The evening world., 1909-01-05
Belle of Newark's Italian COL
ony Believed to Be With
Rev. Nicholas Siani.
DROVE AWAY IN COACH.
Another Woman Who Figures
in the Case Has Also
Disappeared.

II Juliette Tesla. the belle OF the New
ark Italian colony, had eloped with
strong. handsome young man there
would have been laughing and merry
making In Little Italy, and Pasquale
Tesla and his wife. outwardly severe.
would have been secretly Joyful. But
the sorrow Of PasQuale Tesla and his
wife is deep and ineradicable and Little
Italy Is plunged into gloom, for Jutette
Tesla eloped on the last day OF the old
year with a priest.
True, he is not much OF a priest. this
Nicholas SIAM, with his slim body and
wabbly legs. his pasty complexion and
his clgarette-staned, palsIed hands.
Morally and mentally he is wreck.
The people OF the parish Of ST. Rocco,
in Bedford street, Newark. looked upon
him with suspicion, but he was vouched
for by the pastor. Father Zucarelli,
whom they love.
Says Priest Is Insane.
Even now, while condemning his as
sistant Father Zucareii hnds an eN'
cuse for him. He says Father Siani Is
Insane-broken down from long over
indulgence In cigarettes, and. finally
mentally shattered by ,ne news OF the
earthquake in Calabra, where all his
relatives. with the single exception OF
an aunt, are believed TO have persisted
The Church OF st. Rocco Is tiny
structure. standing In the heart OF
Newarks Little Italy. Next door to 1t
Is a two-story building. the ground floor
OF which is occupied as school and
the second floor as residence BY
Father Zucarelli and his assistant.
And two doors away from the church
is the home Of Pasquale Tesla,
barber and good man. He has-or
had-seven children.
Juliette was the eldest JL..A tte is |
seventeen years old. but matured and |
beautiful. She was home-loving |
girl, help to her mother. the pride OF |
her father, the Joy Of the ne!ghbor-
hood, because her laugh was so mus
cal and her wit so nimble. Dozens
OF young men have sighed in vain for
Juliette Tesla.
His Boyhood chum.
Two years ago Father Zucarell went
to visit his old home In Calabria, Italy, |
and there he met Nicholas Sisni his
schoolmate, who had recently taken
holy orders. There had been strong
boyish friendship between the two The
Young Italian priest longed to go to the
United States. Father Zucarelli set The
Church machinery in motion. and in
few months Father Siani was installed
al assistant pastor of st. Rocco's,
He was not conspicuously popular.
His manner was gloomy and he smoked
cigarettes necessarily. The odor Of to-
bacco was about him always. His
should have been the first to know.
never let him olt'Ciate at the high mass
For two months past the people lly-
ing close TO the Church OF ST. Rocco
noticed reckless friendship between
the assistant pastor and Jul.ette Tesla.
Everybody In the parish knew of 1t ex-
cept Pasluale Tesla and his wife, who
doing things, and 1t might have gone
In a mistaken sense OF kindness Pas
uuale's ne!ghoors forebore to warn him,
because he Is strong man with
mans passions and a mans way Of
doing things and it mught have gone
III with Father Siani Besides. no one
knew Of anything really wrong about
| Juliette Tesla.
Juliette's closest woman friend was
Miss Bridget King. who boarded at No.
70 Breintnall place, and was a devout
attendant at st. Rocco's Church. Miss
/ King was also friend OF Father SIAM.
Went to "a Party"
At about noon on Dec. 81 Miss King,
who Is thirty.elght years old, called at
the Tesla home and asked permission
to take JulIette to a party at her board.
Ing place in Breintnall place. 1t has