The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-07
AN ANARCHIST on TRIAL.


Many startling sensations of all kinds
characterized the opening of the trial of
Gorna Macoroni (Roy Welmesy) in Room
d of the Shortridge High School yesterday
afternoon large crowd was present,
and the close of this years Shortrdge Sen
ate promises TO be a memorable one. Sen
ator White CFrankwood Winiams). prose
cutting attorney, stated in his brief that
he would prove the defendant to be a
well-known Anarchist. and that he was
also guilty of plotting to kill President
Roosevelt This grave announcement
caused the prisoner to vince and look al
his counsel, who smiled at him assuringly.
The first witness called by the govern
ment was Mrs. Foraker ruth Patterson,
who swore that the prisoner was not her
SON. She was not questioned by the at
torneys for the defense. Charles Hanna
edward Lewis, close friend of Senator
Foraker. was next called, and said that the
man claiming TO be the Ohio gentleman
was not he When turned over to Senator
Perkins ernest Cohn) the witness became
a trihe confused and weakened his testi-
mony, although on facts he did not falter.
When the prosecution announced Mrs.
Macoroni and stated that she could not
speak English and an interpreter would
have 10 be secured, all eyes were turned
in the direction of the mother OF the pris-
oner who, strange TO say, did not even
speak to his parent. Mrs. Macoroni (Grace
Gibbons) created much merriment in her
attempt to make the attorneys on both
sides understand what she was talking
about However. IL was learned that her
son. the defendant, had left Italy TO come
TO the United States for a certain purpose.
but she declared If she made known the
cause of the trip her son would kill her.
At length she was prevailed upon 20 tell
the reason. and she divulged the awful
secret that there was a plot on foot to
make way with the President of the United
States. The lawyer for the defense tried
TO prove TO the jury that the witness could
not speak Italian by asking the questions
in this language.
Postmaster General Charles Smith Carl
Pritchard) John Pillow albert Burns) and
J. X Anderson CWnnifred Holton the
last two being secret-service detectives
all swore as TO the work in weaving the
web of evidence around the prisoner. The
two men who claimed to be detectives were
sent up in the air by the willy Senator
Perkins upon discrimination. Both
showed a very limited amount OF knowl-
edge as To the workings Of the secret
service system.
The attorney for the government called
for Flogadora Cubandana, an Italian. who
certainly looked the part OF a notorious be-
lever in anarchistic doctrines. Cubandana
(Ferd Kahn walked leisurely into court at
tired in shirtwaist with his sleeves barred
10 the elbow and a red bandana around his
neck Senator White asked the judge TO
please have the sergeant-at-arms have his
corps OF assistants ready in case the for
eigner displayed any desire 10 do damage
The witness was a very unwilling one and
had 10 Be threatened several times to get
him TO proceed with his story. He was told
that ne would be given thirty days If he
did not answer the questions. During the
examination of Cubandana il was learned
that he. in company with The defendant
had come 10 the United States for the ex-
press purpose OF assassinating the Presi-
dent When the witness had finished his
recital OF the blood-curdling scheme the
prosecution rested. confident that il had
made a very strong case.
Senator Perkins made the opening state
ment for the defense. in which he declared