Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-28
SUICIDE ann ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
Tragedy in First strest-A Man
Shoots His Wife and Then Shoots
Himself.

Tragedy in First strest-A Man
Shoots His Wife and Then Shoots
Himself.
Yesterday afternoon about half-past
3 o'clock, Frank V. Carboni, an Italian
in the employ of Mr.. A. vignolo, on
First street, shot his wife in his rooms
at 1870 First street, in row of buildings
known as the Waddell buildings, and
tH-n put revolver to his head and sent
8 bullet through his brain, dying in
stanty. Coroner Nadeau impaneled a
jury and took the deposition of Theodor
Kosten. Hoschen, who was in room on
the opposite side of the hall. He said
that Carboni and his wife quarreled ter.
ribly the night before, and used very
offensive language. He thought the
man was trying to get some medicine
from her which she used to prevent
child bearing. He thought deceased
was about "a years OF age, and very jeal-
GUS of his wife. A carpenter across the
way informed our reporter that the wife
came running out Of the house and told
him her husband had shot her and killed
himself He went in and found de.
ceased lying dead on the floor. He put
the woman on bed in thsfront room
and sent for DR.. Harmon and the Coro.
ner. In an interview with Mr.. G.. A.
Vignolo, we learn that the deceased had
been in the employ OF his father for
about three months He had told him
of his troubles and was jealous of his
wife, saying she was not true. He
cheercd him up as well as he could.
Yestar-iay morning deceased said he did
not feel right in his head, and felt "like
going on big drunk" At three o'clock
he asked to be excused from work to at
tend to some important business and
went home, where he took large lot of
receipted bills out Of his trunk and laid
them on the floor to get at small pis-
toi that lay beneath them, and with this
weapon shot his wife and himself.
At the Coroner's inquest Mrs. Louise
Carboni testified that she was the wife
of Frank v. Carboni; that they we're
married on September oath, 1882. in
Boston, MSS that he left there Decem-
Der 18th, of the same year; that
this year he sent for her, and
arrived in Los Angeles on July
Sd. The witness said; "For the
first week after was here with him we
lived happily, but after that very I'M
happily, he having changed his nature
entirely. In the East he was good to
me. Last Sunday he slapped me, and
on Thursday evening struck me with
stick. This morning went to the new
depot after breakfast, and returned a
little before 2 o'clock. He was not in
the room, but came in about twenty
minutes afterwards. Before to day, and
to-day, also, he accused me of having a
lover, and few minutes bsfore
the shooting he told me that it
would be better to be DIVORCED
and separated He said that If | wished
he would go and see the counsel. said
that would go if he wanted me to.
He said we would be buried together
before we go, in the same grave. and
pulled his revolver. / tried to prevent
his shooting, and had myarm around his
neck when he shot me- / WIS hit Just
above the groin on the right side of my
body. THE ball will be extracted by
DR.. Hannon,@ if possible.) / told my
husband that was not hurt, but he ex.
anined me, and said, oh, yes, you
are, and said they would hang
him for it. l went to go for doctor.
He took his hat. hiding his revolver
behind his hip, and all at once dis
charged it, and shot himself
A box OF medicine, carbonate of iron,
showed to witness, was identified as one
she bought on Thursday n ght. She
used it for regulating her menstruation.
Witness-.'My husband accused me
OF using this medicine for the purpose
of abortion. l never had any children.
My husband was 30 years of age, and a
native of Italy,"
The witness Unidentified the pistol as
the one with which he shot her and
killed himself.
This closed the testimony, and the
jury retired, shortly bringing in ver-
dict as follows: 1--WE, the Jury in this
case, find that the deceased came to his
death by a pistol shot wound Inflicted
by his own hand, with suicidal intent. I"
B. NJ. LELoxG, Foreman.
]. M. BRysoN.
j. GLUcKsMAN,
J. NJ. BALDWIN,
JUAN BERNARD,
LUIGI LAGoMARsISo.