Salt Lake Herald | 1907-04-10 | Page 9 | Damianos Acquitted

DAMIANOS ACQUITTED Italian n Was Accused of Opening An Another Another Another other Mans Letter Lett r Christ Damianos the tho Italian charged by the government with opening a letter rot not addressed to him after being on trial all day da in the federal fe eral court yesterday was found not guilty The Th jury was out for nearly two hours and aDd returned the verdict at The letter in question was handed to toD D mInos J b by y William Swan nn un 10 of the and was addressed to toC toC toC C Ansen and according to the plain plaintiffs plaintiffs tiffs side si e the letter was tvis obtained by fraud and deception as the letter did not belong to him The letter contained a number of checks becks Damianos is unlearned In the English language and can scarcely write or read his till own name The defendants side ar argued argued gued that he was Ignorant of the thc fact that he lIe had opened a letter which did rot belong fo Co 0 him that he was expecting a letter from a brother containing money monay mon y yand and nd naturally supposed that the checks contained in the letter opened were for him bim