The evening world., 1909-02-20
Fascination for Another'S Wife
Gives Clue in Staying
of Frank Manno.
GAVE HER DIAMONDS.
Fcllow-Workmen Declare Vic
tim Had Been Warned to
Cease Attentions.

That his infatuatlon for a married
woman for whom he had bought dla-
monds was In some way at the bottom
OF the murder plot that resulted In the
assassination OF Frank Manno, the
handsome silk weaver. whose body was
found In clump Of timber near the
Englewood Country Club on Thursday
afternoon. Is the theory advanced by
Lieut., Digilio. OF Petrosino's detective
staff, who has been assigned to aid the
New Jersey police In their investlga-
lions.
AS told exclusively In The Evening
World yesterday letter found In the
murdered mans clothing showed that
he had an account with the American
Watch and Diamond Company. OF No. 3
Maiden lane From this clue DgIlio
has gathered evidence that convnces
him that the eternal triangle was in.
volved In the shooting to death OF the
big weaver
Bought Diamonds for "FIancee."
Manno went to the jewellers two
months ago and purchased a pair OF
diamond earrings on the lnstalment
plan, When asked what he intended to
do with them he replied: II am going
to give them to woman I expect to
marry"
Manno had a wife and five children In
Italy.
Further Inquiries made by Digillo re-.
vealed that Manno frequently left the
Star SILK and Ribbon Mills, in Astoria,
whore he was employed, for two and
three days at a time During these
periods he did not 20 TO his boarding
house, at No l04 Trowbrldge street, or
to the homes Of any OF his relatives
and friends In this borough. His
brother. Guldino. who clinched the
Identification OF the murdered mans
body at the Englewood Morgue. has In.
formed the police that he heard OF a
mysterious woman VINO had infatuated
HIS kinsman and that he had taken him
to task about IL.
Dlsregarded Warning.
GUIDING Manno had urged his brother
to forget this woman and save his
money so as TO bring his wife and
| children from Italy. The murdered
mans cousin, Frank p. Manno, a
wealthy importer. OF Guidone & Manno,
No. AZ Broadway, had also heard OF this
love affair and expressed the opinion
to-day that he could help the police
In finding out who the woman 10.
Fellow workmen and friends OF Frank
Manno say they believe he was warned
to cease his attentions to the woman
and that threats were made against his
| lie. He carried on a large correspond.
ence with persons whose Identity he
carefully concealed, He provided a spe-
cial letter box for himself In his board.
ing place. and three letters were found
there yesterday. which were seized by
the police. Two Of those letters were
mailed after the murder, one on the
afternoon the body was found.
The most perplexing feature OF the
mystery is that no one can be found
who saw Manpo after Feb. ), fifteen
days before his body was discovered
and nine days before the time fixed for
the murder. On Feb. 3 Manno drew
an advance OF - at the silk mill Then
he dropped out of sight
Four Companions Seen Shooting.
Lieut.. Digilio believes Manno wen, to
the home OF the woman and remained
with her until plot was Matched TO
assassinate him. He owned little
farm In New Jersey, or, at least, spoke
OF owning one. On Iincon's Birthday,
he was seen with four companions In
an Engle wood Hotel, They converssd
about real estate bargains.
"Of these facts We are sure" said
Digtl!o to-day, and we are also sure
that Manno's four companions were
seen shooting into the patch OF wood
where his body was found II 10 easy
to imagine what happened. He was
lured to that lonely spot, surround cd
by men he believed to be friends, and
shot down from all sides His body
was almost cut TO pieces By bullets,
and he never had q chance TO defend
himself.
That was no murder for robbery. I,
was a carefully plotted scheme to a..