The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-29
Fourteen Sicilians are Gull
ty as Charged.
SAM LIMA GETS 16 YEARS
Other Marion Men Given
Shorter Terms.
scbastainc Lima and Giuseppe Ignono
are Sentenced TO Ten Years Each
and SaIvator Rizzo is Granted a
New Trial.
Ry limited press MIrc.

Iy uIlLcU ITcSS wire.
Toledo, o., Jan.--The jury In the
BLACK Hand" cases i'm the federal
court here on Saturday returned
Il verdict of guilty as charged against
the fourteen Cicilians whose trial
has been on for the past two weeks
on the charge of conspiracy and us
ing the United States mail in furth-
erance of the same.
Sentence was passed as follows by
Judge II. w. Tayler:
Salvatore Lima. Marion, sixteen
years imprisonment
Sebastian Lima, and Giuseppe
Ignoffo. Marion, ten years each,
Salverio Ventolo, Columbus, two
years.
Salvatore Demna, Pittsburg, two
years.
Antonio Vicario, Z Dennison, two
years in the Elmira. New York, re-
formatory.
Cologerio viaario, Bellefontaine
two Years.
Orazio Rnufola, Pittsburg, six
six years.
Plppino Galbo, Meadvlle, four
years.
Salvatore Arrigo, Cincinnati, four
years.
Francisco spedara, Cincinnati,
two years.
In the case of Salvatore Rizzo,
Marion; Agostino Marfisi, .Bellefon-
taine; Vincenzo Arrigo, Cincinnati.
"a new trial was granted, and the
accused were released on their own
reorganization.
With the exception of Antonio
Vicario. all of the prisoners were
sentenced to the Leavenworth pen
bornly fought by the government
and the defense. 1t is the first in
stance of which men accused of
BLACK Hand practices have ever
been convicted in this county, and
The attorneys for the government, |
w. L. Day. Thomas Garry and John
Pratt are greatly pleased with the
outcome. The first arrests In the
cases were made at Marion last June.
Salvatore Lima IL said to be the
leader.
-. =. Dawley attorney for Agos-
tino Mariiisi. mde the preliminary
argument for the defense follJwcd |
by John l.. Sullivan for PhippinG
Galbo, and i. H. CUTLERY for the
Giuseppe Ignoffo ana Saliva
tore Rizzo.
Assistant District Attorney John
Ii. Pratt, for the prosecution. made
The last argument of tie uay. The
court remained In session until 6 il
O'Clock to permit him to finish.
AT the beginning of the nrsu-
ments the prosecution announced
that It would not ask a conviction
on the 18th count of the indictments.
This count charged Antonio Vicario
with having written ons oe the threat
ening letters The letter was print
ed by hand. and thero was no hasis
for comparing IL with VicLrio's or
dinary handwriting.
The withdrawal of the 18th count
leaves the defendants ia ,iny convic-
tion upon the other IA counts. The
sentence on each count IS
two years.-Toledo Blade.
AttorHey JOnn OLelry opened the
session of the Black Hand trials Eli.
day morning with his argument on
behalf of Salvatore Rizzo, Giuseppe
Ignoffo and the two Limas. He was
followed by Judge Duncan Dow, who
is representingthe Vicario brothers
AT 1880 o'clock Attorney James A. !,
Allen took the floor for Salvador
Demma. He was speaking when the !
court adjourned for noon.
Attorneys A. +. Connolly, who
represents Severio Ventola, and
Charles T.. Williams for Francesca
spadera and the Arrigos viii follow
Mr. Allen, and then the argument
Will be closed by District Att ,rney
William Day, who will make tho