Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-01
BBRARDINELLI CONFESSES
Upon Reaching Albuquerque the Muir
derer Weakens and Tells officer
Carson That He Killed His
Wife with a Razor.
HE CUT HER THROAT WHILE IN BED
Particulars Of this Revolving Crime AS
Related by the Cowardly As
sassin Himself.

Sheriff Kinsell returned from Albu-
querqne this morning, bringing with him
Camilo Berardinelli. On the car coming
home Rerardinelli made confession of
the whole matter to Mr.. Kinsell, and the
confession was taken down 10 writing by
Mr.. G. F. Fowler, who sat in the seat be-
hind.
Berardinelli said he killed his wife, and
his confession, in substance is as follows:
On Monday night he went to the house of
Garcia, where she expected to remain I'M
til the next morning and induced her to
return home with him. This was about
$50 O'Clock. After reaching home he
took his little boy to his brothers home,
and on returning found his wife suffering
| from the toothache and it was quite late
before they retired. On going to bed he
| occupied the side next to the wall, and
| for some time afterwards they "talked
and talked and talked" About O'Clock
| he raised up and with razor cut her
| throat; she sprang out of bed and tried
to find the door, and in that effort
smeared the walls and floor and every.
thing she came in contact with blood.
Berardinelli got out of bed, caught his
wife and struggle followed. In this
fight he lost the handle of the razor, but
he threw her down and, placing pillow
over her head, held her until death
came.
Berardinelh has not told what took
place from the time his wife's death oc'
Cured until o'clock in the morning,
but it is evident from the appearance Of
the rooms, that he lighted lamp and
went into the kitchen, where he washed
the blood from his hands and face and
made preparations for leaving.
At o'clock Berardnelli started for
Cerrillos, walking across the country,
taking with him the bloody blade of the
razor a double barrelled shot gun and 20
rounds of ammunition. On reaching
| Cerrillos he remained in hiding until
the south bound passenger train Tuesday
night.
As stated in the New MEXICAN of
yesterday, DR.. Palmer, of Cerrillos, got of
the train just as Berardinelli stepped on
board. DR.. Palmer recognized him, and re-
turned to the car, and as chance would
have it found Marshal Fornoff, of Albu.
queroue, who had been in Cerrillos that
afternoon searching for man who had
burglarized a house in his city the night
before. The doctor at once informed
Marshal Fornoff of the murder and told
him that the murderer was on the train
and volunteered to 60 through the car
| to help find him. search was at once
begun, and Berardineili was found IN
seat with his hat down over his eyes
pretending to be asleep. Marshal For
noff sat down beside him, secured the
shotgun and then raised the hat, reveal
ing beyond doubt the features Of the
man wanted. Berardinelli was searched
and in his pockets were found the cart
ridges for the shotgun and ticket for
Socorro, while on the seat under him was
the bloody razor blade, which he had
placed there in an attempt to hide it
from Mr. Fornoff.
On the train Beradinelli denied all
knowledge of his wife's death, or that he
knew anything of the crime, but on
reaching Albuquerque he confessed to
Officer Carson that he committed the muir
| der. When he was taken to jail thor
ough examination was made of his per-
son and clothing, and his underwear was
found to be almost dripping with blood.
When Sheriff Kinsell reached Albuquer.
que, he was told of the confession, but until
the train was taken for Santa Fe Berardi-
nelli would say nothing, and then he
again weakened and told the whole story.
This is not the first time Berardinelli
has been in trouble. About two years
ago he got into dispute with Captain
j. A. Armstrong at the Cochiti ferry in
Bernalillo county and attempted to kill
the captain, shooting at him once before
anyone could interfere. For this he was
indicted and arrested, but the case was
settled by Berardinelli's pleading guilty
to an assault; and he was fined 1875 and
costs by Judge Collier, which he paid
Camilo Berardinelli was born in Naples,
Italy, about SO years ago, and came to
America in 1874 or 1875. For eleven
years he lived in this city, but for two
years past he has been in Albuquerque
where he was employed by the A. & p.
road as a car cleaner in the shops. When
he first went to that city he took his fami-
ly, but about year ago his wife and chill.
dren returned to Santa Fe. A few days
ago he came home, and that visit termi-
mated in his wife's murder, jealousy be-
ing the motive for the crime.
The preliminary hearing of Berardl-
nelli will be held before Justice Garcia on
Monday.
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