Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-05

may give lighter sentence. / there's
fore feel it my duty to see that the
criminal laws of this country be exe-
cuted."
The judge then pronounced the fol-
lowing awful sentence on the largest
man, who stood at the end of the
line:
Giovanni Azari, the sentence of
this court Is that you be taken from
this room TO the jail of this county,
there TO be closely confined until Sat
urday, Nov. IA next, on which day,
between the hours of 10 o'clock In the
forenoon and 2 O'clock in the after
noon, you be taken from your cell
and within the walls of said Jail be
hanged by your neck until you are
dead, and may God in His infinite
goodness have mercy on your soul. :"
For moment the blood flushed in
Azari's face, but he quietly sat down
without showing any sign of nervous
ness or fear. The same sentence was
pronounced next on Agostino Gelardi.
He showed less stolcism than Azari,
and twiched little and uttered a low
groan Of despair. When Gelardi sal
down Ignazzio Silvestri, who is boyish
in appearance, with long, black eye
lashes, was left alone His face
might not have shown defiance or
courage, but there was no evidence in
it of sarinking or dread. He quietly
sat down after the sentence and looked
vacantly before him.
THE MEN AND THEIR CRIME.
Giovanni Azari is the son of Fran
cesco Azari, and he is 81 years old and
a shoemaker by trade. His native
place is Trabbia, which is q depens
dency of the sub prefecture OF Termini.
Nine years ago he married Salvatore
Denna, by whom he has become the
father of four children, three of whom
are dead. He came to Chicago in 1884.
He can neither read nor write.
Ignazzio Silvestri is % years old. He
is from Termini also. He married
Antonio Bovia and she bore a child
since he came to America. His faith
er's name was Agostino Sllvestri. The
prisoners business was that Of trunk
carrier from railroad depots and
hotels. He came to Chicago from
louisville, KY, ten months ego. He
Agostino Gelardi is a native OF Ter
mini Imerese, in the province of
PaIero. His wife, only Is years old,
bore the maiden name of Maria
Guluzza, and she is living in Termini
with her 13>months old boy. GelardI
is a soapmaker. He can read and
write very poorly in Italian.
Following is an outline of the cir
cumstances of the crime:
Friday morning, May 1 last, the
baggageman at the Fort Wayne
Depot in Pittsburg opened suspicious
smelling trunk and found the body
of Caruso therein, firmly tied with
ropes. Nothing was found in the
pockets of the clothing on the corpse
but postoffice order for $25 issued
by the Chicago Office and purchased
by Filippo Caruso. T. Caruso had $3.50
of savings on his person when last
seen at home. Gerald was arrested
in New York by the police of that
city. having gone there the day after
the assination to ship the BODY, The
murderers choaked the life out Of
Caruso at 9 o'clock the morning of
the Thursday previous to May J..
Gerald shaved Azari first and asked
Caruso if he wanted to be shaved. He
complied, and while he sat in the
chair GERALD stood behind him,
lathered his face, and suddenly placed
rope with a prepared moose in it
around Caruso's neck at tho same
time placing his hand over his mouth
to stifie any cries. SilVestri and
Azari Immediately seized the ends of
the rope and pulled with all their
strength, and Caruso fell on the floor
corpse.