The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-23
END OF THE TRIAL
OF WELL KNOWN CASE
Closing Arguments Made Yes
terday Afternoon and Judge
Stafford's Charge Delivered
to Jury This Morning.

Montpelier, Dec, 90 The arguments
having been completed ia ths trial Of the
case Of State VS.. Alexander Garetto Of
Barre, charged with the murder of ElI
Corti, Judge Stafford charged the jury at
the opening Of county court this morning,
and at half past nine the case was given
to the twelve men who have had the case
und T consideration for eight days.
After being out several hours the iary
announced at 2 80 this afternoon it had Ar
rived at a verdict and fled into the eolirt
room 20 announce its findings An instant
hush fell over all the large crowd III the
court ROOM Garett0 was commanded IA
stand up To hear the verdict and the iurv
was requested to state its finding.
@Do you tnd this man to be guilty or
not guiity?"
Guilty Of mansiaughter.
Garett0 took the verdict calmly
Sentence will be imposed late this all
teTn0on
Ihe maximum sentence IS life and the
minimum seven years, Or fine of s. 900.
Judge Staiford's charge to the jnry DEL
caped half aud hour. lii which tlma Id
plainly set forth the duty Of the Jury Ia
both the respondent and the state He
ssld the defence admits Garetto shot C0rti
and the question II whether the killing
was criminal Or Innocent When onn II
assaulted unlaWfulIy be has d right to d.
lend himself in manner tn apnear rea
s0naDly necessary, even To the taking IT
human lie. One must b III apprehension
ot death q Of great bodily harm. Fl the
respondent when he fired the fatal shot.
was being unlawfully assaIled by Eli Cortl
Or BY I'LL G0rtl IN connection with Others.
and reasonably thought he was ii appre
hensl0n q deata, or was Id danger of
great bodily harm, be was innocent.
The states evidence was that he was
not assailed The Judge then enumerated
the three kinds Of murder. first deer. a
second degree, and manslauphter If the
Jury brought ii a verdict of guilty it must
be one Of those three The defence il
presumed to be innocent. You began the
trial with no suspicion against him. Hefs
innocent until the evidence alone shows
that he Is not innocent. eresp0ndent,g
failure 30 testify IN bis own behalf admits
no presumption against him. In closing
the Judge said, You stand between the re-
spondent and the state. You have vour
duty TO him aud your duty to the state.
That duty Is to render true verdict.
The court room was crowded YESTERDAY
afternoon to hear the closing pleas. vi.
A. Lord made strong and ELOQUENT plea
Of an hour and BALI ID length. He made
no contention but that Garetto fired the
shot chat killed Eli C0rti. but he argued
that Garatto fired at time when. asa
reasonable man, be had reason To believe
that his own life was In danger Or that lie
was In danger Of great bodily harm. III
closing Mr. Lord made pathetic appeal
to the jury to acqnlt Garetto on the
ground that he did the shooting Ia self de-
fence and thasto give 10 d wife ana iittle
girl iil oarre q Christmas present they
would nexer forget.
Equally effective were the closing arru.
ments for the state by States Attorney
senter. He urged the jury to dtsabase
their minds oi the idea that the anarchists
Or socialists OF Barre were Oh trial. He
assalled some Of the evidence which the
respondent ntrelles upon as his strongest. and
urged the Jurors to do their duty under
their oath according to the law as the
court shall give II % them, let the o0nse-
qnenees be what they may.