Antonio Nardello, 1886 May 28

Nardello and the principal witnesses were unable to speak English and
at one point, when he named the other two men as the killers, a shout-
ing match developed between him and one of them, His conviction and
mthe sentence of death were affirmed on appeal and on May 28, 1886, he
was hanged before sixty witnesses in the District of Columbia Jail
Yard, He maintained his innocence until the iask end and his last
words, spoken in a voice choked with emotion, were: "Antonio Nardello
is about to appear before God as an innocent man, Pasquale Abandante
killed Rotunno, and I am going to die for him. I am innocent of the
crime charged against me, Goodbye." His neck was not broken and

he strangled to death, being prounounced deat fifteen minutes after
the trap fell, '

| Mackey (District of Columbia 15) 503

NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, Ne Yos 5 =29~1886

Nardello and the principal witnesses were unable to speak English and
at one point, when he named the other two men as the killers, a shout-
ing match developed between him and one of them, His conviction and
uthe sentence of death were affirmed on appeal and on May 28, 1886, he
was hanged before sixty witnesses in the District of Columbia Jail
Yard, He maintained his innocence until the ios end and his last
words, spoken in a voice choked with emotion, were: "Antonio Nardello
is about to appear before God as an innocent man, Pasquale Abandante
killed Rotunno, and I am going to die for him, I am innocent of the
crime charged against me. Goodbye." His neck was not broken and

he strangled to death, being prounounced deat fifteen minutes after
the trap fell, ,

| Mackey (District of Columbia 15) 503

NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, N. Ys, 5-29-1886

Nardello and the principal witnesses were unable to speak English and
at one point, when he named the other two men as the killers, a shout=
ing match developed between him and one of them, His conviction and
xthe sentence of death were affirmed on appeal and on May 28, 1886, he|
was hanged before sixty witnesses in the District of Columbia Jail
Yard, He maintained his innocence until the iamk end and his last
words, spoken in a voice choked with emotion, were: "Antonio Nardello
is about to appear before God as an innocent man, Pasquale Abandante
killed Rotunno, and I am going to die for him, I am innocent of the
crime charged against me, Goodbye," His neck was not broken and

he strangled to death, being prouneunced dea fifteen minutes after
the trap fell,

\ Mackey (District of Columbia 15) 503

NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, N. Y.» 5-29-1886

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NARDELLO, Antonio

Nardello, a 2l-year#old white man, was a native of Naples, Italy,
At the time of his birth, his father was under arrest and as he was
subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison, Nardello never saw
him. He emigrated to the United States and settled in Washington,
D. Cey where he became acquainted with Carmine Rotunno, an elderly
Italian laborer and shoemaker who had frugally saved between five
and six hundred dollars about which he frequently boasted, On the
night of July 28, 1885, Nardello lured Rotunno to the second floor
of an abandoned building MKAKXAXHKERKK by a reservoir near Howard
University and cut the old man's throat. He obtained only $30.00
for the murder, it being subsequently revealed that Rotunno never
carried more than this amount on his person, leaving the remainder
of his savings with a friend. The body was not discovered until
the latter part of August when the building was searched because of
the odor of the decomposing flesh, Nardello, who was known to have
been the last person seen with Rotunno, was taken into custody and
charged with his murder, At his trial, he admitted being present
at the mrder and having received $30, but he maintained that the

actual murder had been committed by two other Italians, both named
Pasquale, The proceedings were conducted through an interpreter be=-

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NARDELLO, Antonio

Nardello, a 2l-year-old white man, was a native of Naples, Italy.
At the time of his birth, his father was under arrest and as he was
subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison, Nardello never saw
him. He emigrated to the United States and settled in Washington,
D. Cey where he became acquainted with Carmine Rotunno, an elderly
Italian laborer and shoemaker who had frugally saved between five
and six hundred dollars about which he frequently boasted, On the
night of July 28, 1885, Nardello lured Rotunno to the second floor
of an abandoned building MXAXXAXHRXMEX by a reservoir near Howard
University and cut the old man's throat, He obtained only $30,00
for the mrder, it being subsequently revealed that Rotunno never
carried more than this amount on his person, leaving the remainder
of his savings with a friend. The body was not discovered until
the latter part of August when the building was searched because of
the odor of the decomposing flesh, Nardello, who was known to have
been the last person seen with Rotunno, was taken into custody and
charged with his murder, At his trial, he admitted being present
at the murder and having received $30, but he maintained that the

actual murder had been committed by two other Italians, both named
Pasquale, The proceedings were conducted through an interpreter be-

NARDELLO, Antonio

Nardello, a 2l-year-old white man, was a native of Naples, Italy,
At the time of his birth, his father was under arrest and as he was
subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison, Nardello never saw
him, He emigrated to the United States and settled in Washington,
D, Cy, where he became acquainted with Carmine Rotunno, an elderly
Italian laborer and shoemaker who had frugally saved between five
and six hundred dollars about which he frequently boasted. On the
night of July 28, 1885, Nardello lured Rotunne to the second floor
of an abandoned building by a reservoir near Howard
University and cut the old man's threat, He obtained only $30,00
for the murder, it being subsequently revealed that Rotunno never
carried more than this amount on his person, leaving the remainder
of his savings with a friend, The body was not discovered until
the latter part of August when the building was searched because of
the odor of the decomposing flesh, Nardello, who was known to have
been the last person seen with Rotunno, was taken into custedy and
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murder and having received $30, e maintained that the

actual mrder had been, committed by PS ther ep pet naned
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