The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-17
GIRL BRIDE IS HELD
PRISONER IN ROOM
Locked Up Without Food or
Water by Her Jealous
Husband.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s-When 1s-year-
old Dora Savastano. belle of the Italian
colony in Macdougal street, married
Carlo Mascara she thought that her fu-
ture happiness was assured. for Mascara
was handsome and earned good wages In
Fifth avenue tailor's shop.
Her dreams were rudely shattered,
however, for two days after their we'd
ding Mascara returned TO their home In
room in rear of the tenement at i16
West Thirty-uinth street and brought
out two large padlocks which he had
purchased. One Of them he fastened TO
the docr and the other to the window
Of the room. From chat time until he
was arrested he kept his bride a prs-
oner daily from Z o'clock in the morn
ing until s o'clock at night. Her only
companion was Rose. her husbands g.
year-old niece. The prisoners had no
water TO drink and nothing TO eat for
days at time. From June 13 until the
other night Mrs. Mascara had been out
OF the room only once. Then the neigh
bors, learning Of the treatment she was
being subjected to, complained to the
Gerry society and two OF It's agents res
cued her and arrested mascara.
Mascara had been counting the girl for
several months before he married her.
All the Italians on the block where she
lived with her brother knew that IL was
love match But the marriage took
place suddenly. One day, about six
weeks ago, he ran into his 6ancee's room
and cried,
Come, Dora: we get married"
Expresses His Jealousy.
why, what's the matter2" the girl
asked In surprise.
"Ah." said the lover, IL jes' been W
to tn brber's. Mike Reppetti. He says
he loves you
The girl insisted that she cared moth.
ing for the barber.
Yes" Mascara continued, but I see-a
Giuseppe. the man who keeps the fruit
stand He loves you too"
Miss Savastano replied that that was
nonsense.
The girl finally yielded to Mascaros en-
treaties and they went to Commissioner
OF Deeds Domonico De Chicchio, at s22
Macdougal street, and were married,
Then Mascara hurried with his bride to
their new home without letting anybody
In Macdougal street know where they
were going.
Their first two days OF welded life were
happy ones, Mascara went to work as
usual In the morning and returned at his
regular hour in the evening. On the
third morning, however, he produced the
padlocks and prepared to lock the
girls In.
what's that for?" the frightened
bride asked
That's for the man with the big mus
tache," her husband answered
Are you crazy?" the girl cried. why,
my friends don't even know whore we
are" Mascara without answering went
out and locked the door after him.
Carlo" the wife screamed Are you
going to keep me locked up all day."
Yes" he replied through crack in
the door.
Neighbors to the Rescue.
That night when Mascara returned his
wife begged him not to lock the door
again, but instead Of needing her he went
down town, got his 5-year-old niece,
Rose, and Installed her on bed on the
floor. Then each morning as he went
out to work he locked the two girls In
the room, leaving them without food OF
water,
few days ago some Of the neighbors
became suspicious They had heard from
Mnscaro that he WAS married, but they
had never seen his bride by daylight.
They investigated and on Thursday
woman occupying nearby tenement
called to the imprisoned bride and asked
her why she didn't come out and meet her
neighbors.
Mrs. Mascara told her she was locked
IN The neighbor notified the Gerry So
ciety and Agents Fogarty and Butts were
sent to the house, After talking with
the wife through the door they sat down
and waited for Mascara When he came
in they arrested him and released his
wife and niece.
In the West Side court Magistrate
Steinert held the man in 5000 bail for
further examination. Mrs. Mascara re-
turned to her brother in Macdougal
street.