The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-18
TUESDAY. DECEMBER IS, 1917
Mile De Marcos Trial

TUESDAY, DECEMBER is, 1917
Mile De Marcos Trial
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY RENDERED
After lying in Jail more than year
Mile De Marco, charged with being
implicated in the murder OF Henry d.
Rider, at Atsion, In October OF last
year, was placed on trial Wednesday,
before Justice Kalisch. The state was
represented by Attorney-General Yves
colt, and his assistant, prosecutor KEEL
ssy sitting near in an advisory capa-
city. V. Claude Palmer was the lawyer
for the defence.
The circumstances of the murder are
well known. Andrew ]. Rider, his
wife and daughter, his brother. Henry
D. Rider. and an employee named Rig
by. were on their way to one Of An
drew Riders bogs to pay the help. In
she car they were using was q
bag with $4,000 In 1t. When near
Atsion number Of men sprang up in
the road and began firing. Henry
Rider was killed almost instantly, and
che others were wounded.
In the crowd that did the assaulting
was Giovanni Iraca, and he was tried
In March and was convicted. He was
sentenced to be electrocuted, but was
reprieved twice. This was the result
OF Investigations by the Attorney-Gen
sral to whom had been referred the
trial Of the others indicted with Iraca.
With the idea that the latter would be
OF benefit In giving testimony against
Millis, Iraca was allowed to live that
hs might appear here at the trial.
The indictment against Millie also
held Tony Rizzo, the two being jointly
charged with murder and with being
accessories before and after the fact
Prosecutor Kelsey asked that the in
dictments be separated and that Mile
be tried alone. Mr.. Palmer objected
on the ground that the defendant had
not been served with an indictment
charging her with being the sole partic
tpator. There was long discussion
ON this point bat Mr.. Palmer finally
agreed to waive this objection and then
moved TO quash the indictment on
the ground that there is not, In New
Jersey, any such crime an accessory
before and after the fact" Justice
Kalisch refused this motion and the
selection Of o jury was begun. 1t took
n tonw ftrx,a krk the Aollon;,n xraro
finally accepted: Russell Blackburn,
Palmyra; James Martin Stokes, Moores-
tewn; William III. Lowden, Burling-
ton; Goodwin Donnelly, Florence
George C. Oliver, Eastampton; Allen
J. Scott. Vincsntown; George L. Lip
pincott, Westampton; Charles P. Rue,
Springfield /; Robert Street, Mount
Holly; John r. Allen. Lumberton ;
Ezslias w. Esham, Mount Holly
Joseph Cross, Burlington.
The state began its side OF the case
by calling few witnesses whose testi-
mony did not appear to have much
bearing on the case and then Iraca,
the star witness, was put on the stand.
He said that Millie was the brains of
the entire affair, that she made the ar
rangements for the trip that ended SO
fatally. Her uncle, Tony Rizzo, had
gone to work on the Rider bogs two or
three weeks before the holdup SO that
he could keep in touch with the other
members Of the gang and give them
notice when the pay would be carried
over the route where the murder was
committed. He said that Miles
mother was In hospital and that on
the night before the crime Ritzo tele-
phoned to Millie that mother will be
operated on 5th day." This was con-
strued to be a signal to Mile to have
the holdup take place on the fifth OF
October.
On receiving the information Iraca
said he went out and made arrange
msnts to have an automobile in readi-
ness to carry the party to ASTON. Two
men named Ladonne and Vaselli were
to be the chauffeurs and Iraca said
they did not know anything about the
plot. He said he made all the arrange
ments to secure the automobile. The
car left Philadelphia about five O'Clock
on Thursday, October 9Th, and it con-
tanned Joe Iraca, brother Of the wit
ness. Raffaele Puccinati, himself, Mil
lie and the drivers. On reaching
Atsion the car was stopped and the
Iracas and Puccinati left the Others
and walked two or three miles where
they met Luigi Pinto, Joe Camara,
Frank Foti and Phillip Caruso, who
had preceded the others the previous
evening by train, SO as to be in readi-
nsssifor the holdup.
On cross-examination Iraca did not
show of to advantage. He said his
mother and brother are in Jail in Italy
for murder. He said he never attempt
cd to connect Mile with the murder
OF Henry Rider until after be had been
convicted. He had implicated Frank
Ladonne and Frank Vasselli in his
testimony, but on his cross-examina-
ton he said that they did not know
anything about the crime and that
they were merely hired to take the
party to Atsion.
He also admitted that he was q per-
iurer. having given much testimony
At his trial which he now said was
false and that he had lied without
hesitation. Iraca was brought from
she state prison by two keepers who
closely guarded him during the trial,
taking him back to Trenton each even
Ing at the close Of the session.
At the close of his evidence the state
rested. Mr.. Palmer moved that the
jury be Instructed to render a verdict
OF not guilty. He claimed that the
state had failed to connect Mile De-
Marco with the conspiracy and that
the only evidences against her was that
one OF the principals who had been
convicted and sentenced to death for
his share in the affair and that he had
also shown himself to be a perjurer.
The court refused the motion.
Mr. Palmer then ouflined his defenea