Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-17
MURDERED HIS CHILDREN.

The Misfortunes of an Italian Nerve Him to Murder and Attempted Su. icide - Two Letters Explain the Cause.
 BOSTON, Nov. 16.-Guisseppi Patone, an
 Italian living at 9 Thatcher court, last
 night murdered his two children, aged six and eleven, respectively, and then cut his own throat. He was found this noon lying on bed in his room and was taken to the Massachusetts general hospital. He will die. He left letter written in Italian pay ing that he was determined to kill his chill dren. His wife died some six weeks' ago and he is supposed to have become insane His groans this noon attracted the atten- tion of his neighbors, who burst in the door and discovered the tragedy. The father cut the throats of both the children. It is Eaid that shortly before the death of Patone's wife a gum of money had been re- ceived by the couple from Italy from an uncle
 Patone, after his wife died, was heard to say that when the money was gone he should kill himself and the children. Pa tones brother-in-law had been intending to notify the police and had told Patone that he should do so. Patone then ceased to talk about killing himself, and his friends thought that he had given up the idea.
 Patone, who is about fifty years old, made 8 miserable living by selling chest nuts on the street. and even this bare pit tance had been cut of by his sickness. On his person were found receipted under toL h;ll fnr hio xuifcto f1nara1 dofa June 6, 1892, and certificate for burial lot in the Holy Cross cemetery at East Maiden. The following two letters were also discovered. They were written in excellent Italian and showed conclusively that the writer was well educated and had doubtless seen better days.
 I have decided to finish it now that my sickness has become chronic and will not give long life, and also on account of my wife, who died five months ago, who was my comfort and the comfort of our fam lily. The maternal and fraternal passion toward our children requires me not to leave them on the street without attend ance and without care of their parents. To the Tombs they may come; SO now they will enjoy more felicity. That our souls may rest in peace. PAToNE.
 BosroN, Nov 1O-Until to day delayed to kill my children. Now I can do so no more. It is now five months and thirty days since my wife died ,who was my peace and my comfort and who died loving her children and her husband. remain mad dened and I haven't the courage to leave the house or to leave my children, whom I see live from day to day. And see that my poor children will be left on the street without father or mother, crying day and night. Great God, I'd rather die a thou sand times and gave the honor of my fam fly. My children were born with all the comforts of life and are of good family and are not used to living on the streets like those born in misery. That my courage may remain in all it's strength and not leave me living still in misery, and that I may die within six months of the time of my wife's death, pray. I have been sick ten months and am not improving, and seeing that it is useless to hope to improve I would sooner die thousand times.
 Everything in my house I leave to jus tices of this department to be sold to pay the expenses of my funeral and to have us buried where my wife is, which is in the lot that I have bought. Pay all expenses, and if any money is left give it all in the benefit of the orphans society. pray to the authorities to take the quickest way possible to transport to the burying ground, and that the bodies be respected and not msltreated.
 [Signed GUIEssEPPE PAToNE.
 BosToN, Nov. F, 1 a. m.-Giusseppe Patone, the Italian who killed his two children last night and was found to-day with his own throat cut, is still alive and the chances for his recovery are considered good.