Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-04
PAID, HE SAYS, TO
STAY FROM court
Testimony Comes Out in
Lifrieri Case, Charging
Beer Sale
MURDER ECHO
IS ALSO HEARD

tlCtnot al inc coulinlhsdfy OF the Belle
vue Quarry Co., at Bellevue, over whose
case counsel and the Attorney Gen
erals department has waged a legal war
during the past few days. went on trial
today before Judge Conrad and a jury
In General Sessions.
Alexander b. Cooper Lifrleris coun-
sci, a veteran Of many a court battle.
several -uays ago tried to have the in
dictment against Lefrieri quashcd on
the ground that 1t did not sufficiently
describe the place where the alleged
sale took place, and was not sufficiently
explicit as TO the nature Of the intOXi-
cant alleged to have been sold. The
court, however, held that the indict-
ment was sufficient.
As soon as Jury drawing was begun
it was evident that Mr.. Cooper intended
TO continue his fight TO the last ditch.
So, too it seemed, was the intention Of
Attorney General Reinhardt, who per
sOnally took charge of the case. Juror
after Juror WAS ordaEd out OF the box
by one side or the other. Finally, Mr.
Cooper took exception 10 the number
of challenges Of the State, cOntending
that Mr.. Reinhardt had the right to
three and he TO six. Mr.. Reinhardt re-
piled that at the time there was in the
box q man who had more OF less Of
a connection with the case, and he
thought he should have the right TO ask
him whether nc could give a proper YER
dict. After some debate Mn. Rein
hardt withdrew the application.
Finally, with hand-picked, carefully
selected twelve men the case went for
ward.
Mr,>Reinhardt. opening the States
case, said lie expected to prove that
one, Ernest ID. Greenly, with several
others went out 70 the Bellevue quar-
ries to see about getting work, that
while he was there ne and his COM
panions went into Lifrieri's commits
sary, found beer there in a tub for
sale. bought some bottles OF II, and
later his companions did the same.
Coming back to town, Mr.. Rein
hardt said. the crowd got into a
squabble which State Detective Frank
Mccoy overheard. AS a result Of
this he and other police officials went
out 10 the quarries 10 arrest Mfrieri'
but he wasn't arrested that day.
The first witness called was Green
~. He said he was from Laurel. On
July 30, he said he went 10 Bellevue
quarries with eight or nine others TO
get work running a holstlng engine.
The man who took them out when
they got there, treated" 20 bottle OF
beer at Lifrieris commissary. Then
the witness treated, paying forty cents
for four bottles Of beer. All told, they
had eight OF ten rounds. The money
was given 10 Lifrleri, who got the bot
ties out Of a tub he had under the
counter.
Further questioning ELECTED the
testimony that after Lifrieris arrest
he went TO witness house and wanted
20 give him money not to appear ID
court against him. Witness said LII
rieri gave him S25 and offered TO take
care of the witness wife and child q
ne left town. Witness did so, but Later
came back. Then Lifrieei he said
came TO see him again. This time h'
got s33 For this he was to take hi'
family and leave the city for good.
He started but a constable stoppe'
him with a summons. Then he wa
subpOenaed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cooper
Greenly said that when he and hi
companions went to the ouar1'es the
were supposed to be employed. wage
had been fixed and they were sup
posed to 20 to work They didn't g
to work because they got drinkini
out there and weren't in condition
% do so.
The case was still on trial whe
court took lunchen recess until %
o'clock.
Before Judge Heisel. in Part
savva LIGHTER was tired on a charg
Of assault with intent to murde
John Dobroszelsli on July IA. at
party at No 314 Cedar street. TIL
State was represented by Deput
Acknowledgement Green. and Harr
p. Joslyn was counsel for the de
PENDANT.
Adam Dobroszelsl1i, brother Of job
who was killed after the party b
another man, was the first witnes
and he told OF the party, at whic
the defendant, whom witness kne
as Make and that when sOmebod
started quarrel. he made them a
leave the house. He said tina
Make" went out and stood on n
corner and his brother went out
induce Make" to go home, becaui
he was afraid another man preset
would assault him.
He testified that Bostic, who is Il
man charged with killing the broth'
II the witness. then loft the hOui
and Joined Make" and the broth
Of the witness on the corner. The
he said, while his attention was a
lracted by a drunken man. he hoai
shots, and then when he look
around, he saw Bostic run down Il
street followed by witness broth
and Make" in turn. The latt
shot two shots at John as they r;
down Coleman street toward the ra
road Witness said he caught up
lis brother on Fifth avenue. an
hough he could not see anyth'i
wrong with him he died within h;
IN hour. Witness SAID. that when
renched his brother. the latter "a
witness be had been shot. and IN
ELL unconscious in the street with
about three minutes after the sho,
ngs
Trial of the case will be resun
his afternoon.