Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
DEATH ENDS HER GRIEF.
Deserted by Her Lover, Maria Mancini
Takes Poison.
Enrico Corrado, Her Artist Lover,
Had Gone to Venezuela to Decor
ate Mansion for President
Crespo-His Love Cooled, His
Letters Ceased, and Maria De-
SPARED.

New York, January 1O.-Twenty-
year-old Maria Mancini killed herself
with poison to-day at her home, near
Wakefield. because she had been de-
serted by her artist lover. Her father,
Andrea Mancini, is an Italian who has
been in comfortable circumstances, if
not wealthy, in Italy. Then he met
with reverses, and came with his fam
lily to America to begin life over again.
At present he is engaged cutting
through and grading streets in the
Seton estate, near Wakefield and lives
in the old family mansion which was
known as Edenwald in its palmy days.
Now it is, outwardly at least, falling
into decay.
Maria had been well educated, and
until she met Enrico Corrado she had
! found few cOngenial comrades amid
| her new surroundings. COrrado was
introduced by her fathers friend,
! Gaetano Capone, Jr., an artist, who
| found a more certain income in deco
rating the rooms Of the wealthy than
in painting pictures. Two years ago
| Capone fell in with Enrico Corrado,
young man, well educated, and, like
himself. an artist. Almost immedi-
ately Enrco and Maria became lovers.
| Pretty soon they were engaged TO
marry and thereafter became almost
| inseparable companions.
They will make a handsome
! cOuDlP" their friends said.
In February last Corrado received
an offer from President Crespo, Of
Venezuela, who wanted his home,
"Mirahores, decorated and frescoed,
and was willing to pay generously for
the work.
"If Capone will accompany me will
accept the work." ne said.
"You will not return if you leave
me-" Maria cried, Il feel it so, and
nothing will convince me to the coz
trary."
Corrado tried to laugh her fears
away. talked the matter over to Ca
pone. and the two concluded to go.
they departed in the latter part Of
February.
For a time Maria received the most
loving and encouraging letters from
her lover. Then they suddenly ceased.
4 month had elapsed without bringing
letter when Capone returned with
ont his friend He had received an
order. he says, to decorate Governor
Morton's house at Rhinecliff, but he
did not secure the work. Maria told
him that Corrado had ceased TO write
10 her. Capone wrote to him. He got
no answer. and Maria wrote with no
better success.
He has found another girl there"
Maria said. but CapOne had seen
nothing while in Venezuela which
would point to that conclusion.
About four weeks ago Maria made
another attempt to induce her re-
creant lover to send some word. She
received no reply.
To-day Capone went early to the
house to spend the day Maria's par
/ ents had both gone out. Maria was
pale and i'll.
1T is nothing" she said. 81 have
been in some pain, but | shall be bet
| ter soon
She grow worse. however, and
nrettv scer ,t-s obliged to return to
her room. She had been there fifteen
minutes. perhaps, when Capone heard
her moaning and found her violently
/ i'll.
Drs. Cakes and Van Fleet came and
worked hard to save the girls life.
She had taken a quantity of Paris
green. At noon her parents returned,
and early in the evening it was seen
that the girl was dying. She died
about ten p. N.
Two letters we're found beside the
Gun from which she drank the poison.
They were written in Italian. One APP
parently meant for her parents. read
I as translated:
Forgive me. I am tired Of living.
Do not trouble any one after my
death. alone am TO blame
The other was directed to Enfieo
Corrado. Translated. it read: 81 die.
adieu. Hereafter viii you be punish
ed. having caused my death.
SHORT CHANGE RACKET.