The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-01
MURDERER STABS TWO WO-
MEN THEN KILLS
HIMSELF. tsss;.,..-g
s5ts 4
Vengeance Of Tilted Lover-Wo-
man Carrying Her. Babe Falls
From Her Arms on Red.
Hot Steve-Other1 1Newe.s

iignoni, to avenge the persistent re-
fusal Of his attentions, went to the
lhome of Arturo Bignani, 4o2 Wa
tier street, this morning. stabbed to
death his: wife, Guilia Bignani;
stabbed and perhaps fatally wound
led Anna Vlsmera, her mother, and
then killed himself. .s.l.l31 ,
| Savignoni went to the place at 9
fo'clock, this morning. Entering the
house from the street, he crossed the
hallway and suddenly appeared in
| the kitchen, where were Guilia Big
mani, her mother, Annia tVismara,
and her two children, a 3-year-old
!, boy and an infant. 81.
1 Emerging from the house, Savig-
noni hurried TO- the Davis drug
Estore, Third and Everett streets,
iWhere Arturo Bignani, husband OF
1.-The murdered woman, is employed.
Detectives believe be went there to
finish the determination of the fam
lily by the murder Of Bignani, but
Ilwas deferred by the crowd in the
,store.
II Reaching the place, he shook
hands with a friend, excused him.
self and returned to rear part oi
1.-THE store. An.hour later a clerk,
becoming suspicious at his 'prolong.
lea absence, went to vestigate.q Sa:
| vighori. was found lying upon The
floor with q 32rcalibre revolver By
/ his side. There was q small, pow
4 der-marked hole in his temple. Or
their arrivalspolice officers discov.
Tered that he was still alive and re.
4 moved him to- Coed Samaritan hos,
pital, where he died two hot1rs la
ter - So -'.s$ss u ;FSss5ss-
The dual aud perhaps triple trag
edy was The result .of. Sayignoni'
persistent attentions to the woman
Neighbors declare that they, Wer,
first acquitted in Italy. and Their
Sayignoni began 10 show his admir-
ations for the giri.s Hee continued
them on their arrival in this .coun
try, and did not desist after he
marriage to Arturo Bignani. 70
The elder was preparing break
fact while her daughter, held tn
infant In. her arms, The little boy
who is mute, was playing on, th
5 floor. 81 ~ ~ ii
Quickly closing the door behip'
E him Savignoni sprang toward th
younger womna. AS he advances
he drew a long stileto from a scah
board and plunged 1t hilt deep int
her breast She screa med and stae
gered back, dropping the baby
which fell upon the stove. Fl
drew out the knife and raised I
again. Keeling the woman reache
the door aud stumbled down stall
way, trying vsinly to escape. Sh
L rem shdrt distance and fell prom
upon the sidewalk, expiring almol
instantly 5a. '. :atE Is o.
Startled by the sndden attac
land the scream of her daughte.
the elder woman turned toward tt
murderer. She stood between hi
and the, door, hoping to prevent b
pursuit. He raised the drippiu
knife and the blade sank deep in
the woman's shoulder. He strue
again, sinking the knife in b.
| back, and the woman fell bleedir
| to the floor. ~. : :.
| The assassin walked quick.
| Through the door by which be hs
i |entsred, passed through the hal
Il way and into the street and esca
II ed. He closed the door in leavi1
1.-The room where he had wreaked b
vengeance. i .. ..t|' . 3l'ss ~. s4z
II The little mute and the fnfa
II were the only eyewitnesses to t,
n deed. The child, suffering intens
II ", csreamedl while the little b,
II pounded and kicked uponathe wa
II and doors. The infant was horrib
ii burned sgta I1 ~
II Persons who reside in the ear
II lhouses IN which the tragedy vase
II acted we're attracted by the screal
II ling Of the child and the poundi
II upon, the door by the boy. Nctii
II ing the police an investigation "
III begun. III i 2 ~! slst.i
II The kitchen floor was cover
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