The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-24
SOUGHT RLYEnCE
"Yeu Have Taken lily Life and Nsw I'll
Tske Yours" Says AuIderer.
AS HE STRUCK AT JUROR

Nan Convicted c. ''urder Leaps in a
Frenzy Toward the jury Box, and
Tried to Strike the Nearest Of the
Jurors Who Fad Doomed Him to
/ Death.
The New York World says never
before in the history Of the criminal
courts in that city vas witnessed such
q scene as Tuesday night after JOS
eph Ferrone had been found guilty
IT, General Sessions before Judge Fos-
ter of murder in the first degree. The
clerk Of the court had just taken the
pedigree" Of Ferrone when the con-
victed man shouted:
"My wife has taken her Life, you
have taken nine: now I will take
yours"
Ferrone attempted to leap over the
railing. He tried to strike George W.
Cammock, jurn; No. 6, who was near
est him. The jurors moved back
ward in their seats. Four court off,
GERS leaped upon thu prisoner but he
shook them off.
Then Ferrone leaned back his head
and with his right hand commenced
saving at his throat with piece OF
glass. Blood flowed from his wound.
From every part o' the court room
rien rushed toward the prisoner.
Capt. flaming was first to get hold
O.. Ferrone'l right hand.
'Let go. Let go!" the doomed
man yelled.
"Handcuf him!" shouted Capt.
O'Brien, the Judges confidential
man.
Two pairs Of handouts were
snapped on Ferrone. The four court
attendants lifted tie crazed wife
murderer and carried him, strug-
Cling, out Of the court room.
In front Of the jury box several
pieces of glass were found. How
Ferrone got the glass is not known.
They seem to be pieces Of the crystal
Ct watch. They were handed to
Judge Foster, who placed them In
az envelope, which was sealed by
clerk Spinney.
Quiet had not been restored wnen
Judge Foster told the jurors they
might go home. When they reached
the corridor Mr. Gammock, the ju-
ror, collapsed, falling on the back OF
his head. He was picked up uncon-
scious, carried into jury room and
laid on a table.
There were cries for physician.
Finally DR.. Gottlieb Sternberg of No.
541 East One Hundred and Thirty
eighth street, who had been in the
court room, came. Il took him some
time to bring Mr.. Gammock back to
consciousness. Judge Foster snd Mr..
Whitman both assigned officers to ac-
company the juror to his home.
In the mean time ferrone Lad been
dragged across the Bridge OF Signs
and into the Tonbs. His shrieks
aroused other prisoners and soon the
word had been passed along that
Ferrone had been found guilty OF
murder.
( Keepers removed the handouts
from his wrists A long strap was
tten procured and F'errone was tied
S, he could not move legs or hands.
"If he makes any trouble" said
the night keeper, we will put the
straight-jacket on him and lash him
to his bunk
Ferrone frothed a. the mouth. He
swore he would kill everybody who
lad anything to do witn bringing
about his conviction. He said he
would never die n the electric chair.
"I never witnessed such scene in
all the years I have been on the
,, bench" said Judge Foster to re-
porter for The World last night. 1T
was just verdict. He had a fair
trial and his lawyer did all be could
for him. Ferrone told story the
jury did not belieTe"
Ferrone is suspected by Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty ana
Inspector Hughes, = charge OF the
Detective Bureau, OF being the slayer
OF tyelve-year-old Mamie Cunning
ham, who was ctraagled to death on
Nav 80, 1896. Her body was found
i, front Of a little shrine in Eer bed
room in her widowed mothers fat,
at No. 315 East ThiTty-seventh street.
For two days Fe-rone had been on
trial for numbering his wife, Katie,
whose throat he cut with iazor the
e-ening Of Oct. "A last. Assistant
District-Attoruey Nanley had pre-
sented the States case with despatch
: Attorney Campbell, for Ferrohe, had
! called only one witness, tho defend
ant. Ferrone had tcld tho jury his
wife committed suicide while they
were struggling for possession OF 9
: razor. He had admitted having served
2 term for burglary in the sElmlra
: Reformatory and $50 that he nao
! beer inprisoned in Italy for an as
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