The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-07

CUSED, AFTER LEAVING TIE CITY ON
THE 18TH, RETURNED FOR HIS PICTURE
THE STRUGGLE IN THE DARK ON THE
CANAL DASK-TEN wOUNDS-A CRY FOR
HELP HEARD-BACCIGALUPO FLIGHT
FINDING HIMSELF CLOSELY PURSUED
HE LEIs HIMSELF DOWN INTO THE WA
TER-THE PIsTOL-ACCUsED SENT ON TO
TIE GRAND JURY.
Angelo Baccigalupo, charged with ic!o.
niously assaulting and wnunding his wife
on the night CT the 18th OF March, was ex-
amlncd at the Pu!ice Court Saturday MORN
ing by Justice John j." Crutchicld. The
witnesses were Mrs. Baccigalppo, Officers
Rutiin, Herbert Anderson. Jcseph Equi.
Euulce Geonotti, and DR.. w. w. Parker.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. BaccisaIupo (she. being the
widow OF james Baccigalupo. cousin If ac-
cuScd) were married on the 25th OF Febru.
AIRY. They went on to Washington and Bal
iimore for 4 bridal trip, and were absent for
three days. Upon their return here they
were photographed together; he sitting in
4 chair-she Standing by IN an atYrclonate
manner.
About the same time she turned over to
him for Safe-keeping some $50, which be-
longcd to her children. and Baccigalupo and
herself conducted the bar on the southeast
crn corner Of the Public Warehouse. and
also the fruit and confectionery stand ut the
depot.
The day before the stabbing Mrs. Baccl-
@alupo had been to consult counsel OR. J.
'fuls sfn 70 b,,.
money back from him, and she then spoke
of his strange doings. This Inst fact, how
ever, uid rot appear in the evidence of Sat-
urday.
TIE LADY OF THE CASE.
The most important testimony was that
OF accu>cd's wife. She is about forty wears
of age; is quite intelligent and cookbook
ing, and was neatly dressed in black She
speaks English we'll enough to be readily
understood, though many OF her express
SlOnS are peculiar.
She evidently enjoys fine health and
strength, and was thus able to fight off some
OF her husbands furious blows and survive
after he had given hermost serious wounds.
COLD COMFORT.
In the examination the Commonwealth
WAS represented By her attorney, George d.
Wise, Esq, and Bernard Pcyton, Esq, and
the prisoner by Mr.. John i. Yuun. and
Wise & Hpbsnn.
At one time during the proceedings Bac-
cigaluppo (who was well dressc cd and clean
shaycd) approached his wife and with a
smile on his collntenance made some remark
to her. But she was icy towards him. She
made no reply, and he was "shut up" and
made no subsequent advances While III
court.
Mrs. Baccigalupo was nearly cncircled by
the crowd while she was giving IN her tes-
timony; but she maintained great compo-
sure throughout, and it seemed told the cir
cumstances just as ther occurred, neither
cxtcnaatnS nor eNagSrrating.
TIE GEEEN-ErED MONSTER.
Baccigalupo suspected, or pretended to
suspect, his wife OF uniaithfuncss to him.
lie several times accused her. she said. and
rnueaVorcd 10 force her 10 confess. He did
so on the morning Of the 18th, before be
left the city. lie declined to tell bis wife
where be was going. Said, "lf YOU con
fess I'll pay all the debts (some Sl,+0O). and
Wen stay and continue business; ii not,
I'll leave" Mrs. Baccigalupo begged him
to give her out of her chidrcn's money
$3.50 10 pay note due that day. He said,
Il won't give you ID cent" saying
that it was not her chIdren's money: that
she had made it by base transactions since
her husbands death. After That he took
the train and LETT.
wANTED-A DRINK.
After going up the railroad in the morn
ing and coming back in the evening about
) O'Clock. Baccigalupo sauntcrcd into their
~
Eighth and Byrd streets. and went behind
tie bar, and asked his wife. Z" After all Fvc
done, can get Il drink OF liquor here -
She told him to help hmscll-and II hope
you will have the privilege as long as I am
here"
He Staid at the bar, waiting on customers
as they came in, until about s O'Clock.
Then she said she was going home to put
her children to bed. He said he would 80
with her.
PICTURE OF MAN AND WIFE.
Baccgalupo said that lie had come back
here to get from her the picture OF the two
thew had had had taken soon after marriage.
and that rs soon as he got that he was going
away again. She refused to give him the pic
ture, but il seems that he hunted about I'M
til he at last found It.
Baccigalupo and his wife and the two
children started from the bar near the Pc
ter. burg der0t 10 their residence, on Eighth
street near Cary. On the way thither Bac-
cicalupo threw the picture into the canal.
She Knocked at the stable-door OF the packet
office to get stick to recover The picture
The picture was recovered, but BacclgalupC
got bold OF it again and tore it up into Smal
bits and threw into the canal.
on THE CANAL BANK.
After the children had been put to bed
Baccigalupo and wife started back TO th'
bar. She wanted him to go to bed. but h,
wouldn't. The Eighth-street fCot-bridg'
being closed for repairs, they turned arount
tue packet office corner and went toward
Seventh street to cross over Mycrs's bridge
the route they went home by.
NOW CONFESS.
He locked arms with her ot the packet
Office. On the narrow wllkway bctwecl
the tobacco factory and the canal he toll
ber that then was the time ''to tell th
TRUTH" at the same time brandishinga dirk
She replied: II jess so innocent as my lit
tie girl.' He then stabbed ber repeatedly
She cried ont aloud; he told her not 20 hoI
Ter. She said, however, 10 the Court: &"
hollcrcd till can no more longcr.'i
lie enuearorcd to thrust her into the VA
ter while stabbing her. She continued t,
resist and to cry for help until voice wa
heard demanding What are yoil doinl
with that woman ?" when he let so.
ODD OR HARD.
Counsel asked Mrs. Baccisalupo II he
husband charged her with intimacy witt
any person be named. She said, No. n
did not name any one. but he called her
,t,.i,ra1 shp luI mad