New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-21
WITH sTILETTo AND PISTOL.
AN ITALIAN KILLED AFTER TRYING TO MUIR
DER HIS RELATIVES.
MS MoTHER-IN-LAw DEAD AND HIS WIFE.
FATHERIN-LAw AND BRoTHERIN-LAw

FATHERINLAW AND BRoTHERIN-LAw
DANGEROUSLY INJURED.
On the second floor of dilapidated two-story
frame house at No. 1915 Grand-st. Hoboken, an
Infatuated Italian, msdaened by jealousy, muir
dered his mother-in-law and nearly murdered his
wife, his father-in-law and his brother-in-law at
midnight Sunday, and was then killed himself
by bullet sent by one of his victims. In this
house lived Giuseppe Chirohillo. ST., with his
wife Rosa, whose first husbands name was Stavelo,
and his sons, Francis aud Como Chirchillo. So far
as Is known they were peaceable and industrious
family. Chirchilo's daughter, Antoinette had
lived with the family until two years ago, when
she married Angelo Caputo. She was pretty just
past seventeen years old, and Der husband was
stalwart and about thirty. He was a laborer.
On Sunday Caputo and his wife left their home
in Ftythird-st. this city, to attend the christen
ing of the child of friend in Railroad-ave
Jersey City. The party was merry one, and
when it broke up in the afternoon Caputo and his
wife decided to visit Chrchillo. The greeting of
the wife's relatives cordial. Besides the
father, mother and brothers, Giuseppe Capperino,
q bootblack was present. The family were in
excellent spirits during the evening excepting
Caput0, who acted rather surly. At about 10
o'clock Mrs. Caputo asked her husband if they
had not better return to New-York and go home
Caputo, who was playing cards with his father
in-law and Como Chirchillo replied grufiy that
he did not intend 30 go home that night, that he
intended to sleep In the house of his fatherin-law
Chirchillo saw at once that Caputo was dis
pleased about something, and to humer him gave
him and his wife cordial invitation to remain
until morning. The Chirchillos only possessed
two bedrooms, and it was arranged that Mrs
ChirchirCTand her daughter, Mrs. Caputo, should
fha Mrs CanutOS babe
was to sleep with them Como and Francis CHR
chillo and Joseph Capperine retired to the other
bedroom, and Caputo threw some old clothing on
the floor of the Hving-roOm and said he WouId
sleep there. Chirchillo stretched himself out on
a bench and soon after all were asleep but Caputo
He was awake and thinking. Sleep never APP
preached his eyes for a moment. For nearly TWO
hours he lay on his uninviting couch, scarcely
ever stirring Perhaps he thinking OF his
wife and trying TO convince himself that sne was
faithful and that his jealousy OF two years was
without cause. Perhaps he remembered the plo"S
he had given her when he had accused her Vi uh-
faithfulness, and how, about eight months oelore,
he had attempted to kill his wife when theS hNeu
at No SO Mulberry-st. by inflctng dangerous
wound with knife. Tine woman nearly o,eo
then from the cut, and was for consloeraole
time an inmate of the New-York Hospital.
Canuto had always said that the mother OF MS
wife aided her in deceiving him, ana thaV Oh e"on
occasion the daughter visited her moUieI ~ was
for the purpose of meeting man unknown "
Carnto He blamed his mother-in-law as much
&C he did his wife in his insane jealousy, ana evil
IDENTIFY had determined to kill both
Whom certain that all were sleeping OapuVo
softlv passed through the first seepng-rooh 10 Ve
one occupied by his wife and babe ana her iAoUhi'
Tn his hand the murderer carried long' nee"
stiletto and in his pocket was cIeaP' 'n'
borralled revolver, 44-calibre As he caretulS
annroacbed the bed in the dark room he stuihoieu
The noise he made aroused Mrs Chlrchilio' VINO
osked what was wanted. With bound Caputo
raacbed the bed, and then, uttering an oatn' the
+i1ot+o was sunk in the side of the woman Inc
victim gave a piercing scream, and then the muir
derer seized her. 'Tle screams OF the mo'hel
awakened Caputos wife. who also screamed ior
help -, , b+
Canpto never hestated in his awful work, out
drove the stilettO five or six times into the oooS
Of Mrs Chirchillo She was frightiully cut "neh
he stopped and she was dead. One oil Vne SOoo'
had nearly severed her heart. His screaming "ile
was the next victim. CaputO seized his VIE ny
the hair and again the stiletto fell MIS- CapuUo
,brev I'M her arm to ward off the blow ana the
h1ada SINK into it, Cuning at this CaputO raised
,be ,veanon again and stabbed his wife III the
chandler A third blow and the CORY blade was
driven into the back of the womans neck ana
sba fell back on the bed. Caputo with a JERK
threw her TO the floor and she lay there apparently
dead 49,
Ua had accomplished his work and he then
sought fight. He had to pass through the room
whore Como Chirchillo and the two youths were All
had been aroused by the screams OF the women
but the work of Caputo had been so quick thau
not one had been able to go 10 the rescue. Wheh'
in the dark room, Caputo saw Como prepared 10
stop him he hastily drew the revolver from ms
nocket and discharged it several times Inc
SECOND shot struck Como in the breast. but the
third missed him and so did the two following ones
Cons az soon as his assailant had emptied the
chambers of his revolver at him, staggered across
the room and got his pistol He fired it two or
three times at Caputo who turned to hee His
nrooress was stopped by Giuseppe Chirchillo, who
s+ood in tho doorway with uplfted chair. Ca
,p+o snranc at the old man, and the chair was
brought down on the murderers head with much
force Caputo grasped the chair, and while the
two men struggled together Como Chlrchlllo stag
uared IN the doorway and was there with his re-
yolver when Caputo knocked down the old man
o,d hounded toward the door. 1t was his last
sten Como discharged his revolver, and Caputo
fell, shot in the head.
Assured that his brother-in-law was Dead Como
started out to inform the police TWO Italians
who had been attracted to the house by the shots
aided Como TO get to the police station. He told
as much of the story ne then knew. and hounds
man Stack and Policeman Kardell were sent to the
house and soon afterward the patrol wagon FOL,
lowed DR.. Simon attended Como ana Pro pro 90
for the bullet in his breast, but was uhaoe 70 =,
find il. He sent the injured man to ST Mary
Hospital where his injuries were said last nlgho
10 be serious but not necessarily fatal. -,
When the police reached No. 1913 Grand-st. tney
found about 200 PERSONS in front of the place,
many of whom were excited Italians, who qua not
appear to understand that the murderer was one one
OF their countrymen, and seemed TO think That the
New-Orleans trouble was being repeated Inc
sight in the house was horrible; Blood was every