The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

Heartbroken and Incons0lable over tha,
suicide Of her fance. Joseph Corio. thu
Italian who threw himself into the Poto-
mac River at midnight on Thursday. after
a lovers quarrel Josephine Castslda, -
pretty girl. living at 10 New Hampshire
avenue. last night wept piteously and re-
fused TO be comf0rted-
oh. why did he do It? I loved him bet
ter than my own lie. and am heart
broken exclaimed the pretty Italian girb
when a reporter Of The Washington Her
aid informed her OF the tragic death o@
the man to whom she was to have beeB
married this winter.
He ended his life simply because I toICk
him jokingly I did not believe he woulE
return from Baltimore 10 make me his
wife When he gave me SD less than
an hour before he IeaPed from Aqueducs
Bridge. he gave no iatiulation that he IN
tended doing this terrible thing Now
that he Is dead. I have no further desirs
TO I've He was ny all. and We would
hav'. been tie happiest couple in tho
Z
as tC take my remark seriously"
Identified by Photograph.
Corio was identified yesterday after
noon by means Of Photograph shown
the morgue master bv a representative
Of The Washington Herald and key
found in the suicides pocket Until the
reporter called at the New Hampshire
avenue home and informed the girl oE
the Identification she was ignorant OF ths
fact that the man 10 whom she was en-
gagged had been dead and a tenant Of tEs
morgue for more than twenty-fo1r hours
The Castalda giri is a petite brunette.
with a mass OF chestnut brown hair. ul-
usually large and expressive brown eyes.
sweeping iasEes. and olive-tirted cheeks
She is tventy-one years CID. and has been
/ employed as a domestic al the home Z
Mrs Moran. in New Hampshire avenus
northwest about two weeks
Previous 10 that she made her home.
with her uncle. Joseph Ferro. at 81
( Thirteenth street northwest Because %
/ her sunny disposition. perennial smile.
and courtesy. she won her way 10 the
heart OF her employer
An affecting scene was witnessed -
/ the New Hampshire avenue house When
( the girl collapsed under the sudden news.
and Mrs Moran tried 20 console her. TEs
/ grief-to-n gi-l placed her head upon Jhe
shoulder OF her employer and wePt for
I several minutes before she was able -
I regain her speech MrS. Moran stroked
the girls head and spoke so0thingIy %
her but Josephine would not be Gained
With her wedding planned. but the day
not fixed. Josephine was sup-emeIy bliss
{ ful last week To-day she IS despondent
and without hope Fate dealt her cruel
Z blow and she says she viii never recover
Z from the shock and the loss Of her H.
/ trothed-
one Of the most pathetic and -ouchirS
features Of the case IS the Sact -lac whil3
/ Corio's body lay IL. the mo-gue. unidenti-
fed and uahonorec- his pretty brown
/ eyed Sweetheart be1eved hirl to be n
Baltimore. and expected him TO return \
a week or ten days As Yet she has not
received a letter written 10 her by CoriO
a few hours before his senss suonaI leap
to death from the Aqueduct Bridge
A copy OF this letter vas read 10 the
sobbing girl by a reporter OF The Wash
inston Herald. last night. and, although
she insisted on hearing every word OF =
the nlfssive took her last atom of coUr-
age. and she would do nothing but weep
and moan
Although she declared last night that
ber. sweetheart ended his life because Of
her Joking remark about his return from
Baltimore. It IS a strange fact that Corio
wrote his last letter 20 her. IS weu as
one 20 his mother and the Italians OF
Washington. before 5 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. This is inexphcable 10 his ac-
quaintances.
VIII Visit the NOrEae.
Between her sobs last night. the EirI de-
clared she and her uncle Intended going
70 the morgue this morning 10 claim TIA
body Of Corio.
The Italian left 500 in a Washington
bank TO defray his funeral expenses This
money may not be used for that purpose,
however. as the Castalda girl declared
she did not want 10 keep the 500 in sold
which her tragic sweetheart gave her Al
hour before his fatal plunge.
Joe, YOU have almost killed me. and
will never be myself again,- moaned the.
girl
He should have had better sense than
70 90 IllS- ne Atlu -lG every lAAlAN Nc
saw each other he could not live without
me. and I promised 70 marry MIN and
make him happy. After We were mar
red We intended going back 10 Italy. and
live in the beautiful nortsern part Of that
country. where we were both born. and
wished to die After all he said 10 ne
he went and killed himself; and for what2
He was an ardent wooer. and he thought
and talked OF nothing but his love for
me. believed in his love and trusted
him. and God knows I loved him with my
whole heart and soul
Last week. while we were at Great
Falls. he told me his love was growing
every day and he could MT live without
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