The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-14
TRIAL OF THE SICILIANS.
JURY ACQUITs SIX AND DISA-
GREE5 as TO THREE.

,..orse Interest in the Court Room
wbs, the Verdict Was Brought in
An Audible Expression of Surprise
and Dissatisfaction on the Part of
the Spectators.
Nrw ORLEANS, LA, March 1S.-The trial
-, rins Sicilians for the assassination of
Cbisf of Police D. c, Hennessy at 1l:2
o,clock on the night OF Oct. 10,
u,bicb has occupied the time of
section B. Judge Bakers division Of
40 criminal district court, since
T.b IA was concluded this afternoon, the
;,,rv bringing in verdict Of not guilty as
70 six of the accused, and failing to agree
unon verdict as TO the other three. When
The iurv handed in their verdict Judge
RarIer looked at it several moments before
be handed it to minute clerk Screven.
There was an apprehensive silence while
these preliminaries were going on.
THE PRISONERS STAND UP.
The prisoners stood up, and there was a
look of infinite woe pictured on the face of
Macheca and some of the others. VI course,
Wetranpa and Incariona were disln-
taresred They knew that they had been
saved and their only interest in the matter
.Tas N see that their friends and partners
escsnad the fate which had threatened them
for 80 long. Marchesi showed no signs of
emotion. He wore bright, open face, and
be took scsnt interest in the proceedings
Ttisuot a secret TO say that the court at
tache; apprehended a verdict against the
accused. and SO Sheriff Villaroch had his
men stationed Immediately in the rear OF
the prisoners, to nip in the bud any demon
strations.
INTEREST OF THE SPECTATORS.
Every spectator in the court room was
on his feet, The states attorneys sat at
their table Judge Luzenberg must have
felt that the verdict was against the state.
Its hard to say what the counsel for the
defendants felt The jury looked more
concerned than any one present in the room
except the prisoners. Their faces were
CHASTITY, and they showed the effect OF their
long siege and their protracted deliberations
in the Jury room. Chief Clerk Screven did
not keep the verdict long.
READING THE VERDICT.
As soon ss Judge Baker handed him the
document he glanced at it and began to
read. In firm voice, that could be heard
in every corner Of the silent court room, he
spoke the words that freed six Of the men
a. tar as the present case is concerned and
virtually acquitted the other tITee AS the
verdict was read, each person in the court
room turned to the person next to
him, and there was an audible
expression of surprise and dissatisfaction.
The deputies, however, Immediately sup
pressed the noise, and then Judge Baker
ordered the jury to be discharged and the
prisoners to I 9 remanded, as there was still
another charge against them in connection
with the same case. Then the court was
adjourned.
The verdict read: "Mistrial as to
Polizzo, NJ nastero, Scaffedi. Not guilty
as to Macheca, Marchesi, Bagnette, Mars
chesi THE hoy), Incardoni, Matranga."
THE JURORS REFUSE TO TALK.
The jurors remained some little time il
their room getting their things together
When they again reached the court room
they were quickly su rounded by a SEQ Of
reporters. One of them answered promptly
for the rest that it had been agreed among
the twelve men that they should not discus:
what had happened in the jury room. at all
he represe tative of the papers plead witt
them to exp ain how the verdict had beer
reached, but to all inquiries they turned
deaf ear. The jurymen kept together unit
they reached Lafayette Square, where they
were oted at by a crowd who had already
learned Of the verdict.