Frederick Duffy, was killed at age 36. He attempted to intervene in a fight and was stabbed to death. Michele Scriva was sentenced to hang for murdering Frederick, but his death sentence was later commuted.
-----
Michele Scriva was charged with another murder, this time of a former veteran of the 6th Division AIF, Frederick John Duffy, who was stabbed to death after he tried to help a man Scriva was attacking. Scriva's daughter had been hit by the man's car in Peel Street, North Melbourne, and, armed with a long knife, he attacked the driver and passengers. Duffy went to help those in the car and the prosecution alleged Scriva, who was wearing a maroon jumper, stabbed him to death. Scriva claimed he had bee working behind a vegetable stall that afternoon and had then caught a bus to Fitzroy. It was a hopeless defence for, as well as contracting three witnesses who saw the attack, he denied that he was wearing a maroon jumper and grey trousers at the time of the fight, saying he only wore a suit to work. Scriva was condemned to death but, as was the usual practice, he was reprieved and served ten years of the commuted life sentence. His friend Antonio Romeo, who was with him, received a twelve-year sentence for attempted murder.
- Gangland Melbourne
-----
Killing of Frederick Duffy
2 ITALIANS ARE
SENT FOR TRIAL
MURDER CHARGE
Charged with the murder of Frederick
John Duffy at North Melbourne on
September 23, two Italians, Michèle Scriva
and Antonio Romeo, were committed for
trial by the City Coroner yesterday.
Scriva and Romeo are alleged to have stabbed
Duffy fatally in Peel st., North Melbourne, after
Scriva's daughter had been struck by a car.
Both were present in custody at an inquest into
Duffy's death yesterday, and
each ' said that he was not
guilty.
Duffy, 36, of Queensberry st.,
North Melbourne, intervened in a
fight that occurred after the
accident.
Keith, Dibb, wool merchant, of
Strathmore, driver of the car that
hit Scriva's daughter, said that
as he was driving along Peel st.,
about 20 m.p.h., a child ran across
the road about 10 yards in front.
He braked hard, but the girl was
knocked down. As he alighted
he saw people approaching from
the kerb.
A man in a maroon jumped,
who, he now believed, was Scriva,
came toward him. A man in a
blue suit tried to stop Scriva,
who broke free and chased Dibb
with a knife.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dunn
(solicitor for the Italians), Dibb
agreed that he had told an in-
spector at the identification
parade that he could, not swear
to Scriva's identity.
"Knife in hand"
Lewis Blair Lyle, grain mer-
chant, of McCarron pde., Essen-
don, a passenger in the car. said
he saw Scriva, with a knife raised
m his right hand, rushing toward
Dibb, shouting: "You've killed my
child. I'll murder you, you
Australian b-." Lyle said he shouted, "Slop,
you mad idiot! We'll get the
child in the car and take her to
hospital." Scriva tlien turned on
hün.
Then, Lyle said, a man whom
lie identified as Duffy came from
behind and grabbed Scriva, who
swung round and cried: "I'll
murder you, too," and drove a
knife into his chest.
Lyle said he went for police
help, and returned to see Scriva
kicking Mrs. Lyle and hitting her
on the head. On the footpath a
man in a grey suit, whom he
identified as Romeo, was thrust-
ing a knife at Duffy, who was
trying to ward him off with his
arms.
Mrs. Dorothy Lyle said that
after Scriva had chased Dibb and
her husband she tried to reason
with him. but he kicked her and
hit her on the head.
Doris Frances Duffy, of
Queensberry st., North Mel-
bourne, widow of Frederick Dufly,
said she saw Scriva and Romeo
approach Duffy with a knife.
They knocked him down and
"seemed to jump on him."
Mi-. Dunn: Did you see a knife
in the hands of both Scriva and
Romeo?
Mrs. Duffy: Only in Romeo's.
Robert Charles Scott, a
R.A.A.F. fitter, of Laverton, said
he saw several men "knocking a I
man in a blue suit about" at the
corner of Peel and Queensberry
sts. A man came from the crowd
and punched him. He punched
back, and the man stabbed him
in the shoulder.
Dr. Ivan Samuel Epstein, of the
Royal Melbourne Hospital, said
that Duffy was admitted to hos-
pital with found wounds, and had
died from those injuries.
Dr. Keith Bowden, Government
pathologist, said he believed the
stab wound to the heart alone
was fatal.
Mr. Burke found that Duffy
had died from a stab wound to
the heart "unlawfully and mali-
ciously inflicted" by Michèle
Scriva and Antonio Romeo.
- The Argus, Thursday, 26 Oct. 1950, page 3
-----
Michele Scriva was charged with another murder, this time of a former veteran of the 6th Division AIF, Frederick John Duffy, who was stabbed to death after he tried to help a man Scriva was attacking. Scriva's daughter had been hit by the man's car in Peel Street, North Melbourne, and, armed with a long knife, he attacked the driver and passengers. Duffy went to help those in the car and the prosecution alleged Scriva, who was wearing a maroon jumper, stabbed him to death. Scriva claimed he had bee working behind a vegetable stall that afternoon and had then caught a bus to Fitzroy. It was a hopeless defence for, as well as contracting three witnesses who saw the attack, he denied that he was wearing a maroon jumper and grey trousers at the time of the fight, saying he only wore a suit to work. Scriva was condemned to death but, as was the usual practice, he was reprieved and served ten years of the commuted life sentence. His friend Antonio Romeo, who was with him, received a twelve-year sentence for attempted murder.
- Gangland Melbourne
-----
Killing of Frederick Duffy
2 ITALIANS ARE
SENT FOR TRIAL
MURDER CHARGE
Charged with the murder of Frederick
John Duffy at North Melbourne on
September 23, two Italians, Michèle Scriva
and Antonio Romeo, were committed for
trial by the City Coroner yesterday.
Scriva and Romeo are alleged to have stabbed
Duffy fatally in Peel st., North Melbourne, after
Scriva's daughter had been struck by a car.
Both were present in custody at an inquest into
Duffy's death yesterday, and
each ' said that he was not
guilty.
Duffy, 36, of Queensberry st.,
North Melbourne, intervened in a
fight that occurred after the
accident.
Keith, Dibb, wool merchant, of
Strathmore, driver of the car that
hit Scriva's daughter, said that
as he was driving along Peel st.,
about 20 m.p.h., a child ran across
the road about 10 yards in front.
He braked hard, but the girl was
knocked down. As he alighted
he saw people approaching from
the kerb.
A man in a maroon jumped,
who, he now believed, was Scriva,
came toward him. A man in a
blue suit tried to stop Scriva,
who broke free and chased Dibb
with a knife.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dunn
(solicitor for the Italians), Dibb
agreed that he had told an in-
spector at the identification
parade that he could, not swear
to Scriva's identity.
"Knife in hand"
Lewis Blair Lyle, grain mer-
chant, of McCarron pde., Essen-
don, a passenger in the car. said
he saw Scriva, with a knife raised
m his right hand, rushing toward
Dibb, shouting: "You've killed my
child. I'll murder you, you
Australian b-." Lyle said he shouted, "Slop,
you mad idiot! We'll get the
child in the car and take her to
hospital." Scriva tlien turned on
hün.
Then, Lyle said, a man whom
lie identified as Duffy came from
behind and grabbed Scriva, who
swung round and cried: "I'll
murder you, too," and drove a
knife into his chest.
Lyle said he went for police
help, and returned to see Scriva
kicking Mrs. Lyle and hitting her
on the head. On the footpath a
man in a grey suit, whom he
identified as Romeo, was thrust-
ing a knife at Duffy, who was
trying to ward him off with his
arms.
Mrs. Dorothy Lyle said that
after Scriva had chased Dibb and
her husband she tried to reason
with him. but he kicked her and
hit her on the head.
Doris Frances Duffy, of
Queensberry st., North Mel-
bourne, widow of Frederick Dufly,
said she saw Scriva and Romeo
approach Duffy with a knife.
They knocked him down and
"seemed to jump on him."
Mi-. Dunn: Did you see a knife
in the hands of both Scriva and
Romeo?
Mrs. Duffy: Only in Romeo's.
Robert Charles Scott, a
R.A.A.F. fitter, of Laverton, said
he saw several men "knocking a I
man in a blue suit about" at the
corner of Peel and Queensberry
sts. A man came from the crowd
and punched him. He punched
back, and the man stabbed him
in the shoulder.
Dr. Ivan Samuel Epstein, of the
Royal Melbourne Hospital, said
that Duffy was admitted to hos-
pital with found wounds, and had
died from those injuries.
Dr. Keith Bowden, Government
pathologist, said he believed the
stab wound to the heart alone
was fatal.
Mr. Burke found that Duffy
had died from a stab wound to
the heart "unlawfully and mali-
ciously inflicted" by Michèle
Scriva and Antonio Romeo.
- The Argus, Thursday, 26 Oct. 1950, page 3
Frederick Duffy, was killed at age 36. He attempted to intervene in a fight and was stabbed to death. Michele Scriva was sentenced to hang for murdering Frederick, but his death sentence was later commuted.
-----
Michele Scriva was charged with another murder, this time of a former veteran of the 6th Division AIF, Frederick John Duffy, who was stabbed to death after he tried to help a man Scriva was attacking. Scriva's daughter had been hit by the man's car in Peel Street, North Melbourne, and, armed with a long knife, he attacked the driver and passengers. Duffy went to help those in the car and the prosecution alleged Scriva, who was wearing a maroon jumper, stabbed him to death. Scriva claimed he had bee working behind a vegetable stall that afternoon and had then caught a bus to Fitzroy. It was a hopeless defence for, as well as contracting three witnesses who saw the attack, he denied that he was wearing a maroon jumper and grey trousers at the time of the fight, saying he only wore a suit to work. Scriva was condemned to death but, as was the usual practice, he was reprieved and served ten years of the commuted life sentence. His friend Antonio Romeo, who was with him, received a twelve-year sentence for attempted murder.
- Gangland Melbourne
-----
Killing of Frederick Duffy
2 ITALIANS ARE
SENT FOR TRIAL
MURDER CHARGE
Charged with the murder of Frederick
John Duffy at North Melbourne on
September 23, two Italians, Michèle Scriva
and Antonio Romeo, were committed for
trial by the City Coroner yesterday.
Scriva and Romeo are alleged to have stabbed
Duffy fatally in Peel st., North Melbourne, after
Scriva's daughter had been struck by a car.
Both were present in custody at an inquest into
Duffy's death yesterday, and
each ' said that he was not
guilty.
Duffy, 36, of Queensberry st.,
North Melbourne, intervened in a
fight that occurred after the
accident.
Keith, Dibb, wool merchant, of
Strathmore, driver of the car that
hit Scriva's daughter, said that
as he was driving along Peel st.,
about 20 m.p.h., a child ran across
the road about 10 yards in front.
He braked hard, but the girl was
knocked down. As he alighted
he saw people approaching from
the kerb.
A man in a maroon jumped,
who, he now believed, was Scriva,
came toward him. A man in a
blue suit tried to stop Scriva,
who broke free and chased Dibb
with a knife.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dunn
(solicitor for the Italians), Dibb
agreed that he had told an in-
spector at the identification
parade that he could, not swear
to Scriva's identity.
"Knife in hand"
Lewis Blair Lyle, grain mer-
chant, of McCarron pde., Essen-
don, a passenger in the car. said
he saw Scriva, with a knife raised
m his right hand, rushing toward
Dibb, shouting: "You've killed my
child. I'll murder you, you
Australian b-." Lyle said he shouted, "Slop,
you mad idiot! We'll get the
child in the car and take her to
hospital." Scriva tlien turned on
hün.
Then, Lyle said, a man whom
lie identified as Duffy came from
behind and grabbed Scriva, who
swung round and cried: "I'll
murder you, too," and drove a
knife into his chest.
Lyle said he went for police
help, and returned to see Scriva
kicking Mrs. Lyle and hitting her
on the head. On the footpath a
man in a grey suit, whom he
identified as Romeo, was thrust-
ing a knife at Duffy, who was
trying to ward him off with his
arms.
Mrs. Dorothy Lyle said that
after Scriva had chased Dibb and
her husband she tried to reason
with him. but he kicked her and
hit her on the head.
Doris Frances Duffy, of
Queensberry st., North Mel-
bourne, widow of Frederick Dufly,
said she saw Scriva and Romeo
approach Duffy with a knife.
They knocked him down and
"seemed to jump on him."
Mi-. Dunn: Did you see a knife
in the hands of both Scriva and
Romeo?
Mrs. Duffy: Only in Romeo's.
Robert Charles Scott, a
R.A.A.F. fitter, of Laverton, said
he saw several men "knocking a I
man in a blue suit about" at the
corner of Peel and Queensberry
sts. A man came from the crowd
and punched him. He punched
back, and the man stabbed him
in the shoulder.
Dr. Ivan Samuel Epstein, of the
Royal Melbourne Hospital, said
that Duffy was admitted to hos-
pital with found wounds, and had
died from those injuries.
Dr. Keith Bowden, Government
pathologist, said he believed the
stab wound to the heart alone
was fatal.
Mr. Burke found that Duffy
had died from a stab wound to
the heart "unlawfully and mali-
ciously inflicted" by Michèle
Scriva and Antonio Romeo.
- The Argus, Thursday, 26 Oct. 1950, page 3
-----
Michele Scriva was charged with another murder, this time of a former veteran of the 6th Division AIF, Frederick John Duffy, who was stabbed to death after he tried to help a man Scriva was attacking. Scriva's daughter had been hit by the man's car in Peel Street, North Melbourne, and, armed with a long knife, he attacked the driver and passengers. Duffy went to help those in the car and the prosecution alleged Scriva, who was wearing a maroon jumper, stabbed him to death. Scriva claimed he had bee working behind a vegetable stall that afternoon and had then caught a bus to Fitzroy. It was a hopeless defence for, as well as contracting three witnesses who saw the attack, he denied that he was wearing a maroon jumper and grey trousers at the time of the fight, saying he only wore a suit to work. Scriva was condemned to death but, as was the usual practice, he was reprieved and served ten years of the commuted life sentence. His friend Antonio Romeo, who was with him, received a twelve-year sentence for attempted murder.
- Gangland Melbourne
-----
Killing of Frederick Duffy
2 ITALIANS ARE
SENT FOR TRIAL
MURDER CHARGE
Charged with the murder of Frederick
John Duffy at North Melbourne on
September 23, two Italians, Michèle Scriva
and Antonio Romeo, were committed for
trial by the City Coroner yesterday.
Scriva and Romeo are alleged to have stabbed
Duffy fatally in Peel st., North Melbourne, after
Scriva's daughter had been struck by a car.
Both were present in custody at an inquest into
Duffy's death yesterday, and
each ' said that he was not
guilty.
Duffy, 36, of Queensberry st.,
North Melbourne, intervened in a
fight that occurred after the
accident.
Keith, Dibb, wool merchant, of
Strathmore, driver of the car that
hit Scriva's daughter, said that
as he was driving along Peel st.,
about 20 m.p.h., a child ran across
the road about 10 yards in front.
He braked hard, but the girl was
knocked down. As he alighted
he saw people approaching from
the kerb.
A man in a maroon jumped,
who, he now believed, was Scriva,
came toward him. A man in a
blue suit tried to stop Scriva,
who broke free and chased Dibb
with a knife.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dunn
(solicitor for the Italians), Dibb
agreed that he had told an in-
spector at the identification
parade that he could, not swear
to Scriva's identity.
"Knife in hand"
Lewis Blair Lyle, grain mer-
chant, of McCarron pde., Essen-
don, a passenger in the car. said
he saw Scriva, with a knife raised
m his right hand, rushing toward
Dibb, shouting: "You've killed my
child. I'll murder you, you
Australian b-." Lyle said he shouted, "Slop,
you mad idiot! We'll get the
child in the car and take her to
hospital." Scriva tlien turned on
hün.
Then, Lyle said, a man whom
lie identified as Duffy came from
behind and grabbed Scriva, who
swung round and cried: "I'll
murder you, too," and drove a
knife into his chest.
Lyle said he went for police
help, and returned to see Scriva
kicking Mrs. Lyle and hitting her
on the head. On the footpath a
man in a grey suit, whom he
identified as Romeo, was thrust-
ing a knife at Duffy, who was
trying to ward him off with his
arms.
Mrs. Dorothy Lyle said that
after Scriva had chased Dibb and
her husband she tried to reason
with him. but he kicked her and
hit her on the head.
Doris Frances Duffy, of
Queensberry st., North Mel-
bourne, widow of Frederick Dufly,
said she saw Scriva and Romeo
approach Duffy with a knife.
They knocked him down and
"seemed to jump on him."
Mi-. Dunn: Did you see a knife
in the hands of both Scriva and
Romeo?
Mrs. Duffy: Only in Romeo's.
Robert Charles Scott, a
R.A.A.F. fitter, of Laverton, said
he saw several men "knocking a I
man in a blue suit about" at the
corner of Peel and Queensberry
sts. A man came from the crowd
and punched him. He punched
back, and the man stabbed him
in the shoulder.
Dr. Ivan Samuel Epstein, of the
Royal Melbourne Hospital, said
that Duffy was admitted to hos-
pital with found wounds, and had
died from those injuries.
Dr. Keith Bowden, Government
pathologist, said he believed the
stab wound to the heart alone
was fatal.
Mr. Burke found that Duffy
had died from a stab wound to
the heart "unlawfully and mali-
ciously inflicted" by Michèle
Scriva and Antonio Romeo.
- The Argus, Thursday, 26 Oct. 1950, page 3
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY
- OF -
MY DEAR HUSBAND
FREDERICK JOHN DUFFY
FATHER OF ANNETTE, MAUREEN & KAY
DIED 23RD SEPT. 1950.
ALSO
CHARLES DUFFY
DIED 23RD FEB. 1939.
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