Evening journal., 1910-04-04
WOMAN FIRES
FATAL SHOTS
Andrew NOrdlne, Of Blooming
ton, Illinois Slain in East
Second Street House
CARMELLA BORRELL
ACCUSED OF MURDER


Resolved That Andrew Nordlns
came TO his death On April 2, 1910. az
No. 2l6 East Second street. this city
from gun shot wounds inflicted by Car
mela Borreli."
This was the verdict reached by the
coroner's jury summoned to hear the
case to-day of the murder late on sat
urday night.
Tho hearing took place I'm the city
Court room at IL o'clock. where "a short
time before, the prisoner. who Is wo-
man, was arraigned on a charge Of
murder and was held without bail
pending the inquest.
-Four witnesses I'm the case were each
held in $500 bail I'm the same tribunal.
They were william Horner. Louis
Platunsky, John Kopansld and Ro-
mano Carmela- These witnesses gave
evidence before the coroner's jury.
The woman charged with the murder
of Nordne occupied a scat I'm tho
prisoners dock and tears frequently
sprang to her eyes. she appeared TO
be disconsolate.
She made no statement Of the affair.
an interpreter having been secured for
this purpose She merely said that
she was represented by an attorney.
and when asked about the shooting
burst into tears.
The murder occurred I'm the house
No. PIG East Second street. az n o'clock
on Saturday night. This house has
given the police much trouble. The
woman herself was convicted in the
! city Court Of keeping a house Of ques-
| tionable repute about two months ago.
! The house was also the chief resort
| of the white slavers." who were ar
rested and convicted IN the Federal
Court several years ago.
Nordine was 25 years Of age and was
sent here by the firm employing him.
three weeks ago. TO work on tho new
gas tank being erected for the VIII
mington Gas and Electric Company
His home is in Bloomington, H., tC
which city his body will be shipped
this afternoon. a telegram having beer
received from his father to ship. th'
body az once.
The police have been unable 20 &c
the exact details OF the cause Of IN
shooting and the coroner's jury fare
little better but \ was proven beyon
dnnbt al the heHffhe that tho shootin
was done by the woman.
The story Of the affair is best toll
by the witnesses whose evidence wa
heard this morning. William r. PurlC
was foreman and Ernest j. Otteni wal
secretary OF the jury
John Swanson No 1906 West Mon
roe street. Bloomington, Ill.,. testhe,
that the man he had seen at the
morgue was Andrew Nordlne, OF Bloom
ington. III. He had seen Nordine al
McCormick's Hotel at 1890 o'clock OF
Saturday and he was apparently sober
The witness said Nordine was sen
here three weeks ago by Stacy Manu-
featuring Company. of Cincinnati
which firm is erecting a gas tank here
John Kopanki. No 1l42 Beech street
Wilmington. who was with Nordin'
when he was shot. testified that he me
Nordine in a saloon at Second and Wa
: nut streets. where they had a glass o
beer and a cigar They then left anC
} on reaching the house No. 2i6 Eas
Second street went into the store
to get cigars at Nordine's request Nor.
dine walked 20 end Of the counter
Nordine and the woman got into
wordy alteration Finally a younl
man came in through a door at thl
rear OF the store. Nordlne walked ul
TO him and struck him in the fac,
knocking him down. The woman wa
, pounding on the counter with her fist
and then she grabbed up a revolve
and shot At the first shot ! ran on
Of the place and when she fired tn
second time had my hand on the door
Later a big crowd assembled and whel
two policemen arrived the witnes
went back and saw Nordine on tn
floor.
The witness did not know whethc
the first or second shot struck Nordine
The woman. the witness said. wa
{ talking loudly IN Italian, and he die
e not understand her. The witness sail
f, he was looking into a cigar case whil
I the woman was talking TO Nordine. III
did not know what started the argu
0 ment. and did not know why Nordin
. struck the young man who walked int
p the room. The witness said he ant
Nordine had three small glasses OF Doe
together and he did not consider Nor
dine 20 be drunk
o. Kopansk said he had been IN IN
house three weeks ago for a packag
e Of cigarettes, but went no further thai
! the store.
4 Romano Tells OF Trouble.
Carmelo Romano. Of No. 21S Eas
Second street. the man struck by Nor
dine before the latter was shot, testi
fed that he went into the store fror
r the rear for a package of cigarette
| and the first thing he knew a ma
struck him and knocked him down. II
j, said he then skipped. Will
on the floor the witness said he wa
kicked In the side by Nordine
j. Romano said he worked for a ma
e named Alfonzo. probably meaning A
:, fonzo Vanti the tenant Of No. 21S Eai
Second street, opening oysters.
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