Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-01
APPEAL LIKELY TO
SAVE 8 DEPUTIES
Question When Other Deputies
Will be Tried on the Murder
Charge--Expect Delay.
VERDICT is BIG SURPRISE
No Definite Decision Arrived on
by Attorneys for the Depu-
ties in Way of an Appeal.
VERDICT IS BIG SURPRISE

While there VIII pc no deHnlIe ue-
cision until after sentence has been
passed, it is believed that appeal Will
be taken to the conviction OF the nine
former deputies for manslaughter as
a result of the shooting at Roose-
velt January 19. The question as to
when fifteen other former deputies,
now in the county jail, will be placed
on trial on a charge of numbering
Alesandro Tessitore, remains for At
torney General Wescott and Justice
Bergen to decide, 1t was stated at the
offices of Prosecutor of Pleas Flor
ance in New Brunswick today. Ow-
ing to the fact that Justice Bergen
will have his time otherwise occupied
for some time indications are that the
trials will not be held for the next
few weeks. The conviction of nine
one time deputies, as pronounced by
the jury hearing the case Sunday
morning, came as surprise to many,
both here and throughout the county.
A majority of those who expected
convictions, little believed that more
than two would be found guilty. John
Smith, q tenth man charged with
numbering Tessitore, was acquitted
on verdict directed by Justice Ber-
gen.
The nine convicted men may be
let go under suspension of sentence
or given any period from day to
ten years In prison, according to the
discretion of Justice Bergen as vest
ed in him by law. Joseph e. Strick-
er. one of the lawyers who defended
the accused men, stated today that
the maximum term for the accused
men would be five years If they re-
mained on good behavior. He also
declared that the sentence might be
as low as day in jail. He had not
decided as yet whether there would
be an appeal Decision on this point
would be reached after sentence
had been imposed, he declared. In
the summing UP. on Saturday Mr.,
Stricken was lauded for preparing
the defense's side of the case single
handed He put up strong argument
before the jury and said 1t appeared
that the state had an advantage
when the attorney general. prosecut-
ing the accused men, could look into
the faces of the jury, smile and class
them among his friends. Mr.. Strick-
er asked the jury not to forget Eddie
Conlon, the former office boy, who
was the states star witness. He in
timated that the boy had been coach
ed to perjure himself In behalf of
the state and he declared that Chief
of Police Harrington, of Roosevelt,
had brought the boy to the prosecu-
tors office on two occasions. What
Mr.. Stricken held to be 'frame-up"
of the one-time deputies, was not
made complete until the accused
men had been lined up inside Of the
court room rail on the third day of
the trial, he said.
1t was stated in New Brunswick
today that Prosecutor Florance was
not considering the moving of in
dictments against fifteen other one
time deputies held in the county jail
on indictments of numbering Alsan-
dro Tessitore and Carmine Bacyi
and wounding more than score of
other men. 1t was understood that
Justice Bergen would not be pre-
pared to hear the cases until July.
Prosecutor Florance remains unde-
cided as yet as to whether other in
dictments against the nine convicted
men will be moved.
that Justice Kalisch, Swayze and
Minturn will come to New Bruins
wick to pass sentence in the case of
the nine men, inasmuch as the case
was carried from the circuit to the
supreme court The course of pro-
cedure is now being investigated by
Justice Bergen, the cases being un-
usual in view of the fact that Mer-
Ger county jury was summoned.
Two extra guards have been sta
toned at the county jail to assist in
watching day and night that any of
the accused men do not escape. Be-
cause there are several indictments
for assault and another for the muir
der of Carmine Bacyi hanging over
John Smith as well as the others, he
has not been released from jail as
yet.
Alarmed at the failure to appear
In time and by the reference made
to him during the trial and in the
summing up, Counsellor Carless,
representing the American Fedora
ton of Labor, surrendered Leonard
Frasini, an alleged agitator, imme-
diately after the jury had retired
Saturday afternoon. He withdrew
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