The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
ITALIANS WARNED OFF.
sWARMBD TO THE sUPREMa OoURr
ON RAROEA'S TRIAL.
Prosecutor Hears THAT They Are Arued ana
Are ThrenteninG Prisoner asa Witnesses
They Arc Excluded from ths Ceurtroou
and viii ne Kent Away on Raondny.

Prosecutor Hears That They Are Arrued ana
Are ThrententnG Prisoner asa wttnesses-
They Arc Excluded from che Ceurtroou
and Will ne Kept Away on Monday.
When Justice Fursman took his seat on the
bench Of tho criminal branch Of tho Supreme
Court yesterday he was informed by Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre that there was n
big crowd Of Italians in the corridor, oil Of
whom, Mr.. Mcintyre had been told, were armed
with knives and %stilottos.
II am satisfied that these Italians out there
in tho corridor intend to kill some one inter
ested in tho trial of Pcter Barcia,' said Mr..
Mcintyre. II think It would be good judg-
ment on your Honor's part to exclude those
Italians from tho courtroom during the Baroia
trial. During the proceedings in this court yes
terday Mrs. Frank Cassata, the wife OF the man
whom Baroia killed, tried TO get at the prisoner
as he was being led back to the pen. am In
formed and believe that tho woman was armed
with n dagger for the purpose Of killing Barcia.
There is no doubt in my mind that some secret
society composed of Sicilians is interested in
this case. Detectives who have boon on duty
In that corridor outside tell mo that there are ct
tho least oal oulatiop 100 Italians waiting out
side and that the majority OF them have murder
in their hearts"
Justice Fufsman gavo orders to the court
room who were not directly interested in the
sssS; The w9rn of b SSttInF a i jsEy wSs b bsSpi1l
O'Reilly had informed the Court that all OF the
prosecutions witnesses were present. Three
Thursday when the case was called II had to
DO adjourned, %. only two of tho Witnesses ap-
peared. The third one, Samuel Jackson, q
horseshoer, living In Prince street, had .been
subpmnaed, but he did pot answer the. sub
pnna. and conse :uently he was arrested yes
to-day morning by o detective and committed to
While the work OF getting the jury was in
told the court that he had Just received an AFT
davit stating that one Of the other two wit.
nesses had been approached on Thursday night
and tho other threatened, He was satisfied
from this that neither OF the two witnesses. re.
ferred to would appear in court again unless
the Court held them under detention. The
witnesses whom Mr., O'tetly referred. 10 were
Girolamo Greece and, Leonardo Cuccia. Jus
Greece and Cuccia TO the House OF Detention.
When the order excluding the Italians from
the courtroom went into effect the crowd out In
the corridor became very boisterous and sew
eral policemen were called in to keep the Ital-
ians moving. Men stood In groups Whispering
to each other in their native language while
women with babies In their arms sat upon, the
appeared to DO two factions out in tho corridor,
each keeping to itself. The news OF the exotic.
ment outside was brought to the attention OF
Justice FursmRn. and after six jurors had been
chosen he decided TO adjourn court until Mon
day. On that day q squad OF police Will be de-
tailed In the Criminal Court building to clear
out the Italians IL they arrive In such numbers
as yesterday.
Barcia is accused of killing Frank Cassata,
who six ynnrs npo killed Bnrcia's father.