New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
BARONESS" CONVICTED.
Manslaughter an First Degree Yer
dict an De NaSSy Case.

Ten minutes before midnight. with only few
court attendants, some of Gustav Simon's rela
tives and the lawyers to mark her reception of
the words Louise de Massey stood up and heard
the foreman of the jury that has tried her for
the murder Of her employer say slowly. I'VE
find the defendant guilty of mansaughter in the
first degree and recommend that the mercy of
the court be extended to her"
No emotion was noticeable. The "BarOness's"
hands clasped each other little more convul-
sively perhaps as she heard the verdict, with
its possible twenty years sentence. but that was
all She answered the clerks questions calmly
after the jury had been polled, without any
hesitation. Then. at Mr lie Barbiers request
and with Mr.. Ely'S consent, the court was ad-
journed until next Thursday morning, when Mr.
lie Barber will make the customary motions
and sentence will be passed.
Before she was taken to the Tombs the Bar
oness" said:
Il do not douDt that the verdict COM
promise verdict. l am either guilty OF murder
in the first degree or not guilty at all. l am
hopeful of the result of a trial which
feel sure I shall obtain, and. while regretting
that / shall have remain in a cell, still.
full of hope that another jury at another
time. reviewing the evidence in my case, will
return verdict which will free me-"
The went TO the jury at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon. after long and vigorous
speeches by the counsel for both sides. Mr.
Ely, the Assistant District Attorney, said the
woman guilty and Mr. lie Barber cried out
that no jury must listen to the words of pc
lice CRATER" He said the prosecution had been
unable to attack the character of his client and
had nothing but false testimong to base the
charges upon Justice Blanchard in his address,
told the jury that no direct evidence had been
advanced to show that the woman killed Simon.
that it was all circumstantal. and that while
such evidence must not be ignored. her denial
of guilt must not be lightly considered because
if the defendant is innocent and knows nothing
about it, that is the only defence she could in
terpose for sometimes innocence can only
deny" He also said that the jury should take into
consideration the proof OF good character of
the defendant which had been shown during the
trial
At O'Clock the jurors were taken TO dinner
by Captain Lynch. Of the court squad. and his
patrolmen. to the Broadway Central Hotel. At
they returned and went to their room to CON
tinue their deliberations:
DR. Carleton Simon and Moses Simon. sons
of the murdered man. remained in and about the
Criminal Courts Building until midnight.
A number of young women and girls, employed
in the Queen Shirtwaist Companys offices
where Simon was killed visited the Criminal
Courts Building and remained about the cor
ridors until a late hour.
Nine de Massy and her counsel. Charles lie
Barber with a member Of the French Con
sulate. were together in the prisoners pen
on the first mezzanine floor.
Gustave Simon shot in his offices at NO
Goa Broadway. the afternoon of November
10 He died a few hours later at ST Nincents
Hospital few minutes after the shooting
Nine de Massy was arrested as she was leaving
the building For several days before the shoot
ing she had had some difficulties with M"
about payment for her services According TO
Mr.. Simon's SON. DR. Carlton Simon. the muir
dered man IN his ante-mortem statement ac-
cused Mrs de Massey Of firing the fatal shot
There was no time lost I'm obtaining a jury
The trial lasted nine days, and the jury. by
coincidence was out just nine hours