The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-19
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NEW OIh3 July Iot--NtsAlld h'eA W. -
the Italian girl convicted Of murder in
the arst degree for the l@llins of her
bootblack lover, Domenico Cataldo, af-
ter he had betrayed her under promise
of marriage, was brought before Recor-
der Goff in the court of general sessions
this morning to be sentenced to death
by electricity.
The recorder sentenced her to be put
to death by electricity during the week
beginning on August 10,
The fact that, if the sentence is car
ried out, the Italian girl will be the
first woman to die in the electric chair
and the second woman to suffer the
death penalty in this state within q
period Of seventy-five years, attaches
peculiar interest to the case.
About the criminal courts to-day the
impression held that the young woman
would never suffer the death penalty;
that her sentence would be commuted
to life Imprisonment or to long term
of years behind the bars.
Maria Barberi slept more soundly last
night than on any night since she was
found guilty OF the murder. She arose
at o'clock and ate a light breakfast.
Shortly afterwards she received visits
from her lawyers, Evans and O'Reilly,
and Mrs. Foster, the tombs missionary.
The woman gave way during the
early morning to violent fits of weeping.
The Comtesse di Brazza Savorgnan,
who is staying at the Hotel Savoy,
however, were not allowed to go into
the prison.
AT 1880 o'clock Recorder Golf entered
the court room. AT that time the court
was crowded, Sitting quietly on the
rear bench were the father and brothers
of the girl
The Rev. Father FIerretti of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, who has
been acting as the girls spiritual adj
wiser, was also in court.
The Comtesse eli Brazza Savorgnan
was on a front bench watching every
proceeding of the court with interest,
She has retained Lawyer Fred House
as counsel for the convicted woman.
Shortly before IL o'clock Maria was
taken from her cell by two deputies,
She was weeping violently and tremb-
ling from head to foot
Mrs. Foster was with her doing all
in her power to help the woman bear up
under the ordeal There was long list
of pleas heard by the recorder, so that
there was delay in passing the SEN
tence. The girl remained on the bridge
until the calendar was cleared.
At 11:15 Clerk Carroll called Maria
Barberi to the bar"
Sheriff Hansen tiptoed in He was to
receive the death warrant
Leaning on the arm of Mrs. Foster
the girl entered She was attired In
black and wore a great fiowef-covered
hat Her eyes were half closed and
were marked with great round Black
rings.
The girl reached the bar and then
sank into chair beside Mrs. Foster.
Whats your manner"
Maria Barberi," she replied family
"Your age?"
Twenty-Five" she murmured.
Her eyes were closed and her head
hung down Her hands clasped Mrs
Fosters. Other formal questions fol.
lowed.
Then she turned and leaned her head
on Mrs. Fosters shoulder and wept ST.
lently.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre
arose, and after a few remarks asked
that the sentence of death be passed.
He said that the duty of the district
attorneys office had been painful one
The girl had had fair trial. but the
weight of evidence was against her
and she had been found guilty Of muir.
der In the first degree.
Lawyer Evans arose and asked for .
postponement Of sentence.
Lawyer House followed with an APP
peal that the arrest OF sentence be-
granted. He wished, he said, to get a.
all of the records.
Recorder Goff denied the motion, say
ing that he was compelled to eliminate
his personal feeling of sympathy fol
the unfortunate defendant, and had tc
do his duty.
He felt that the girl had received &
been given her in her defense, and thu
verdict had been only such as any jus
jury could find.
If there had been errors made they
would be rishted by the court Of ap
peals. To his mind stay of sentenc,
would not aid the girls case in tn,
slightest
Mr.. House made another appeal foI
an arrest Of judgment, but his motor
was denied
Il will however" said the recorder
"allow you to make your motion for {
new trial now, and then file your rea
sons later, as if sentence had not beer
passed.
Maria Barberi, who, through this dis
cussion, which lasted half an hour
had been sitting apparently Oblivion.
to all around her, with her head on Mrs
Fosters shoulder, weeping at intervals
was called to the bar.
Mrs. Foster and a court attendant
supported her as she stood at the rail
ing. The girl seemed to neither heal
nor understand anything that passed.
Then the recorder began a lengthy
speech, which was translated sentence
by sentence.
Some of the spectators murmure6
against prolonging the ordeal of the
girl, who, although in an almost faint
ing condition, was forced to stand a.
the bar as the recorder talked.
The recorder said: Maria Barberi
you were indicted and tried for tht
crime of murder in the first degree