The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
NOW IN The JURY'S hands
Celebrated BOSchinO Murder Trial
Ended at 0.20 Last Night.
CHARGE OF JUDGE GUNSTER
II Occupied Two Hours and Was Most
Exhaustive Rcenpitulation OF Evil
dcncc and Law Bearing on Murder.
Argument of District Attorney.


Judge Gunster's charge to the jury in
the Boschno murder trial was de-
livered last night and the fate of the
defendant now hangs in the balance.
Attorney George :. Horn. of counsel
for the defense. resumed his argument
to the jury when court opened yester-
day morning. and he occupied the time
until 20 II. IN. The main points in his
address were: The failure of the com
monwealth to establish the fact that
Boschino had Il revolver on the night
of the murder. Imbriano was de-
nounced as schemer; that he swore
falsehoods when he testified that he
sold Il revolver to the defendant Mr..
Horn occupied the greater part of the
time imprcssing upon the minds OF the
jurymen the value of the character tes-
timony brought out by the defense.
All the stories of the witnesses of the
commonwealth had. Mr.. Horn sad,
been shaped more with view To dam
aging the reputation of Roschino thah
establishing his guilt by bringing posi-
tive proof as to his whereabouts on the
night of the murder.
The Jury retired for ten minutes to
their room and when they came back
into the court eN-Judge Ward began
his argument. He spoke from 1890 UNI
til noon and from l.30 till p. m. AS
Mr. Horn had gone over the testimony
carefully and completely, the speaker
told the jury that he would not attempt
to go over II again. He then described
Boschiuo as Il son of noble race, de-
Scended from the country that gave
to the world Christopher Columbus.
The Italian people people are not crimi-
nally inclined, the speaker said, and
then he told of several Americans VINO
have dsgraced themselves by their
crimes.
Branded as pcrjurers.
Imbriano and SALVATORE We're branded
as periurers and villains whose aim
was to faSten the crime of murder upon
an innocent man. The speaker de-
nuuuced any man who would commit
Il murder and laid special stress on the
murder of Frank Conforti. After Judge
Ward finished his powerful rebuke OF
lmbriano and SALVATORE he turned his
attention to the commonwealth wit
nesses in general. whom he charged
with weaving web of falsehood and
perjury to fasten the halter around
Joseph BoschinO's neck. Judge Ward
read copiously from the law books,
| making extracts from statutes anu
| opinions bearing ON 'iie I''i''' VI
reasohaple uoupt' Inc nan Hou'
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6ist,.int attorney very large audience
bod gathered to hear him. The bar
enclosure was filled with attorneys and
Mr. Jones argument was eagerly lis
tened to- He opened with referring to
this as the first one he had been caIieu
to try since the people elected MN 10
one of the most important Offices "i'hi''
their disposition. In trSlhs tne 'aSe
the commohWeaith hS'u ''o' Sue u. ~
the ploou ol al i''''''e'i
olllg iot Ju9'''V'
frst 'ase Vi '"e MINI
1t was the lrsI ca9e III 'i'e - ''i,'''''
annals OF Lacka"ai''a COUNTY
the Defendant was Oh 'l'"i ioi ''''
crime OF muFuer 'iiaI hau oee'' ''i,'
mitted by lying IN "ai' vi from "'i'Do'''
substantial evidence Iaa oeeii p'"uu,eo
To snow that boschiIio iliu III '''V
and when Cohlortl came aiois '''o' "'
him and Killed MN MI JONES went VI,
to prove that lmprlaho anu 9ai'a'oi'
were not guilty Oh perjury o'iai',
was called peiore the SraNu jury anu
the indictment against MN ishoIeu oi
the same testimony that heu pou"u
Boschiho over Ior trial' "dlNatori was
released IN the haoeas corpus proceed
ings before Judge ArchDaid' lhese tWo
things cleared Doth OF these men oi
any part In the murder, ana therefore
what thpV told an thp stand 1hpIlt