Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-30

According to BOrcla the man says that he distinctly saw Cataldo put his hand quickly into his breast pocket when the woman approached, and that few mo- ments before while Cataldo was sitting at the table in the saloon with him, he had seen the handle of what seemed to be a stiletto protruding from the pocket. Whether Cataldo succeeded in drawing the knife or what became of it the witness does not know, but he positively asserts that what he says is true.
 The Story of the Murder.
 His story is substantially as follows
 'CataldO and were sitting at table in front of the bar on the morning of the tragedy. He was bad fellow, but he was an excellent customer. He was usually 8 reckless dare devil and let nothing worry him. On that morning, however, noticed that he appeared to be considerably exCit- ed. His face looked troubled, and he was noticeably nervous.
 ''Then as he sat down at the table and his coat spread apart l could plainly see a stiletto sticking out of an inside pocket. It was an ugly looking instrument, and with that and the unnatural expression on my companion's face began to feel anxious, but something kept me from say ing anything about 1t to him. A thing which soon made out tU be a handbook protruded from one of his pockets, and that, too, added to my curiosity,
 We had been playing cards and drink ing but q short time when in marched Maria. She had all the, appearance of a crazy woman. Coming up to Cataldo and looking straight into his eyes, she said 'Cataldo, you shall not leave me and go back to Italy. You have ruined me, and you must marry me, as you promised you would. I know you are getting ready to go away, and you have your handbook there in your pocket, and you know how you have been acting at home. Twill nev- CT let you go until you have married me-
 "She was talking on in this way when all of sudden her old mother came in and pitched into Cataldo. She said: "'I've been hunting you long time, and now I have found you and demand of you to marry my daughter. If you go away and leave her without marrying her, shc will have to lead Q life of shame: Marry her and then go if you wilt The Mothers Plea. "'1 cannot marry her now. I have nO money, and to have wedding we would have to have fine dresses; replied Cataldo 1 To this the mother replied that she did i not care for fine dresses. All she wanted was to have him marry her daughter and save her from shame.
 "Cataldo later showed that he had money by offering Maria 8 sum if she would let him alone and not ask him tC marry her. This angered her. I begged Catisldo to go with Maria out of the sa l loon.
 "'Oh never mind her, he said. 'She'i crazy Come, let's finish our game.' l ''We played on for awhile, and still Ma ria pleaded. Finally Cataldo got up ahe started to go toward the door. Maria i'm mediately jumped in front of him and said
 No, you shall not go. You cannot g back to Italy. I will follow you all day will follow you all the time until yol marry me-
 "He pushed her aside, and before real ized what was happening she was hacking | at Cataldo's throat with the razor. :"
 The man said he had hid because h. was afraid that if he went to court ant told his story he might be thought on ac complice of the murderess and dealt witt harshly.