The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-01-07
= I AM THE MALTA
PRIORl FEARS!"
Mrs. Garaguzi, Wife of
the Murdered Banker,
Swears She Will Kill
Convicted Slayer II He
Is Ever Freed.

Is Ever Freed.
been working for almost two
veavs for this mans death. Tic
nust diet lie knows I will XIII
tin II he ever. gets free. Will
20 to Sing sinG and meet hi" a."
be! eomes out:"
The widow OF vinccnzo GaraEuzs
graaped her bosom convu:sively. as
,houssa the excess OF her emotion were
stihing her. Her face was as white as
mat Of her husband on the early morn.
ing Of Dec. II. 1895. when he was shot
town on tho threshold OF their little
some at 1851: Broome street. And
lhere to-day she spoke to an Evening
World reporter OF Lorenzo Priorl. his
nurdercr. who was TO die to-day. bur
aas been respi,ed for twenty day. BY
Sow. Odell.
Her words came quickly and sharply,
unnine the one into the other in the
PASSIONATE outburst. And her little ten
tear-old daughter who had witnessed
0ne crime stood beside her and repeated
Ter words OF hate and vengeance In n
iweet. childish voice. This the mother
aid and this the child repeated:
II won't get PrioE's dirty blood on
ny hands. Jesus forbid! But will
dill him as he killed my vincenzo."
Then sho wcpt and clasped the child
o hor. kissing her on the face and hair.
Lived for Vengeance.
Mrs. Garaxuzi and her four children
occupy the nrst f1oor OF the house. Be-
fddes Carmen. the eldest. there Is Julio.
who Is nine: Dominica. six. and Cora
,hree. The ONCE Is the same ms the
murdered banker left II. II is covered
with dust. No ono has entered It since
/ was closed after the murder.
Mrs.. Gnragusi e thirty-Nve years old
snd comcly. She has supported herself
~ sewing. a.. outside OF a small amour.
4 Insurance. her husband left nothing.
But she has lived for one idea. ard
iven when her body faltcred has been
sustained and buoyed By it-revenEc.
2" She has instilled 1t into the min Is OF
Ter children. She has mingled It with
Ter prayers Mt night. II filled her
thoughts BY day. She Is deeply re.
,pected In the neiEhborhood. and among
hose who know her and knew her hus-
-sand there Is the bittcrest feeling
lEnin:: she .ea Esa got names for the
eetltlon on which the Governor granted
The respite.
The movement was undertaken by
Port Warden James T.. March. the Re-
publican leader OF the Sixth Assembly
District. and It Is clxitned that this fac:
,ad some weight at Albany. II Priori
. 'pardoned II Is probable tina. not only
sill his lie be forfeited. but one OF the
so;test district political Nights may re.
suit. Mrs. Garaguzl says that politics
Is at the bottom OF the effort to secure
Prior.'s freedom,
Not Mcmber Of Msas.
'.I'ricri." she continued. says that re
sd not kill my vincenzo and that he
sid not tell the name OF the murderer
Tor fear OF the Aiatia. That Is \ lie!
Ny husband was not a member OF the
Malta. He belonged to only two 80.
cietics-the Bankers Association and
the Ansafe.
II am poor woman. alone In the
world. cxccp, for my children. have
neither father nor mother. and since
vlacenzo's death I have worked" Here
she extended a slender hand. the fingers
OF which showed the needle marks in
her long hours OF toll In a tailoring es.
tablishmcn,.
Il have been making capes and coats
to support my children. and appeal to
all honest people for Justice.
II know who It Is that Prtort has
naned In his confession as the murderer.
1t 10 a brothcr-in.iaw. who is now In
Italy. lie sent him there. can't be.
llevc that AIR. 10 Barber, the Assis,an.
will sec this man go
free.
almost every week h.re / gone 10
the Observation-Disclosures ONCE ana asked
when Priori was to die. The time
seemed so long. feared he would
escape. They always told me no, 70
worry-jus. as though l could forget
that this man killed my husband as one
would Kill dog. am going TO the
once again to-day. to hear what Is the
truth.
What CsrDen Saw.
why. my little daughter saw Priorl
hre the shots that killed vincenxo. Si,aii !
not helnve my chiid7 l understand
what the petition Is for-it u for poll.
tdcs: for votes.
'skF. AaEch thinks the Italians will
stand by him while he Is getting the
oAfdon Of = man he suppo<es TO be In
GIRL WON'T LIVE At HOME. |