The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-16
MURDER TRIAL ON
In STEUBENVILLE
WOMAN WHO SHOT NAN ron In
TEErEHrHQ WITH LOVE Az
PAIRS PAGES COURT.
Case Promises To Ne Interesting And
sensational-Gensrai News OF
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STEUBESVILLE. O., Dec. I5-Miss
sofia cailuxio. 30. Italian woman. in
dicted for first decree murder. went on
trial for ner life. before Judge Charles
J. Lynch here today. owing to roman
tic circumstances. the case is attracting
great interest.
She Is charged with killing Dominic
Lupresto. aged 40. on the streets Of
steubenville on September Is. 1915. be.
cause he interfercd with her love affair
with one Mich Erivasi. a young Italian.
Erivasi. Is being held as the states star
witness
A venire OF as jurymen reported this
morning but Indications were that this
list would be exhausted before "A panel
Is completed and another list will have
TO be drawn. IL - hardly likely that the
jury viii be completed before Thursday
morning.
Pale and drawn from a recent sickness
and extremely nervous. the defendant
was brought into court this morning.
She pleaded her innocence answering
distinctly and bravely.
IL Is said that the state Will have
twenty witnesses. The defense has made
no statement and its plan OF campaign
Is mystery. There are rumors how
ever that they have n big surprise IN
store for the state.
Miss calluzio az the time OF her ar
rest said she killed Lupresto because he
insulted her. IL r. charged that the muir
der was result OF Luprestos efforts
to have Erivasi. forsake Miss Calluslo
and return TO provide for a wife and
child in destitute circumstances in Italy.
Lupresto was successful In SCATTERING
Miss CalluziO's romance. Erivasi agree
ing TO pay her $3.50 end never see her
again. Miss Calluzio agreed to the bar
gain under protest Enroute TO the bank
with the two men to secure the money.
he DE a
shot Lupresto through the head. She
was indicted for first degree murder.
She pleaded not guilty before Judge
cause he insulted her
Judge Lynch at the outset OF the trial
held that no pre-emptory challenges
would be allowed until the jury box had
been filled and up to 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. but one was lacking to COM
plcte the jury. Many OF them will be
excused however. on pre-emptory chal-
lenges. The jurors passed FOR cause
were L. Allen. william Barricklon. Ed
gar c. Bower. J. f. Burns. oscar Car
renter. J. Howard Cooper. Il. r. Dance.
+. A. Gerke. George L. Grimm and +. O.
Lucas.
sTEUBENvILLE. Ohio. Dec. 15-The
grand jury which convened on Monday
in adjourned session. reported late to-
day to Judge Charles J. Lynch. Seven
teen true bills were returned and eight
cases were ignored. During the three
day sessions, - witnesses were exam
ined Eight cases were ignored
The most important work Of the grand
jury was the returning OF two lndict-
ments against Special County officer
John G. Burns. one for carrying con-
cealed weapons and another for shoot
ing with intent TO kill Anchilla Pompa
an Italian. who the officer alleged re-
smith. saying she killed Lupresto be-
sisted arrest and attempted to assault
him when placed under arrest for viOlat-
ing liquor laws.
The true bills returned are as follows.
Grover Allen. two indictments. aband-
onment; Jack Astico. fornication. Daniel
Abrams, assault and battery. John @.
Burns. carrying concealed weapons:
John @. Burns. shooting with intent to
kill and wound; Dan Columbia. cutting
with intent to Kill; Moses Devore. aban-
donment; Thomas Lotus. trespassing;
Thomas Lotus. threatening to strike
and wound. Marie Miller, fornication:
Melvin owens. four indictments. carry
Ing concealed weapons. pointing gun and
assault
The cases ignored are. Ohio vs. Saliie
Perosko. Esther Hoffman. Joseph Coop
er. Joe Clarke. Thomas LOTUS. Albert
Jones. Charles +. Wemple and Isaac
Bryan
Isaac Bryan was charged with shoot
several Unionport boys who annoyed
him with Halloween pranks. one Of the
boys was seriously wounded but re-
covered.
The indictments returned against Of
ficer John O.. Burns. came - a surprise.
as the shooting Of Pompa was gener-
ally believed 20 have been case OF self
defense.