The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-05

New York, April 4-The Italian who vas
arrested on Tuesday night as he was
boarding the steamer Roma, at the Ferris
lstreet pier, Brooklyn, under tie name Of
Pasquale Gelorma, admitted this after
noon that he IS Frank j. Constantine. the
man the Chicago police have been seeking
for more than a year in connection with
the supposed murder Of Mrs. Arthur Gen
try in her apartment ia la Sale avenue,
in that city. Constantine admitted to-day
that he wes alone in the apartment with
birs. Gentry on January 8 1856. the day OF
her death. but he denied that he was re-
ispOnsible. The woman, he declared. com
United suicide ia his presence.
Mrs. Gentry's body was found lying in
1.-THE hallway Of the apartment house with
her throat cut. She had staggered down
tive flights Of steps apparently iH an effort
to get to a - E0r's 0hict on the ground
floor. Il was said at the time Of the mur-
der that Constantine who had boarded
with the GentTys. was seen running down
the back stairway OF the house.
The prisoner had stoutly maintained up
Ito this afternoon that he was PasquaIe
lGelorma; that he knew nothing OF the
murder, and that he had never even been
lin Chicago. The appearance Of Jacob
Stein. a clerk. Of 1885 Broadway, at the
Brooklyn police headquarters. was respon-
sible for the Italians change Of front.
Stein had met Constantine in a Harlem
I Y. NJ. c. A gymnasium a few years ago
and had gone around with him good
deal It was Stein who furnished the
/ Chicago police with photograph and
description OF the suspect. and he has
been called on a number of times In the
course Of the last year 90 identify men
that the police have picked up on sus-
picion in their worldwide search for the
Chicago boarder. He recognized Con
stantino al once, picking him from
among six OF seven other men. al Ital-
ians.
Identifies the Suspect.
This is Frank. said Stein. putting his
hand on the prisoners shoulder.
"Why, you don't know me; you are
mistaken" said "Gelorma-" i took only
a few words Of Acting Captain McCauley,
however. to bring the prisoner around.
The captain told him frankly that he was
up against 1t hard and that he might just
as well admit his identity.
Then he expressed desire 10 tel OF
his own free will everything that he
knew about the case. de said he went
10 Chicago in December. 1896, from Gin
cinnatL He spent his first day in Chi
icago in the Hotel Metropole. and the
next day he started out looking for a
furnished room He stopped at the first
house be saw with a sign and the woman
there referred him to Mrs. Gentry on La
sale avenue. He rented a room there
and took possession a day or so later.
He went on
: Now as To the morning of the acci-
dent. ] g0t up about o'clock on the
morning of the 9th ] went 10 the toilet
and washed myself Then 1 came out
) and went to my room-s Then about an
hour after ! got up I went out again TO
the parlOr and saw Mrs Gentry ana said
70 her, Good morning
"She was standing in the paTlor and
she made 10 reply, but simply drew a
razor around her neck. At the very mo-
ment ] sprang 10 try 10 prevent her from
cutting herself and opened the door and
told her TO go down TO the doctor was
so excited afterward ] did not know what
TO 90, so / ran away from the house
Describes Her Murder.
Constantine said Mrs Gentry was fully
dressed for the street. She had the
razor-a white-handled one, which be-
llonged 10 Constantino-in her right hand.
"The first I saw of il" said Constan-
tino, was when she drew her hand
/ across her neck.
! You're sure it was in her right hand?'
asked Capt. McCauley.
Yes. she drew the razor across her
throat like this was the Italians reply.
as he drew his finger across his throat.
| he did this with the utmost GOODNESS.
| The captain wanted 10 know whether
Constantine had received any response
from Mrs Gentry when he told her 10
go for q doctor.
No. sir" said he. ''she said nothing"
/ As / spraRg to prevent her from cut
ting herself" the prisoner continued.
( the blood spread on the sleeves Of my
coat. 1t was a hght-cOlOTed coat that I
wore around the house. When I left the
house 1 went down the street and bought
a cap, and from there I got on a ear
land went down town and bought an over
coat at Marshall Fields. Then I got a
cab and told the driver to bring me 10
la paWnbr0ker's. i pat my Jewelry IN a
/ pawnshop, I believe. on Clark street. I
pawned a diamond ring and a gold watch
land fob After ] came out Of Marshall
/ Fields I gave away my old overcoat to
/ little boy that was passing by on the
| street The ring / paWned for $50. and
the watch. chain, and fob, I think, for S45.
/ [ gave my right name and address. After
/ leaving the pawnshop. I told the cabman
| to bring me 10 the depot that [ wanted
/ to go TO New York. and he brought me
/ to the depot. and I took the 1;45 train"
! The young Italian couldn't explain how
! Mrs. Gentry happened 10 have his razor.
/ She had never borrowed il from him.
When he went down the back stairs he
met the janitor. He didn't 90 over any
/ fence in the rear. He walked right
out"
/ Constantine arrived in New York, he
/ said, at o'clock on the following even
4 ing.
/ Tells of His Flight.
Il went" said he TO my sisters houss
on East l09th street. Her name Is Rose
Veccia I met my brother-in-law there.
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