New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-27
WAS SHE AN ACCOMPLICEf
SUSPECTED OF AIDING HER HUSBANDS
MURDERER.
SHE AND HER OLD SWEETHEART UNDER ARREST
CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.

@-N~AN
CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.
jeremiah Colto was arrested yesterday afternoon by
the Brooklyn police on suspicion Of having murdered
Louis Frsnklosa, the Italian rag-pcker oil NO. loo
Twenty -hrlhst. whose body found by Charles
oelmann early ON saturday morning In The ROAD az
Forty -nnth-st and Nnthave.. NewUtrecht. COLO y
Italian rag-plcker forty years old, aud veo IN Wv
same house with Frankosa and his wife Colto' " -
said. lad been on most friendly terms WIN Ms
Franhlosa, and had bought ewelry for her, maoh ~
the displeasure the husband. who became jealous "a
his boarier's attentions 10 his wife. MIS- + fS"A
losa had said that her husband had 40
money when he left home, and although
the pockets Of the dead mans clothes were turleu
inside ont the thirteen wounds, some OF winch mus
have been Inflicted after FrankloSa was dead ed INC
police 10 believe that personal motive must nave
led to the crime.
The police questioned Mrs. Franklosa closely, but
were unable to obtain any light from her. Ihey
learned that there was bOarder In the family slu
asked Mrs. FranklOsa aud CottO to come to the Egh-
tenth Precinct station and talk the subject WIN
the captain The two agreed to call at noon yes'er-
day When that time had passed and neither ap
peared the police determined that 1t was time to act.
Sergeant Hardy and Detective Sergeants Ryan anu
Burns at once went TO the house and found COMO
there packing up his clothes to go away. MIS- frahA
losa had already gone to New York, and be was sp-
uarently about TO follow when he was arrested. lie
told several conflicting stories about his Teaohs WITH
Frankosa and the police confident ulat tnsy nave
the right man. They have found that tue sun VI
clothes which he is known TO have worn on te
night before the murder have been SOFA "
rag man. When arrested he nad VIII"
him sd4 81 two pOcketbOQ1s aud set Of jeweiry'
Detective sergeants RySh and Burns went through
the house and then went to New York 10 look for the
woman. They learned from Colto that Mrs. FRANK
losa had gone with her two children 10 the mousse Vi
her brother-n-law In MOtt-st, this city. IheS u"
not succeed In finding her there, but did trace ner
To No 60 Crosby-st where they arrested her ana to
turned 10 Brooklyn. She was taken to the EghOeenu
Precinct Police Station. Her name is Mary ana she
&c twepty-nIne years old. Colto's story Is that ne
kne Mrs Frahklosa In Naples years ago and In fact
vas her sweetheart She married FrarRlosa eight
wears ago and came TO this country. In TIE spring
Of $50 he received letter from her ASKING nun 10
come here aud get rich. He accepted the lh't@'oh'
and about six months became boarder IN FrahA-
lo.as house He denies that he ever bought 1e~eAFy
for a present 10 the lie does ADMIT tlat
week ago he purchased pair OF earrings but he say
he did 30 for Franklosa who paid Tor theih saying
that he wanted them for his wife
Colto saws that the last time lie saw FRANK
losa was at midnight Friday, when tlanAosA
ut I'D and stole out OF the house, taking with MN inc
two bags which we're found near his body, hLed WIZ
Vegetables He says that Frankosa, when rag-plchns
business was duI, hlade hEIHs Ny 9"o~~-s
lie told different story when the police first saw nm
lie yas with Mrs Frankosa when she Identified uie
bodv ON saturday afternoon. He pretended 70 Oe
merely an Interpreter aud said that he had never se
the dead man The police elsewhere learned ul@s ho
was a bOarder in the house: .u- h +ba
This and the remarkable GOODNESS shown oy xne
woman lead them be suspicious, and tne MOUSE, "a
ia Twe nv ffth-st where they LIVED was WdlcIso'
iate at night the police found It empty. Nevertne
L. CoIto saws that he aud Mrs Franklosa both spent
-. nj I'M tbeyf They were not there yesterday morn,
Inc and yyonld have been arrested as SON as iOunl
lad not the police concluded to give them the eIIce
IN come 10 the station at noOn Coto maoe no Con .
eaITer+ a. bs intep Jn t. 90 70 New York when met
y The poce as ne was entering the bcuse III tle al
noon lie admits that he sold some clotnes OH
| dav nornng but saws they were old undercOuH T.
Ths notice i0nnd that he had sold them 20 Joseph Fa9
or+y wears old and TOney Pace, twenty -to YEAR v'
ond ave The two were arrested as W l "a
They were unable 70 produce the cloties' a. LeS +
disposed of them 70 some one else Ing PolS a.
o trace the clothes short time. the woman uSe
not sneak English, and yet has made no S'a'ee''