l ord ▁to ▁interven e , ▁but ▁he ▁refused : ▁" Times ▁have ▁changed ", ▁was ▁the ▁reply . ▁He ▁was ▁ind icted ▁for ▁participation ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁mur ders , ▁eight ▁attempted ▁mur ders , ▁five ▁rob ber ies ▁with ▁violence , ▁ 3 7 ▁acts ▁of ▁ext ort ion , ▁and ▁ 5 3 ▁other ▁off ences ▁including ▁physical ▁violence ▁and ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁murder ▁charge . ▁He ▁remained ▁silent ▁during ▁the ▁trial . ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁had ▁been ▁arrested ▁some ▁ 6 9 ▁times ▁before ▁and ▁always ▁had ▁been ▁acqu itted , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁different . ▁After ▁hearing ▁the ▁sentence ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁asked ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁something ▁to ▁say ▁in ▁his ▁defense . ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁stood ▁up ▁and ▁said : ▁" G ent le men , ▁as ▁you ▁have ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁proof ▁of ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁numerous ▁cr imes ▁I ▁have ▁committed , ▁you ▁have ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁condem ning ▁me ▁for ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁I ▁never ▁committed ." ▁The ▁" ir on ▁pre fect ", ▁as ▁Mor i ▁was ▁known , ▁wanted ▁to ▁give ▁maximum ▁public ity ▁to ▁the ▁event . ▁He ▁had ▁post ers ▁printed ▁with ▁pictures ▁of ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁and ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁sentence . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁There ▁is ▁uncertainty ▁about ▁the