The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
Mrs. AmOre's Fate to
Be in Hands Of
Jury Today.
DESERTED BY HUSBAND.
WHO Is STILL MISSING
Reiterafes on Stand That She
Shot Only to Scare Ir-
sistent Lover.
JUDGE TEN EYCK TAKES
HAND IN EXAMINATION
Defendant Killed Michael Mar
tells 10 Avoid His
Caresses.

Mrs. Josephine Amore, mother Of ssr
children the alleged slayer of wtch.~y
MsrfeiIa. apparently deserted by m
her relatives, save her brother pen.e-
nick Valentino, one of the most r~-
spected of Newark's ItsIisn-American
citizens, and connected with the poss-
Office for years. faced her fate befere
Judge Ten Eyck and the special pnnel
OF Jurors in the Court of Oyer aux
TerDlfner today. After she had under-
gone severe cross-exsminssson tOrny. II
former Judge Thomas 8. Henry. her
counsel, summed up. followed by prsee-
cutor Mott. The case will 70 70 th4
jury this afternoon.
That her husband, Carnine. il still
among the missing, is subject of GEN
tii comment, and thai ne mas nor even
appeared in court to comfort her ree1ns
to add to the seriousness Of her situa-
ton
The husband ..slippeds his ban -
$4,000 as soon as the trial became jrnmi-
nent, Joseph Sartella, ottilfo Orsf ana
her brother being on the bond. None OF
them claims TO know where he is. and
the prosecutors Office does not care.
although he was held as a witness. be-
cause his evidence could not be used
under the rules, anyway. Several days
after the murder he was released. al
though he was first suspected of it, and
held until his wife came forward and
made the sensational confession. in
which she declared that she had to do
1t because of the mans persistent
lovemaking
Jury Inspects Heme.
The jury, headed by Francis Kear-
ney. its foreman, inspected the prem
ises, H-16 Drift street, this morning.
where the tragedy occurred Constable
William P. Teed, in charge of the
States interests and Mr.. Valentino
looking after those of his sister
Caesar M. Eller was the days first
witness in the defense of self-defense.
and he was asked by former Judge
Thomas S. Henry about Domenick
Fuseo's reputation as to truth and
yeracity. Fusco was the most dam
aging witness for the State, and swore
that the relations between the ac-
cused and the deceased were most in
innate
Eller. however, did not know exactly
what was wanted of him, and he was
excused before he could say anything
definite or of value. The gist Of his
testimony was that Fusco did not
always tell the truth and he, the wit
ness knew it,
Then Mrs. Amore was called again
to the witness stand, where she spent
such long time late yesterday after
noon under a sharp cross-examinafzon
of Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott for the
far n
fired the shot simply to scare Marietta
when he tried to get into her room
August last, the night of the murder.
Mrs. Amore ON stand.
She went on the stand again to deny
that the last of the sensational love
letters she was said to have received
from Martella was never received By
her.
"Did Michael ever ki-. yous, Mr..
Henry asked.
mo. sir.-
"Did ven ever kiss him.,,
NO. sir.'' WAS the decided answer.
Her contention right along has bsen
that she had successfully repulsed ali
his amorous attacks, and she stuck 10
that throughout Mr.. Motifs cross
examination
She testified today that Marteiia
would frequently pass her. put his
hands to his hip pocket and say that
the letters must be written.
Asked whether the letter she denied
having received was not found under
her mattress, she was positive that
that was not so.
Judge Ten Eyck then took a hand in
the examination.
you said you wrote these love iet-
ters only because you were under
threat and eompulsion. and not be-
cause you really loved that man. II
that soe'
Yes, sir
Nothing happened between the
writing of the other letters and the