The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-08
THE FULCOS TRIAL
The jury Empaneled-Verdict May Be
Reached This Evening or Tonight

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The trial of the Fulcos in the District
Court at Benton is progressing more
rapidly than it had been expected Col
umns of space could be filled with de-
tails which would only be repetition of
what has already been published and is
familiar to readers of newspapers.
Attorneys Joannes Smith and T. T.
Land of Bossier and w. A. Mabry of
Shreveport are representing John, Rosa
and Ada Fulco and Sam Pierro, while
H. c. Fisher of Shreveport is counsel
for Sam Ferretto.
There was strong effort directed to
a change of venue and to continuance
Tor the Fulcos and Pierro, which Judge
Drew overruled, intimating that any
attempt at unnecessary delay might be
dangerous. 1t was held that the de-
PENDANTS had been given ample time to
secure their witnesses Attorney Fisher
representing Ferretto announced that
he desired no delay and would proceed
to trial, being confident that he could
secure the acquittal of Ferretto, who,
as alleged, was not in the store when
Wimberck Boney Jr., was killed, but
had fed in terror before the tragedy had
been enacted.
| The reliance of the defense for the
Fh'cos is in the unwritten law, which
led Judge Drew to remark, when a
juror was being interrogated thereon !:
There is no unwritten law In Sc
lecting the jury the defense have been
partial to married men for obvious rea-
sons, but mainly, as assumed, on the
tasis that the sympathy of married
rlan having daughters can be aroused
ord secured for the defendants. 1t is
an indirect appeal to the married man
of put yourself in his place"
There was greater delay experienced
IN the selection of the jury than had
Dtan expected. Only eleven jurors had
been selected when the court was adj
journed at S go O'Clock yesterday even
ing. The twelfth Juror was selected
this morning.
The State, represented by District
attorney Sandlin, experienced no diff
Guilty in establishing the tragedy and in
fixing the crime OH the participants, not
withstanding the declaration of Ida
Fulco that she alone and unaided killed
Wimberck Boney Jr.
he defense met as best tll>, could
the evidence of the State, nte,ting
with all their ingenuity and skill every
presentation to the jury
This rs one case which has aroused
Bossier parish. The feeling, however,
has moderated. It is more conservative
than it has been In Benton there are
several Italians who are witnesses or
are friends Of the accused, and these
enjoy the same freedom and the same
privileges as others not of this nation
atty.
The trial jury comprise E D. Wins
dor, H. E. Gardner, L. E. Cole, H. D.
Bounds, E. B. Jockey, W. A. Scarbor-
ough, S. NJ. Matlock, B. F. Cook, R. H.
Allen, H. C. Spruill, J. ]. Robertson and
Sam Meadors.
The State closed its side at II go
o'clock after having examined FIVE wit
nesses. Wimberck Boney Sr, stated
that he had apprehended no trouble
between the Fulcos and his son. The
| first intimation he had was from his
younger son, who told him that some
thing strange had happened at the
store. He walked to the store leisurely
and with Dr. George Wise had entered
the store. He was Mortified on finding
his son dead.
DR.. Wise stated that he had gone into
the store with Mr.. Boney. He described
what he had seen, the wounds inflicted,
and told how he was startled and hor-
riied over the murder.
A. N. Arnold testified that some time
before the homicide he had been in
Fulco's store He had met John Fulco,
who was very nervous.
The main witness for the State, LIZ
zie Flowers, negro woman, testified
that she saw Wimberck Boney Jr.,
standing at about the doorway of the
store, that he went into the store with
John Fulco, where three shots from a
pistol was fired. She heard loud voices.
She saw Sam Pierro come out of the
store and hitch the wagon She saw
Ferretto running away from the store
A negro blacksmith, whose shop is
near Fulco's store, corroborated the
evidence of Lizzie Flowers.
The witnesses for the defense will be
heard this evening, when the court will
resume its session. When the defense
shall have closed, the court will be adj
journed until tomorrow for arguments
A verdict may be reached tomorrow
afternoon