The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-04-30
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lanes Mast Freed

acter and reputation Of Napoleon Mast
while he was in the formers employ
last summer and fall, 50 fas as he
knew. He gave the character and
reputation Of deceased as good.
Following Decker, Chas. Marietta,
Italian, Of Seville was questioned as
to his acquaintance with Napoleon
Mast and his knowledge concerning
the latter's character and reputation.
Witness said he was remotely related
to deceased and had first known him
in Italy. That he had never known
him to be other than peacable man.
/ John Parri, italian from Wallops-
burg, Pa, where Napoleon was em-
yployed with deceased and that he
never knew anything bad about him.
Parri was the last witness called by
leither side and at 10:45 Prosecutor
Underwood led in the first argument
fbefore the jury. He went over the
Testimony Of the various witnesses
|called by the defense, dissecting it in
Ian attempts to invalidate and in an able
effort to convince the jury that the
defendant shot his brother with intent.
The afternoon session opened with an
argument by Attorney Frank Woods
lfor the defense, followed by Attorney
lSOrmsby, also for the defense, n
/ The latter made an eloquent and
lfcrceful argument for his client, tak-
lihg up BIT BY Bit Of the testimony Of.
lfered by the state in a strenuous Eff
fort at rebuttal. A feature Of his
Eargument was a caustic afraignment
|of Mrs. Wing, sister Of the defendant,
whom he directly charged with falsi-
fcation. '
At the close Of Attorney Ormby's
leargument the court excused the jury
l,for few minutes rest, after which
Attorney Van Epp followed with the
lclosing argument for the state. Il
/ Judge N. H. Mcclure then delivered
lhis charge to the jury. The charge
Twas a lengthy one and withal fair.
THE court carefully instructed the jury
what it might do and made equally
clear to them what they could not do.
From every point Of view the charge
made by Judge Mcclure was a just
one. i''Ay
The jury retired for their del'ber-
ations at 4:45. AT 7:45 lusty hand
clapping in the jury room announced
that an agreement had been reached
and Bailiff Clark entered the room for
oficial notification. At the same mo-
ment Judge Mcclure appeared and
Sheriff Gehman repaired to the Jail
for the defendant. The jury filed
out and took their places and were
asked by the court if they had ar
rived at a verdict. Foreman Aylard
replied that they had and passed the
written verdict to the court. Clerk
Hatch then read it aloud. Being un-
conversant with the English language
the defendant did not know Of his
good fortune until interpreted to him
lby q fellow countryman sitting next
! to him. The broad smile that i'm
mediately began to play over his
Features about that time,. as well as
those Of his wife, who had been sat
his side since the beginning Of the
trial, was Of the kind that, in common
parlance, "don't come off," Defendant
and his wife thanked the jury and the
council, accepted the congratulations
Of same and Of Prosecutor Under
wood, also Of relatives and friends.
/ After the verdict was read, q broth
er Of the defendant from Pittsbure
who was present during the trial
stated vehemently that his brother
\, Napoleon had always been q tough
character, even when q lad in Italy
where with but little or no proyoca-
/ ton he had plunlyed > knife into his
cousin. He also stated that his
brother had made his home with hin
Y IA Pittsburg upon . time and was &
vicious that he made him get out
\ Testimony Of this nature was not ad
] mitted et the trial
!, According to a statement Of one d
n the jutymsh the first ballots wer'
wide o. agreement. II vas upon th'
tenth ballot that an agreement wal
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