with ont
hand held her by the throat and will
the other he took S57 from her bosom
and a gold chain and crucifix.- Th'
woman said Nordine gave the none!
over to his companion, Copanski. Al
Romano entered the place Nordine re-
leased his hol don her throat and wen
over to Romano and knocked him dowi
and kicked him. Then Nordine re
turned TO her and struck her twic'
IN the face. Witness said the maj
also pulled considerable hair out o
her head.
she said she had marks on her throat
head and face as a result of the as
sault, and that marks are yet on he
breast. Nordine bit her on the arm
when he returned the second time t
assault her, she said. She said sh
had started to run out Of the house
and Nordine threw her back and whei
she fell on the flood he lnelt on he
stomach and beat her. She said sh
saw she could not get out so she wen
behind the counter, got the revolve
and fired the shots. After she sho
the revolver Copanski ran from tn
store. She said she had acknowledge
10 the officer who arrested her that sh
had done the shooting and gave hir
the revolver. She said she shot NoI
dint to save herself after being beate
by him. The women who were in th
house left after the shooting.
At this point DR.. Joseph w. Bastia
and DR.. Briggs We're called to testif
10 the wounds on Nordine. One bullC
entered his body beneath the left eye
brow. they said. The other entere
between tn sixth and seventh ribs. pas.
ed upword through the left lung an
cut the large artery from the heart. Tt
cutting Of that artery caused his dealt
the doctors said. Nordine was a larg
we'll built man, the physicians said.
Attorney General Gray subjected Il
nrosiner to a severe cross-examinitioi
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