Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-18
GOLDF F|NCER HAS
PETITION OUT
TO GET PARDON
Chief of Police Burke Will Not
Recommend Clemency for
Steamship Agent Who Is in
Jail for EmbezzIement.

Despite strong influence that has
been brought to bear to have the
Court of Pardons extend clemency to
Albert Goldfinger, formerly foreign
steamship agent and banker in this
city, Chief of Police Patrick ]. Burke
has refused to recommend that his
petition for mercy be granted and
that his term be shortened and he be
released on parole at the March term
OF the pardons court.
Petitions have been circulated here
ON behalf of Goldhnger asking the
Court of Pardons to extend clemency
to him, and on request of priest
Senator William E. Ramsay secured
the placing of Goldinger's name on
the list of those whom the court will
consider in their extension of mercy,
paroles and pardons.
Goldfinger was convicted of en-
bezzlement in the court of common
pleas and sentenced to two to seven
years in the state penitentiary May
20, 1914, after having been arrested
in this city and held for the grand
jury on a charge of having appropri-
ated to himself certain funds entrust-
ed to him by foreign woman.
Sentence Expires June 4, 1915.
Ills ull StultuCS VIII tAplIc
June /, 1916. This is the second
time Goldfinger has requested Glenn
ency from the court of pardons.
Chief of Police Burke believes that
his sentence was Just, and that the
ends of justice would not be reached
by the Communication of his sentence.
The police recalled today how Gold
finger had inveigled $50 from fell
Jn at-tr Id tn, 1opl
which the police made him return.
Another prisoner sent from this
city, who is on the list is Peter D.
Spinelli also sentenced for embez-
element for a term of one and one
quarter years to ehree years. His
minimum sentence will expire May
90, 1915 Chief Burke sees no rea-
son why he should be released be-
fore that date and will make no rec
ommendation for clemency.
There are fourteen prisoners in
the s:s.te- -penitentiary who are ask
ing for clemency from the Board of
Pardons at its March session, which
will probably convene next week
There are thirteen on the list from
Monmouth county, and more than
400 from all over the state who are
seeking oxtenuation of sentences.
The list was forwarded to Chief
Burke this morning by Clerk John J.
Farrell, who desires the chief to In
form the board as to his views on the
board extending those of the number
clemency whom he knows or had
anything to do with their conviction.
The clerk desires to know if they had
previous criminal record, what plea
was entered, IL they employed law
yer or had one assigned by the court,
etc. ne following is the list of the
applicants from this county:
Aleck Balasn, carnal abuse, SEN
fenced July 20, term thirty years,
received July 27, 1911, expiration
July 26, 1881.
Pasquale or D'Alessio De Liso,
murder. sentenced January II, 1909,
term twenty years, received January
13, 1903, expiration April 12, 1923.
Cornelius Calvin, larceny from
person, sentenced June s. 1913 term
three and one-half to seven years, re-
ceived June 9, 1913, expiration De-
cember 8, 1916.
Albert Goldfnger; embezzlement;
sentenced May 20, 1914; term, two
to seven years; received June l,
1914; expiration June 1, 1915.
Peter d. Spinelli, embezzlement;
sentenced February 10, 1914; term,
one and one-quarter to three years;
received February 20, 1914; expira-
tion. May 20, 1915.
Joseph Grossa; atrocious assault;
received January II, 1913; three to
seven years
Herman Paul; murder; sentenced
April 8, 1909; term, ten years; expi-
ration, February 5. 1917.
Paul, alias "Cormock, Horworth;
forgery; sentenced January rs,
1914; three and one-half to seven
years; expiration, July 27, 1917.
James Kennedy; breaking and l.
tering; three to seven years; expira-
ton, April 4, 1915.
Leonard MARITIME; arson, burning
building; eight years; expiration
January 81, 1915.
Joseph G. Mortimo; larceny, re-
ceiving and breaking prison; one to
seven years; expiration March 49,.
1918.
Edward Muldoon; highway rob-
berry; two to fifteen years; expira-
ton, March Is, 1916
Frank Natony; sending threaten
Ing letters; seven and one-half to If
teen years; expiration, April 7, 1921.
Joseph Steiner; larceny from per-
son; three to seven years; expira-
tion, June 8, 1916.
Monmouth County.
The following from Monmouth
county: Ralph Carl, assault upon
child under age of sixteen; six to
twelve years; expiration Novemberl
27, 1917.
sDomenico DePorti, kidnapping and
rape; seven and one-half to twenty
years; expiration October 27, 1918. !
Thomas Ferraro, murder: five to |
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