The evening times., 1897-05-26
MURDERED BY HIS FRIEND.
Robbed of Wife and Children and
Then of Life.


New Orleans, May ga negro passing
near Kenner, eighteen miles above here,
saw the body of a man bob up in the
Mississippi River and then disappear just
in front OF the levec.
The negro notified the authorities, aid
an Investigation was at once made The
bobbing was soon explained grind
stone had been attached to the neck OF
the body with rope of the kind used on
shipboard, evidently with the purpose of
keeping it under water, but the rope was
long enough to let the corpse come to The
surface.
The dead man was apparently about
forty years old, well dressed, and evil
IDENTIFY well to do. He had been murdered
by being struck Oh the head. A grin,lstone
had then been attached to the neck, and
the body thrown overheard by soiie pass
ing craft Instead, of sinking, the flood
current carried body and grindstone TO
the willow copse, where they were
found a letter in Italian was founl in
the clothing, and that gave the clew To
the murdered mans identity. When the
latter was brought to New Orleans. the
whole story soon, unraveled itself, eX-
cept the details of how the murder was
committed
The murdered man was Clarence De-
lielio, a well-to-do and reputable Italian
OF New Orleans, a, dealer in straw goods
and manufactures of baskets and similar
articles. Delielio came to New orleans
year ago from Atlantic city, N j. He
lived before that in New York. He was
happily married and had three daughters,
He was an American citizen.
few weeks ago he brought over to
America an old schoolmate and companion,
Francesca Cavcatero, who had not Jared
well in the old country, and he gave Fran
cesco quarters in his house and loaned him
money. Ten days ago DelieliO awoke to
find the following note on his table:
You old fool. / have eloped with your
wife, your children and your money. You
need not follow for you will never see
them again. She thinks me better man
than you.
FRANCISCO CAVCATERO"
The letter was true The clipping wife
had helped herself to $500 other husbands
money and carried off the girls. Instead of
adopting the Italian mode or revenging IN
insult and starting after the eloper with
n stiletto, Clarence pursued the Anglo
Saxon method of revenge. He visited
lawyer and at once began divorce proceed
ings and went TO the chief of police and tele
graphed to other cities, particularly TO
New York nd Brooklyn, to arrest Cavcatero
and the wife and children upon their ar
rival. The police in New York and Brook
lyn were unable to make the arrest, as
Cavcatero was not seen there Antic-
pating the action OF the husband, he re-
manned near New Orleans.
On Saturday DelieliO was informed that
his children had been seen here, an d he en-
ployed detectives TO investigate the case
On Sunday morning he received infouHa-
family, or at least the children, were Sc
creted IN one of the Italian settlements
on the coast, just above here. Sunday was
the last seen of him alive
On Sunday night ali Italian lugger was
seen near Kenner, and the next day the
tied to his neck, was found W here the luggcr
had passed. The murdered man the police
declared, was enticed upon the lugger on
the pretense thathe would be taken to " here
his children were, and was murdered some
time IL the night by hired men.
Crimes Of this kind Were frequent arncng
the Sicilian population of New Orleans
twenty yearsago when the trade of bravo
was a recognized profession. There is
suspicion that Deli helio's own money bought
the services of the men TO kill him .T-a.'-