, 1872-11-13

An EtaIlan,s Assassination OF His
Wife and EAer Lover.


Giovanni Barrotti, who is al Intelligent and
upueually good looking young man. left Italy
some five years ago He came 70 New York and
ptayed here two years. He had friends in Dover,
Barrotti opened shoe store in Dover. He had
great success. He had 9 pleasing manner,
Seemed always good uatured, and liked by
everybody. About five months ago he went to
New York city to engage housekeeper. He
heard of an Italian widow who was looking for
just such position and engaged her.
She vent with him to Dover. He became
greatly attached to her. Everybody noticed
that be WAS very devoted to her, and that he
treated her more illea wife than servant or a
petite. plump, we'll formed. She had fine ex-
pressiYe face, olive complexion, large black
eyes which always looked bright snd cheerful,
an exceedingly pretty mouth. small bands.
small ieet-she was the vary typeof an Italian
beauty.
Gioyannis friends spoke with enthusiasm Of
Jckanna's beauty, and congratulated him upon
having secured so agreeable housekeeper.
Giovanni laughed when they rallied him on his
"pretty houEekeepcr," as they used to call her,
and said eho was merely his eervant-that was
all.
They lived very happily. johanna was good
housekeeper and Giovanni used to say his homo
had never been so bright and 20 happy. Giovan-
mis- friends, when they wero in his house, no.
ticed that her eyes followed him in his slightest
motions. He never left the house without her !;
ehe never went anywhere without him. Az the
story went they wero soon to be married. AS
soon as Giovanni could get mon ~ enough ho
would take his johanna back to his native vii
lage near Rome, for, as he frequently said, he
could never forget his native land.
On Wednesday morning he was, az usual, in
his shop laughing and joking. Two men en-
tered. They had just arrived in the morning
wiry fellow with vicious face; the other, PHI
lippi, was big, burly Italian with stolid OK
pression.4 Giovanni looked up. He sew the man
who was to murder him, and bade him, pleasant
Good morning" Louis said, in italian. And
he added, MAY come in ?"
Certainly" Giovanni replied, in 1talian,
greeting the visitors in the most cordial
manner, for he was always glad to zee q
There was nobody in the ehop but Giovanni.
Louis looked around as though he WAS looking
for somebody. He cast turtive glauces at Gio-
vanni and eat down in chair.
II am looking for an Italian woman by the
Eame Of johanna Moosi," he ea!d, after q
"ahe lives here, air," Giovanni replied: in his
clear. ringing 7o;ce. 'Are you acquainted with
Eer:'
askance, II want to Fec her"
1.l'll call her," Giovanni said, readily; and he
vent into tho back rooul and called, johanna,
Johanna"
'Ill BE- down in minute" ;" she answered.
"Shell DO down in monsnt," Giovanni aad,
returning to the shop
Louis was whispering to Phillppi in very
et1ange way. Giovanni thought nothing Of it,
however and whistled barcarole.
Light footsteps we1e heard. "That's johann
na" Louis Enid and he arose to greet her. She
etepped in with q emile. She stopped still when
she saw who it was, and exclaimed in an imras-
stoned voice:
For Heavens sake. it is her
She turned, seemingly, to go back.
t.Why. what ie this! :" Giovanni asked, with as
touishment "what does all this mean?"
Louis stepped quietly up to Johanna, who was
in hutter Of excitement. Ho looked her stea-
di]y in tue face. Ho took bold of her hand and
"Nbat'y that :" exclaimed Giovanni, amazed
"What's that you have been saying:"
.I say that you arc my wife" Louis said, ad-
dressing himeelf still to johanna. "You don't
deny it:,'
johanna ehook her head, a. Louis she said,
"Why do you persecute ms2 Why do you fol-
low me instead Of leaving me alone?"-,
He laughed. "You are my wife," he said,
"and l want you to live with mo as my wife I
have come here to take you back with me to Ne"
II 20 with you!" she exclaimed. "Never,
never!" And turning to Giovanni, who looked on
in silent amazement, "This is the man who in
weighed me from Italy to America, and then stole
all my galunbles and all my clothes to buy him.
seif drink. SO with you? Never, never"
!" Well" Louis said with eneer, you are my
wife. We have never been divorced"
II was your wife," she said, in her impaa-
stoned way, "but ever nnce you stole my
clotbes,-eser since you drove ms out OF your
houBe and would not recognize mo as your vito,
have not been your wife, and I never, never
will be-never"
Let me speak to you alonc,'' Louis snid. "I
where We can be alone"
mo. will not" ahe said; ST know that you
have been wanting to do me eome injury"
why, / would not for the world, Louls said
II Only want to talk to you privately She
would not 20, and then he implo1ed ler TO grant
hun this favor.
your husband, and he waats 70 talk 70 you, you
had better 20 into tho next room' oIe Lestht-
ed long while, and finally consented
The husband and wife went 1btt tho next
room. and remained co5eted f6E aboat tive
minutes Then they came back JohaLEa was
CRYING, and Louis lace Varo en- e1p1e.sls2 Ut
bitter disappointment.
''Wel1, att you going dlo'aiu4 HE'LL ao-
hsnna IN q tone Of anxiety.
She cried No." eLo ea1d. 's ! cenEot, I
cannot, connot go-with him"
IL have just been telling Ph'ihppl. G,ovannl
room. that Am going to take Johanna any now
to New York III few days. She viii be there
with her relatives, sud you can see her there.
You eau have better chance to talk TO her
there. ana IL SIG tuEu ~ "AoAA
YOU. all right. (His voice WAS slightly tTe1n-
bling.) do not want to stand between husband
ard wife, . .,
Louis cast furtive glance a: GioTanni, but
made 10 reply He put one hand into his pocket
and said, looking his wife straight IN tho eJo'
$50 you will not go with me"
II cannot, she said, sobbing, cannot.
oW yo us soc s o TO Th The 4eG ent ae ho' saa sso
went as lar az the dooc. Then Louis, who had
suddenly b become co W very pale, sad: "And you will
not be my wife, never ~
Sho was about to answer, and opened her lips.
but quick rs flash Louis threw his lett arm
round her neck, and with his right hand a, piungea
o long knife into her mouth. ''Oh!' abe cried,
as tho blood gushed out and streamed over hor
body. She lad strength enough to throw her
arm round him. seemingly to support herself on
the man who was numbering her. LOUIS raised
the knife and stabbed her again, this TINS IN ING
heart.
Stop stop!" Giovanni cried, sprinslcg to
the door.
1t was too late. The murderer held bin victim
in his grasp. Before Giovanni could prevent
L.. II ami