Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-12-10 | Page 13 | Acquitted Girl Becomes Ward of Rich Widow

ACQUITTED GIRL I BECOMES WARD WARDI I I OF RICH RIOH WIDOW I LITCHFIELD Conn Dec 10 AP AP Acquitted Acquitted at her second trial for Idling klUng John Bagnano father fath fath- er ot of her child Miss Olympia Macri 20 a a. singer who had operatic ambitions ambitions am am- has been taken In charge by a woman who has bas promised promised promised prom prom- her and her baby a home Mrs Joseph Whitney widow ofa of ofa ofa a New York Judge and a New Haven Haven Ha IIa- ven society matron became interested interested interested inter inter- ested in the girl during the t trial In New Haven after the shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing which occurred in the lobby of ot a a. New Haven theatre on February February February ary 26 At that time Mrs Whitney offered to give the girl and nd her baby a home if H. i she were acquitted But the Jury disagreed on May 25 and Miss Macri has spent the in int intervening in- in t rv months in county Jails and court r rooms oms Before she killed Bagnano a professional professional professional pro pro- singer Miss Macri had taken part in many v Ne Haven entertainments entertainments entertainments en en- Moth both professional and amateur and had bad looked forward to study abro abroad d. d In both trials she claimed that Bagnano had refused to marry her or to support their I baby and and that she killed him In self defense The vote of the first jury was 11 to 1 for acquittal Mrs lIes Whitney was a a. frequent visitor visitor vis vis- liar at the New Haven jail fail and a constant attendant at court sessions in both trials She was In the tiro courtroom court courtroom courtroom room yesterday when the Jury re reported reported re- re por ported ed Miss 1 Macri not guity