The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-11

SECURED
TO TRY
DIABELLO


A jury was secured in the Diabeuo
murder case by o'clock Monday sf-
ternoon and the trial of the defendant
was begun on the re-assembling 81
the district court this morning. Dia-
bello is charged in the information
filed by the district attorney with the
murder Of Mary Stanker OF Rainbow
Park. near Florence. on the twen:v-
sixth day Of June, 1914.
About twenty witnesses have been
summoned by the state to testify in
the case and the trial will, probably.
last for two or three days. The prose
cution is being conducted by DEPUTY
District Attorney e. H. Stinemeyer.
The attorneys for the defendant are
General Maupin and Judge Ibbotsoa-
The jury selected to hear the case
is composed OF Frank E. Dixon OF
South Canon; James BeIknap. Hfu-
side; Frank Emmerson, Canon City;
Oscar Chase, Canon City; C. W.
Stokes. Howard; J. G. Hershner. Of
Eight Nile Park; c. N. Cover. Can
on City; John R. whggoner. Howard:
J. W. Allen. East Canon; z. D. OF
ten. Calcite: W. ]. Davis. South Can
on. and n. L. Haltsed. Lincoln
Park.
Up to $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon
ten Witnesses had been placed on the
stand by the prosecution in the case
Of the People versus Mauro DiabeIlo.
charged with the murder Of Mary
Stanker of Rainbow Park on June
2s 1914 They were c. +. Hicks.
Nike stanker. Orion Hunt. John
Reese. Jr.. l. Miller. Howard Les,
d. ". H. Hutton, Dr. Thomas
Davis. D. 1. Rupert and ,. D. SO
Cormick- Thnir tsstinnnU srplassa
ehinay q H. elrennutn1etS Eti1at
Ing tke disappsarascs q he ni1rd.r-
ed girl and to The finding q her body
In the Arkansas river.
At $50 O'Clock q fifteen minutes
recess was ordered By the court
The state win, probably. nnish .hs
examination OF its witnesses in TIA
Diabello murder case this Afternoon
The defense thus far has had no sub
poenaes issued. but It is understood
win place number Of people on The
stand to testify on behalf Of Diabeno
and the indications are that IL viii
be late Thursday evening or Friday
morning before the evidence Is all be-
fore the jury.
Only four witnesses were examin u
this morning. They were Mrs. reela
Stanker. mother Of the murdered girl.
Mrs. Theresa .Telch. Irene crise1ti
and Louis Stanker. father Of the muir
dered GIRL Mrs. Telch and
Irene crisenti SPEAK only Italian lan-
guage and their statements in relation
to the case had to be interpreted into
the English tongue for the jury.
Lcuis Job acted as interpreter.
At 1o:s0 o'clock this morning on
lection was made to the court ay
counsel for the defendant to the ad-
INSTABILITY Of certain questions ask
ed by Deputy District Attorney E. II.
Stinemeyer OF Irene Crisenti In re,s-
tion to the case on the ground that
1t was irreyelant and foreign to the
matters at issue. After a somewhat
heated discussion as to the proprie;y
Of the interrogation without reachisE
an agreement the court and attof-
neys for both sides adjourned to the
1udge'n chambers where it was con,.
sidered for half an hour. The judge
and attorneys returned to the court
room . little AFTER II o'clock vhea
he judge overruled the objection ANA
permitted the question 70 BE- asked.
ne court held that In view Of the
point the prosecution was eAAeAvcr-
Ing to establish tbs inteE1ugatory was.
perfsctly proper and was sancsionsd
By The Law, oe evidence and the prac-
tiee Of the courts.
At noon today eight witnesses sor
the state remained to b cailed 10
The stand.