The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-21
Judge Wheeler to Consider Motion to Set Aside
 Verdict
John Reilly, Charged with Highway Robbery, Els capes with Jail Sentence Because of Previous Good Reputation-Pizzuti Trial Begun Today

Judge Ralph Wheeler will look fur ther into the matter of the motion presented to the Superior court today relative to Napoleon Bissonnette. who last Friday was found guilty of murder in the second degree. This morning he deferred sentence till Friday at 10 o'clock
 As was expected, Attorney John c. Chamberlain presented a motion that the sentence be set aside, claiming the verdict was against the evidence. Counsel for the defense in asking for this motion stated that he was not in Bridgeport on Friday when the verdict was reached. On arriving here short ly after p. m. he was surprised be- yond all apprehension by the verdict As he was walking from the station gentleman approached him. asking him the result of the verdict He told him that he did not know. The man said that if Bissonnette was found guilty of murder in the second degree. he would raise the money to have the case taken to the Supreme court.
 'T have never" said MT. Chamber lain, ''in my 35 years or more experi- ence before this court. heard of a ver- dict which has met with such univer- sal disapproval- l cannot understand how those men could be so misled on atrial of the man on an issue in re- gard to his relations with his family. This man was blackened by his fam fly. It appeared that he had been ar rested for non-support. that his wife did not care for him. and that his cbildren hated him: but ought he be sent to States prison for the rest of his natural existence for that reason? The result should be a verdict of man. slaughter"
 It will be remembered that the jury after being out for a long time. ask ed the court instructions regarding manslaughter where malice afore- thought existed. After that informa- ton had been extended them they re- turned with verdict of guilty of sec ond°rse murder within five minutes time.
 Attorney Judson reviewed the more the proceedings. That phase of the evidence. he said. that the jury must have considered was hhe fact that when the shot was fired DeTnery was at least four feet from Bissonnette, though the latter had testified that he had hold of him. and most likely were brought to that verdict because when the shot was fired Demery was turning to leave the room, as the shot indicated. If Bissonnettee really was in anger when he fired that fatal shot, why was 1t not fired when Demery had his hand on his throat, and not when the latter was turning to leave the room There was no anger shown
  ice must have existed
 The court desiring further to look in- to the matter in regard to the grant ing of a motion of this kind, postpon- ed the sentence.
 John Reilly. the East Side youth, who it is alleged robbed William Lounsbury in Washington Park, the night of July was given months, in jail, Reilly, through his counsel, At torney Fred B. Fallon. told the court that he had been drinking in a State street saloon on that evening and was on his way home He met Lounsbury both of them going through the park. Lounsbury wanted to sit down, but drunk. he would be arrested A fight ensued. which was overheard by Off, cer Bolger. who arrested both of the men. Lounsbury said that Reilly had torn pocket with a watch therein. of overalls, was found on Reilly.
 Attorney Fallon in pleading for the young man stated that he already had been in jail for six months, and had always enjoyed a good character up to the time of the robbery He had beer a steady worker since he was 14 years of age, being the support of his mother, who since the occurrence was obliged to go to work, but has since been compelled to give up, be- cause of a shock States Attorney Judson stated because of. the good character of the young man, he would not recommend a states prison sen tence, though the crime called for it, but that a sojourn in jail would be the better. The court took the latter course.
 Thomas Callahan of Danbury was sentenced to months in jail for sim pie assault. to which he pleaded gull ty this morning in lieu of the charge o indecent assault. His victim was youth of 12 years of age.
 The trial of Salvatore Pizzuld was started this afternoon at o'clock. | He is charged with assault with in | tent to kill on Louis Fasciano on July | 5th in a saloon in Columbus place. | F'asciano to defend himself shot at | his assailants, the shot being fatal, | the death of Antonio. a brother of l