Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-18
July Recommends That slay.
q Be Given 10 Year
Sentence
lillIla's Fate 10 Be Sealed
Saturday By Judge
Nuessle
Jury Dellbefated Is Hours
Before Returning Their
Verdict
Murderer Showed Little Con-
cern When Foreman AB-
nOuDce0 Result

Sixteen years will no doubt be the
term Of penal servitude that will be
given francesca Coccimiglio when he
is given his sentence in court Satur-
day afternoon.
The Jury returned with Its verdict
Yesterday morning. after having been
out nearly 13 hours, and through
their foreman, N. j. Kruse, reported
they had found the defendant guilty
OF murder in the second degree and
recommended penitentiary sentence
Of l6 years. Immediately following
the report Of the verdict Judge Nues.
sle set. Saturday afternoon OF this
week. at Q O'clock. as the time for
passing sentence. ~
Affected BY Verdict.
Coccimig Clio has been pondering
over his fate. ever since 1t was an
assssfs e1 aRa fss Is gss sss
axce, that his pred dicament, was tell
iHg on him. sixteen years IN pris-
%, was his remark as the deputy
sheriff returned him to his cell, where
he win be closely guarded till he is
committed to the state prison, where
he will pass a long term Of confine-
ment. He has q cousin here, by the
name Of Louis LaRose, who came
here from Minneapolis to assist him
through the trial, and yesterday ac-
companied by the sheriff, LaR0se
went to the car, the place where the
horrifying tragedy occurred, looking
for effects OF the man now condemn.
ed. Outside OF a saw and a shovel,
LaRose found but few effects.
Wanted the Revolver.
L9Rose had an order from Cocci-
miglio to take possession Of his per.
sonal effects, and he claimed that Coo
cimiglio had a valuable revolver, but
while that Is true, the weapon will
probably be turned over to the. attor-
ney, as the officers do not appear to
deem 1t safe to place weapons In pos.
session Of any of the Italians who
were connected with the case.
Witnesses Want q q Day.
After the jury had returned its YER
dict yesterday the four Italians who
have been held in the county jail
here since the tragedy seemed anx-
i0us to secure their release. Tony
Delucci, who was the star witness for
the state. remarked yesterday that
they were placed in jail to be held for
the trial and were assured by one of
the local justices Of the peace that
they would receive the sum Of 2.10.
day for the time they were held and
until the trial was ended. Judging
from Delucci's broken conversation
yesterday they will insist on having it
paid them. The law makes some pro-
vision for allowing so cents q day in.
such cases and that is, no doubt, all
they will receive. All Of these men
will probably return at once to Chi
cago or New York. Z.
Defendant Haosa Family.
Coccimiglio Is IS years Of age. but
he has Q wife and little daughter at.
his home town Of Sambiase, bacx in
Italy, which place he left only few
years ago to come to this country to
earn : living for them. He came TO-
this section Of the county from Chi
caSo. At the time OF the tragedy he
had brother in the same crew with
himself, by the name Of. Dolnintck,
who, since that time, has returned to
his native home. During tho prog.
ress Of the trial 1t seemed that prac-
tically all of the members Of that fa-
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