Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-26
STATE DROPS
MURDER CASE
OF DUANOLO
Evidence ThatFrizzman Whom
He Shot, Had Shot AC-
CuSed Man
ATTORNEY GENERAL
ABANDONS THE TRIAL

Dominica Duanolo was placed on
trial in the Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner today on a charge of the muir
der of Frank Fireman, in this city,
on May - last Leonard T.. Wales
appeared for the prosecution.
The following jury was empan-
yled.
Alfred c. Polk, James Thompson,
James Heacock. John 7. King, James
r. Roberts, John l.. Lamborn, John j.
Cassidy. William d. Evans, George
Baxter, Arthur w. Swartz. Caleb p
johnson. Harry c. Nelson
Excused for having conscientious
rcruples: Grantley. William j.
Faulkner Harry A. Brandt, Harvey
J. Davis, Charles r. Dubell. Wilmer
G. Scott. Edward L. Richards, John
"A. Lengel, Ernest l.. Dilworth, John
Thompson, William n Lank Harry L.
Bonbam Michael f. Gordon. John J.
Cloud James E. Biggs. William T.
Knots. James ]. Riley, Jr, Warner
S. Lewis, George G.. Brown, Edwin
d. Courtney. Frank NJ Linton, Gorge
w Appleby Alfred Sersm Freeman
Walker.
Attorney General Gray in opening
der took place on East Twenty-s
street when several shots were fired.
There appears to have been no bad
blood between the men. Following
the firing of several shots on the
street, Duanolo followed Fireman
into the house of Carmine Cont and
fired another shot and the man fell
to the floor The revolver with
which the shooting was done was
found to have FIVE empty shells in it,
Captain Charles E Evans was the
first witness He went to No. 81
East Twenty-second street on the
night Of May 10 and found the body Of
Fireman lying in the dining room.
He went In search of Duanolo and
found him in a house across the street.
The man had been drinking. but was
not intoxicated. The revolver was
given TO the captain by some man in
the house where Duanola was arrest
ed While going to the Delaware
Hospital with Duanolo. who was shot
in the back. Duanolo said that Frizz-
man shot him first and then Duanolo
shot at the dead man, He found the
dead mans revolver in the dining
room where he found the body There
Z
ridges in the revolver
II was admitted here to save time
that the body on which DR. Bastian
held the autopsy was that of Frizz-
man.
Carmine Cont testified that on
May - in the evening. he heard loud
noises outside the house He was ~
ing on the lounge and heard several
shots. After the shooting Fireman
staggered into the house holding onto
THE chairs Cont took hold Of the
man and asked him what was the
matter. He found revolver in
Frizzman's hand and took il from him
and threw it back of the couch
Later a shot was fred into the
house and Cont laid the man on the
floor
DR.. ]. W Bastian testified he made
the autopsy and found the bullet wen
through the mans lungs.
Florence Cont testified she saw the
pistol in Frizzmans hand. She sum
moned a doctor. and the ambulance.
John Biddle heard the shots and RAJ
TO Twenty-second and Lamotte streets
heard someone say there goes thu
man who did the shooting and he ar
rested him.
He quoted Duanolo as saying "Th
man shot me and | shot the dead man
John Murphy and Clarence Tomlin
son gave corroborative testimony.
Acknowledgement Gray, addressing
the court at this time, said he coul
not ask for a verdict under the evi
dence as produced and was willing Z
enter a nolle prosequi The court in
structed the jury to render verdic
of not guilty and Duanolo walked on
of the dock free man.