The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-22
CoCnT ACCORD.
Joseph Gandini Found Guilty of Murder
 In First Degree.

 verdict of murder in the first degree, being out over three hours. Gandini will be sentenced to death on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
 Counsel for the accused will in the meantime decide whether they will ask for a new trial. The verdict was a surprise to them, as they had expected that the jury would only find the pris- oner guilty in the second degree. The evidence in the case was finished yes- terday morning and the arguments and judges charge were ended at about 4:30 o'clock, at which hour the jury were sent to their room. Several of the jury were in favor of bringing in a verdict of murder in the second degree and several ballots were taken before the jury were unanimous for the ver- dict as finally returned.
 For a trial in which a human life was at stake little public interest has been manifested. The crowds of the mawEishly curious criminal courts at murder trials were in this trial unusu- ally small.
 
 was devoid of evidence of sensational interest. The fact of the killing was not in dispute, the defense claiming that it was done in the heat of passion and therefore lacked the malice afore- 1 thought essential to make it murder in the first degree.
 The accused is an aged Italian, not at all unprepossessing in appearance. | Understanding very little English, he has been unable to understand much of | the testimony, and most of the argu- ments and the judges charge. He did i not testify in his own behalf He has | appeared very nervous throughout the | trial.
 | The crime of which he has been found | guilty was committed on the evening | of February 12 at Stony Creek. The | murdered man was Peter Coquio, an l Italian, about forty-five years of age. | Coquio had had trouble over money | matters with Gandini, arising from a | sale of property, and the two met that l night for the first time in several | weeks.
 1 Gandini seemed to the many specta- l tors to be more than ordinarily excited 1 and both were using loud words. They | spoke in Italian and the spectators i could not understand what they said. During the interview Gandini drew l from his pocket knife, which he held | in his hand. He drove Coquio across 1 the street against a tree, and then Co., | quoi made an attempt to kick him. Dodging the kick, Gandini plunged the knife to the hilt into Coquio's heart and walked away. He was soon after ar- rested. Coquio died few minutes la | ter.
 Ex-Senator T. J. Fox and Paul Russo appeared in defense. The state showed by witnesses what is stated above. The defense yesterday afternoon endeavor- l ed to show that Coquio had kicked Gandini in the groin.
 The jury was dismissed till Tuesday, l at which time the trial of the cases 1 on the docket will be continued. State Attorney Williams said he had not de- cfded what case would be tried next. Judge Elmer in the superior court 1 yesterday heard the habeas corpus I case brought against the selectmen of ! Pennington who are holding Charles < A. Hull and his family as paupers. l Charles S. Hamilton of counsel for the | ptdlHl1HS, HlONeu IO tApuliSC pOl lioilo l of the reply of the defendants. The l hearing will be finished to-day. l CONSERVATOR OVER YARPOOZ- HAN.
 Cullen B. Foote of Mt. Carmel was ] appointed guardian over Christine 1 Yarpoozlian and also conservator over Stephen Yarpoozlan, who was sentenc-
 ed to twelve years in prison for assault l on his daughter. The sum of $1 900 was l found in his trunk after his arrest and l this money is claimed to have been col 1ected for the relief of the Armenian people. It will be held by MT. Foote.
 City Court-Criminal Side--Jadge Dow. In the city court before Judge Dow, l yesterday morning, the cases of Lee l Young and Lee Joe, charged with con
 spiracy to defraud Young Chung, were
 continued until to-day. James Will
 Hams was sent to jail for sixty days
 for begging.
 Mary Moran, John Fellows and Ella 1 Cook, proprietors of disorderly houses,
 settled their cases by paying fines of
 $95, $70 and $50, with s5.94 costs in each case. Ten occupants of the houses
 paid fines of $5 and costs each.
 The cases of John l.. Evans, Pliny s,
 Riggs and Richard M. Colt, the Yale
 students arrested at the Beecher-Leon-
 ard company's fire, were continued un-
 til April 26. The two first are charged
 with disorderly conduct and the last
 with abusing g. police officer.
 Martin Krailing was fined s10 and
 costs for violation of the Sunday liquor
 law on March 21. Peter McKiernan
 was fined $10 and costs for alleged vio-
 lation of the liquor law, and appealed
 from Judge Dow's decision.
 John Weston was fined $5 and $7.7I
 costs for trespass on railroad cars.
 Frank Neuman was fined $3 and $6.4:
 costs for resistance to officer and fined
 $2 and S3.50 costs for drunkenness.
 ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
 William Steodele, a baker by trade
 was arrested, charged with the forgery
 of an endorsement on $14 check. The
 accused was employed by the Yale , Baking company. In the course of his