Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-24
Disagreement In SaIatino Case.

Disagreement In SaIatino Case.
JURY IN CONFERENCE ELEVEN HOURS
BUT RETURNED NO VERDICT.
The principal business transacted II
the second week of the March term o.
court was the trial of Frank SalatinO OF
RumfOrd for manslaughter, the outcome
of which was a disagreement of the jury
after being out eleven hours.
Final adjournment was reached at :
o'clock Thursday afternoon. During
the term there were no civil trials before
jury. Two actions were heard by
Judge King, one as presiding justice and
the other as referee. There were three
criminal trials-the manslaughter case
already mentioned, and two assault cases,
one of which resulted in conviction and
the other in acquittal. In several cases
the parties pleaded guilty.
One state prison sentence was imposed
and number OF short Jail sentences.
As presiding justice, Judge King has
In all respects won the good opinion OF
all in or about the court.
Practically two days and half of the
time of the court were occupied last
week with the trial of Frank Salatino of
Rumford, indicted for manslaughter for
shooting Joseph Parish at Rumford on
the evening of Sunday, Feb. 22d.
The two principals in the affair were
Italians, as were most of the witnesses
who testified at the trial. Salatino is a
young man twenty-seven years Of age, Of
not at all bad appearance. He has
been in this country eight years, all ex-
cept the first few weeks of the time at
Rumford, employed as laborer in the
mills and elsewhere. He has wife and
two children in Italy. Parish was about
the same age.
As most of the testimony had to be
given through an interpreter, the case
naturally moved rather slowly. James
Caliendo OF Rumford served as interpret
or, and while his English Is spoken
with An accent which makes it little
difficult to understand until one becomes
accustomed to it, he did in general very
satisfactory service. Rev. Joseph Parillo,
the Italian missionary at Rumford, sat
beside the county attorney and watched
tina progress of the case carefully.
County Attorney Fred W. Dyer con-
Quoted the case for the state, and George
torneys for the respondent.
The shooting occurred at about ten
O'Clock at night of the ED of February,
on Exchange Street in Rumford Falls
village, short distance from Congress
Street, the principal business street of
the place, and Parish fell dead about OPP
posite the alleyway at the rear of Hotel
Salatino was arrested at An Italian
place in Mexico on the afternoon of the
next day, and admitted the shooting.
The defence is that the shooting was JUS
titled in self defence.
Nearly all the testimony given in the
case related to the events of the after
noon and evening of Sunday, Feb. ed,
from five o'clock up to the
time of the shooting, and with regard to
the story of quite portion OF the time
there was no real conflict Of testimony
among the witnesses. Without going
into the details of the testimony of the
several witnesses, the story of the events
Of the day, as told in the testimony of
the witnesses, may be briefly summed
up thus:
Some time the last of the afternoon
who roomed near the old de-
pot in Rumford Falls village, went down
to Smiths Crossing, about mile below
the village, where there il settlement
Of Italian shacks. Here he first saw Pa
risi, in the shack which Parish and an
other occupied, and here Parish made an
ill-natured remark to Salatino. A little
later the two men met in the shack of
Penna, and here Parish took Of
fence at the passing of cigar, and ap-
piled vile term to both Penna and Sal
atino.
From Penna's shack the two men with
others went into the shack of Joe Go
cette. Parish had been drinking, and
was by this time in a somewhat intoxi-
Gated condition. While in Gocette's |
shack, Salatino pulled pin out of Pari-
sis necktie, showed it to some of the
others, and told them to ask Joe where
bis pin had gone. When Parish discov-
cred this he was angry, and drew his re-
volver on Salatino. Salatino wrenched
the revolver from his hand, stepped out
side the door and broke it down to re-
move the cartridges, carried it back and
gave it to Parish, who was angered be-
cause it was returned to him empty, and
threw it on the stove.
At this point there is discrepancy in
the story Of the witnesses. The other
witnesses say that Salatino took the re.
volver from the top of the stove and put
it in his pocket. Salatino himself says
that some one else took 1t from the stove
aud gave it to Parish; that later he and
Parish went into the bedroom together,
W here Parish began abusing him for re-
turning the revolver empty, and struck
him on the arm with the revolver two or
three times, whereupon he took Parish
down and again took the revolver away
from him, and put 1t in his own pocket.
Later there was a nominal recOpcilia- |
ton between the parties, and party of
italians went to the village, including
Joe Parish, Frank Salatino, Salverio Pen
"a, Nicola Colloti, and Frank Fulcinati,
the last named Of whom keeps q beer
shop on River Street. 1t was stated by
,ome of the witnesses that they started
with the intention OF going to the even
pg service at Rev. Mr.. Parillo's school,
but found ii was too late. There seems !,
10 be no question that at this time Parish
was quite drunk, and Fulcinsti was
drunk.
Dividing at the depot bridge, the par
y went by different routes, part of them
through Hartford and Congress Streets,
md the others through Canal and Ex-
change, and rejoiued at the corner of
Congress and Exchange.
Meantime one group had fallen in
With two American men who inquired |
where they could get drink. and Fulci-
,ati told them II they would come up to
,is room he thought he could find some
hing. So the party Of five Italians and
.wo Americans went to Fulcinati's room,
lpstairs in the Marx building on Con-
.ress Street, where they Clipped In and
bought pint of whiskey Of Fulcinati
md drank it.
During the stay in Fulcinati's room
Salatino went into the water closet, and |
here was joined by Colloti, who told