The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
Paterson Man. Married,
Ends Two Lives with
Bullets.
FEARED A RIVAL WOOER
Charles Bennett, When Told of
Jennie MazzareIla's Love for
Another, Decided to Com.
init Double Deed, It Is
Believed.

PATTERSON, Dec. SIN ut OF
jealousy Charles Bennett, young mar
ried man, sent bullet through the
heart of Jennie MaZzarella Cappa, a
young woman whom he had been meet
ing clanGestinely, and then, placing the
revolver to his head, sent a bullet
through his brain.
The murder and suicide occurred
shortly after o'clock last night on the
third floor of a tenement house at 50
Hsmburgn avenue.
With the cry good-by" on her lips
the Girl fell to the floor, dead, and q
second or two later Bennett dropped
across her form.
BY the side of Benefits body was
a rusty revolver of thirty-eight calibre.
Examination of this weapon showed
that three shells had been exploded,
although but two shots are accounted
for.
II was because he feared that the
girls affections were about to be he-
slowed upon another that Bennett re-
solved to kill her and then do away
with himself, the police thiuk.
The murdered girl was % years OF
age and strikingly handsome, Before
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the daughter of a fruit dealer residing
at 10 Circle avenue. She married
Thomas Cappa. now a justice of the
peace, and he divorced her some time
ago.
Rennett was 26 years old and lived
with his parents at Sc Hamburg ave-
nue. block above the scene Of last
evenings tragedy. He was baker
BY occupation.
3AasAIss, caplza4-usid not live with her
Tsrc1ts litter hen divosse. but took uIl
her home at the residence of Michael
st,ianol,field. on the third 1oor of 80
Efamburgh avenue. The girl worked
steadily in a small silk plant on lower
Fair street.
During the three years that Mrs.
Cappa, or Miss Mazzarella as she was
called, lived with the Blanchfieds,
Bennett was a frequent caller at the
house, but never was admitted to the
apartments. knowing that the baker
was a married man, Mr.. Blanchfield
had forbidden him to enter the house.
No serious objection was raised to
this order, and Bennett seemed satis-
fed to hold conversation with the girl
in the hallway. They made ii their
practise on such meetings to sit on the
steps at the foot of flight that led TO
an attic floor.
Bennett never knocked at the door
when ne desired the girls presence,
but il was his custom to whistle for
her. lie followed this custom when
he arrived at the house at 1880 o'clock
last evening and Miss Mazzarella re-
sponded to the summons. 1t was no
tieed that Benefits whistle was par
ticularly loud last evening, but this
was not commented upon until after
the double shooting had occurred.
For more than an hour and a half
Bennett and Miss Mazzarella were in
conversation. At times their talking
could be overheard and 1t appeared
that the two were quarreling.
Some time ago a young man went to
board az the home of Miss Maz5arella's
folks, in Circle avenue, and since his
advent to the household the gril's visits
to the house became more frequent.
Those with a knowledge of the facts
state that the girl had become infatu-
ated with the young boarder Bennett
knew this and pleaded with the girl to
discontinue her visits. This she firmly
declined to do and the quarrel, leading
iio to the fatal shooting. followed.
MlS. DtdlStincAu dH0 AlSA NoNSANNA I
were in The apartments shortly after
. o'clock, when they heard shots. Mrs. I
Blanehfield hurried to the door, and
throwing it open saw two bodies lying
In the hallway at the foot of the attic
landing.
Mrs. Blanchfield, good-by!" the !
young woman moaned. She said no
more No word was spoken by the
man. and it is supposed that death in
his case was instantaneous. /
Desk Officer Elvin was notified at
police headquarters.
Tn the darkened hallway the police
found the bodies lying in a heap at the
foot Of a landing. At first there appeared
TO be but one form, the man having fallen
across the woman. The bodies were lying
in blood at least two inches deep. There
was but one revolver, and the weapon was
at Rennett's side.
The bullet that killed the girl entered
her left breast just above the nipple and
must have passed directly through the
heart The fatal bullet In BENEFITS case
entered the right temple
II Is thought that Bennett tested the re-
volver before going to the Blanchheld
apartments last evening, this being the
only explanation that can be, advanced for
a third empty shell being found in the re-
volvef
Captain Taylor had the bodies kept In
the hallway until the arrival OF County
Physician Mcbride. The doctor viewed the
remains ana will grant certificates OF MUIR
der. and suicide respectively.