New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-22
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
vITRO ROMANO SHOOTS HIS WIFE DOWN
IN THEIR DINGY MOTT-sT. ROOMS.
HE WAS LATE IN RETURNING HOME FROM HIS
WORK. AND SHE. BECOMING FRIGHTENED.
HAD GONE FOR HIS BRoTHER-FlNDING
THEM TOGETHER THE HUSBAND
KILLS THE INNOCENT WOMAN
WITHOUT A WORD.


WITHOUT WORD.
Within the shadow OF Police Headquarters
woman was shot down early yesterday morning py
her Jealous husband She died in dirty room Oh
the fourth floor OF No 2S9 Mott-st. Two hours
afterward the murderer, with his revolver III MS
pocket coolly walked past the policeman on duty
and the authorities still looking for him IN
vain.
Annie Romano the murdered woman. was only
twenty years old. Vtro, her husband Is t"eh!
three years old. Both OF Italian pareh'ase'
but were born in NewYork. The husband was
until Yesterday morning employed In the street.
Cleaning Department. The motive for the crime
was jealousy and 1t was only two weeks ago uia'
Romano assaulted with axe a man wHom ne
suspected Of making love 10 his wite' oh lhuia
day night when he went to work, ne tou HIS
wife that if he should not be at home on time
she would better go to the house OF MS oro'he''
petro Barthodi at No. 26 Prince-st, and inquire
for him Annie promised that she would anu
kissed her husband affectionateiy goodpy
Ie was not seen again in the neighborhood until
shortly after o'clock in the morning Iheh Il
comrade named James Da King met him waking
quickly homeward =,
"I have been working hard he said; now
am going to go to bed and have long rest
HE HEARD THE FATAL SHOT
Romano turned the corner to go into his tenement
hons nd
heard a shot behind him Turning round, ne saw
Vitro Romano walk quickly around the corner ana
M Uouston-st in the direction of Broadway lhsre
was nothing hurried excited in his gait 30 'ha' d.
first Da King did not connect him IN any way WIN
the shot he had falntly heard from that dNec'o"'
Policeman Muller. OF the Mulberry-st. station
was coming along from Broadway, and Da kihs
noticed that as Romano passed the officer ne nodded
a civil gOOd-morn.ng 10 hlm , - ...h-, an,
from "'lIIt Wottst lie saw the officer and pointing to
the disappearing form Of Romano . 'noHiea Weman
Muller started after the escaping man Romano
however had heard the shout and took 20 ms nesIs,
He crossed Broadway and disappeared IN the MAJ %
NJ nuiet streets beyond Giving up the chasr a,
hopeless. Muller went to LOOK tor the ,alrs INJURED
anartment he found Mrs Romano dying 4 bullet
had penetrated heT naGk beens DoM "e nernay She
had already became unconscious. and she dleh ie"
minutes before o'clock without haVlhs spoken
STORY OF THE MURDER.
The story Of the shooting and It's apparent
cause were told to the police by Petro Baritone
,ba stop-brother of the murderer. About $3.50 a. m
Mrs Romano had come to his house in Prlnce-st'.
"a she had arranged with her husband and asked
whore he was Baritone told her that he mad not
seen Vitro and offered to go with her IN searcn rc,
~ hin, They went out together, ana nrst wen.
back TO the Mottsi. apartments 70 see whether ne
hd back in h he[ draTed Nroo @ VSe coppen
little boy who staying with her to Sbs% t1eK ,bsS S
door on the inside lie was sd 10 rp through the
anartnent OF the next door neighbor and CHINO III
through Inc window by way OF the nre-escape. .
Ns Hartone and his slster-n-aw stood togetnei
| IN The room questioning the boy as 10 wheinel
ponano had been home. some one trea the uooi
from the outside and fndng it locked knocked
loudly for admitiance. Baritone opened H. anu vi
tho threshold stood the missing husband III.
lie looked from his wife to mis- brother. ana hls
face paed Then strlding into the room without W q
v.orI he drew his revolver. and. graspihg ms WIZ
~, Tho arm cooked IT, She gave little scream
az oy,d trtod IN run away, but she did so ne rred
The bullet struck her III ''e ""'" anu w
Rartone and the boy Nicolo fearing to De tne
next victims fed into adjoining ROOM anu pe
sore ,hev had recovered their senses the murderer
had escaped He is described as peng OF nsJu liub,
height and OF brown compiexlon ne ftsr NE oIirs
s,niv rnustache and walks with a pecuiar quich'
erkv movement His street-cleanins uhliorlh COO, con
yyists of a brown straw hat and thlcK bldck Coa'
u,ith the initials Of the New-fork street CeiimS :
nnnartment on the lapel rough Goth trousers ana
brogan shoes