Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-25
FOUGHT FOR HIS BRIDE
Rosa's Father Wouldn't Give
 Her Up to Her Husband.
GUARDED HER WITH A SHOTGUN.

Frank Ferraro and His Troubles With His
 Fathrr-in-iAw Reused the Whole Italian
 Colony of Axensiaie, V. J.-The Groom
 Must Now Pay RoundIy For His Bride.
 NEWARK. N. J.. Sept. 2a.-when Al.
 Herman Cornelius Flynn of Now York
 married pretty Rosa MontaIto and Frank Ferraro in the city hall in that city on Thursday of last week. he knew not what trouble he was making for them. Their homes are in Avondale. N. J., few miles north of Newark, wherc there is quite n large and prosperous colony of Italians. most of whom arc employed in the quar- rics.
 Rosa and Frank had carried on long and secret eourtship. for the young wom- ans parents were averse to her marriage to young Ferraro. Tho couple met at the
 Essex station by appointment on Thurs day and wont to New York. They found
 Alderman Flynn in the city hall, and he performed a civil marriage ceremony.
 When 1t was over. they took in the sights
 of the city and then went back to Avon dale. They didn't announce their we'd ding and went to their respective homes. Ferraro wont tu the Moutaito homo on Sunday to claim his bride and father in-law's blessing. He got neither, but in.
 stead was unceremoniously thrown out of the house, for when Rosa's father saw tho certificate of marriage he declared that 1t was mo good, :" became wild with rago
 and refused to allow his daughter to leave
 the house. She pleaded with him at first.
 but his anger was so great that she be- came frightened and retired to her room. Drove the uusbtnd Away. Thon her father summoned n number of friends, and Ferraro did the same. and for several minutes therc was a lively fight in front of the house. the father and his friends finally succeeding in driving
 tho young husband and his supporters i away.
 Ferraro went beforo Justice of the Peace Post and requested that ccnstablcs bo sent to the Montalto house to take for. ! cible possession of his wife and restore her to him. Tho justice declined to do this and refused to issue any papers in
 the case, but said he would summon the bride and her father before him and in
 vestigato tho matter. Montalto kept the bride a prisoner in his house all night Sunday and yesterday and had several i friends with him. all ready to repel by q vigorous Use Of axes and firearms any
 attempt by Fcrraro and his friends to 1 capture her
 Ferraro. accompanied by his father and
 several others, made frequent trips to the Montalto house but each time was met l by n show of arms Oncc during the after
 noon, however, the young husband man. 1 aged to catch his bride sitting alone at an 1 upper window. She was weeping bitter 1 ly. but ceased when he called to her and ] warned him 10 keep away.
 Her father she also told her husband. l told her he would kill her If she attempt ! ed to leave the house. Just then Fcrraro was discovered and had to seek refuge in [ his fathers house.
 1 Ctubbed Father and Mother. Mir. and Mrs. Fcrrarn, mother and fa.
 ther of the bridegroom, went to the Mon 1 talto house to make terms of peace with
 tho brides irats father Montalto was immovable. however, and as Ferraro con.
 tinued to argue in his sons behalf and
 refused to go away Genevie Pulato struck ! him on the head with :. neavy club IL ] knocked him down, but Pulato continued 1 to beat him. Mrs Ferraro attempted to l shield her husband, and she too, was 1 ciubbt Il
 Pulato finally desistcd. and then the 1 Ferraros wont before Justice Post and had ! a warrant issued for his arrest. It was
 given to Constable John Adams. who
 caught him after n long chase He was 1 held without bail. It is said he was q
 rival of young FCrraro.
 ] Muntaito sat on his doorstep until late l last night with gun and an ax. He
 finally listened to tho entreatics of the Ferraros. however. and agreed to surren der his daughter If her husband would i pay the cost of her passage from Italy and for her board and clothing since her ar rival In America thrce years ago