Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
CONFESSED TO MURDER
MYSTERY CLEARED AND ITALIAN
Is SET FREE.
Special Cahlegram to The Star.

| first supposed. but was killed by a girl. her
| rival, who has spontaneously come for
| ward to inform the police and surrender
| hersef. The crime. which seemed at first
| only commonplace one. now appears I'm
| quite new light. There is such a strange
| mixture on both sides of virtue and of vice
the former almost bordering on the heroic
lhal one would be inclined to think that the
| story had been culed from the paees Of a
| melodrama. The mother OF the Young
Italian who was arrested on the suspicion
| OF having committed the crime was in the
| anteroom of the police depot. whittier she
mad gone to bring a bundle of clothes TO
her son. Her eyes were red with tears
and she was sure her son was innocent
| BUT She suffered terribly on his account
| She kept a small wine shop and all day
| crowds had gathered in front and pointed
| AT her as the mother OF the murderer Liza
| IN that quarter and perhaps In Paris would
| become unbearable. AS she was revolving
| her own and her son Pietros misfortune In
! her mind a sirl whom she had frequently
seen .eT entered and walked up to her.
| What are you doing here, my good
woman asked the girl, looking straight
| into her face. She related all about Pietro
ana the suspicious OF the police, his arrest
and IMPRISONMENT. The girl looked at her
| steadily and listened TIL she had finished
| the story. At the conclusion, when the
! mother again burst into tears the girl
| Threw her arms around her, kissed her
TWICE anu DON'T weep any
| You are right. Your son is not guilty II Is
| who killed Jeanne la Repubique' have
come to give myself up because will not
permit an innocent person TO sufrer Tor
me-"
She then led the mother by the arm into
| the police room. The poor italian woman
| could hardly believe her eyes. Was Pietro
| really going to be saved by the confession
It? However, the girl lost no time
Promptly she took out blood-stained
| knife and related the story of the crime to
the police ,. officer For some time both she
| ceiving the attentions Of Pietro They
| were both fond of him. On the night OF
the crime Jeanne la Republique" had up
braided her at a ball for having danced
| with Pietro. She answered back that she
had a right to dance with him, and a dis
cussion ensued. during which the girl be-
came frightened and left the dancing hall.
Her rival followed her out into the street.
and being afraid, she alleged. that she
was going to be attacked she took out a
| knife which she concealed under her
| lique" two or three times. and then ran
home without taking the trouble to see
what were the results.
Did Not Intend Murder.
1t was only on the following day that she
learned from the newspapers that Jeanne
| la Repubiaue' was dead. She had not In
tended to kill her, but only to prick her
| Nobody had been aware of the discussion
| or had witnessed the crime, so that there
| was not the slightest suspicion against her.
| But when she learned further that Petro
had been arrested and was suspected of the
crime she felt remorse and decided to con-
| fess rather than permit an innocent person
| to be accused. And upon inquiry all the
details and particulars she gave were
found to be true and she detained,
while, to the delight of the Italian mother,
her son Pietro was Immediately released.
When the result was known in the quarter
many who had before upbraided her came
back and apoloZized to her, as we'll as to
her son. who they now all declare could
never have been guilty of such a crime,
A young woman at PuteauX, who was
popularity called Pauline Jambe de Bois''
because she had wooden leg, has, 1t Is
alleged, killed her lover in fit of jealousy.
1t appears that previous to the accident in
which she lost her leg she was quite a
popular beauty. But a little over a year
ago, when. In consequence of surgical
operation, she had to wooden leg.
her hopes in life seemed to vanish, and she
became irritable and morose. One day in
cafe young workman saw her and fell In
love with her at first sight. He did not
know that she possessed wooden leg at
first, but even when he discovered this fact
he said that it did not matter, and offered
to throw in his lot with hers. Pauline was
naturally delighted with this, and became
intensely fond of the gallant workman. But
afraid that he would grow tired of her, that
she had frequent disputes with him, and
could not bear to see him even talk with
another woman. The workman finally be-
came tired of this restraint. and meeting an
old acquaintance. went with her to cafe.
When Pauline heard Of this she got into
such a terrible passion that she took knife
and stabbed him to the heart.
Founding Left by Auto.
A girl baby came into the hands of poor
peasant woman near Loudon in such a sud
den way that she has scarcely yet got over
her wonder and stupefaction. However. she
is pleased, and will do her best by the tiny
creature. She was sitting in front OF her
cottage on the highway when an automo-
bile came along and stopped. The chauf-
feur got out and handed her package.
asking her to accept II, and saying she
would not regret it. The good woman took
it into her hands wonderlngly, and wanted
to ask some questions. but before a word
was out Of her mouth the chauffeur had
jumped back into his seat and the motor
car went off at full speed. The woman
opened the package and found that 1t con-
tained a beautiful baby wrapped up in rich
linen to which four banknotes of 500 were
pinned She adopted the child on the spot
Convinced that his talent was misunder-
stood. not only by the public, but by the
one person who he thought should have
appreciated II, actor who has been for
some time connected with a Partisan thea
ter fired on his wife and child under very
dramatic circumstances AS long as the
husband was earning a good livelihood on
the boards things went on apparently We'll
and he lived happily with his wife and
three children, the eldest of whom was a
girl of seven. But time came when. after
he had left the last theater where he ap-
peared, having refused part which he
considered beneath him. he was unable 10
get another engagement His wife was able
to support the family precariously for some
time by fancy painting on fans. her work
being appreciated by several dealers But
at last she grew tired. Her husband also
spent more Of his time than was good for
him at the cafes looking in vain for an I'M
possible engagement She tried IN vain 10
nersuade him to find employment in some
other pursuit. but he looked upon this as an
insult to his talent ,
Sha was the last from whom he expected
tbis blow. He proposed TO commit suicide.
and wanted her to join him. This frightened
the moor woman and she hurried away her
two little girls one of them an infant OF
thirteen months whom she was nursing, and
vent to live apart from her husband in
room in a small hotel The third child
.a.,,;,aJ with her ia Their went