St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-29
Seventeen Dirk Wounds Inflicted by
an Italian Lady Upon Man Who
Insulted Her.
Edward A. Keeler, a Former Ninnesotian,
Honorably Discharged from Joliet
Prison.
4 Fourteen-Year-Old Boy Robs the
Mails for Long Time Before Being
Detected
A Negro WouId-be Robber Drivsn OF By
Woman Wtfh a Handy
Revolver.
STABBED SEVENTEEN TIMES.

Especial Telegram 70 the Globe.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 2S.-A comely
looking little Italian woman stabbed one Of
her cOuntrymen seventeen times at the
corner Of Seventh and Baker streets, this
afternoon, 4 little after 5 O'Clock The
woman was arrested by Officer Morrow and
taken to the Seventeenth district station
house. There she gave the name Of Katrina
Sarroto, aged twenty-eight, and said she
lived at No. I'll Baker street. The victims
name is F4bio Sylvestro, an Italian lahore.
twenty-four years old, living at Thlrty-second
and Market streets.
About a month ago Sylvester wrote pos
tai card 10 the womanis husband, Antonio
Sarrato, telling him 10 come 10 the Pennsyl-
vania railroad al Twenty-second snd Market
streets, and he would be given employment.
Ssrrato Immediately started Tor tie depot,
and while be was away from home Sylvester
called at his house and attempted to commit
an assault on Mrs. Sarrato. A war
rant was issued for his arrest
but his whereabouts being unknown
he was not apprehended. To-day he was
seen near Seventh and Baker streets by some
friends Of the woman. They went to the
station house for an officer 10 arrest him, but
before they could get back Sylvester started to
90 away. He had gone bnt few steps when
he was seized by SArrato aud an unknown
Italian and held while the enraged little
woman ran out from her house with two
dirks in her hands and began TO stab
him. He was utterly defenseless, and had
it not been for a heavy overeoat that he wore
and the fact that one Of the knives broke of
at the hilt, he would have BEEN murdered
outright AS 1t was he received seventeen
thrusts, given with all the force Of q woman
who felt herself wronged.
When the officer reached the spot
the men who we're holding the
wounded nan disappeared in the
crowd that had gathered, and ran up
Baker street. The woman continued tostrike
the un broken dirk she still held until her
hand was srized by the officer. At the sta
ton house she said she was sorry she had not
killed him. A third knife was found in her
possession when she was searched. The
broken stiletto is bent at the point where it
struck on bone. Sylvester was carried to
the Pennsylvania hospital and
LAo NOunAo NflG AENcSN0 1uc QO(lOIS
said the wounds were not dangerous, aud
Sylvestro was taken back TO the station
house. Antarrio Sarrato was afterward ar
rested and held for hearing tomorrow morn
ing. The would be murdessss aud her ac-
cessories viii be arrsigned at the Central
station.
EDWARD A. Keller RELEASED.
Especial Telegram TO the GloOel
JOLIET, H., Nov. 3S.-Edward A. Keeler,
formCriy 4 prominent local politician Of
southern Minnesota, aud grand foreman Of
the A. o. U. W. Of that state, was released
from prison last night. He was sent here
in October, 1881, for the alleged crime
OF tampering with the mails in his
charge, he being postal clerk on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee q ST. Paul road. His
friends here vehemently claim that he was
entirely innocent Of the charge, aud that the
evidence on which be was convicted was OF
a very thin sort and wholly uncircumstau-
tial and that prejudice, coupled with rank
perjury, secured the verdict against
him, and now all this appears to be
confirmed beyond the SHADOW of a doubt. A
prominent detective met Mr.. Keller with
abundant proof of his entire innocence,
proofs which were not known to exist by the
defense until the last ninety days. Mr..
Keeler is well educated man, is bright
aud interesting newspaper writer, and is en-
tilted TO sympathy, as that seems To be all he
can get. He lett for MInnrsota last nignt,
where his family reside.
A YOUTHFUL Mali. RoBBER