The Washington times., 1907-04-08
Thief RObS Bride-EIect
OF Her Jewels
Also.
Mrs. M. FamigIiettl's
Wedding Feast
Halted.

Robbing the bride-eIect of a certis
fed check for $4,000, several hun
dred dollars worth of jewelry, and
a deed for property valued at 1000,
one of the guests at the entertain
ment to celebrate the coming we'd
ding of Mrs Mary Torrillo Fami-
glietti, Of 3i4 Fifth street north
east fed from the house last night,
after setting fire TO the home IN an
effort to cover up all trace Of his
theft.
Had it not been for the cries Of a
two-year-old baby. who was IN a room
adjoining the one in which the incen-
| diary attempted his work, It IS prob
able that Michael Torrillo's home would
/ be II ruins today.
| Mrs. FaEliglietti was 70 have beer
married the later part of this week. and
as is customary among Italians OF
means. Mieheal was giving a series OF
receptions and parties for his daughter.
Last night the house was cleared for
/ a dance and supper. Carpets We're taken
OF the floors and two guitar players
had been engaged 10 furnish music.
Fire Is Discovered.
Jtlst when the festivities were at their
1 hight. a baby. which one of the guests
hat put 10 bed on the second floor, woke
Up and began to cry. The father went
upstairs. and discovered fire in Airs
/ FamighIiettis roors. Grabbing the chilo
/ in his arms, he rushed downstairs and
| informed the others that the house was
on fire. IT was only a small blaze, how
1 ever. and vas easily eXtinglIished with
i a few buckets Of water. The FIRE had
been started in a pile OF clothing be-
hind the trunk containing the check and
/ other Yaluables.
Mrs Famigiiett made an Investigation
and found the key 10 the trunk in the
lock. She had left it in the pocket Of
her coat, which she had hung in a ward
robe before coming downstairs.
Money and Diamonds Gone.
Opening the trunk. she found that the
check was missing and also the property
deed. A further investigation disclosed
the fact that two diamond rings and a
diamond brooch valued at 500 were also
gone.
! When the robbery was reported to the
police, Inspector BoardTaan detailed
Central Office Detective Grant and De
tective Oriani. the Italian member OF
the force, on the case Police of the
Ninth precinct are also working on tha
case. but up 10 noon today they had
been unable to obtain any clue 20 the
identity Of the thief.
Check Was Indorsed.
Saturday Mrs. FamigHetti told her
brother she was nervous about keeping
the check in the house. He advised
her to put the money in a banks After
I .a-r
town. but. as it was after banking
hours, she vas obliged to return to her
home with the money still in her pos
session.
1T vii be all right until Monday"
she tOk her brother.
The detectives learned that they were
about twenty persons in the house when
the FIRE was discovered. So far they
have been unable 20 ascertais that
lany one was seen either going s,p or
down stairs, except the Italian whose
baby was crying.
de -gas gone less than a minute, snd
absolutely no suspicion is attached 10
his actions,
Thief Knew the House.
The police are certain that the rob
berry was the work of some one familiar
with the house, and that the person
had actual knowledge that the valu-
abIes were IN the trunk So carefully
had Mrs. Famiglietd guarded her secret
that she was unable 70 give the name
Of any one outside the immediate Family
that had any knowledge Of her lottery
winnings.
Frustrated over the loss OF her money,
Mrs. Fanligiietti is confined to bed in
| her brothers home, and denies herself
/ TO all callers. According 10 the story
/ she told the police, she had purchased
| lottery tickets several times and lost
about four years ago she had a dresm.
I'm which a certain combination Of ng-
4 1Tes stood out prominently.
Dream Combination Won.
Taking all the money IN her possess
/ sion, she sought out the agent OF a lot
/ terry company the next day. and played
the numbers she had seen in the dream.
The combination. she says. won, net
/ ting her $4,000. II was the last time
she ever played.
! Working on the theory that the iob
] was done by some one who came 20
/ the house II the guise of a guest the
| detectives this morning questioned an
the Italians that visited the place last
i J. 4. Small & Sons, Florists,