Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
DEADLY WEAPONS
MADE FROM SHOE
BY SLAYER IN IAN.
SteeIs Sharpened to
Razor Edge aiken
from Loponio.
FOUND GUILTY, IS NOW
KEPT IN SOLITARY CELL,
First Time in Many Years Es-
sex Murderer Has Been
So Guarded.

Salvatore Loponio. convicted laat
night Of the murder of Policemen
John J. McGovern, is today conflnAs
in a separate cell block al the eo,,n4v
1ail. having been placed there az
night by Warden Richard Mcfnsnz
ness after he had been caref,,iiv
searched Tor weapons with which he
might harm himself or others.
rms is the first time in many vear.
that a murderer after eonyicfion has
been placed in what practioallv
amounts TO solitary Confinement ana
TINS method was taken because fs,a
3al offlcials regard Loponio as !
highly dangerous man.
Made His Own Weapon..
Less than two weeks ago. in
search of his cell. two dangerous
weapons, which Loponio had een
structed by tearing the steel pis.asa
OUT OF the arches Of a pair Of shoaa
and sharpening them on the stone ar
ms cell floor 10 the keanness *
razors. were discovered ana fa,sss
away from him.
Ihese weapons were about i've
inches in length and sufscient,g
heavy to have cut a persons xhroas
at single cash. They were faun,1
concealed in the mattress in -
ponlos cell, and he would give 10
reason for constructing them s;nre
tnen he has been watched varv
closely.
Always TrouhIe-sIaker.
Warden Mc(xs,34, - CO.. :
Loponio had been tre,,h1e--,.s.,s.. -
ever since he has been in Jail. ana
lor several days preceding the dis
sosery OF The handmade Weapons
llaa peen particularly quarrelsoma
WIN me other prisoners in the 20,
where he was confined. "
lie seemed 10 be trying to nse,|D'
quarre1. SO the warden stafed. 49,
tleuiariy with Rochefort ana Oyer.
ron, the two prisoners who save kts.s
damaging testimony against hin, dn
I his trial. '-''1A oA
ne hao also made complainf ~
freeholder Richard F. Malta ~ ~
jail committee. saying that fhe fsss
was not fit to eat Warden Mcfzus,,-
ness had Mr.. Malta talk wiz, *.
other prisoners and found that ~
{ complaint was absolutely xxstho,,+
foundation.
Bitter Against Nephew.
/ Loponio has at all times haa~ 49,
1 bitter against Crescenze I,nubzr<s-s
ms nephew. and Raffaele .Berlingiere.
; VINO hrst. told of his shooting Nc
GoNern' and the two boys have
ai"ays been separated from him 81
the county jail After last Tuesday.
when it became known that 0verten
and Rochefort would testify aea1nst
him, Loponio was moved from fhe
cell he had occupied on the tier with
them and placed in one Of the Two
cells originally designed for con-
demned murderers.
! Last night, after returning to ian
4 after his conviction, he was placed ~
/ another cell temporarily, and the
mattresses, pillows and other fnrni.
ture taken from his old cell. which
was then searched in every nook ars3
I Granny for possible weapons A new
mattress and pillows were then givess
him and orders given the guard that
4 he was to be watched continually.
The other prisoners in nearby cells
/ who are separated from Loponio hv
an iron grating. were also ordered
not to talk to him. This vigil VIII be
kept UP until Loponio is removed to
! Trenton to enter the death-house
He Faces the Jury.
1t was just ten minutes after
O'Clock when word came that the
| jury had agreed. Judge William 2.
Martin was waiting for the verdict
in his chambers and at once sent for
I Loponio. who was brought into the
room between Court Attendants Nc
Manus and Schneider. who lowered
far over the short and thin. dark
faced little Italian.
The wait while his fate had been
IN the hands of the Jury had told on
Loponio and he was visibIy nervous
as he scanned the faces of the jury
men.
"There Is No God" He Says.
AS Foreman Nolan, after the usual
questions OF the clerk. Thomas Nc
LELAND. pronounced the words
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree" Loponio half raised his hands
in appeal and cried in Italian. There
is no God"
Mr. Teeple. Loponio's counsel. said
today that he would at once apply for
a new trial for him.