Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-03-17
IT WAS FATAL.
Miguel Morelli Shoots and Kills
Celestino Pasquenille.
PARTICULARS oY THE CRIhE.

~ the deadly bullet, C.lrr,ino Pa.,,,,..
nile. sfter lingering In intense agony for
about eighteen hours, now lice corI-e
Immediately after two shots hal echo.
ssi from the small tailor establishment,
sixx soRELLI
ran out ~ the building with the smoking
revolver In his hand. and crossed ave,
tn the other sh. II the street. running
into the arms ~ Policeman Mason anil IN
claiming In an excited manner.
| "IHAyE KILLED A NAN"
| The matter was hastily investigated by
the officer, Aft-r which Oh. young self.
confessed murderer Was marched otf L.
the city jail.
by this time y larg, crowd had congre.
gated Al the shop. and u messsnger wen,
with all haste after n physician, Dru.
winslow and wrth arriving In the or.
der named and As soon az J,neuible
WHEN they arrived the wounded Ccles.
tino had been
PLACID rruS A SOFA
aud was surrounded 10y u Morrlli aud
several more ~ his Italian friends. The
doctors examined the wound and found
tina, the deadly missile hal cut the righ,
nipple in two and ploweh Itself into III.
breast A small stream ~ blud flowed
from the little hole. but he WAS
HLKKDISG INTERNALLY,
~ the doctors announced that the shu,
would prove fatal, AMI all they could do
was to -aae the suii-rings II the wound.
ell man and trust Ia Providence tina, the
bullet hal not penetrated sorne vital
spo, and that the internal blceiing wou id
coan. with favorable chances for life.
Cele-tino. however, was gradually
growing weak and ~ Justice Burke was
present AN
ASrI.AuRTkS STATEMENT
was taken. The wounded man was
asked a few pu"s,iuns. which he answer.
ed in low, scarcely audible tones, and
said that he was shot by Miguel
Morelli."
At this junctur-,
FATHER AKTHris,
pastor Il the Church II the immaculate
Conception, was sent Tor and un arriving.
ster requesting every person IA leave
the presence of ia. wounded man. he all
ninisteied the extreme Junction ~ the
church. lie made confession Ia the
reverend father, which, II course, in n
church secret
The doctors wc~ again called "a the
eide ~ the wounded man, anl amer al.
inlnistering
HYroDKRsiC INJECTIONS
l-f' word n keep him NJ uuir, ~ Is~-
sible and let no one attemp, to remove
him 10 his own room.
ID. Mor-lli. uncle IL the murderer, was
then seen by the reporter. and he stated
that he Wal working At the rear bench IN
the shop,
CsLhsriso SITTING IN A CHAM
alongside " the sewing machine, when
the latter said something To Mike, who
was standing 10 the partition door Ia
slight frame partition running midway i
the ruom). whereupon Mike
| rlRED TWO aRors,
one Of which struck Celestino. H.. al..I
stated that Mike had besu acting queer.
~ for the past few days, and he though,
he was unhaiance,i in mind.
Toney Morelli. u bright little son Of ID
Morlli. and who understands English,
said that Celestino remarked Ia Mike. ~
b. came up 10 the partition entrance.
''HkLLo, rHERA. PROFESSOR"
laughing a. he said the words. when
Mike pulled his revolver and bred. at the
same time answering back, Don't you
call me professor there are lots of tel.
lows like you who are trying Ia run me
'at IL town" "hike then left the store, -
continued Toney. ION . run"
The above interview II Toney's wa,
eorroborated later on by tho
yousa srRpKskR
at the city jail, who reiterated To Marsha
Doid that he objected 10 being called pro.
fsssor. and had on several occasions re.
questei Celertino to cease giving him such
a title
WHO M IA.
Mike Morelli left Albuquerque . it'll,
over three years ago, working quite
time In Denver, then In Ban Francisco am
IRON there wen, TO Prescott. FROM whicl
place he returned to this city about tire,
weeks ago. Tie has always borne gos
reputation, 10 educated. enjoys . quie
disposition. and some II his Italian iriend
advance the theory that Temporary insan
ny brought, about by peculiarly sentative
nature, CAUSED him IA do the shooting
He has been here, with the exception a
the absence spoken II. since September
1881. coming over from Lucca, Italy, witt
his uncle, d Morelli. Mike Ia Abou, y
years old
rHs nAS KILLED.
The murdered man. Celesiino Pas'lue
, nile. was horn and raisssi near Lncca
Italy. and was IS years OLD. He came 4
: Albuquerque in 1885. but worked princi
!, pally at III. smeitsr and In the mines q
Han Pedro. For the past year or % b
has been doing old jobs around the city
anil had charge ofP Frank 4 Co's. a
!, loon In the siivs building on Tijeras ave
:. nue. in the Highlands, His frieads inior,