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Brice; 50c per mo., $5 per yeat In AdFREIDJURYSLAYINGNine Women and Three Men Convinced that Killing Done in Self DefenseDANIERE WAS AGGRESSORTestimony of Corselli After Arrest Not Aumitted by Superior JudgeConvinced that the slaying wasdone in self-defense, a jury late#last night acquitted Nick Corselli, 64-year-old Italian, of themurder of Prank Daniere June18 last. The nine women and three men composing the jurydeliberated more HTan three hours before reaching a decision aboutChanCejSELIFruitG10 p. m.Although he appeared nervous [ throughout the trial which began Wednesday morning, Corselli be trayed no emotion when an interpreter informed him he was •free. When the verdict was announced a group of Italians who iattended the trial rushed flor-%Ward to congratulate their fellow countryman.Superior Judge Freeman’s ruling prohibiting the use of testimony obtained from the defendant after his arrest came as a blow to the prosecution yesterday.When Corselli was put on the stand by the defense he testified that Daniere was the aggressor in the argument that led to his death. This testimony Dep. Dist.-Atty. Redwine attempted to impeach, declaring it conflicted with the statements made by Corsel!at County jail. Attempts to putthe interpreter who took this testimony on the stand failed, jnia F when Atty. Richardson for the | At defense submitted that the inter- ■ tees preter had not been under oath when he took Corselli’s statement.(To give the attorneys an op-portunity to argue this point the jury was dismissed and Judge Freeman finally ruled in favor of the defense.Attempted to refute the self-defense contention, Redwine, In his argument, pointed to the estlmony of Coroner Dickson that none of the three wounds could have caused instant death.In view of this, Redwine asked the jury, why did not Daniere return the shots or Corselli as the defense had established that the former was armed.Placed on tfTe stand !n his own* Ibehalf, Corselli declared through ’ age a an interpreter that, as the argu-j t0 m. ment grew heated, Daniere went, fruitsExIthe C latterplansDibit cultu exhib name Cham sist i and i Th that growi ducts good Cham purpc Pei fruits oncefor his gun” and died because he was beaten to the draw. Hedeclared that the argument start-grapedelivefor iiGned inside the Corselli house, ex-4 plaining that Daniere shoved him piumc from the front door before at-. bG dGtempting to draw his revo^rer. j havinI the C
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Corona Daily Independent
Corona, California, US
Fri, Aug 13, 1926
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