Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
It WAS GIUSEPPE CR|O
Italian Who Jumped From
Aqueduct Bridge Friday.
YOUTH HAD A SWEETHEART
It Was That Which Led Him to
Death.
TELLS HER ALL IN LETTER
"You Broke My Heart" He Says.
A Last Letter to His
Mother, Too.
TELLS HER ALL IN LETTER
MY Dear Josephine:

MY Dear Josephine:
God is calling me. I have witness.
l have got to go. You last night told
me one word. You broke my heart.
and after those words so I put my
head on my knee, and I was thinking
and thinking again. Something came
into my mind. very bad, and all my
fault.
Il will make you a present of eleven
hundred pounds. If you want to go
and find your kind friend you can have
a fine time and bring with you your
little sister, I expect her to do a
great thing.
when you get notice of this bad
news l won't render any trouble. You
can say that I was always gentle
man. unfortunately. You liked me
very we'll with my money: you must
remember that this money cost me ten
times the sweat of my brow, l can
not write any more. My heart is
broken. In parting ! leave one mil
lion kisses.
Dear, If ever you marry. / hope he
will respect you. Goodbye, goodbye.
1 will see you in the other world"
There is no longer such a deep mystery
about the man who jumped from the
Aqueduct bridge early last Friday morn
ing and was drowned in the deep waters
of the river. Yesterday afternoon the
Crio, an Italian, a thrifty worker and {
man of quiet habits The cause for his
deed he himself explained in the letter
quoted above and in another to his
mother. written just before he went tc
the river.
Thus far the police have not been able
to- find Josephine Costello. his sweet
heart, nor his mother. They know, how
ever, that he lived in a room at GIG
street northwest, renting from Mrs. l.
Cooksey, and first went there July %. He
told Mrs. Cooksey he had been employed
as chef at the Soldiers Home but had
resigned several days before to go on a
vacation. He spent much time visiting
amusement resorts about the city.
1t was Mrs. Cooksey who identified the
three letters written in Italian, but I'M
signed. When they had been translated
1t was found that one was addressed to
his sweetheart and another to his mother.
Mrs. Cooksey explained that he had
been calling great deal on young
lady in this city. That was all she knew.
ThatCrio was not a ne'er-do-well Is
disclosed by letters which mention G1, LOG
which he bequeaths to Josephine Costello
and other money for his funeral expenses
and debts.
Here is the translation of the letter to
his mother:
To His Mother.
"My Dear Mother: I will inclose my
last words. I don't demand pity. o, the
trouble gave you. 1t is my idea to DE-
this God permits me. Now. look. 1 an
going to find my God. my dear Father.
will explain my part to Him. 1 will give
account of my past life and He will tel
hocf
any of them
Il would rather suffer than be wounded
I was In love with one girl. l have
found out that she was an angel o.
heaven, an innocent girl. l am so In love
that 1 can't hold it, because she is sc
dear to me. can't rest twenty-fou
hours without seeing her. God knows it
God knows I'll give her no trouble.
can't get along with her. I have $500 a
the bank. 1 will leave it to my dear in
tended sweetheart. Josephine Costalla.
want $500 for the funeral and 500 to IN.
sweetheart. and $50 that ! owe. I'll leave
money for my health. Ny dear mother
when I could I did not give it to you il
my past. Pardon me, 1 demanded pardon
of all, and my brothers and all my
friends, for my bad life.
Il will leave the Italian consul t.
send my trunk and my clothes to m!
dear mother.
Il beg pardon Of all the Italians il
Washington. I am sorry. 1 don't thinl
did anything to anyone today. This Il
on the last hour of my life. Everywhere
I went, all 1 owe, 1 hope they will ar
range for the poor, disgraceful Giusipp
Crio. Goodbye alive all have to par
between now and thirty years-have t.
leave each other. Goodbye all"
Looking for Josephine Costalla.
Today the police will try to find Jose
phine Costalla. They think they will sue
coed.
They think it will be harder to locat,
his mother.
Meanwhile the body lies at the morgue
unclaimed.