The San Francisco call., 1909-08-14
AGNES R. BRACESCO
ISBEATEN TODEATH
George Curry, a Motorman,
Crushes Girls Skull With Bat
and Cuts Her Throat
jealousy Causes Convict on Pa
role to Commit Foul Murder
and Kill Himself


Crushing the skull of Agnes r. Bra
cisco, also known as Agnes r. Bracesco,
with blows from a baseball bat, George
Curry, former convict. and wife slayer,
committed his second murder at his
lodgings. 1877 Post street, Thursday
afternoon Then he fled to Oakland,
where he killed himself yesterday
morning Desperate with Jealousy be-
cause the woman left him and took up
with another man. Frank Kennedy,
Curry enticed the girl to the Post street
lodging, which he occupied with a
friend, and there beat her to death
with a bat. After shattering her skull
into fragments, Curry cut the dying
woman's throat
AS he took two methods of killing
the girl so he made the assurance of
his own death in the lodging house at
PSI Twelfth street, Oakland doubly Sc
cure by turning on the gas in the room
and then shooting himself through the
heart Curry was a United Railroads
motornan.
The girl was of Spanish or Mexican
ancestry. She came from King City,
Cal, where her mother and an aunt,
Mrs Williams, now live From Sep
tember, 1908, to March, 1909, she
worked in San Rafael at the La Fargue
laundry Then She came to this city
and worked at the San Francisco laun-
20 years old, a fairly tall girl. well
built and dark complexioned.
CURRY A WIFE SLAYER
Curry was released on parole July Is,
1908, from San Quentin, where he had
f...,
slaughter for killing his wife. He met
the girl in San Rafael In February
he came to this city and went to work
with the United Railroads as a motor
man. The girl lived at 1857 McAllister
street, and while there Curry used
to visit her. He treated her cru
ely. Three weeks ago he went away
and the girl took up with Ken
nedy, living in the Hayes apartments.
Curry would do her bodily harm and
left word with Mrs. l.. Gabiag, land
lady at the McAllister street place,
that Curry was not to be told where
she was.
When Curry returned from a visit to
Los Angeles he hunted up the girl and
located her, through a laundry girl,
Miss May Coret of 142 Steiner street.
Thursday Miss Coret made an appoint
rant at Turk and Fillmore streets.
After lunch Miss Bracesco and Curry
went together to a room the man
shared with Leroy d. Prosser, a United
Railroads conductor. at 1877 Post street.
They are thought to have entered the
house about 2 o'clock At o'clock
Prosser came home and found that
Curry was in the room with the girl.
He went away, when asked to do so by
Curry.
DISCOVERS SLAIN GIRL
He returned to the room at o'clock
yesterday morning and pounded on the
door. but could get no response. At
that time the girl lay dead in the room.
In the room were several notes. One,
to the coroner, told him to notify j. B.
Ronstadt, 1894 Turk street. 1t was
Ronstadt who first identified the dead
girl. There was note addressed to
Curry's sister, Mrs j. e. Browning,
I457 East Thirty-ninth street, Los An
geles. 1t asked forgiveness of what
| am about to do 1t was signed,
Your foolish brother, George An
other note said: Poor little kid, we
die together. A warning to men in
love-"
Curry went to Oakland At 5 o'clock
yesterday morning he went into the
Twelfth street lodging house, rented a
room and turned on the gas. Then he
shot himself through the heart.