Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-28
pRoagcurloN :. PRESENTS DAM
II AolNo EVIDENCE IN GuiDicE
TRIAL.
-aroRY OF FINDING OF
BLooDY RAZOR - TOLD
italians Held 40 Aeesssories 70 the
+, Crime Give Evidence - Testimony
pr.asntsd Thru lntsrpretsr Porch
Prove An Important Witness-Tak-
ina Testimony May cenoiuds To-Day.

Gleuspood. June 2S.-Testimony re-
rardine the finding OF q blood-stalneo
razor In .GuidiceB bed the morning az
ter the murder OF Fireman HOWARD
Jones in Council Bluffs month ago.
together with additional details OF 'he
+eua which existed between the Italian
and Jones. marked the forenoon session
OF the trial Of Francisco Guldice 1or
murder here Friday.
All of the witnesses examined during
the forenoon session were Italians VINO
are under indictment as accessories 10
the crime of murder after the 1acl- All
were intimate friends OF Guidice, i'lns
at the same house he occupied III
Council Bluffs and loathe to TESTIFY
AGAINST their fellow Italian
In spita Of the fact that it was nee
.essary to secure the testimony tnru
an interpreter. rapid progress was
made. 1t seems doubtful, however, II
the evidence in the case will have oeen
submitted before late today. The state
may complete its case, and the enoins
OF the case this week depends solely
,,non the number of the defeuse's Wit
nesses.
Court convened promptly ct o'clock
and William Porche, who occupied the
witness stand for more than an hour
Thursday afternoon, was recalled Tor
cross examination. He was SUBMITTED
to most searching investigation, Win
The result that several times his testi-
mony was somewhat garbled- He spent
an hour and nail or the stand
Porche related a number OF incidents
of the night Of the murder. with spe-
,cial reference TO Guidice'S whereabouts
ON that evening. He told OF seeing
Wiley, but as the attorney for the de-
tense piled him with questions. ne
grew less positive as to where he mad
seen him.
Finds Bloody Razor.
Porche told of seeing razor lying on
Guidice's bed the morning after the
murder describing its position and the
surrounding blood stainx
An interesting insight into Italian
superstition was brought out during
the testimony Of the witness. Inc
next morning after the murder.
Porche declared. all OF the persons
living in the house al 1925 Avenue
were nervous and excited, not thru
fear of arrest bu, because Of the BELIEF
that the spirit of the murdered man
would enter their home and remain TO
torment the murderer.
RssuIt Of Italian Superstition.
The Interpreter explained that this
was superstition common among ItaI-
ians. Whenever murder is committed.
ne said, ii is believed that the spirit
of the dead always seeks out the muir
dered, reminding him of the crime
which has been committed. The IN
easiness described by Porche was not
thru fear of ia law, the interpreter
optned, but was because Of this super
srition.
Porche told the defense attorney
that he was % years old. and that he
worked a Folsom for some eighteen
months prior 10 coming here. Attorney
Hess followed up this point, asking
Porche If he had not shot one Frank
Mecimeo during a quarrel at tolsuIn.
The states attorney was on his feet n
an instant, Directing 10 the lire OF
questioning. Both attorneys accused
each other of misconduct and efforts 70
prejudice the jury.
Mrs. Ferransine on Stand.
When Porche's testimony was COM
pleted court recessed for a few mo-
ments. and with the resumption OF the
hearing Mrs. Josephine Ferrangine, al
whose house Gutdice lived in Council
Bluffs, was called to the stand. Al
most for the first time since she was
arrested Mrs. Ferrangine left her in
FAINT child in the care OF others. The
baby has received her constant stten
ton since she was taken into custody.
When requested TO spell her name.
the Interpreter rendered it as Foragei
instead Of Ferrangine, the name used
in the indictment against her. The de-
Tense Immediately objected TO her -es-
timony on the ground that she was
not the same person named in the no
tice Of introduction Of Witnesses. The
court did not rule on the point at the
time. but az the conclusion Of her tes-
timony he opined that she was the
same individual mentioned in the no.
tice served On the defendant.