The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-19
LEADS TO DEATH.
gRAGTC SEQUEL TO An ITALIAN
ELoPEMENT NEAR CAMDEN.

Father and Lover Dying; F~ourteen-Tear-
Old Heroine DiscOnsolate-Was h
Alleged MT. Ephraim Farmer a Big
Fakir?
Pretty Marie Clabrado, of Waterford
was the innocent cause Wednesday NIGH
of a tragedy which will probably result
in the death of her father and lover.
Marie is but fourteen years of age and
as her name indicates, is a daughter o.
sunny Italy. Her fathers name is Lu1g
Clabrado, an Italian berry picker, whe
with a large number of his countrymer
went from Philadelphia to Waterford al
the beginning of the berry picking season
Accompanying the party of berry pickers
was Miguel D'Naples, a fine looking, dark
complexioned young man OF aDout
twenty-five years of age, who was gener-
ally recognized as Marie's lover.
Young D'NapleS made no secret Oh MS
attachment to the pretty Marie, who eVl,
IDENTIFY reciprocated his attectlon. OIu
Luigi ClabIa ado, however, could never
look with favor on the suit, though the
cause of his disfavor toward DNaples
could never be accurately ascertalned.
From a hint dropped now and then by the
Italian Interpreter it was shreWdly sur
missed by the villagers that the Dluest
blood of the patrician class noWed IN MS
veins and that nothing STOOD DeLween
him and a high place at court buta Droun-
er's son. D'Naples was OF very humble
origin. and this, it was thought, was the
secret of old Clabrado's opposition.
Ever since the party has been at Water
ford the two men have been at dagger's
points, each recognizing IN tne o1nef q
mortal enemy. When in the berry patch
they glared at each other like fierce tigers,
and had it not been for the restraint OF
their companions presence they would
have long before torn each other to pieces.
The feud eliminated about five O'Clock
Wednesday evening when youngDNaples,
who had been on the alert for a month to
carry off the willing Marie, seized an OPP
portunity when the father was absent,
and left the town in company with his
inamorata. They went in the direction
of Chesilhurst.
But Clabrado was not sleeping. Hardly
half an hour after the couple had eloped
he secured his trusty shot gun and sailed
forth in search of them. Two companions,
named Fresco and Coratola, seeing the
fire in the old mans eyes, followed him at
a distance.
Clabrado was fortunate. Before reach
ing Chesilhurst he overlook DNaples
and Marie sitting in q rustic bower in the
woods near Chesilhurst, resting. He gave
a shout and rushed at the couple. DINA
pies, seeing the danger, uttered a lew
words in Italian to his sweetheart, proba-
bly, bidding her take refuge in the town
just beyond, and then prepared to brave
the old mans wrath.
A war of words and ge~sticulations was
the ofthe tragedy that followed.
D'Naples began the hostil1ties, as nearly
as can be learned, by drawing a glitter
ing dagger and rushing at his opponent.
Clabrado lodged backward and in doing
so dropped his gun, which young DNaples
hastily seized. Clabrado, unarmed, then
attempted to fly for his life, when the
other, taking a quick aim, fired the con-
tents into the old mans hip, thigh and
groin, inflicting what may prove a fatal
wound. Clabrado, eXasperated by the
pain of the shot, rushed at D'Naples, bore
him to the earth by the suddenness OF the
onslaught, and grabbing the gun beat his
PROSTATE foe over the head and body I'M
til he wassenseless. '4''-g
At that juncture, Constables McDougal
and Bates, who were passing that way in
the discharge of their duties at Chesil-
hurst, appeared on the scene n de-
manded peace in the name of the State of
New Jersey. Both the Italians were eX-
hausted and were grooming upon the
ground. A short distance away were the
two men who had followed to prevent a
fight, but who, unfortunately, had not
succeeded.
ClabradO and D'NapleS were DOth taKen
to the Waterford station, where their
wounds were dressed by DR.. Hoverder,
of Atco, who fears both men may die.
D'Naples' skull is fractured by the stock
of the shot gun, while in the hip and
groin of Clabrado are between seventy
five and a hundred shot, which may cause
blood poisoning.
The two injured men were taken to the
Cooper Hospital, Camden, yesterday
morning. at noon DR.. Bowling Ben
jamin, assisted by Drs. Makuen and Ash
croft, commenced an operation on DINA
Piles. A thorough examination showed a
compound and depressed fracture of the
skull. A portion of the skull was removed
to allow of trephining, but DR.. Benjamin
said that it was very improbable that the
man will live. In the centre of the frac-
ture is a puncture, which was evidently
caused by the hammer of the gun.
Clabrado's condition is not regarded as
serious as his victims, but all danger is
not passed.
The two witnesses are held at the City
Hall, Camden, and Prosecutor Jenkins
sent an officer to Waterford this morning
to take Mrs. Louisa Clabrado and Marie
into custody.