The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-15
Italian Hears Verdict Read
Without Any Apparent
Emotion.
RUSSELL, DEFENDER,
MOVED BY DECISION
Counsel for "Secretary" on
Edge as Clerk DrOnes
Fatal Words.

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countenance, almost With disnterest,
Pellesro l'ippi last night heard clerk
| in the district court droninsly read a
verdict finding him guilty as charged"
| of white slavery.
| Only the attorneys, the court officials
| and few spectators We're in the court
room at 7a0 when the jury returned
! its verdict upon the sensational
charges made against Pippi by Marie
Champagne and Mrs. Elsie Dns;beck,
upon whose vicious earnings the Ital-
| ian had battened.
| The SLAYER sat close beside his coun-
sci, G. A. Russell. as the jury filed into
the room. Upon his fat -jowled face,
made pasty by the unkempt mop of
heavy, slick black hair, was a look of
| cool boredom. lie lounged easily upon
the bench But. beside him. his de-
fender, slouched nervously down.
| watched the jurors anXiously.
| The jurymen took their places
| quietly, the verdict was handed to the
| bailitf then to the judge and finally
! to the clerk.
| Russell Asks for Time.
g. guilty as charged. and
leave the sentence to the judgment OF
the court he read.
| Pippi did not even bat an eye. But
Russell was on his feet at once He
wanted poll of the jury.
| The jury was unanimous
| Russell then asked for an extension
of the statutory limit for filing a bill
of exceptions. The court decided to dis
cuss the matter later, and announced
i ~ ~ 4 "a 81
Monday morning. Russell again asked
/ for time.
We'll, Tuesday morning at $50"
| said Judge Duncan, ''if the county at
! torney is willing
County Attorney Angevine was will
| ing, and it was SO agreed.
SIavers Counsel Quarrel.
c. c. Sorenson. with whom Russell
! was associated in the defense of the
white SLAYER, did not appear in the
| courtroom to hear the verdict read,
| perhaps because of Il slight flash of
| apparent i'll feeling which was one of
| the amusing incidents of the trials end.
Russell was on his feet, examining
| a witness. Sorenson sat unmoving be-
side the table.
You might at least take a few notes
| for me, Sorenson,' said Russell sud
| denly.
Sorenson sat up with start and
muttered something. 1t appeared that
he had no paper.
''Oh. here" growled Russell. He
picked up a pad and flung it across
the table, hitting his colleague with. it
just above the collar. No more was
said, but Sorenson did not hear the
verdict read.
| The jury announced at l.35 that a
verdict had been agreed upon. -Four
hours and 25 minutes had then elapsed
since the case went to the jury. The
verdict was read within Is minutes.
Federal Charge Today.
This morning Pippi will be taken
before Phil Baldwin, immigration in
spector from Helena, for a hearing
Pippi is an unnaturalized Italian, and
the federal authorities have charged
him under the immigra ton laws will
conducting a house of ill fame. Under
| the federal law he is liable to impris-
onment for ten years and IA fine ol
$1,000 and deportation. 1t is regarded
as not at all unlikely that Pippi vii
| be deported after he has served the
| sentence which Judge Duncan will pass
Tuesday.
Russelps Argument Violent.
Arguments of counsel at the close ol
the trial yesterday afternoon were un-
usually vehement. Russell made
violent speech, damning Marie Cham
pagne, the states chief witness, tht
newspapers and inferring that thu
| county attorney had not been upright
Marie Champagne, to get Pippi
| framed a fight between Frank May
and Pippi," said Russell. Framed it
mind you-and I say that as a com.
pliment to you, Mr.. County Attorney
What do you mean by that?' sait
Angevine. jumping suddenly to his feet
Russell Immediately reversed.
II don't say one word against MIR
Angevine" he said. These womei
. framed their story and took it to Mr.
Ansevne, and he brought this action il
I'good faith"
, Newspaper criticism has gone tn
limit against us In this case" sal,
. Russell. Public money has been spen
, to parade "A prostitute for the edifica
) ton of a putrid press"
, He maintained violent attitud
throughout his appeal TO the jury.
Anoevine Praises Press.
County Attorney Angevine made
tremendously effective argument. TIL
| defendant fiinched under the orator
of the prosecutor. which appealed fo
a verdict condemning man of tn
vilest sort: a parasite, a beast.
las for the newspapers attitude u
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