The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-05
Held For Murder.


held an inquest in connection with thu
death of Giuseppe Mattero known a
Joseph, who was killed on Saturday
August 26, on the farm of James NJ. Stokes
located in Willingboro township about {
mile below Centreton. Mr.. Stokes has {
wharf there and he employees about ter
Italians In his sand pits.
The proceedings we're conducted BY
Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson, assisted
by Alphonso Fusco, of Moorestown, who
acted as interpreter.
Larenzo, Francesca and Luigi Jacono
brothers of the defendant, retained county
auditor Robert Peacock to defend the
prisoner. They also engaged Raphael A,
Vasso. of Philadelphia to act as their In.
terpreter, but he only listened to the
states translations of the testimony.
Salvatore Jacono, known as Samuel, Il
accused of this crime. His parents reside
at Irola Ichio, Commune Senara Fortona,
Provincial Napoli, Italy. After first reach
ing America he was employed for two
years In brick yard at Chester. Pa. He
then returned to his native country and
served four years In the Italian army and
was honsrably discharged. After this
he came back to the land of the free and
secured employment at Pleasantville, and
from there he drifted to the Stokes place,
working there about three months.
The victim of this tragedy was buried
last Monday without having been claimed
by his relatives. The interment was made
at the almshouse.
The first witness was a nephew OF
Mattero. After his uncle had been shot
he tried to capture Jacono, but the latter
shot at him twice and he gave up the
chase. He testified that Mattero did
nothing to Jacono and that the assault
was not justified.
During their dispute Jacono said to
Mattero: Keep away from me-" The
latter replied: "When you go to the city
don't tell anything bad about me-"
Henry Bailey, of Rancocas, was looking
out Of second-story window of the shack
In which the Italians live and he saw the
shooting.
Frankie, cousin of the prisoner, said
"Jacono shot FIVE times. Three weeks
ago they quarreled about the work on their
piece of land, when Mattero said: Il am
going to blind both of your eyes He had
nothing In his hands when he made this
threat. He put his hand into his pocket.
but do not know II he had any weapon.
The same threat about the eyes was made
on Saturday. Uncle was backing away
all the time. He could do nothing else
but pull his gun. Jacono had revolver in
one hand and knife In the other when he
shot Mattero."
The next witness with long name was
a nephew of deceased, who said: "a week
before the shooting while the men were
quarreling, Jacono accused Mattero Of be-
Ing rotten. The latter was frequ emily
quarreling with his mouth but not with
his hands"
francesca Mayo saw the man drop after
being shot. He had heard of Mattero's
Illness and others had refused to eat at
the same table with him. Witness heard
Jacono say to Mattero: keep away from
me or you won't go back to Italy"
DIR. Parsons. of Mount Holly. and DR..
Stroud, of Moorestown. who made the
postmortem, stated that they found all
the organs Of deceased In healthy con
dition, with zone. exception. Death was
caused by bullet which entered back OF
the left ear, plowed through the head and
lodged in the opposite side of the skull.
Lorenzo Jacono, brother. was the next
witness. He said that Jacono ate his
meals outside of the shack as Mattero
said ''he was rotten" 1t was the last of
the five shots that took effect. Witness
said that Jacono retreated when Mattero
threatened to blow his eyes out. While
Jacono was eating with a fork, Mattero
grabbed his hand and tried to stab him
with the fork. The scratch then made on
Jacono's throat was shown to the jury
When witness said he saw the shooting,
the coroner took him in hand, and said:
"You told me on Saturday that you didn't
see It," The explanation given was very
unsatisfactory.
Detective Parker said all FIVE chambers
of the revolver had been used in the
shooting, and that two cartridges had been
put In the weapon after Jacono fed.
The prisoner, by advice of counsel, re-
fused to make any statement.
The case was then given to the jury,
and as result of their verdict Jacono was
held for the murder of Mattero. The
prisoner was remanded to jail to await
the action of the grand jury.