Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-16
GETS FORTY
FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON
APPEAL GRANTED TO
THE SUPREME COURT
Man Convicted For Murder Of
B, BernardineiIi Sentenced
by Judge Yesterday Other
Prisoners Hear Fate,

AntiWo Pettine. convicted on No.
vember p Of murder IN the second de-
gree for the killing Of y Rernardincll
on February 4. 1907. was yesterday
morning sentenced by Judge Ira A
Abbott in the district court to serve
forty-five years in the pcnitentlary.
Pcttine was taken 10 the county Jail
but was released shortly afterwards.
a motion made bv his attorneys for
an appeal to the supreme court be
ing granted Pcttine's bond, pending
The decision of the supreme court was
fixed at $4,000. which was furnished.
Pettine shot and killed Bcrnar-
dinelli on North Third street about IT
o'clock On the morning Of February
4, 1907. the shooting following a quar-
rel which had taken place earlier in
the day. Pettine escaped to the
mountains near SAINT ZEE. where he
remained for several months. Efforts
to take him into custody were nm
availing. Finally Pettinc. through a
santa Fc attorney. opened %negotia-
lions with the Bernalillo county au-
thorities. agreeing to surrender him
self If he We're promised freedom on
bonds. This was agreed to and Pet
tine remained in Santa Fe until the
trial began here last November. The
trial lasted three days n was hard
fought by counsel on both sides, The
prosecution made out a strong caSe
against Pettine. and attempted to
o conclusively that he killed Bcr-
nardineHi in a ~premeditated and cold
blooded manner. The defense. on tbs
other hand, tried equally hard to show
that Pettine was Justified in killing
the man, claiming hat he shot him
in s~elf-defense and ina he was in
great danger Of his life at the time
he fired the shot. Evidence was in
troduced by the territory TO show that
Pcttine had either killed or attempt
ed to kill an aunt in Italy when he
was nineteen years old, and that he
had a bad record in the old country.
The Pettine case excited much in
tcrost here in the local Italian colony.
both Pettine and Bernardinelli being
well known. Bernardinelli was a
contractor. The decision of the
court VIII be awaited with
much interest
Phillips Fined Five Dollars.
William Phillips. convicted of MAX
ing an assault on c G. Hendrick. forr
mcr editor Of the defunct Albuquer-
Que sun. was fined five dollars and
costs. the costs amounting to forty
one dollars and fifteen cents.
Phillips was Indicted by the grand
Jury aud subsequently convicted in tine
district court. Of making an attack
ON the editor. the trouble resulting
an article which appealed i'm The
sun, and which Phillips thought re-
Elected on him. being at that time q
member of the police force.
Rogers Goes 10 Pcn%itcntiary.
Joshua Roeers. formerly a Santa
Fc train porter, was sentenced 60
serve sixteen months in the peniten
ttarv. a motion Tor a new trial be-
.ne overruled. Rogers was convicted
On May 9 of stealing $26S from Mrs
Lila G. Long of Denver, II being al
Icged that Rogers stole he money
Mrs. Long while she was a pas
on SANTA Fe train No. on
october II last Mrs. Long missed
he money shortly after she left Al
Rogers displayed "a ron
bills in Winsiow, the end of his
'un, and his arrest and conviction
.onowed.
other Prisoners Sentenced.
Jose Largo. "a Navajo Indian, con-
of making an assault with i'm
to murder upon the person of
Pah Largo. another Navajo, was
entcnced TO one wear IN the penitcn-
larry 1t was alleged that Jose hit Ila
on the head and other parts of
he body with q large stone and that
latter was considerably damaged
IS a result.
Nicolas Gallegos, convicted of
an assault with a deadly
ON the person of Pedro Apo
.aca. was sentenced TO serve two
tn the p~cnitentiary The trou-
le occurred ON November p las
;~allegos. it Was alleged, took a couple
# shots at Apodaca Gallegos de-
rnsc was that Apodsca wac attempt
ig TO destroy his home.
George Miller. a young man con-
on two counts for uttering
forthless clccks. was sentenced to-
eight months in the county Jail,
i've months for one oun and three
lonths for Tho other. Z
Judge Ira A. Abbott and District \
'lerk John Ncnable leave today FOR
where Mckinley county court
convene tomorrow morning TIN
for a rchearing in the case
& the territory versus John nonohuo
be- heard upon Judge Ahbotts
to Albuquerque.
SIO0 Reward, 500. -
The readers of this paper Will he
leuepd TO lsarn that there Is al least '