The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-04
MARIA DARbER| MARRIED
Was Once in Danger of Electro
cutiOn for Murder.
C0URTSHlP A DAYS LENGTH
Italian Girl Who Cut Her Recreant
Lovers Throat and Was Twice
Tried Therefor Becomes the Wife
of One of Her Countrymen--s Met
First on Election Night.

| NeW 1Ofk, Nov h. f.-AdrIa barDefi WAS
| married early last evening to a youns
| Italian, wEo has been ia this country bat
| two months. He cannot speak word OF
English, but she declares that he was told
| all about her. and that he then read aboIt
| her case in the files Of an Italian paper
| published in this city. He was still urgent
t. marry her, and she consented.
1t was a swift courtship. He heard of
| her fGT the first tirie Ou Tuesday morn-
| ing. lie talked with Maria's mother, and
arranged the matter, and met Maria on
the return from work in the evening.
Within twenty -four hours She was his
( wife
ihe principal part of Maria Barberis life
history WAS tragedy until last night The
story OF her murder Of her faithless lover
and of Ter two trials occupied large
share Of public attention for two years.
The lover Dominica CataldO, had gained
her love only 10 betray IL, ani hcr italian
spirit could not tear tie taunts with which
he gcsSled ner. She met him on the street
sprdrg at bin dnd cut his throat with "A
knife when he rep saCsd hiS refusal tU marry
her, and then calmly submitted to arrest.
On Ter trial she was found guilty OF murder
in - fir,t drgree, but her lawyers secured
a new trial pending which she remained
for long time IL Sing Sing.
The second trial, v hich took place little
ieSs than year ago. and aroused iHtens-
interest, result sd in a verdict Of not guilty
Maria then returned To the home Of her
parents, at No. I29 Forsyth street. and,
secdrel work IN a sweat shop ia Alien
street. She has since worked steadily liz
spit" or the Efforts of a tai0r's brotherhood
30 have her Kept Jut Of the ranks
cI. the ground OF her not belonging To the
union.
Francesca Mira il thousa nd wrirk.ad
Itai:an woman. who lives in the sane
tenement as the Barberi ramHy--or Bar
bella. a. they themselves spell 1t. She
riet recently young barber, FsIncesco
Paola Bruno tVent five years Of age. who
worSs ia i.rooilyh at No. 227 Central
averuc. she had known him In Italy,
whrIe he WI .oT long time in Tho army.
and she riticd his lonely condition in "A
strange country and ignorant OF the Ian
guaG..
Il geed money to get on with" he tod
ner.
" he ltu ou Ett iiidiiitfi- s~ti'i Sitr-
''GCt a thrifty wife who can be a help 20
you.
H.. laue he'd at this and said he did not
know any one who would marry him.
Ghereupon she told him of a young woman
who l'vcd IN the same house with h,r.
Il know she wants to get married. ana
a. You 20 too yen ought to make a match
OF it." she said.
size intrpduced Bruno To AIaria's mother.
and the old woman was immensely Dleas,.d
Maria was told Immediately upon her re.
turn from work Tuesday night that a
hu>bant was ready for her, and then the
couple were shown 20 each other.
But Maria was coy. Both she and her
mother agreed. but she wanted Ia y asf pDn.
tlic marriage for year. She must wait
size really couldn't think Of getting mar
risd in such hurry.
MaTia's tn0ther. however, took different
stand, and told her daughter that ITIn0
wes alone sud bncly Y. and that nov ought
l. Je her accepting and accepted time. She
ulso aided incidentally. that IL was a good
chaho- Tor Maria. ami that II ne didn't
pluck that particular apple when me had A
chance. she uightnt have chance " hsa
she weutei 10 plrSk II
\ this dread suggestion Maria's oOyEeS,
disappeared. and the earthat she ~ frs
.teEcndcd dwinGled To less thaa day.
Yesterday afternoon, bravrly deCkcG
wi,h hIigLt new ribbon Of green ana ,Ee
pf IeG, and with her dark hair plasteIed
with oil, she left the home II her parents,
and, getting into cab that her luv r gal
iantIy furnished, drove with her father auI
mother and Bruno o. he office OF Emanuel
Fricnd. who had bTer her attorney. TIE
bad toll her that if she should ever get
ready To he married she must first 10 a.
MIN, and she remembered and Obeyel fUE
She lO,ked upon him - her savior.
Mr.. Friend was profuse in his hearty
congratulations and drove with the bridal
party tothe beajquartersof the Democracy
Of the Third Assembly District where the
knot was tied by Civil Justice Lynn. The
Iruom looked frightened and the bride
LOOK happy.