Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-16
A WEARY SEARCH.
B. Muzanti Finds His Wife
at Last.
DETECTED BY MACCARONI. [.
A Peanut Butcher and Faithless
Wife from Hartford Discovered
Living on S. Olive Street.

Bartolomeo Muzanti, a native oil sunny
Italy, had achieved considerable success III
business in Hartford, Connecticut Where
ne had until three months ago no less than
three fruit stands, all paying well. lie hao
good looking wife, much younger 'hah
himself for he is 45 whilst she Is only 20,
and two pretty children, a girl years oi
age and boy years old. Muzahti, VINO
himself Is rather coarse and surly Italian,
had in his employ a good looking BLONDE
countryman named Luigi Carboni, This
Young man openly attended to the business
OF selling peanuts and apples for his
pudrone but secretly was making the strong
est kind of love to his pddrond. Muzauti in
the early part of July made up his mind to
visit the patrtd and was so imbued with
confidence towards Carboni that he left him
in charge of the peanut stands and asked
him to minister to the comforts of his fami-
ly& The unfaithful factotum lost no time
in singing love duets with his fair Dulcinea
and they agreed that flight was necessary in
order to enjoy life. arbonithereupon sold
the fruit stands, the furniture and all the
belongings of his master Muzsnti and on
the 3rd OF August fled from Hartford with
his mistress and her two children. Upon
the return of the old man, who bad been
recalled by telegraph, he found his house
deserted, his business in the hands Of 9th
ers, and his wife and babes gone to parts
unknown. His bankbooks, too-which gave
him credit for So 205 in the Hartford banks
had disappeared with all that was dear 70
him, and there was no clue left by which to
pursue the despoiler of his all nor the
fsithless wife
The services of James Macaboy, detec-
tive. were called in and the weary search
At 1I,an hn
clue was discovered Carboni, with the
woman and her children, had registered at
a hotel there as man aud wife, and when
they left their trunks had been checked for
Los Angeles. :,
Muzanti 4 Maclboy at once took the trail
for this city, where they arrived some
time ego. Tney put themselves III commu
nication with the Chief OF Police ana tne
still hunt was resumed. For days 1t was
prosecuted fruitlessly and as Macapoy had
10 return to-day to Hartford, Mnzlnti had
almost given up in despair ana was reany
10 go back also. There was no doubt Ihat
the runaways had been here, because they
had tried to get rooms at the Lacleoe Hotel
on the 9Th of August, but failed on account
of the lack of accommodation. Yet, as they
had not frequented any OF tne lLailah re-
they had departed soon after their arrival.
Ten days ago a man answering Carbonfs
description was seen coming OUT OF the
Grand Central Hotel, and then the clue was
Young Italian woman accompanied by two
Children, went into Castruccio Bros store
aud ordered a box of maccaroni to be
sent to her house on South Olive
street, south Of Second street This woman
and the children answered the description
OF Muzanti's wife and offspring very much
and she was spotted. When all was ready
boy and the deserted husband
bftceeded to the house ana
cal ed for Mrs. Muzanti. AS soon as sne
saw her spouse she threw up her hands and
fell upon the floor in a dead faint. After
being revived the husband started In to re-
proach and revile her, but was cut short
with a round turn by the officers. His
bank books, now that the children were
safe, cut the greatest figure in his lamenta-
tions, but he was pacified when the woman
returned them intact. Carbon was then
hunted up, and found at work chopping
wood on Hill street. He was arrested ana
lockei up The Chief of Police took
charge of the children, and as their mother
would not part with them, she was allowed
10 go a!on z, and they were made comfort
able in the officers quarters at the station.
Muzanti will take back his children to
Hartford to-day. All the parties speak
English, though in that peculiar Italian
way which humorists think they can take
off