The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
COST OF The TRIAL LARGE
Many People Dissatisfied With Result
of Trial of Man Who Killed Wife
and Alleged Paramour Defense
Asks State TO Pay for Testimony.
From Friday S Daily

was written today when Sheriff Stahl
left with the self confessed slayer of
his wife and cousin for the state pri-
son at Waupun where Marchesi this
evening will enter upon the service of
his long and wearisome sentence Of two
years and a half. 1t is probable that
within eighteen months Marchesi will
be back in Kenosha as he has always
been model prisoner and it is pretty
certain that with the good time of
four months allowed from his sentence
and with perfect conduct he will be
able to secure an early parole from
the board of control if not an abso-
lue pardon from the governor of the
state.
There was no blast of trumpets
over the removal of Marchesi and
Sheriff Stahl arranged the departure
for the state prison with as little
publicity as possible. Some of the
Italians wanted to give Marchesi a
grand "send off, but the sheriff
avoided any demonstration of this
sort holding that the man had been
given sufficient ffsend off, by the
jury. 1t had been expected that Mar
chest would have another one of his
"spells - following the ending of his
long vigil at the trial, but he was in
seemingly the best Of health this
morning and he was one of the merfi-
est of the group of prisoners in the
county Jail. When Marchesi was re-
turned to the jail after sentence on
Thursday afternoon he got great re-
ception from the prisoners. Mar
chest has been popular with the men
in the Jail and they seemed to be
tickled at the light sentence he receiv-
ed. The sentence has attracted con-
siderable attention in Kenosha. MANY
people thought that Marchesi would
receive the limit under the verdict re-
turned by the jury, but Judge Halsey
failed to see it that way.
In sentencing Marchesi he made lit
tie comment on the case more than to
say that the fact that Marchesi had
been in jail for six months had been
taken into consideration in the fixing
of the term in prison. There is con-
siderable outspoken criticism on the
whole handling of the case, many peo-
pie believing that the whole thing
was a farce.
The friends of Marchesi seemed to
believe that the short term given him
was to be taken as full vindication
for him and he was showered with
congratulations before he left the
court room after sentence had been
imposed. Marchesi left Kenosha with
an understanding that the second
charge agaihst him will never come to
trial unless decidedly strong demand
is made on the officials of the county.
The case proved an expensive one
for the people of the county, the total
cost of it being nearly thousand
dollars. After the sentence of Mar
chest his attorneys appeared before
the court and asked that an order be
made asking the county to pay the
cost Of the expert evidence of the de-
PENDANT at the trial. Judge Halsey de-
clared that it was possible that the
state had been saved considerable
money by the defense that had been
given Marchesi by the reduction of
the years of his penal servitude. It
was shown that the sum of $500 had
been raised by the friends of Mar
chest and turned over to his attorneys
for the defense. Judge Halsey while
favorable to the bill of the defense
for tile expert testimony did not order
it paid and the matter will probably
be taken up before the county board
in some manner as other claims
against the county. This is the first
time that such claim for payment
Of witness fees has been made and
the county board may not be as
lenient as the jury was and the friends
of Marchesi may be forced to raise
more money to meet these claims.