Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-06
Loponio Not at Scene
Of Crime, He
Says.
BOYS TELL OF SEEING
SHOEMAKER ENTER SHOP
Story of Slayer May Send Two
Men to Electric
Chair.

An alibi will be the defense of Sal
vatore Loponio, charged with the
killing of Policeman John J. McGov-
ern, on Crane street, on the night of
October 13 last.
This was indicated by the
address made to the jury by Irving
W Teeple, Loponio's counsel, shortly
after noon today. when he started to
put in his defense.
He called number of Witnesses,
including Giovanna Lombardo, his
sister and Peter Lombardo, a nephew,
to testify that he left his sisters $
home in Stone street shortly before
$3.50 O'Clock, and also produced a
number of boys who testified that
they had seen Loponio enter his
shoemaker's shop at Park avenue
about 9:30 or shortly after.
These lads, Nicholas Gaul, of S5
South Sixth street; Luther Conover,
257 Garside street, and Walter Ra-
bone. of 81 Clark street, were ac-
quainted with Loponio and had vis-
tied his shop on various occasions,
where he had shown them an ordi-
nary revolver at different times. The
boys identified a revolver found be-
tween the mattresses in Loponio's bed
room as the one he had shown them.
Walter Rabone, in addition to tes-
tifying to seeing Loponio enter his
shop carrying a bundle with him, also
told of seeing him come out of the
shop a few minutes later and go in
the direction of Crane street. The
testimony showing that Loponio had
left the shop after entering it was
brought out on cross-examination by
Mr.. Lehlbach.
The spectacle of one prisoner
standing in the very shadow of the
electric chair giving testimony that
will, in all probability, have great
hearing on sending another prisoner
to death in the same chair, was pre-
sented wnen William s. Overton, me-
gro, who goes on trial next Tuesday
for the murder of his wife, Cora B.
Overton, and his infant son William
on June % last, appeared as witness
against Salvatore Loponio.
Overton's testimony had to do with
written statement which Loponio
had dictated 20 Charles w. Roche
fort, only recently acquitted on a
charge Of attempted wife murder and
now awaiting extradition to New
York city on a charge of bgany
This statement. it was supposed by
Loponio, was to go to j. Victor
D'Aloia, whom he thought had been
retained by his sister to defend him,
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Loponio's Confession.
Newark. October 1S. 1912.
Mr.. DAloia:
Dear Sir-Kindly call at the Essex
county iail. wish to engage Won as
counsel in my case. I wish to state
the fact to you in regard to it so you
will know what to do for me The
two boys who are charged with the
shooting of the policeman do not
state the facts right, there was only
one that was with me at the time
met him after / left my siste's
house. 7S Crane street, the other l
left there. Raffeale Berlingiere was
his name The name of the one I
left at my sisters home was Cres-
cenzo Lombardo.
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my sister. STAYED there some time To
visit and then started TO NV home
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