Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
TO HANG FOR THEIR CRIME.
The Three Brutal italian Murder srs
TO Suffer the Peralty Nov I4th.

Judge Hawes, of Chicago prosouc-
ed sentence Saturday upon the three
Italians, Gelardi. Azzali and s. levistre
for TIE murder of fellow country
man in that city last fall, The judge
upon taking his seat read from a
manuscript as follows:
Il have carefully considered the
arguments of the council and have
also heard a portion of the evidence
read by the shorthand reporter.
cannot find any serious errors and see
no valid grounds for new trial. If
the same evidence was submitted to
another jury the verdict would he
guilty. 1t might be that another jury
would indlct a lighter punishment,
but | don't think 1t necessary to pass
upon that poiat." The court added
that the evidence was SO fresh that it
was Not necessary to review it, and he
therefore would not snlarge upon that
feature of the case. The mouoL for a
new trial IN this case would be ov.r-
ruled.
HIS DUTY. the court said, could not
be intertered with by his sympathies.
1t was beyond his power TO put aside
the verdict, As already said, they
had fair trial, and he was unable 10
see that Azzarl was less guilty than
the rest
Giovanni Azzari, Augustine Gel
ardi, md Ignazzio Sylyestre," said the
judge, you have had fair trial. No
evidence has been excluded In mak>
ing up the panel you We're afforded an
opportunity of objectlng unprecedent
ed in the history of criminal cases il
this country. The jury finally select
ed to Try your case were falr>minded
men. and that they were not prejudic
ed against you by reason of yoar ma
Indicated by the fact that two of
your own nationality were just &C
quilted.
After referring to the diligence and
care of the counsel, the court contin-
ued, that the jury had returned a yer.
DICT Of guilty, and he was unable TO
see how any other conclusion could
be reached. There were no mitigating
circumstances to the crime. 1t was
cool, deliberate murder. Not com
mltted in the heat of passion, nor
when the brain was maddened by the
fumes of alcohol The only
object they had sought, and
what they eonsplred for weeks
to secure, was to commit the
crime to obtain a few paltry dollars
He was one of their country men had
loaned them money, and by his indus
try had saved up small sum, which
fact was known to defendants. They
had decoyed him into their hons and
strangled him in the very chair they
had offered him in token of their
friendship. Suddenly, without warn
ing and without provocation, they had
murdered him. The court then gave
history of the Efforts made to con-
ceal the crime. Sanding as they did
on the threshold of eternity he would
not say anything 10 harrow up .heic
feelings. At this point Geiardi made
some comment, but the court contin
uea without paying any attention to
the interruption
''By the laws of this state he who
with malice aforethought deprives his
fellow man OF lie thereby forfeits bis
own. Under that law you have been
tried, and that law demands that you
shall be sentenced and executed"
Here the judge called States Attorney
Grinnell TO speak to him, and after a
short conference asked what it was
Gelardi attempted to say. He was
told that Gelardi insisted that at the
time he was en- route TO Italy he was
not rHnning away, but that the ticket
had been sent him 10 go there some
time previous.
The court then said: 'The sentence
of this court is that you be taken from
this room to the jail of this county,
there to be closely copfiasd until Sat
urday, the 14th day of Novem Der next
at which day, between thesnours of 10
o'clock in the forenoon aud 2 o'clock
IN the afternoon, you be taken from
your cells in the walls OF SAID jail and
there be hanged by the neck until you
are dead, and may God in his infinite
goodness have mercy upon your
soulS.H
Azzari sat down and the same SEM
tence was pronounced on each of the
remaining defendants Gelar6i was
the only one who betrayed the slight
est appearance of trepidiuon. The
two remaining conspirators sat as
fixed and immovable in their chairs
as images, Tears streames down the
cheeks of Carrie Navagato, but none
of the defendants indicated an out.
ward semblance of what their feelings
were.