The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
BURGLARS IN SOUTH ORANGE DRIVEN OFF
BY PET DOGS LEFT ALONE IN HOUSE.
LOVER TOO ARDENT
BLACK HAND THREATS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN MADE.
Katie Palmieri, Pretty italian Girl Liv-
ing in Orange. Accuses Mariana
Pastore in Police Court.

Badly frightened by the mention OF the
dread Black Hand" which is among her
people the synonym Of seriou trouble.
Katie Palmieri. a pretty. dark-eyed Itnlian
girl Of II years. vino lives at rs Central
place. Orange. has made pathetic appeals
TO the Orange police and Judiciary for pro-
lection during the past few days. Con-
fronted by an arduons lover. in the person
Of 23-year-old Mariana Pastore, of 1872
Hickory street that city, she made an in
eneetual attempt TO swear TO a complaint
against the young man before Judge
Joseph b. Bray IN the Orange Police Court
today Lack OF witnesses to the demand
alleged 10 have been made by her lover
that she elope with him this afternoon was
the reason given by the court for refusing
to take a complaint at this time, and the
girl promptly announced she would stay
IN the house this afternoon, and avoid the
i%nsistent Nooer. whom she feared. The
court told her 1t was not necesA ry, as she
could get an escort on her way o %crk at
the time her lover ordered her to be ready
to go away with him, and the judge adr>
vised her to go along the street. and. if
bothered again, to let the authorities know
of the fact.
Police Sergeant Daniel Leary bristled at
the suggestion of an escort needed in
broad daylight for a girl in the streets of
Orange and made a remark to that effect,
but smothered his feelings and tod the
girl If bothered TO see the people on his
side of the house-the police officers. The
girl accepted the suggestions of waiting
for another passionate outburst, after IN
forming the newspapermen of her recent
experiences. and went home with her
mother to await the next move.
Miss Palmieri is a pretty brunette, and
from her accurate English and lack of
dialect showed her Americanism. She told
Judge Bray she had reported to Acting
CHIEF John Drabell her experiences, and
he had suggested making a complaint.
Chief Drabell delegated Sergeant Leary, In
his absence to take care of the girls
case. She told her story in a simple way
to his honor, the court, and in substance 1t
was as follows:
across from the girls home. She began
speaking TO him when passing every day
and last week while with a companion,
Joseph Pate, of 376 Sixth avenue, this
city, Pastore urged an elopement.
Il would not dishonor my family in
such a way and would not marry except
ing I'm the right way was the reply of
the girl.
The youth then announced he would get
her to go away by other means than per
that the BLACK Hand could take a hand
in the case and change. her opinion about
going away. Thu girl, frightened, told the
police and RETAINED, because of her
fathers exeitable nature, from acquaint-
ing him with the threat. When the young
fellow accosted her again on Saturday
and gave her up TO this afternoon to make
up her mind, stating the hour he would
expect her to go. she became thoroughly
frightened and her trip to- the police court
today with her scared mother was the
sequel.
The girl explained to the court she was
the eldest of half a dozen or so children.
WA this young man you lover?" asked
Judge Bray.
No was the quick answer. "I never
kept company with any young man."
The court assured the young girl he
would look after any attempts made 10
| bother her and told her to walk along the
street and not notice the ardent Mariana,
and II he persisted in his threats to no.
tify the police.
Haven't you a sister or brother to go
TO work with your said the court.
why, they go to school," was the re-
ply. The girl then went home to await
the next action of Pastore.