The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-07
Passionate Letters Writ
ten by Couple Are
Read to Jury.
MALE MANY KISSES
TO MAN SHE SHOT
Undying Affection Permeates
Missives of Defendant and
Dead Man.
DEFENSE BEGINS TODAY:
TRIAL ENDS THIS WEEK
Woman Breaks Down as Notes
She Wrote Are Made Public
in Court.

That Mrs. Josephine Amore. On trial
for her life on the charge of staying
Michael MsrfeI1a last August, gave
freely of the kisses he sought, send
ing them by mail, was the charge made
today I'm the second day of the trial by
Prosecutor Mott, who sstrcduced let
ters fIled with endearfng terms. alleged
to have passed between her and Mar
tella, to break down her defense, fhnt
she shot MarteIla In self-defense Be-
cause he tried to kiss her.
Kisses and kisses was a favorite|
ending of the letters written by Mrsl
Amore and read by the prosecutor to
the jury. MarteIla responded by call I
ing the defendant, who is a comelyl
woman, and the wife of Carnine
Amore. q well-tc-ae grocer, -ss se :
since disappeared. Joy of My Heart, ?
MY Adored Josephine My beautiful
and noble heart" my beautiful JOY"
and in one missive burned with love
urged her to elope with him and
threatened to harm himself unless she
consented to do SC, mot later than An
gust 15.' if the letters are genuine The
originals were written in Italian and
translations in English were read to
the jury.
Kisses and kisses. if you are loyal
and true" is the ending OF one tender
missive to which Mrs. Amore's name
was attached and which the writer said
was written at o'clock in the morn
ing.
1T is 4. o'clock in the morning. the
letter began, ''and the roosters are
growing, and all are sleeping, but I can
not sleep" 81 shall always love you,
but do not neglect yourself" she wrote
when Martella had threatened to leave
the city and go TO Greece to his sis
ters"
In one of the letters alleged to have
been written by Martelli the following
passage occurs: My wife never dares
to take a paper from my pocket. 1
carry them always with me and at
night sleep with them under my pill
low"
Mrs. Amore Breaks Down.
During the reading of the letters Mrs.
Amore broke down and wept copiousiy.
With their reading the States case
was brought to close shortly before
noon, and as Mr.. Henry declined to
reasons of his own, the defense was
begun.
Mrs. Amore, who, after her husband
was arrested and charged with the
murder, made a statement that she
committed the crime because of Mar
tella's persistent attentions to her and
because he wanted TO elope with her
and vowed that the would have her
slAa ,lf L. I~.<x
ter spirits today as she sat behind her
counsel, former Judge Thomas s.
Henry and Joseph S. Murphy, and oc-
casionally whispered word or two to
one or the other. The husband, who
skipped" his bail, is still in hiding.
The jury had been lodged in the Con
tinental Hotel over night, and was
brought down to court under heavy
guard, while the woman, who had
passed the night in Jail. was under the
special wing OF Constable George Cor
ham, of the sheriff's office, when she
again faced the judge and jury.
1t IS likely that the jury will be ready
to return a verdict before the week is
over
Frrsco TestfHess
Domenick Fusco, of 70 Stone street.
the days first witness. He was called
by Prosecutor William A. Mott for the
State and swore that he knew Carfnine
Amore the womans husband, and was
at the Amore home on several occasions
before the shooting. He was called for
the purpose of showing that the ac-
cused and the deceased had close rela-
tons
On one of these occasions. this Wit
ness said, after he had seen the couple
together in a room in the rear of the
Amore store. artella disappeared out of
window.
What did Martella say TO you after
he got out of the window?' asked MI
Mott.
Judge Ten Eyck, however, refused to
allow the question, and Mr.. Henry
cross-examined the witness closely.
Following are the warm letters. found