New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-16
ROMANCE OF ELLIS ISLAND
THE STORY OF MARIE CAsACELLTs TWO
LOVERS
SHE THOUGHT THE ABSENT ONES TWO BROTH
ERs HAD COME TO AvENGE HIM. But DIR.
sENNER CONCLUDES THAT THEIR PUR-
POSE is NO MORE WARLIKE THAN

POSE is NO MORE wARLIKE THAN
THAT or ESTABLISHING
PUsH-CART TRADE.
, word story OF alleged Sican vengeance comes
from Ellis Island and sharppolnted stilettos. beau
tiful women and mysterious and murderous secret
societies play their usual important part. Marie
Casacell according TO the story tod to the Ellis
Island officials left Messina with her father and
brother TO come to this country two years ago.
She u.s. of course beautiful Italian girl with soft
eyes and a peppery disposition, and only nineteen
wears old The family took a house at No 246
I-nion-ave BROOKLYN and the young woman was
soon the centre Of group OF devoted admirers
chief among whom in her favor. was Francisco
Macin a stOnecutter. and also the owner OF a
macaroni store factory. But Marie had left be-
hind in Sicily a lover to whom she had plghted
her troth and when her father her growing
attachment for Francisco, he grew wroth. for he
favored the absent lover and told Marie she must
be true 10 him. his name being. by-the-way, Ter
lazzo.
Marie laughed paternal advice and said she
would have him Of the macaroni store or none.
Then. according to Marie her father rose in his
wrath and swore he would sail for Italy and bring
back Terlazzo who would work Scilian justice upon
her and her lover. The old man kept his word, as
far as sailing concerned, and left New-Nork
six months ago.
The second act of this Italian drama opened on
Ellis Island Thursday with the North German
Lloyd steamship Vera in the offng. The dramatis
personae Marie her brother. Giuseppe and Vim
cenzO TerlaZzo the younger brothers OF the absent
over Ellis Island officials and gayly dressed Italian
immigrants. Marie had heard that the two Ter
lazZos were coming to New-York or the Vera, ana
she remembered her fathers oath. SO fearful for
the safety of herself and Francisco she FASTENED
to Ellis Island to have the avengers headed on;
The immigrants from the Vera had then landed
on the isand and among the first Marie met was
young Giuseppe, and exciting and Highly drama
tic conVersat ton full of strange Italian oaths ana
calculations, took pace bet cen them. Marie ac-
cused and Giuseppe protested Some of the oflcias
were attracted TO the scene, and Marie was taken
before Dr. Senner. to whom she tod her story. The
Ter,azzos protested that they had no Dloodthirsty
Intentions and came entirely on their own account
and not for Antonio. They gave as proof Of good
faith and intention to begin business In the chest
nut or fruit line, reference TO Frank Choarl,
No. ll6 Thompson-st Marie was not to be con-
WINGED. and begged that the two whom she termed,
among other things "brigands, be sent back to
the lemon groves of sunny Sicily. DR.. Senner de-
cided to s.eep over the matter and leave things in
statu quo for the moment. Yesterday the brother
OF Marie appeared at Ellis Island. and he was not
40 fearful Of the "brigands' was his sister: He
said the girl excited and he did not think the
Terlazzos had any bad intentions or had declared a
vendetta
SO it was decided to let the young men land.