The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-05

we leave In this court and spmo We take down.
trict Attorney on SMtdSS 'o or Taosd al t q next
week 70 ask for the transfer of such Gases ~
bpTrEiarios. foraerics. and lsrcenics."
ihe smoke OF tho second battle had cleared away
proclamation. He. said in the course Of It that
when this Office has any information or evi.
tho trial assistant w Will IL c osnSns io aS i 10 III;
sSZsrPns n t ssry fSSq III ao T ALSO T ssiS a"v' IN inc
community in which | ave always lived. l
affection and without tolera ntiinSI any dietStion
from rSi n quarter whatever as to the manner
duties: .Then he explained:
This declaration OF mine is due to an OK
ira ordinary. circumstance which occurred this
Il Is proper to say that at a criminal term Of the
supreme Court, held last December. before Mr.:
OF murder s% N tb af aEst oS SarSop qor T T1flS oSn Nnia,a
which death sentence is stayed by reason of an
yet to be argued. Recently the Italian Consul.
General waited upon me and informed me that
stroke with u stiletto to Brogno; that he con.
fessed the crime and was then In Baltimore.
The matter was Of such grave mportance.in
most, vigorous investigation was at orce set on
foot b., mo; which resulted in my requent upon
Nv ViiCC DClCCIlNb DuTtHu u uCSlK1.HIt u CtT-
tain Italian. detective, who was sent under my
advice and Instructions to Baltimore, where he
arrested Ciaramcllo and brought him to this
city boronn0, = ~. oa,.
appeared before the committing Magistrate,
the charge OF murder. the proceeding being a
nominal. one In order to get out the nece ssary
while the matter was being further h inVsstiqated
by myself; This prompt and effective action
caused q letter OF thanks to be written TO me
Inv the Cnn0tIl(1nnapa pf Tfaly nj data Inn 70
in which he thanks me for having SO PROMPTLY
caused the arrest of ,Alessandro Ciaramello,
On Thursday morning the papers were re-
ceived IN ordinary course at my office from tho
S Sonid ba en,ers Mr 81 ,ss Clerk h b the P ssSsI eo shss
of business in the books OF the office or sent to
me a messenger from, Mr.. Recorder Gof, hold.
Same, by direction Of the Recorder. Recorder
Con then sent for one Of my assistants, stat
f foFt s $ nc su Ssalstsd tn too ,h mate" arand Gu jury. to he fs
was then advised that / had the matter per:
sonally in charge, and was, giving my special
the matter should DO submitted to the Grand
Jury and that the District Attorney issue
This 1 declined to do, for reasons which appear
In the letter l subsequently wrote to tho Grand
'When the Grand Jury appeared in court
Thursday morning the Recorder called the
foreman and clerk to him on the bench and had
upon my representative and stated that the
Grand Jury desired the attendance of certain
tSsn iniorme a'i R Z gis GosF that Atto the D Enfes
the Grand Jury in that behalf. The foreman
OF the Grand Jury then stated that the Grand
ant then informed the foreman that the Dis
thing tangible as evidence Of the desire Of the
ceiyed from the Recorder and handed to my
assistant a list OF witnesses to be summoned
for this morning before the Grand Jury.
None Of this TRANSFERRED In the hearing Of the
ignorance of this Extraordinary proceeding.
And the Grand Jury then dispersed without
6 6asi11on met TS Of c %as InnoIts OF P pa ms b upon mv this hi.
%sistant. and I thereupon sent to the foreman Of
the Grand jury and to the clerk Of the Grand
THE letter sets forth the circumstances of
C~iaramello,s arrest, says that the District At
to examine 1t thoroughly. and requests that II
the Grand Jury really desires to examine the
case:at'once to authenticate It's desire by the sig,
natures of all Its Members. Col. Gardner says:l
~ think it proper in this connection to advise
you that | have been, in consultation on this
matter with the Consul-Gcneral Of the kingdom
of Italy; also that the accused was by my adj
vice and instructions apprehended in Baltimore
into 1 tho Feeor ni'e of co alsG thas I Of az Ga e5omln tns
person who now stands under sentence OF death
com me mir sas f san T oo als0 that o ! have re not
utmost diligence such examination nor form
any conclusion as to- my duty in the premises
ought to add that this entire matter has become
one of international consequence by reason of
diplomatic communications on the, subject be.
tween the Governments Of the kingdom OF Italy
and the United States. Therefore: should the
Grand Jury under the Code of Criminal Proceed
ure, require me to, give advice relative to the
subject matter of this communication l am not
as yet abe to CIV II. because a careful study Of
tho record OF Carbone's trial is necessary before
any honest and intelligent advice can be given.
This case cannot DO disassociated from that of
the prisoner Carbone under sentence of death
for the same alleged offence. and no step can.
In my. Judgment, be properly taken on q prima
facie charge for the same offence against tho
person named in the annexed memoranda,
without the utmost regard being had to its Of.
fects upon the Carbone conviction.b
81 do not feel at liberty to disclose what trans
pired in the Grand Jury room. What happened
in the court Is a matter of public knowledge;
except l can state that the Grand Jury was
pleased to consider the gravity OF the situation
as Get forth In my communication to the foro-
man against hasty action. and declined to take
up the matter. This was entirely In accord
ance with tho necessities of the case and my ex-
pressed wishes to the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury, zone of the most diligent,
faithful. sand industrious which this county has
seen in many years. has since been compli-
mented by the Recorder in open court for the
enormous amount of business they transacted
in their current January term. and were then
dismissed with the thanks Of the court,
THE mater Is closed but must not be re-
peated. ASA BIRD GARDINER,
District Attorney"