The evening world., 1891-07-27
MRS. FRANKLOSA.


Friday night Franklcsa went out Just be-
fore midnight to forage in the fields Of the
neighboring farmers for vegetables. When
work was scarce he used to steal vegetables
at night and sell them to his nelghbors.
Cotto was in the room when he went out,
but he shortly atterward put on his hat and
followed Franklosa
Mrs Franklosa did not see Cotto again till
nearly O'Clock Saturday morning, when he
entered her room covered with dust and dirt
BLOOD on CoTTo's CLOTHES.
There was blood all over his trousers and on
his shirt The woman said she asked him
where her husband was, and he evaded the
question. lie seemed TO be in very bad
humor
Finally when she insisted upon knowing
where Franklosa was, Gotta replied:
"Oh, he's outside. He'll be home In a little
while"
Cotto then took on his bloody clothes and
his heavy shoes, which were also splashed
with blood, and washed them. Then he tore
the clothing up into shreds and stuffed It into
one OF the bags, which contained lot of rags
Shortly after daylight, she says, he took
the bundles OF rags, tied them up together
and said he was going of TO sell them. When
he returned he packed up the rest OF the CLOTH
ing In the house and then they went to the
police station together.
THE AssAssISs NERVE.
The police are astounded at the nerve
which the man showed. After his arrest
they showed him the pieces OF the broken
clay pipe which were found on the road be-
side the murdered Oody OF Franklosa, and he
promptly Identified them as his.
They also examined his shoes, which the
woman said he had washed and found that
they were still wet. No traces OF the blood,
however, could be distinguished.
In the trunk belonging TO Cotto a lot OF
horse blankets and clothing, which the police
believe to be stolen property, were found.
Two knives were also found in his trunk and
will be examined by experts.
THE MURDERER's CLOTHES FOUND.
Detectives Boyle and Quinn traced the rags
Cotto sold to the Paco brothers on Saturday
morning. They found them this morning in
Flynn's junk shop, in Congress street, Paco
having resod them the same day.
In one OF the bundles they found n pair OF
trousers, a coat, vest and drawers, which cor
responded to the description OF the clothing
given by Mrs. Franklosa.
The police decline TO say at present whether
there is any indication OF blood upon the
clothing.
They arrested James and Tony Paco, the
junk dealers, last night, but the two were af-
terwards discharged. and will be used as wit
nesses against Cotto.
They confirm the story that Cotto wanted
to hire them TO remove his things from the
Franklosa house, in Twenty-nfth street, to
New York on Saturday night.
The police believe that the woman and her
paramour had made all arrangements to fee
together AS soon H. Franklosa had been put
out OF the way.
BOTH PRISONERS COMMITTED.
They were both arraigned before Justice
Tighe in the Butler Street Police Court this
morning, and were committed to the Ray
mond street Jail to await the action OF the
Grand Jury.
The woman is not apparently more than
thirty, years old. She has very dark,
swarthy skin and rather delicate features
When she was brought into court she wore a
} black dress and black cloth tied over her
. head. She carried her baby in her arms.
, When the court Interpreter told her that
. she was charged with causing the death o
l her husband and asked II II was true, she re.
piled In the Affirmative, but Immediately
Afterwards said that she was not guilty.
CoTTo UPBRAIDEp BY MS PARkMoUR.
she showed no concern whatever about the
! matter, but when she was taken into the bach
1 room where Cotto sat she began 10 upbraiC
[ him In Italian. Unfortunately the inter
, prefer was not present and they were soor
separated.
Cotto is low -browed. swarthy-skinned fel
2 low. and has yillainous look in his eye He
wears little gold rings in his ears. lie haC
nothing 10 say In Court, except that he was
r married and had wife and children in Italy
E He and the woman were taken down L
Police Headquarters on their way 70 the Iail
4 and there photographs were taken at the di
rection OF Chief Campbell The police say
that they have not the slightest doubt thai
4 Cotto is the murderer OF Franklosa.
ARE THESE BLOOD STAINS?
Tho police made report this afternoon II
regard 10 the clothing, supposed 10 belong 4
Cotto, which was 1ound In the bundle OF rag
In Flynn's junk shop in Congress street thli
morninR.
The trousers. vest and drawers were tori
Q into shreds. The cloth was still wet, havinl
5 been scarcely wTung out, and dark stains
we're plainly visible upon some portions OF
the garment.
!, The police are not prepared 20 say whether
Q or not these are blood marks, but the clothinI
has been turned over 20 City che mist Kent
who VIII make an analytical examination o
T the suspicious-looking spots