New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HETRIED TO KILL THEM ALL
A MURDEROUS ITALIAN FLOURISHES TWO
PISTOLS.
SHOOTING HIS WIFE, HIS MorHERINLAw AND

SHOOTING HIS WIFE, HIS MoTHER-INLAw AND
HIMsELF-A POOR AIM BALKs HIM.
Frederick Romano, an Italian blacksmith, tried
to kill his wife, Rosa, his mother-n-aw, Mrs.
Mary Arodo. and himself at his home on the
third floor of the tenement house No. 27 Null.
berry-st. 1t was case Of too-much mother-in.
law and jealousy, and for the last week Romano
has threatened on several occasions that he would
wind up his earthly troubles by killing his entire
family
Romano is thirty-siX years old and his wife Ia
thirty-fve, and they have been married twenty
years They have four children, the eldest
being nineteen years old. The children were
not at home last evening when Romano came
home He was later than usual, and had been
listening to a story about his wife which a gos.
sipy Italian woman who lives in the neighbor-
hood had been telling him. Romano has bad
temper and jealous disposition, and he has had
many quarrels with his wife because she spoke
with other men. She was much better looking
than the ordinary Italian woman Of her age. IL
is said that she was faithful wife, but fond Of
admiration and inclined to he coquettish. To add
TO the domestic difficulty of Romano Mrs Romano
about two years ago brought her mother from
Italy 20 live with her here. Since then Romano
has been in hot water all the time. Mrs. Arodo
in the family quarrels always took her daughters
part, and the two women together were moro
than a match for Romano, and he often fed from
the house 10 escape the sound of their tongues.
He tried to get rid OF his mother-in-law, but
Mrs. Romano said that she would go with her
mother wherever she went, and this Romano would
not consent to.
At o'clock last evening Romano ran up the
stairs to his room. lie was in rage over what
he had heard about his wife, and as soon as he
entered the place he began 10 abuse Mrs. Romano
and her mother. He told Mrs. Arodo that she
would have TO leave his home and Mrs. Romano
said that she would 20 also. Romano told them
both 10 90 and said that he did not want
10 either of them again. He waS
furious and ran through the four connecting
rooms in the fiat, stamping with his feet and pull
ing his hair He went into the front room, and
in a few moments called for his wife 10 come to
him. Mrs Romano paid no attention TO him, and
Romano went to a closet and got two rcvolvers.
Holding one in each hand, he ran 10 the kitchen.
Mrs Romano was standing at window and
Mrs Arodo was sitting in a chair Romano
fired first at his wife His aim was not true
and he did not hit her until the third shot
Then she fell on the floor and Romano paid at
tention to his mother-in-law. He hit her the
frs, shot in the right side and she fell on the
floor beside her daughter Romano fired another
shot al her and ran to the front room. lie
had emptied revolver, and on the
way to the front room Shot himself
toica in the neck, but did not fall down.
Detectives Chryslal and Parrington, of the Sixth
Precinct who had heard the shots, ran into the
tenement house and reached Romano as he was
about to Shoot himself again Romano turned
quickly upon the policemen, who were in citizens
clothes and aimed the weapon at them. but before
he could pull the trigger thrystal struck him with
a club and disamed him. The Italian then
attacked both the officers and fought like de.
mon. lie had 10 be choked until ne was nearly
unconscious before hc would surrender. An am.
bulance was snmmopG. and Romano was taken iu
il to the Chambers Street Hospital The women
were afraid of him. and refused To 20 in the same
ambulance and were taken to the hospital III
carriage
Mrs Arodo had slight wound in the right
side. and after il was dressed went home. Mrs.
Romano was hit in the thigh, and the wound is
serious. She seemed TO be afraid of her hns.
band at the hospital, and asked to have him
chained. Romanos wounds both in the neck,
and may prove fatal.