Following a sensational trial conducted in a language she could not understand, Maria Barbella, at the age of twenty-two, became the first woman sentenced to die in the newly invented electric chair. Summary "In 1895, an Italian seamstress in New York was accused of killing the man who had raped her, promised to marry her, and was about to abandon her. Trials (Murder) - New York (State) | New York - History - 19th century - Case studies. Murder - New York (State) | New York - History - 19th century - Case studies.Crimes of passion - New York (State) | New York - History - 19th century - Case studies.Capital punishment - New York (State) | New York - History - 19th century - Case studies.Label The lady of Sing Sing : an American countess, an Italian immigrant, and their epic battle for justice in New York's Gilded Age Title The lady of Sing Sing Title remainder an American countess, an Italian immigrant, and their epic battle for justice in New York's Gilded Age Statement of responsibility by Idanna Pucci Creator
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