The sun., 1888-06-13
SHOT TIE WOMAN HE LOVED,
AND THEN LAID HIMSELF DEAD BIZ
HER BED AND HER HUSBANDS

the husDnnu 10 tne BoVcr-A Surtous
Document and Letter-Ankeie Me.
Emilio Marri Is robust, middle-aged Pied
monteso OF ofpeasnnt birth, who keeps the Italian
grocery and wine store 81 West Third street,
corner of Greene street. Hc lived with his wife
LuiGia over the store and back Of the rooms OF
Christopher Krams, which.front on West Third
street. The wife is younger than Marri and
more cultivated person. She is a Boognese
and hcr maiden name was Gatti.
About 6ls O'Clock yesterday morning young
italian. who wore black Derby hat and who
had recently been cleanly shaved and had his
hair cut, smashed the lower pane of glass In
the outer door OF Marri's apartment and reach
ed for the spring catch on the inside and let
himself in. He was Filippo Guastoni q lover
OF Mrs. Marri. He had watched outside on the
street all night, pa,rolling up and down, until
Emilio Marri. tho husband. had gone away in
his wagon to Gansevoort Market for green
groceries,
Guaston made straight for Mrs. Marri's bod
room. She was in dozc on her bed on his left
as he approached. lying upon her right side.
She was awakened by his entrance into the
room. and turned to see who 1t was. AS he
advanced toward her he fired three shots at
her from Il 3s.calbre English bulldog pistol
The shots all hit her. Seeing that he meant to
kill her. Mrs. Marri says. she threw up her
hands. and sank down into tho bed. as
II she were dying She did this as n
trick to save her life. 1t succeeded, Guas-
toni pointed the revolver at himself and fired
one shot into his right temple. 1t came out at
tho left temple and broke the rim Of his Derby
hat on that side. Ho wheeled around and fell
on his back on II long Wilton mat between Mrs.
Marri's bed and her husbands. The beds are
Of iron with bright brass knobs and bars.
There he lay dead when neiGhbors came in.
OLD Mr.. krams was at his breakfast table,
which was drawn up on the other side OF
double doors. that il opened would have
shown him Mrs. Marr bleeding on her bed.
and Guastoni's feet sticking out beyond 1t
on the floor. He Is not certain whether 1t was
he or his son who ran around through their
hallway and met Charley. Marri's young clerk.
in front Of the broken glass door. The
folks in the boarding house on the third
floor. and other neiGhbors. were all
astir. Policeman Murdoch was told and he
summoned an ambulance from st. Vincent's
Hospital. In the hospital DR.. Cunneely found
that one of Guastoni's bullets had entered
Mrs. Marris abdomen aslant, and gone out at
the right side. The other two bullets had en-
tered the breast. and lodged In the back. The
BY Dr.
Emilio Marri came jogging back from mar
nsshborhood @ SE his hom. H SH some Hs Of nesR m
bors. who were on the look out told him. Ho
and swore violently at the dead Filippo Upon
being told that it vas the opinion Of the physi.
much relieved He led % his horse to the ne store
and started to 60 up stairs to where the dead
sS.4ss bSqy S.s nS 'Tfs AZ ~ Ps f
%psdis,s a EMS anfss %ons 5s cs %ss death
later he could see her.. He did 20
sfsS,S ,,S Ht R2 and had an
apartment in which the tragedy was enacted
cultivation mad occupied them. In the sitting
room was cabinet which held brio "a T. braGG
Ss 81 ahS
inGs. Mrs. Marri was Luigia Gatti up TO three
Tsa She 9oI D hs ss MA
both in Italy and in this city and Newark. be-
fore the marriage ceremony was performed.
away that led Marri to have the marriage cere-
mony finally performed
his rend Adelchi % Connshi e Cashier hr in in Ber
nnrdini's bank in Mulberry street, Something
ike I"ur , wears nso Conaghi introduced him to
Broome street near the Bowery. running a
store like the one in West Third street; 9 duaston
soon n learned that hspV she Was not not Mrs s MART %
Mari moved Sr 10 Io Bank street Newark the
ons rs "Ra WAS ormeG FSeR
Mari and Guastoni, or between the woman
as for it h4s the 81
era ventures OF her hus sband. He is now only
acting as her agent, business men in the
Marri did not ike the warmth which Fiippo
indicated for l.nigia, and he made her sell out
and began the business in West Third street.
FiliEpo called on Luiga there and kept 1t up
,ns e.1smanS anSa y" hs s Of s 6s sE g. Of
wedl@ckine lis wife to him Himself. Mari drew itHa up
this document and sent it to Fippo by mail on
Iiays hongnt over the ssnSjsS. Of our talk again and
me mailer whole month w would never agree. Men
eSse5 IonsS Ga,s 81, he ssnSrs a.lhmy , law
sfs fSs ssr Tn ia do
tas for my wife
wish others to have respect for her too and treat her
inf n9,m sss,
s.r3 h wife % s' committed ss4n.I 1Ns
o %sny to o es. s %y vii. SH lsny 1
Sn. scandal yoG hays @ created eat never did you any
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hys5y ca Gne %. ns NJ. s % aa
adAs' lie who makes mistake will pay fTr Il. M.,n
pocket alter % his % Suicide. Finding % Mrs. Mar Mari
lost to him, Guaston. ip April dashed into her
Rs was arrested but Mrs. Marri intercededi
with her husband and the presiding magistrate
ut Jefferson NJ arket Court let GuastOni 20. He
went to Canada then.
Besides the above letter. which was one OF
four enclosed In mn envelope addressed to +.
Mari found by the police upon Fllippo's body,
were TWO letters from Mrs: Marri.who was then
In the WOman's II osptal. Fiftie;h street and
Fourth aysPIs Ha ,s, undsrYone treatment and an
MIS-. Mrrri to Guastonl The letters from ths
hospital asked Gusstoni to call. He did so. but
fumed and frotted about for a while, and wrote
her a note; and then went away. He called
again, but did not see her. She said that this
was all before he went to Canada. She would
not say anyth ing about the eight pagnd letter
This letter is In woman's hand. 1t began:
My ApokFp OSE: was IN my room dressing TO day
saw my husband out on the sidewalk carrying a barrel
Then followed picturesque description OF
his strength, and OF his catching her glance ouI
Of the window: She coutnues
lie came up into my room. and throwing himself a,
my foot asked to have talk with lie gr atly
excited talked 10 him auioting him greatly. lie Lever
suspects anything.
This was AL on your account my darling You said
last night that even the fore ious beasts have hears
and that am All Migrate Know you not that III,
nnstE ayaRe IaveE iis VOtn its Wall