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Case Description

Ferno, Filipe. 32 ys. old. Fatally shot at ### Gault Court by a person said to Mrs. Augela Auzolone who escaped. 38 Prect. Groes Derozis alias #####. Acquitted in Judge Windes' court, June 28, '08.

Case Number

774

Circumstances

Date of offense	August 18, 1907
Date of death	August 18, 1907
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	Gault Court
Type of location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of public place	Other non-commercial public place
Location description	Gault Court
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	fatally shot -> gun
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Ferno, Filipe
Age	32 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european

Defendant

Name	Derozis, Groes
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Greek

Police

Precinct	38
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Trial Judge	Windes
Jury verdict	Yes
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, trial
Outcome of trial	Acquitted
Date of sentence	June 28, 1908
Allegations of police corruption	No

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