The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-04-04

ANNA VALENTINO
SENTENCED
Justice Garretson Names
Friday May 70 As the
Day Of Expiation.
IA NEW TRIAL REFUSED
Court Of Pardons to Consider
the Case Monday Peti-
tions for elemeney
special 70 'srhe Jersey qity News,

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HACKENsAGK, April 4. 1906. su-
preme Court Justice Garretson, sitting
| in the Bergen County Court. this morn
ing sentenced Anna Valentino. who was
convicted Of murder in the first degree.
Ito be hanged in the County JAN on Fri
day. May u.
a Mrs. Valentino received the sentence
with calm Indifference and to the usual
question asked by the Court whether she
mad anything TO say why sentenced should
not be imposed, merely shook her head
negatively
With her eyes sternly fixed upon
the Court she listened to the sentence
which condemned her to the gallows and
when Justice Garretson had concluded
she turned away and seemed anxious to
return TO the Jail
Sheriff Mercer, who stood nearby. un-
derstood that she was anxions to leave
and quickly led her through the crowded
courtroom TO the jair
When she reached there she quickly
regained her composnre and acted as if
she did not realize that death was now
hoyering over her.
Prior 70 the passing of sentence. Law
yer Trinable, who has been employed by
large body Of Italians from Newark.
who are bent on trying to save Mrs. Val
xeitinas e. aet as her counsel, made an
application 70 Justice Garretson for a
new trial. He based his claim on the
ground that Mrs. Valentino has been IL
regularly convicted. HIS motion was de-
MED. Mr.. Trinlble then songht 10 have
commission appointed to inquire into
her sanity. This was also denied
It is understood that if the Court Of
Pardons should refuse TO commute Mrs.
Valentino sentence to life imprison-
ment her lawyers viii take advantage
of Justice Garretson's refusal to grant
the motions made in court this morning
and use item as basis for appealing
her ease ta the United States Supreme.
Court
The Court Of Pardons win meet at
Trenton next Monday to consider the
case. The petitions that have been fled
contain nearly 25.0o0 names asking the
court to commute flle sentence to life
Imprisonment. Assemblxman Matthews
has also presented to Governor Stokes
a petition signed BIZ almost every mem
Der Of the Legislature and the news
paper correspondents making the same
request. When this petition was pre-
sented, Governor Stokes assured Mr..
Matthews that il would be given careful
consideration.
Several months ago when Mrs. Valen-
tina case was considered by the Court
0. Pardons her petition was dismissed.
It is understood that the vste stood 4 10
4, with Chancellor Magic, Judges Yred-
enburgh, Bogert and Green voting in
the negative. Governor Murphy favored
i eommutation Of the sentence. In many
quarters it is thought that Governor
Stokes will strongly urge thai the court
favor the Communication as he is known
to be ayerse to the hanging of i woman
during his administration.
The ItaIian Ambassador at Washing
ton. d. O, has also Interested himself
in the case at the request Of large
number Of Italian residents Of this eoun-
try He has held several conferences
with President Roosevelt and It is said
lie has induced the President to use his
influence with Governor Stokes 70 have
the death penalty changed to imprison-
ment for life
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