New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
Juror Reels and Falls.

rho Juror who sat almost under Fer
rone's nose when the verdict was an
rourced was George W. Gammock' u
garage superintendent, OF No. l3o west
5od street. The jury filed out into the
corridors without delay. Gammock'
bowever hadn't gone far, when he reeled
and dropped heavily to the floor. Hs
had struck the sharp corner at the
base of one of the marble columns.
immediately there was another up
roar among the crowd of Italian on
lockers who had loitered about TO dis
c,so the verdict. DR.. GOttlieb stern
berp If No. OIL East 13Sth street, who
WAS in the courtroom was hurried INTO
Judge Fosters anteroom, where Gam
mock. pale as a corpse, lay unconscious
on one of the long oaken tables. lie ap-
plied restoratives to the juror ana
dressed his scalp wound.
After five minutes or so Gammock
came around all right, and DR.. stern
berg said it was nothing worse than d
fainting fit. When the juror got MS
speech back he quickly declared that
his behavior was caused by slight IN
disposition and not by fear of vengeance.
The brother Of the convicted man.
John Ferrone, was hurried out OF tho
courtroom on Monday at the request Ok
Iudge Foster, because Captain RAINING
was sure he saw Ferrone make the
..Nafa death sign" 10 one of the Italian
witnesses for the prosecution. The sign
consisted. he said, of biting the fingers
of his left hand while he drew MS rishe
hand across his throat.
When the excitement cooled down
Judge Foster questioned the guards 10
learn what, If anything, Ferrone had SAID
before he attempted self-destruction.
Ferrone speaks excellent English. His
remark. according to the guard was
this:
"Nv wife took her life. You take mine
and III take yours!
News of Ferrones outbreak spread
quickly. and District Attorney Whitman
turried into court to confer with Judge
Foster. They arranged to have the
iuror who by that time had recovered.
taken TO his home in Riverside Drive IN
. tavicab accompanied by two police
men. In the mean time an ambulance
cali was sent to the Hudson Street Hos
nitaI The surgeon hurried into the
rrorhs but on examination OF Ferrone
q WAS found that the cuts on his necS
would not require hospital treatment.
E...ope's Criminal Record.
Ferrone was born in Italy in 1881. He
served time there for assault, and In
1900 he was sentenced TO Elmira Re-
formatory in this state, for forgery IN
1rre 1905. he was witness In the trial
of Edward Mccormack for the murder or
Mamie Cunningham, in her home NO
215 East 37th street. on Memorial Day
Of that year Ferrone declared he saw
Mccormack strangle the young girl with
. towel as she was on her knees In
nrayer. Mccormack was acquitted
soon after, Ferrone confessed that he
r.os living when he accused Mccormack.
In October OF that year he was tried tor
ne riurv and was acquitted. He moved To
Jersey city, where he lived with his wife
and n Young child, but the police always
connected him with the death OF tha
Cunningham girl
Mrs. Ferrune went to Philadelphia to
live about a year ago because Ferrone
tried to drive her on 70 the streets 70
earn money. Last October under the
nretence that their only child was dying
in a hospital Ttrrone lured her back 10
New York. They met IN Bradhrust ave-
nue., and were walking south. towey9
I45th street. when he attacked aan -