New Britain herald., 1922-04-01
Cianflone and Ruggerio Get Sentences For Life In States Prison
Disagreement Ended at 1O:14 This Morning. Judge Immediately Gives His Decree.
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| der in the second degree by jury and sentenced to life imprisonment in the superior court this morning, for the murder of Enio Renaldino, in the town of Pennington, on October 25, 1920. The jury which had been out since 4:2S yesterday afternoon, returned to the court room at 10:14 o'clock. and at 101S o'clock, Fore man George F. Crosby of Windsor, in answer to question of Clerk Lu- cius Fuller, if the jury had arrived at verdict, answered that it had, and that the verdict was murder in tho second degree. Few Hear Verdict | There were few persons in the court room when the announcement was made, public officers having denied admission to any others than those connected with the case The only member of the Cianflone family to be present and hear the sentence was John Cianflone. a brother of the prisoner. Members of the press, court l officers and a few others were there, when Foreman Crosby pronounced
 
 Jury Returns at 1O:1I a. m.
 Just after the knock was heard at the door of the jury room, announcing the return of the jury, Deputy Sheriff Engene House. immediately sent word to Judge Wolfe. and Clerk Fuller, who were summoned from another room. Assistant States Attorney Newell Jennings, Lawyer Henry J. Calnen, representing Ruggerio and Lawyer Nathan o. Freedman. representing Clanf1one took their places at the law yers' tables. The prisoners were brought into the cage, before the ver. I dict Was aDnounced. Ga.h looked re.sV 1 ireshed alter a good nights sleep, and the smile that Cianfone had worn throughout the trial was very noticea- ble. Ruggerio, as he took his scat in the corner of the cage, sat in the stopped position the way he has done since the beginning of the trial.
 No Emotion Is shown. There was no sign of any emotion on part of either man, as Foreman Crosby, announced the verdict. After a few minutes delay Cianflone and Ruggerio. were brought before Judge Wolfe, who pronounced the sentence that means they will spend the re- mainder Of their days in state prison at Wetherstield. A motion to set & aside the verdict was denied by Judge Wolfe.
 Soon after the men had been sen- fenced. they were taken to a room lny Stoi~ o,,to I>i1 9 summoned to convey them at once to the prison.
 Accused Were Cheerful
 Court attendants said this morning that the long time that the jury was out seemed to cheer the prisoners, and at last nights meal, Ruggerio ate until, as one of the attendants put 1t this morning, 'as though he would never stop Ruggerio, whose voice during the trial seemed to be very weak, was more audible last night, the attendant said today. Cianflone, who has never, according to jail at- tendants, seemed to fear the result spent a very restful night in the jail.
 Jury Rctircs At 4:2S r. NJ.
 The jury first retired yesterday aft- | occurred until 9:5S o'clock, the first sound came from the jury room when a knock was heard on the door. Im- mediately there was considerable among the crowd that tax ed the capacity of the room, includ- ing many women. When the jury N filed into the box, the clerk asked the jury if it had arrived at a verdict, and Foreman Crosby announced that it had not. Judge Wolfe then told the jurors that the case Was of great both to the state and to the defendants. He spoke of the heavy expense both sides had been put 10 in the conduct of the trial. The court explained that both sides had presented all the evidence, presum- ably. and that it was important that a verdict be reached if possible. The court said that no juror should vote against his convictions, but the jurors should give some consideration to the of the others, and in the event that a large majority favored a conviction or an acquittal the min- ority should examine into the convic- lions of the majority. and find if they could reconcile their views to those M )f the majority.
 Locked Up For Night.
 After this instruction, the Jury lgain filed into the room. At 11:S5 o'clock fast night the jury was again into the room, and not ,aving reached verdict, they were urned into the custory of SheriR George Gabb, Deputy Sheriff John ' Sheridan. Deputy Sheriff Eugene X House and Deputy Sheriff Mel. Bar- ,ard, and taken to the Hotel Bond M or the night.
 Verdict Is Announced
 At about o'clock this morning. he jury again returned to the coun- Y building and entered into the jury oom. There were very few persono resent when they went into the Uo0 s ion that resulted in the verdict ss
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