Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-05
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A wife Shot Down by Her FiendIsb
Husband, VINO Also Attempts 10
Murder a Boarder-HOundsO ON the
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A wife Shot Down by Her ftendlsb
Husband, VINO Also Attempts TO
Murder a BoardeF-HOunds ON the
Track OF the Fugitive.
Pluukett's xoE, IS IL is called, oOr6isss
OF perhaps dczan too =tcfisd four
Yo0msd brick houses Immediately below
Broome street on Chestnut. The work.
men had been gone from their homes
Tuesday morning a short two hours when
Plunkett's row was thrown into wild
atste OF excitement over q crime by which
q woman may meet her death at her hus'
bands hand. The house No. 1929 was
the scene OF the crime, and for long time
it has been occupied by Nicola NiRto and
ais second wife CarmenS Rets, Italians,
who kept four boHrdsrs Of their own
nationality.
Tuesday morning about O'Clock. after
all the boarders with the exception Of
one Frank GeovI had left the house,
NiRlo, who has been sick for two mouths,
tegsn charging his wife with faithless
ness. She protested her innocence and
he left their room, with an eminous
soowl. at the head of the stairs he met
his little step-son, Frank Reta, and sent
him to a neighboring store on an errRnd
to get him out Of the way. He then
entered the back second story room oocu-
pied by the bosrders and bursting open
Gsovi's trunk took thereirom large seven
sh otter. His wife, who was watching his
movements, with q startled cry ran down
stairs and he followed her to the kitchen.
When within five feet of her he
leveled she revolver and fired.
The ball missed her and went
crashing through . cupboard door
near by. She ran screaming toward the
back door Of the house, hoping to esospe
into the yard. Before she could get ont,
however, another shot was fred and she
threw up her hands and fell to the floor,
the blood gushing in Q stream from her
back.
Geovi at this instant appeared upon
the scene, and the inturiated man fred
three shots after him, but he succeeded
in efepting his escape through the back
doorlunhurt. Nigio, barefooted and with the
smoking revolver still In his hand, ran ont
the front door Of the house and cut
ACROSS the lots in ssoutheasterly direction
toward the woods with probably q score
Of men and boys in pursuit. hounds
were also put on his trail, but by some
strategy he succeeded In evadinR them,
and In little while his pursuers gave mp
the search.
THE WOUNDED WOMAN.
After her husband had left the hous,
the wounded woman, still fearing 81
was in danger Of again being assaulted
managed to get up and stssger out tn,
back door but fell, completely exhausted
st the steps with the cry in broken
English, "Hava pita onG me-"
Geovi assisted her back into the house
Snd prepared rude pallet for her In the
kitchen where she lay when the terrified
nsighbors dooked into see her. In the
meanwhile her son had returned and his
grief over his mother was pitiable. At
short intervals she would put her hand
to her back and cry out with pain, and
then sink back In an exhausted condi.
ton.
Shortly after O'Clock DR.. West
arrived, and made an examination Of the
wound. The ball which Ia AZ calibre he
discovered had entered the right side Of
the small Of the bAok and took down
ward course lodging in the vertebrae. The
wound, the physician said was q very
serious one, and unless the ball could be
extracted, or II the least Inflammation
set In, and the latter condition ia highly
pio'SUie' oeA'n "ouiu enoue'
MOTHER AND Son.
During the exsmin alton the wounded
woman uttered the most heart rending
o. les Of agony and after It was over and
abe had been made as comfortable as DOS
sible, she called for her son, typical
Italian lad Of about IL years, and when
he had nestled sobbine on the pallst
beside her, there was a very effeoting
scene which brought tears to the eyes Of
the sympathizinR women. The mother,
whose dark. Italian countensnos was
furrowed with lines Of care and trials,
showed the greatest tenderness Of
feeling. Taking the little fellows
hand she covered Il with kisses
and tears and half chanted In broken
Enplisb. "Poor litts boy whattA You
do when die NoA one knowa you
noa one taxa care of Won In this strange
land % he iondly oaresssd her, and
oomforted her as best he could
between his soba, until finally the
Raw. Father Keeuan came aud excluded
every one from the room while he admin
istersd the spiritual rites of the Catholic
church to The dying woman.