New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-21
A MURDER AND 4 SUICIDE.
DEATH OF A WOMAN AND HER LOVER
mi. FFERENCE OF THE DEAD WOMANs HUSBAND
NO CAUSE KNOWN FOR THE CRIME.

DEATH OF A WOMAN AND HER LOVER
INDIFFERENCE OF THE DEAD woMANs HUSBAND
NO CAUSE KNOWN FOR THE CRIME.
Areyoltinc crime. for which the police could not
discover the motive. was committed yesterday III
the ter cmcnt house IN the rear Oh No. w baNteIs'
Mrs Francesca Romano murdered by her
lover Giuseppe PelletO, who also wounded himself
fatally. Both per,Ons were natives Oi lialy' Inc
woman. who was twenty-five years Old ana atttac-
tive in appearance. WIS the vile OF Dominica
Romano a Iaborer, of No. 81 MubeIry-st she was
the mother of two small children, tie youngest OF
"a HON is IN infant PellctU was a stone mason
thirty.fve years old. and unmarried. He hal
occupied u small, meanly furnished and hlthy room
on the third story OF the Ba1ter-st honse for about
SIX months. Mrs. Romano had pdid many VIslts TO
his room. sometimes taxing her children Win FER
but more frequently gong there alone Her m
umacy with Peleto was subject of common talk
among theI acqualntanccs III was SAID INA
Romano lId not believe that she was guilty OF any
improper conduct, although he was informed OY
several persons of her behavior.
A blind freshman, known as IOmmle," who lives
In the Baxter-st house, heard pistol shots about
noon yesterday, but he did not stir from his room
on the fourth floor until he was informed later that
n murder had been committed. AT l23O p. ~ some
children who lived on the top floor retained from
school fol their dinner. They heard grOans as they
went up the stairs past .elletos room. and one ol
them inuulsitively opened the door and looked IN.
A momeLt later the children were running into
the sueet, shreking and crying Two polcenen'
attrac1d by the cries. went up TO PectOs room
and FOUND him whiting and gIOanIng On the iloOl.
Blood was flowing from his mouth Near him was
the body of Mrs. Romano, her features aud limbs
contortcd as though she had died after a terrible
struggle. large navy revolver. from which three
shots had been discharged, lay on the loOr at
Peleto's feet. It was discovered that the Italian
was suffering from sh0t wound IN the mouth: lie
was CONSCIOUS but helpless. When one of the
officers asked nim: " Did you do this Y he gave a
feeble sign of assent. lie could not speak. The
police summoned an ambulance and sent Pelleto TO
ST. Vncent's Hospital. There he sank into half
cOatose state 1t WAS believed that the large pistol
ball had lodged IN the cavity OF the skull, but tho
surgeons did not dare to pole for It, AT hall past
eli ht o clock Pelleto died.
When the body of Mrs. Romano was placed upon
a rudely constructed bunk in Pelletos room. it was
found that she had been shot through the head and
fore she went to PelletO Yesterday she had
placed her children i'll tue care of her husband s
sister who lives at No. 81 Mulberry st. Romano
was away from home. being employed by u steam
heating company in digging Il trench in Wall-st.
When hu was told by a policeman that his wife had
been murdered, he did not appear to be much
erieyed.. lie went directly home and began to
Search through the trunks and boxes there After
his search was completed he declared that Tl5J in
monev and iewelry worth SO were missing. lie
walled about the loss of the money, seemingly in
dIiierrnt to the death of his wife. When asked
what Inc wished to have done with his wife's body
he said that he DID not care, PIT no wanted the
Coroner Knox was making an investigation, and
insisted upon searching his wife body and cloth
ing The hard greedy LOOK Oh MS lace AS ne sough
for the money was disgusting to witness Several
Italian women who had pressed INTO the room
watched him anxiOusly and seemed to share his dis
appointment when the search proved Unsuccessful
CoroneI Knox, VINO had made some Inquiries
ordsr.J tine body TO be sent to the Morgue.
IL is believed by some OF the Italians IN the housi
that Pelleto took Romanos money from the woman
@narre iPelletos clothing was searched al the nos
NAL however, and only small amount OF monel
Ia change was found In tho rockets: Mrs
| Roma~o had been married twice. She
~ ,~as the wife of John VespeIo,
Iaborer who was drowned from one o
the Street Cleaning Department scows about lou ,
| wears AGO soon after hl- death she was married I
| Romano Her intimacy with peeto began nbou
two years ago. W hen they all lived III the SAM
| house at No. 40 Mulberry-st