New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07
Methods Used in Polling
cathedral Bomb on Trial
with Prisoners.
pleas OF GUILTY
UNLIKELY IN COURT
Svanu. Raf1ed by Lawyers
Gives Up Attempt to
Sift Case.

se'eiS, vet Judge Swami. There were
snns LAWYERS present that Judge
Sc H could not determine VINO ala
SSSnIb did not represent the prison.
tho nc adjourned the matter unul
tls' ou, morning. when that point
W ,n ~ settled IN open court. .,
Vn ,u v .be LAWYERS. however. insisted
AZ ~ men did not wish to plead
ne, =" - any crime Instead. they IN
ESuY co on trial making their de
ie0O ~ charge that they are the VIC
iehV % rolicc plot. thus making the
umS y ,critab'c inquest into police
ma, q This. John Palmieri. one o.
re'nUu. IN thc case. admitted would
~ be q legal defence, but nc a ass cry u
~ w,ovlS be p moral defence on whlC men. a
y. night we'll base a refusal TO orlhe
80 yerdic' Of guilty. ru
F-,rris J. Greco. another OF the Ia"
wsu, further. He declared 'hat
We, h. went into court tomorrow ne
ta .Sis demand that the District At'or-
W. W. o-ssent 20 the grand jury evidence
,,rs he has in his possession snow
80, Amcdico pulgnano. the oetec-
~ 10 worked up the case against
~ zen sought 10 force and cld force
.s.r, 20 commit the crime that 'heE are
rssreed with committing.
Attacks Police Methods,
"a noljceman has no more right, legal
o.LerO,isc. 20 incjtc and actively as
,,,, IN the commission Of crime IMAM
INV other person Greco declared YES
$50 The evidence shows that TINS
49, was heard repeatedly to urge
,Se.e BOYS 20 90 what they are charged
81 SIMON T o. Pollock, also retained 70
5.fs1S the men. took similar ground.
ave shall rest on the frame-up de-
t.,.s" he said we have evidence
.s,5;nq 10 show that this policeman So
led 81 least thirty boys to 90 INTO
.sis thing before he managed 20 con
rsc. nm Abarno and Carbone and get
hem 10 60 ahead. These boys nave
i.sr foolish. but being foolish is not
,srs So felony. and II II were twenty
I've wears would be q very severe pen
atty. ..,,
. .o.dsv because there was mlSundeI-
Standing d, 10 what was wanted. lie
rss Of the impression that they wished
n nlead 20 a lesser offence th2n tha'
4 With which they are charged. Nhen ne
& ,,rnd this was not tie case he very
prorerly decided not 20 60 on Win the
rrorrammc. There is no lesser offence
A "a which these men viii plead. none 10
= which one OF them can plead. Why
4 C,rbore ~ no time had explosives IN
= lis possession.
aWc will plead not guilty on Monday
E with the right 10 t.c certain motions.
81 there viii be uo pleas OF guilty.
MANY Lawyers Retained.
III The conference with Judge Swami. al
q which he proposed examining the prls-
81 caers. was planned for 10 o'clock. At
n ia, time there we're half dozen law
n ,ers on hand. each claiming to repre-
III sen, the prisoners, some having been
retained o. friends. others by relatives.
and Pollock and William J. ker by a
group Of Italian newspapers. These
III included Judge Palmieri. retained by
a brother OF Carbone; lSidOr r.. SchleS-
a singer. employed by former employer
II o. Carbone: Samuel Stark, whom feia-
n tyes Of Abarno retained, and Greco
who said friends Of the men, not mem
hers Of the Cerclc Gaetano Brescl, had
4 retained him.
h A, the end Of the conference Judge
Swami issued this statement:
The case Of Frank Abarno and
Canine Carbonc is very much con
fused BY the conflicting claims Of varl-
Gus counsel. each claiming 10 represent
ne defendants. some claiming 70 nave
been retained directly by the defend
ants themselves. others by friends OF
he defendants and others by the de
'sndsnts' families. ! insisted that
would not consider any plea suggested
Nsny attorney until II was decided on
Monday in open court by the defend
ants themselves as 20 who they wanted
Nset as their attorneys.
From the voluntary statements OF
900 defendants in open court on
Wednesday st. in which they stated
,'Hr psrtlci patton in the alleged Of
.'nte, II was suggested that the de-
'sadants be given an opportunity TO
sale fully and completely the facts in
ht case as they claim them 70 be, IN
NosT that the question Of what plea OF
sMty could be accepted.
This morning the opinions of the
Hous counsel were so conflicting as
whether or rot the defendants
Mtd 10 tender a plea Of guilty that !
H the whole matter over until Nm
morning a. 1890 o'clock In Part /,
men ! viii call upon the defendants
Indicate IN open court who they de-
H 70 act as their attorneys, and then
ney wish 10 tender plea of guilty
Msii hear the defendants themselves
'neir attorneys on the facts q : the
PENDANTS claim them 70 be. and If
NJ prefer TO interpose a plea of not
TNy shall place the case upon the
trial"
See Chance Of Acquittal
falmieri. Pollock and Keir saw the
HnOherS IN the Tombs before the con-
.hee with Judge Swami and again
X' me meeting. Leaving the Tombs,
falmlcri said the prisoners had
sySo chance OF acQuittal.
me truth is that these boys were
MO this crime ne said. Morally
ss good defence. Legally il Is
defence at all. Many of the in
vents OF the bombs were purchased
e police, a. we can prove. but
INK were also bought by the boys; so
legally that is not defence, it is
silence under which the jury may
reuse TO convict"
mis shift in the programme Of
ence the police and the District
Office became busy whipping
S'ghment case into shane. Ar
ai,.. ram, who prosecuted the case
tbs' henry Siegel. will have charge
a, prosecution He said yesterday
buid ISsrnng dilatory motions. he
b, ~" ready to 20 TO trial not later
1 \, ae hfSt Of next week. II is clear
e, ~ matter who Judge Swami de-
ker me counsel Of the prisoners
IN h.'af'hg them 20 -morrow. the trial
"a nal MAJ much trial of the police
Hsors,.V methods as % the young