The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-29
3 BROTHERS AND
BRIDE Of ONE IN
AFFINITY" CASE
Arrest of Anton Fairness and
SiSter-in-Law Reveals a
Ia, Strange Tangle,
THE PAIR HAD ELOPED.
Third Brother, Who Also
, Loved Woman, Proves
Their Nemesis.

Nearly the entire Italian population
Of Yonkers swarmed in and around the
City Court to-day when Anton Par.
mess and Anna Fairness, the wife OF
Anton's brother, Frank, were arragned
before Judge Beall under the new
affinity law" on charge Of clipping
ard living together. The orense is a
felony punishable by imprisonment, FOR
as long as twenty years
The Little Italy" OF yonkers Is won
derfully wrought up over this case. for
three brothers and one woman, whom
the three brothers love. are most per.
plexingly tangled in II As the case
stands now, Anna, a pretty, ox-.yed
woman, IL married to Frank, has
eloped with Anton and is still beloved
OF both and by the other brother,
Bartholomew
But Bartholomew and Frank feel for
Anton, their brother, deep and abiding
hatred and the hatred Is returned
Anton hates Bartholomew sincerely, but
he hates Frank twice as much because
Frank married Anna seven wears ago
when Anna really loved Anton better
than sh, loved Frank and not quite so
well Ms she loved Bartholomew. who did
no, ask Ner 10 marry him, much as
he wanted TO, becaus" lie was too poor.
Police Hold Children.
Add TO this complication the warm,
!mpusve temperament OF the characters
is the same and there is all the material
for an explosion. Incidentally it mGr be
mentioned that Anna has child three
years old lay her husband and n child
three months old by Anton AMI both
children arc in charge Of .he Yonk...
police because she took her husbands
child with her when she eloped with
Ter husbands brother.
To avoid getting all twisted IN like a
plate nj spaghetti in this narrative It Is
necessary to 20 hack seven wears
Then Anna Massu WAS the pretttest girl
In Glow del Colo, Province Of Raro.
Italy, and her father was MAYOR OF the
town. The three lIkeilest Young men
there we're Frank, Anton and Bartho'o-
new Fairness, tho sons Of farmer.
And all three loved Anna
Frank, the more en,erprisinS, Uooed
successfully, married the girl and moved
hastily to the United States with money
secured from the brides father. Bar
tholomew, II seems, could have secured
the cirl but had not tho assurance to
pop the question, and even Anton stood
higher in her regard than the brother
who married her.
Upon arriving here Frank started a
barber shop in Yonkers Within two
years both his brothers We're in Yonkers
Anton started barber shop and Barth.
olomen a billiard am! pool.room which
he has since psrlayed into = saloon.
EIoped With Brothers Wife.
Anton prospercd asa barber more rap.
Idly than lid frank While Frank totled
al his shop, Anton. wro nould turn his
business over To = couple ut assistants,
kpen, much time a. Franks home. per.
suadlrg his Wife. About vcar and a
, half ago Anton sold out his barber shop
secretly and tine next day disappeared
with hls brothers wife ana child
strangely enough FRANK was not so
deeply concerned about the copement
as was his brother Bartholomew. which
Is probably explained by tho tact that
Frank had lived with tho female party
IN the cloprneut Tor several long wears.
bartholomew almost Went insane about
II. Frank was mad. of course. but
when he could got no trace NJ the elop
Ing pair In few weeks he moved 10
No a. Court street. i!ruuXlyn, and went
To harhering again.
Bartholomew, however. was not con |
ten, to lct tn" couple go lilo became
acquainted Win Detective PasGuale Gil |
bert Of tho Nunkrrs police, and told him
Of the unhrotherly act NJ Frank. Gil !
bert correctly surmising the clopcrs
might write 10 Italy advised Rartholo- |
NEW TO cor' respond with the people Of
his native village and ask II Frank and !
Anna had been heard from.
Within month tho news came from /
italy that Anton lad established bar.
her shop IN Nlha0y and was living /
there. Bartholomew FASTENED to IL
bany, and after scarCi, lasting two
days located Anton's shop.
Spy Got Beating
Instead Of bidinG his time and sending
for his outraged brother Frank he
rushed in upon the astonished Anton |
and attempted to pull him apart. An |
ton, reinforced bv his hired BARRIERS, fell |
upon Bartholomew. beat him severely
and wound up by having him arrested !
Bartholomew was in jail three DAYS
When he got ont Anton had skipped
again. Bartholomew. haffed and en-
ragged. returned to Yonkers and wrote /.
again to Italy, asking for more news OF |
the clippers.
Through his home people he learned
three days ago that Anton and Anna |
were In Schenectady at No. l3i Ferry |
street This time lie informed HIS |
brother Frank, and together they con.
suited with Chief OF Police Wolf. of
Ionkers, who advised that the Schcnec- |
tady police be asked to arrest the |
clippers This was done night before |
last.
Bartholomew and Frank were at Po- |
lice Headquarters In Schenectady when |
the prisoners were brought In II took |
seven policemen to keep Bartholomew |
on Anton. and one policeman to do the |
same 10 Frank, whose regard for his |
wife 10, to say the least, not as warm |
AZ II used 70 be. But he protests that |
he loves her stlll.
The prisoners were brought down from |
Schenectady TO Yonkers yesterday bv |
Detective Gilbert, who sat with his |
hand on his revolver all the way fearing
that Bartholomew md Frank, riding |
tust across the aisle might start some.
thing with stilettos.