New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-21
ANNIE WALDEN SHUDDERED
SIZE HEARD O,MOND SENTENCED TO DIE.
D'MtGING TESTIMONY A. To now AND WHY SIZE
KILLED HER HUSBAND.

the beginning OF the proceedings Of the day In her
trial for murlcr IN the first gree for killing her
youthful husband, James Walden on October 80 last
Before her case was taken up John Osmond. who WAS
convicted In the same place few days ago OF mlrdr
In the first degree for killing his wife, brought I'm
TO be sentenced to death The g!rllsh figure Of the
prisoner cronched back I'm the corner where she sat
rs ;hc clerk told OSmond 10 stand mp and tell the
court ANYTHING which he lad 10 say why hr should
net hive the death sentence passed upon him. The
prisoner stood mp and said that he had nothing - say
Justice Ingraham then said that he had no wish 10
procng the agony Of the condemned man, and he sen
fenced him 70 he executed. according law. In the
week beginning June g.
~ the sentence passed the woman probably
realized that the same scene might be repeated, with
herself the principal one Interested within short
time. and she vl~lby Shuddcred and turned pale. ON
the first dny Of the trial the prisoner had been left
entirely 10 herself. with near her exc pit the
deputy sheriff and number Of men interested In some
way in The case Yesterday the prisoner sup
ported most OF the day In the arms Of elderly
woman She st nervous and pale when Mr.
Howe came. and the work OF securing the jury
resumed. The jury box filled shortly before noon
and Mr.. Wcllman began his opening Address 10 the
jury lie took ont the revolver with which the shoot
ing done and placed II on the table before HIM
As he did 50 the began to cry and turned her
head away, buryng her face In the fields Of the wrap
Of the woman who supporting her
Assistant District Attorney Weman told the story
Of the killing Of Walden and related Of the prn
dpa incidents which led to the shooting. He said
that Walden only nineteen years old Al the dine
Of his death and he had always lived with his father
up TO July 30. 1901 when he got permission TO start
out on his own account The yOang man went TO -ar
atoga. whcr, he good deal OF money Then he
regularly attended the races az Sheep'head Bay and
II at that place september IL that he met the
prisoner. There seemed 10 De mutual fascination,
ana It had been asserted. the DstnctAttOrney said,
that the Young man married her.
As TO that marriage Mr. Wclman said. he had no
evidence. but hc did not deny II. because he did not
know that the cecmony had not taken place. At any
rate. the compile camc 70 This dy aud vei together
rs man aud wife I'm the hat in West FWtleth-si
Walden began attending the again to procure a
living. After they had been living IN the fiat three
or foi weeks Walden went away for "A week or ten
DAYS When he came back. Mr.. Wclman said, IT had
become evident that they could MT live together again.
Walden tried to keep his wife In at night, Mr. Wcllman
declared but he was unable to do She would go
ont aud remain two THREE nights at q time He
would 20 after her and sometime, wcud find her in
opium joints. lie decided finally that he would have
10 leave her
And certainly" said Mr.. Wcllman slowly, ~
man WIS justified in striking his wife this man
wa justified I'm doing Certain II Is he con
unuci. he did Siikc her. and certain II Is that she
drew . carving knife on him Finally he decided 10
away and he packed his trunk. When the called
for tho Trunk she abused him and called him vile
name-. Walden went to the home VI Waiter f..
Grccnc. IN West Thirty clghlfst The
Jealous ~ Nrs Harris. the mOlhern law Of Greene.
Tor reason Mr. Wcllman said. Although the
trunk had been sent away. Walden went back to the
Hat that night and his visit resulted I'm quarrel.
Then. Mr.. Weman declared the woman took solemn
oath the grave Of her dead sister that II she
Il, "a .l.,I, and har
husband there Inc would MI bin.
Then he described the shooting and 'aid tina, the
lr-t bullet tore op,n Walden lungs and the second
tore open his throat
Mr. Wellman then called the first witness who was
Grimm n. Merritt the policeman who arrested the
prisoner after the shooting. he said he wac going MP
the east ode II scycnthaye. at about : 10 ON the
evening of October 30 l-9l and and
woman clo~c together near Sevcnthave and Forteth-
t. when hc was twenty thirty feet away he saw
the woman put mp her right hand. Then he saw two
flashes and heard two reports. lie rushed up TO the
pair ind parted them.
What are you doing" The policeman asked.
She shot me. Walden replied.
"Yc-." Mr.. Walden said. he Is ms husband aud
shot him.
The policeman walked in the direction Of Broad
was 10 get help. lie met two Others and turned tho
phi TO Of them. and then be- rang for
ambulance. The Ambulance came and took Walden
the no pi'al. TN Cfl~~ examination DN Pr. HpNe
the witness said that he did not observe any bruises
on the face Of the prisoner.
Henry g. Mallon, special policeman, was one u
those who met Merritt with the prisoner and Walden
and IN, told Of the circumstances. Mallon said that lac
took the prisoner, and soon after she came into his
custody She said TO him
MAY | gu back and Kiss himi7
The policeman asked her why she wanted to kiss
him, aid she replied that he her husband and she
a., e. we'd nj dyya
she took OF her Int and placed 1t before her face, say
Ing that she DID not want all those people looking at
her.
Wlnm i. Thompson. the policeman who took the
prisoner T. the polio: station. IA, the neat withe-S
lie WIS standing near the BrOadway Theatre, when
,omc one Told him that had been shot IN
scyenth-avc lie started in that direction and met the
two policemen mentioned, with the prisoner and
Walden near broadway. lie took the prisoner aud
a,kcd her wis she had shot the man, and she replied
IL did not want T. give any other woman the salts
faction OF having him.
At the police station the witness heard the police
sergeant ask her why she had shot the man. aud
she replied -.c ad zone because he had beaten her
Edward scott testified that lie picked up the pistol
with which the shooting was done. and took IL to lie
police station.
Charlie, .. sheldon. the sergeant OF the Nineteenth
Precinct, who wa, III cmigc OF Tie station house
when the prisoner was brought H. Wa the next
witness. When the prisoner was brought In. he
.nld she leaned OVER the rail ard began cry. In
answer 10 his question why she had shot the she
SAID
gave him his choice. to live with me and
properly support nae, and leave that Harris woman
alone or cl,r de
AGAIN. In answer to hi, question, she said TINT sho
had shot hiM bccaE-c he had bcatcn her. Aficrwurd
he said III, va, ,oIry that she had shot him, ~
She Ol.h 10 have shot the Harris woman. The witness
observed q slight diocOoHti0n of the right of the
prisoner In the morning she said that she was sorry
she had done IN. act.
Dr. Charles +. Adams. the house surgeon OF the
New York Hospital, described the wounds oil the dead
J,tcr Walden. the fnthcr OF the dead man. was
examined for short time, and only told ui the last
limo that ne had his alive.
Walter H. Greene ut whose house Walden was
staying In Thirty cghth-st.. called. lie said h.
was a messenger for the bOOhmakcrS on the race
tracls and that Mrs. Harris his mOtlerin-law
He went with Walden 10 Saratoga ana when they re-
turned Walden went 10 live with the witness. lie
went with Walden to the ehecp|hcad Bay Tccrach
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