The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
GiIIotti, CsppaIlo and Catuso Con.
viCted Of Robbery in Record
Breaking Time Saturday
SENTENCE ON ALL DEFERRED
Attorneys for the Defendants to Garry
on Bitter Fight TO Save Men
from Going to Prison
Gillotti Out on Bail

Charles GiIlotti, Emanuel Cappello
and Joseph Catuso, the three Italians
charged with the robbery of Nicholas
Sacha, a section foreman living at
Berryvillo, were convicted Of the crime
for a second time by jury in the Cir
cult Court on Saturday afternoon, but
sentence was deferred on them and
they viii not learn their fate until af-
ter the court disposes of three motions
made by their attorneys in an effort to
secure their liberty. The conviction
of the men by the jury was reached
in record breaking fashion as the yer
dict was returned to the court within
a half an hour after the jury had been
given the case. In fact it is declared
by members of the jury that there was
not member of the jury favored ac-
quitting the three men and that the
first ballot was made up entirely of
votes for conviction and blank ballots.
On one of the early ballots all voted
for conviction anu the members of the
jury spent much of the time they were
in the jury room writing up the verdict
and electlng a foreman of the jury.
The quick decision of the jury came
as a great surprise as the case had
been a bitterly contested one and even
the district attorney had expected that
the jury would take many ballots be-
fore reaching a verdict and the attor-
neys for the defendants were hopeful
of an acquittal or at least disagree
ment of the jury. The people had
nearly all left the court room when
it was announced that the jury had
agreed upon verdict, but Judge Bel
den and the attorneys had remained
to gather up their books and papers
which had been used in the trial and
there was no delay in having the YER
dict Of the jury returned to the court.
The three defendants took the verdict
calmly and it is thought that they had
not shared the hope Of acquittal with
their attorneys, but had hoped for a
disagreement of the jury. When it
was announced that the jury had
reached a verdict in less than half
an hour it was a foregone conclusion
that the men had been convicted a
second time.
AS soon as the verdict had been
read the attorneys for the defendants
filed a motion for arrest in Judgment
and another that if the motion was not
granted that they be given a new
trial and the verdict set aside on the
grounds that it was not supported by
the evidence and for the further rea-
son that evidence which would convict
only Of q minor offense had been used
to convict them on a major offense.
The two defendants Catuso and Cap
pello were at once returned to Jail
while Judge Belden took the various
motions under advisement. Gillotti
renamed in the court room pending
the temporary disposal of the matter.
After a conference with the attorneys
Judge Belden announced that he
would take up the argument of the mo-
tions week from today and that in
the meantime the bond of Gillotti in
the amount of $4,000 would continue
pending the decision of the motion.
Judge Belden went to Elkhorn this
morning to open the October term Of
the court there and there will be no
sessions of the Kenosha Circuit Court
until week from today Tt IS sup
posed that if the motions are denied
that Gillotti and his companions will
be sentenced at that time and that
the case of the State against Mike
Griffin charged with arson in connec-
tion with the burning of the "Four
Corners" will be taken up that time.