Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-05
Vitale Pool Hall
Burned Today

" NICaAG POOl Hail
2 Burned Today .
s. The pool hall owned by =
= Frank vitale, co-defendant =
= in the murder trial at Bara- 3
boo was virtually destroyed =
= BY fire at 2 am. today in =
i Madison =
.. A five gallon can, believ- s.
g cd to have contained ltero- 4
y sene, hints at incendiarism =
Il Fire Chief Charles w. Heyl =
z who directed the fighting Of =
s. the blaze, declared today. +
- Flames leaping from the y
y building were noticed by 4
3. residents in the neighbor- y
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* in which was answered by 4
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Salvatore diMartino and Frank
Vitale today were acquitted OF the
murder Of Policeman Herbert
Drcger which occurred in Madison
the night Of December End. The
Jury in the case brought in a YER
dict OF not guilty for each defend
ant on separate ballots after be-
ing out on the case from 800
Monday afternoon until 1890 this
morning. Failing to agree Monday
night, they we're locked UP for the
night at eleven o'clock and re-
sumed deliberations this morning.
The jury consists Of the follow
ing members:
William Schulenberg, Reedsburg,
foreman.
August Rathman, Town Of Win
field.
Fred OH, Baraboo.
Theodore Marquardt, Town of
Baraboo..
Henry Ferber, Sank City.
Mrs Lou Baringer, Baraboo
Mrs. Henry Foss, Town Of Del
Iona.
w. T. Egerer, Alderman.
+. j. EIoltz, Town of Reedsburg.
Mrs. H. c. Berg, Baraboo.
w. r. Schmalz, Baraboo.
Ernest Sceales, Baraboo.
The members of the jury are
said TO have cast literally "a bush
ell basket full of votes" before they
finally reached an agreement. The
map of the scene involved in the
murder, which was drawn in
court by Philip Hintz, Dane county
civil engineer, was called for and
gone ever together with all the
details of the case.
diMartino Rearrested
Salvatore diMartino as he was
leaving the courtroom, found not
guilty. of the murder charge, was
rearrested by Conservation Com
missioner Fess on the charge of
hunting without a license. The de
PENDANT, according to his own
testimony was hunting rabbits on
the day Of the killing Of Officer
Breger. He did not have 4 license.
Judge Thanks Jurors
Judge e. w. Crosby after read :
ing the verdict, thanked the mem
bers of the jury for their work and
stated he felt sure they acted on
their best judgment from the evi
denco in the case. ct was a hard
case to try" said the Judge.
He also commended the attor-
news in the trial, the court officers
and others who we're responsible
for the good conduct of the court
Frank Vitale was the first de
IenQdHI 10 near Tie JudSA1SAI VI
the. court on the disposition of his
case. Vitale showed no outward
expressions of joy when told he
was found not guilty but diMarti
no. the younger Of the two, smiled
with relief at the announcement
of his discharge Relatives ano
friends of both defendants were il
court when the verdict was an
nounced and all Joined in congrat.
ulating the pair after the decision
was read.
Costs of Case Large
The costs of the trial to Dane
county will be no small sum. l
has consumed a week and a da!
in circuit court here. Expenses
of witnesses, jurors, court officers
and attorneys will compose th'
greatest amount of expenses. The
cost of feeding the jurors and twt
baififfs alone amounted to $42
day. The Grill restaurant wa
selected by the court as the hes