The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-22
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
THE VERDICT OF TIE JURY IN LON
GOBARDIS CASE
TIE Touns italian Artist Merely Raises hts
Eyebrows at the Prospect Of go Years In
Prison and Thanks the Judge and Jury.

TIE Tonrs italian Artist Merely Raises hts
Eyebrows at the Prospect of go Years q.
Prison and Thanks tho Judge and Jury.
The trial OF the Italian, Longobardi, for the
murder OF Policeman Barrett's son. John Bar
rett, In the presence Of his young sisters In
Park row on Oct. 1G last, was continued before
Recorder Smyth in the General Sessions Court
yesterday. When Judge Curtis, Longobardi's
counsel, finished his four hours address TO the
jury on Tuesday evening 1t was understood
that, contrary to custom, Recorder Smyth
would permit Mr.. Curtis to put on the witness
stand yesterday Stainslaus satovell. a Baxter
street merchant, who had seen Barrett shot.
satovell took tho stand yesterday morning.
Tho court room was rowded with spectators.
Satovell's account of what he saw won't far to
strengthen Longobardi's story on the witness
stand. Satovell testified that he saw Longo-
bardi's companion, Pcrccacanti. speak to the
girls. and that the larger girl turned and said
that she would have him arrested. Longobardi
seized Pcrccacanti's arm and snid, In Italians:
I'VE had better 20 away from here, or these
ladies will have us arrested Perccacanti
spoke to the girls again. and the eldeL one
slapped him and Perccacanti kicked her. Then
Barrett ran across to the street from a cigar
stand, and his sisters complained to him. Bar
rett and two or three others attacked LonGo-
bardi. Barrett first striking him in the eye.
Then Sntovell heard q pistol shot, and q mo-
ment afterward Longobardi ran away.
LongobRrdi was put on tho witness stand BY
Lawyer Curtis, who explained that he wanted
to learn what happened In Whites hardware
store at 178 Park row, whittier Longobardi was
taken at his own request on Wednesday to find
the clerk who sold him the revolver with which
he shot Barrett, and which he said he bought
for a fellow Italian on the Friday before he
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mediately after his return from the Park. row
store Was .d because sus;,.h he oo could nstor learn nra arST
Nf Ion aSSb Pth's te safhs that he, was sure The
from Mr.. Whites CLERK. Geo rye kuhrdanz. and
Col. Fellows asked him:
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p,st q y $a asked siI Ree y ias smith my s,u you 0u, 'N'
ware store. testified that be had ip ths stoFs,
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fls5s; BasFd1 4os. tS saa f tnsk Sifn at h ftand ku and
S SeFors sr Tns ssfs h fas had HIS Hsye Cash fss seo hon Ss saidi
counter. but itdid not describe any article sold.
Longobardi had testified that he paid Ruhr-
1887. but In. the record Of that days sales the;
witness said the sum of So was not mentioned.
There was a memorandum OF a So sale on the
nf It l alGf Goi. Fellows began to speak. He an
n 1.Iui Se In thai hli;s owing to to w the 1Iddte esrisH p. 81 tes sae
speech nearly four hours. long. He had heard
might be indicated for other failures to con,
could Pfbfs be characteri Rap as Wn eit Ho1l a E Ens en 50
malignsnt or 9 knave SO sontemp5iPIle as to DO
s siyssa !Es f &, tHsf b ss 2ss'ss' n. GS.I Es iRss f ON.
f Eonsobn wss s f. ssis. r 6y 1 I'm on Gss M1tn sa1r wbo
toneiii testified thai fe saw Lonsobsrdi struck
but once. and that by Barrett Opposed TO
stori:s Of the Barrett sirIs. Bbarrett's ante
mortem statement, and Of three eyew1tnesses.
court room; The Jury vent out At * 2 NJ,
to ASS1! Fe sie . S' ssms into Sa'e COURT !. but Dt' col. Eel
lows loft before the verdict was returned. As
S Msen tn. ei ,arS ea A1ssfi IN st G% Il 49,. T Hss p niis .
was brought In, and Recorder smyth took his
scat: Lengobardi appeared to be the least in
Clerk Hal! put the usual questions to the jury,
and the foreman. ]. Auker. announced their
Guilty OF manslaughter in the first degree"
The interpeter repeated the verdict to the
he felt emotion of any kind his face certainly
did not bstray 1t. He spoke n few words In
Italian to the Interpreter. and was led from the
room.
After the verdict had been announced, Law
yer Astoria moved that the verdict be set
aside as against the evidence. Recorder Smyth
told the prisoner that he would be sentenced
on Friday at II o'clock. Lawyer Astoria said
that the few words Longobardi spoke after he
heard the verdict were q request that his
thanks should be given to the jury, Recorder
Smyth, and the officers OF the court for their
Kindness to him during the trial.
On the first ballot the jury is understood to
four for ac1uittaj. and the others. for man
slaughter, There were seven ballots before
the verdict was reached.