The evening world., 1893-09-27

DOUBLE LIFE.
Skilful Engraver, yet Arrested
for Counterfeiting.
his Dcssrtion Of His Family Kills
His Father.

The arrest of Angelo Delnoce and his
alleged wife, at Livingston, s. l., on the
charge of counterfeiting, has disclosed
a remarkable story OF the dark life
which both the mar and woman have
been leading. Delnoce is now in Jail in
default of the 1000 bail demanded by
United States Commissioner Bellows.
The woman has also been held in 800
bail. and it is not at all likely that any
Of the wealthy friends or relatives of
either will step in now to become their
bondsmen.
Delnoce, who has not lived with his
legal wife and children for more three
years, belongs to a most respectable
family. He is said to be one of the most
expert engravers In the country, and,
according to his wife, could easily &C.
cure u salary of $3.50 a week at his bust
ness. His %infatuation for other women
and a desire to keep them in regal mag
n%iflcence Is said to have been the cause
Of his downfall.
The woman who is now in jail with
him as his acomplice Is about forty
years old, and is considered good look
ing. She Is Connected with a most re-
spectacle family in this city. Her sister
Is the wife Of a well-known merchant;
man and deserted him to follow the for
tunes of Delnoce, whom she had com
pletely captivated.
time to have been about the most eN-
pert engraver here, and during his life
he amassed considerable money. Three
years ago he dropped dead while smok-
Ing a cigar after dinner, because of his
suddenly hearing the news of his sons
desertion of his family for the woman
with whom he has recently been living.
Twenty-thre years g Angelo Del
dinr being the talk Of the gossips long
afterwards. He was then getting 500
per week. and on this he young pair
Lived comfortably: Their married life
children were born, Of whom one son,
now twenty-five years old. is living, and
Is employed as engraver in the Homer
child is a daughter, Dolly. sixteen years
old. The other child is dead.
About four year Delnoce's manne
changed wards his wife. and then
Of his infatuation for other women.
ut was not that he cared so much
for them" his wife said to an Even
Ing World" reporter this afternoon. "as
him. There were half a dozen at least
who wer forever following him around.
l did not want to believe anything bad
OF him, but could not understand what
they meant.
HE came home one night about three
years & and said he had given up his
position and was going to Argentina
!ishment down there at a salary of
5000 a year. Next morning he left me,
and ! did not hear or see anything OF
from him casually. but from that day to
this he has never contributed one cent
to the support of the house. We had to
give up our expensive style, of living.
and only for my son ! do not know what
we ShOuld have lone"
Mrs. Delnoce spoke bitterly of the
women Tho is now In 1ail with her bus
wrong about her until a few months ago,
when a letter came to the house with
the woman's picture and that of her
husband inclosed; The letter came to
It and now has 1t In her possession. Mrs.
Delnoce was then living at 2l64 Fifth
avenue. She has since moved to GA East
one ne,n mundre mot and ThlrtX,firs street:
avenue at One Hundred and SiXty-ffth
street. and two of his brothers are also
living In his city. They have always
husband. Much of the double life the
man was leading was we'll known to
hem. but they kept 1t from his wife in
order that she would not worry any
more than VAS necessary. Her son, i
is said, also, was fully aware of his
fatrer's conduct.
The peculiar par. of the story is that
I Il ioI tnTGe years,
at lea st, been living off and on with the
woman. who was arrested with him. he
| also visited his family. He KEPT con
tinually telling them that he was out of
work that he was Ill. and could not live
much longer. He always refused TO Tell
then where he was living or anything
about himself. He never asked to ION.
tribute any money to the household ex-
perses. nor was he asked to. He gener-
ally remained a few minutes at a time.
When seen in Raymond Street Jail this
morning DelnOce refused TO say any
thing about himself, save that the wo-
man who had been arrested with him
is his wife. He denied that she was any
relative OF the Acker family of Acker,
Merrill & Condit, although Chief Drum
mond says she Is a sister of Mr.. Acker's
wife. Mr.. Acker denied this to an
Evening World" reporter. Delnoce
says his father died many years ago,
and that his mother, who is wealthy,
married again. This is not so. She Is
a widow. He expects his mother to go
on his bond.
The specific charge against the pair
Is with Counterfeiting the Argentine cur
rency, Several plates and counterfeits
of the value Of sl,OOO. 900 were found
when the officers raided the place.
While in Argentine DelnoCe engraved
the plates for the currency there, ana