Lawyors Enanged at a Verdict

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1065, 12 August 1904, Page 3

Lawyors Enanged at a Verdict

— t — Ludicrous' 1 Justice"

Another striking example of tlu ludicrous incapability of Italian justice ocour. red in Milan yesterday, when the trial of Alberto Olive for the murder of his wife was concluded, telegraphed a Homo correspondent on June, 12th, Tho married lifo led by tho unhappy eouplo was far frciu smooth, Although Olive was considerate, economical, and preciso, his wife gave him many hours of bitlor anguish by her hose conduct, and hor bohaviour finally bocamo 100 much , for him. On tho nigtn of May 16th last your in a lit ol rage, ho killed her, and cut her body into suhll piecoa, which he threw away, 110 then gave himself tip to tho police and mode «full eonfcHsion.

During the past tweive days all Italy has been more or less interested in tho dotails of this tragedy ns they wero gradually unfolded in the law courts at Milan.

When llio Jiuljjo put (he qik-Hiion to (he jury,"Did Olivostiikohi.s wife with (In. intention to kill ?" the answer was " No." Immediately them was a tremendous uprout in court, tlio friends of (ho iimncd cliooriuj; wildly, while tlio lawyers and others taking part in tlio trial uttered cries of protest ajiainst so tla«niiit a departure (ioiu justice. Finally the prisoner was sentenced to oloven days' imprisonment and linod i'.j for mulilatiii" the body of a dead person. As he Ims already boon imprisoned for several months, ho was immediately set at liberty. It appears that the jury did not intend to let the prisoner ofi so easily, but expected (hut the Judge would, us is usually the case, put ano'lir ijnestinn --namely, Did the victim (fio horn the effects of the blow struck by the prisoner? which they would Imvii answered in the aliiruhtiyo, and the prisoner would have loci) liable to eight years' pcnul norviluc'e. Olivo on being c inducted from (he court \ remarked, •'] expected lo net eight yours 1 imprisonment, Inn not such good fortune r.s this," Tin' verdict,eouiiii'.; »fter two or time similar ruses in this country has cutis.d a feeling of revulsion amont! all i right-minded people, All (lie papers ilej mand that such truvorsi" of jii3!ico sball ' be slopped,