The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-03-19

big. jagged punctures Of the abdomen, and he
died next morning.
New Orleans was in wild ferment next
morning, and fierce threats OF violence were
uttered against all Italians. Lynching was
openly advocated and arrests were indiscrimi-
nate!y made. Nearly fifty Italians were
placed behind the bars Of whom nineteen
were indicted. Owing to the presence of
stenographcr in the grand jury room
motion by defendants counsel to quash the in
dictment was gianted, but later the same
men were indicted again. The city contrib
| uted S25O O0 for the prosecution and
public feeling continued to be excited.
Mayor Shakespeare was accused of losing
his head and acting from panic and the
italian consul did his best to show that the
whole prosecution the result of unjusti-
fable race prejudice. The indictments were
| as follows: One for murder and two for
shooting with intent to kill while lying in
wait, against Peter Natali, Antonio Scaff1di,
Antonio Bagnetlo, Manuel Politz, Antonio
Marchesi, Pietro Monastero, Bastlano Incor-
DINA, Salvador Sunzeri, Loretto Comitz,
Charles Trachna and Charles Poitza acces.
series before the fact: j. p. Macheca, James
Caruso Charles Matranga, Rocco Gcruic,
Charles Patorno, Frank Romero. John Caruso
| and Asper Marchesi as accessories.
The case against the alleged conspirators
| was called for trial February is, when it was
announced that a severance would be taken
would be arraigncd at that time These
| nine are: Charles Matranga, the reputed
| chief of the Malta in New Orleans; Pietro
| Monastero the shoemaker who occupied the
hut in which the assassins lay previous to
| shooting: Joseph p 4Aacheca, the wealthy
| fruit IMPORTER who hired the build
| ing for Monasterio; Asper Marchesi a
ID year-oid boy who whistled the sig
nal OF the victims approach his father
Antonio Marchesi, Antonio Scafedi, Antonio
| Bagnetto, Manuel Politz and Bcstiano Incar-
! dona, who are supposed to have been among
! the actual perpetrators OF the shooting. The
! roll of witnesses for the state included
ninety-One names and that for the defense
| 229 names. Nearly fortnight was occupied
! in examining jurors. When the trial began
! the impression was general that Manuel
! PO1tZ had been persuaded to become states
| evid ence, but il such was the case the plan
| of the prosecution was upset in most sub
J stantial fashion, for before the time came
| for placing him upon the stand he
! became a raving maniac. The trial throughout
! abounded in sensational Incidents The multi
plicity OF the witnesses for the defense
| cast such q cloud upon the case for the
prosecution (Which necessarily rested upon
! circumstantal evidence) that when the
! jury retired ut 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening,
after listening to the summing up by coun.
| sci and the charge by the judge, it vas to en-.
| ter upon q hopeless dispute. This continued
| until O'Clock Friday morning, when the jurors
sought 10 catch little sleep. The debate was
| resumed at Z. and when the court opened at Q
! no agreement had been reached. Several
times during the day the jurors asked for
instructions upon various points. and at last. ut
3 o'clock Friday afternoon, they came into court
| with verdict CT not guilty in the cases OF
| Machecu the two Marchesis, Bagnetto, Incar
dona and Matranga, and reporting a mistrial a.
!! 70 scoaedi, Monasterio and Politzl