New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SWEARING TO EsPosITos IDENTITY.

SWEARING TO EsPOsITO'S IDENTITY.
THE so-CALLED BANDIT AGAIN IN COURT-TEsTI-
MoNY OF ONE OF THE DETECTIVES FROM ITALY.
The examination of Giuseppe opposite, the nj
legged Italian bandit was continued YESTERDAY morn
large courtroom the third floor of the Post
Office Building, in which the trial was held, was
women. From the gallery some Italians watched
With interested faces the trial Of Their
the italian Government, and ex;Judge Ship
man and DR.. l.. UlIO appeared for the defendant
tody of two deputy marshals. He was pale but did
not appear much disturbed by the gaze of SO many
see Js sSes and oss by three
shals A crowd of his countrymen watched his exit
from the Jail and his entrance to the Post Office
Mr.. Fuller read the affdavits of the chief and
e Court at of
and of several other officials who had
to the effect that the subscribers recognized the pho
tOgraph that was attached TO the papers closely
resembling Giuseppe Esposito or Randazzi. whom
they had known as a brgand. Zopito Di PietrO
one of the members of the police force. sent over
from. Palermo, was then placed on the witness
Mr.. Coudert conducted the direct examination
Joseph Valloza being sworn interpreter. Di
IL am forty years of age; was born in Italy ard
am cdribineer. cdribinecr is sort of army po-
l have seen the prisoner in Italy. While
there he was known by the name of opposite or
KandaZZi he In prison for fifteen DAYS i'll 1878,
and saw him then every day. also saw him be-
fore he was in ai five or six times in the course of
DIR. Ullo conducted the oross-exannatiop, speak
ing through the interpreter, but sometimes interpO-
sing and correcting the answers when they seemed
TO him imperfectly translated. In cross-examina-
ton, the witness said:
"Iicned the army in Milan in 1862. / was after
ward in Tunis and Florence. l served in the war
of 1866 for seven months. For ten
or eleven years | have been in Ala,
L Palermo
May to July 16 of this year on the service be-
longing to the corps of public safety, to which be-
longed. Twas sent for from Ala TO render service
In recognizing Randazzi. 1t was SAID that he was
after him but a telegram came from New-York say
ing Randazz was there The project OF Palermo
called me to bin ; and ask asked me whether kneT
shaped man. little dark colored. He told me, to
be ready t9 start for New;York never saw pho
ton of him in writing. l never described
him as having a scar on his forehead
in 1871 near Ala. The Mayor of the village has
several farms, and employs over 5000 men. / used
around horseback, overseeing the Mayors labor
ers 1 cannot recall the names of any of
other Randazd in Ala. He was q shoemaker.
Randazzi surrendered himself to the Mayor July
@, 1878, and was in Jail some days. He had worked
for the Mayor, so he surrendered to him when he
wanted to give himself up
Commissioner Osborn asked:
- How did You know the man you IN 1873 was
the same you knew in 1871 ~
recognized MN as L nau talked with MN De-
fore. When he surrendered himself he had on a
short beard"
Mr.. Coudert-" When he surrendered himself what
was he charged with
' He had been in the country"
"What do you mean by in the country'T'
He was bandit"
At the conclusion of this witnesses testimony the
case was adjourned To Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. The prisoner remained in the courtroom
for hour after the conclusion of the trial
ing with his counsel. The deputy marshas ap-
prehensive of some difficulty with the large crowd
of Italians who had gathered about the place. aud
kept the prisoner in the building until it had dis
persed. Commissioner Osborn asked to his
action in allowing the prisoner to be at the jail
for purposes of Identification, that action having
been criticised by the counsel for the defence. The
Commissioner replied.
DIR. Ullo spoke TO about the matter some
days ago and l told HIM in private capacity
without saying what my own action would be, that
If were in his case l should write to the United
States Marshal before the Italian detectives arrived
stating that it not desired that the prisoner
should be seen. DR.. Ullo said he did not like t.
do that, as it might prejud ce his case, When Mr.
Lewis came TO me for pass for himself and three
others he said hat the Marshal did not like to tax,
the responsibility of issuing the permit himself. Sc
I wrote to the Marshal asking him to admit Mr.
Lewis and three Others, indorSng on it q condi
ton that deputy marshal should go with them sc
be able to testify to exactly what took place.