The Sun. — 1865-03-03 (London, England)

THE SAFFRON-HILL MURDER. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.)  This morning' Gregorio Mogni, an Italian, was placed in the dock charged with the manslaughter of Michael liarrington. The extraordinary circumstances under which the trial came on, one man (Pelizzioni) having been convicted of murdering the deceased, being now in Newgate under sentence of death, excited great interest. The prisoner was asked through an interpreter whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty to the charge. He answered in Italian, " For my misfortunate, I am guilty for what 1 have done in my own self-defence." Mr. Justice Byles—That is a plea of " Not Guilty." On being asked whether he chose a jury of Englishnreu or a mixed jury of Englishmen and foreigners, he decided in favour of a mixed jury. The prisoner being undefended, Mr. Justice Byles said that being a foreigner it was his duty to assign hifit a counsel, and he would therefore ask Mr. MontaguWilliams, to watch the case on behalf of the prisoner. Sergeant Ballantine having opened the case for the tirosecution,  EMI= Shaw, the wife of the landlord of the public hOuse in which the fracas took place, and Giovanni Mogni, a brother of the prisoner, were then-examined. Sergeant Ballantine said he should now call Pelizzioni, who was under sentence of death.  Seraphino Pelizzioni (or Pollioni), examined by Sergeant Ballantine, said—l am under sentence of death in New gate. I have been in this country 10 or 11 years. I vi-a's at the Anchor publichouse on the 26th of December. I .4-as not there when the row began. I was at the publichouse of Mr. Bordessa when I heard there was a row down at the Anchor between the Italians and the English, and that my two cousins were there. I went down to take them away, and directly I went in I heard a woman scream. It was ihe landlady. When she saw me she said, "Oh, Seraphino, don't let them make a row." I said if you will try to keep the English one side, I will keep the Italians on the other. I left her at the bar, and opened the bagatelle room part of tho way to get in, when I received a blow on my head, which knocked me down. Half my body was inside, and half of it was outside. Some one dragged me out and the door was shut. When the police came one gave me in charge. A woman said, "I give you in charge, because you knocked me down with your fish" I saw a man lying across the room, but I don't know who it was. I had no knife in my possession at that time. A small white-handled knife was taken from me at the police-station. It was not this knife (the knife with which the surgeon said the wound might have been produced, and which belonged to Gregorio). Cross-examined by Mr. Williams—l do not know that at the station I was charged with stabbing Rebbeck. There was blood on my hands, but it came from the wound on my head. I don't think I said, "I only protected myself."• I don't know what those words mean.  Mr. Henry Negretti, optician, of Hatton-garden, detailed the circumstances of his visit to Birmingham, where hQ found Gregorio. • This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Montagu Williams then addfessed the jury on tha part of the prisoner.  Mr. Justice Byles having summed up the evidence, The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.