The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-26
CHASTITY CRIME
Two Women and One Man Found Mur-
dered IN New York's East Side.
KILLED WITH HAMMER
The Man Was . Prosperous Young
Italian. and One of the Women
Was His Wife and tho Other Was
Probably His Wife's Mother-Rob-
berry Was Motive.

berry Was Motive.
a triple murder was revealed II
an obscure Eat in The heart OF New
york's Eas, Side. at No. 10 and 90
Montgomery street. at dusk Thurs.
day Two women and q man are
the victims. and the manner Of death
was horrible. Gagged with silk
haadkerchiefs and their heads crush
ed with hammer or axe. they were
LEFT bleeding and fully dressed oa
the foor with whinpe-ins bui!
terrier AZ companion for tho dead.
Robbery was the motive. c- else II
10 another case OF the Black Hand.
Salvatore Scaipone. wel!-to-do
young Italian barber. ais wife and
middle-aged woman. believed 70
kave been Mrs. Sca!poaea c.other.
are the victims. His failare TO ap-
pear e: his shop started Al inves-
t!gatioa. which resulted IN the dis
covery Of the crime Policemen.
summoned by the jaai:or Of the
apartment. entered the locked fat
by way OF fire escape.
In the kitchen Scaipo2e's body
was found 1t was tied 70 the door.
The fac: battered beyond recognition
and lying in 2 great smear OF blood.
Nea. his master stood the whining
bull dog. covering and blood spat-
tered. The animal had paced sim
iessly from body TO BODY. smiling
one and then the other. staining
the floors crimson with his too.
prints and waiting FOR human aid
In the next room were the bodies
OF the women. gagged as was the
man. the haadke-ch:efs similarly
knotted and the heads battered as
Il the same instrument had been
used on all three. But no weapon
with which such wounds could have
been inflicted was found II tie iat.
Inspection by the officers revealed
dire confusion: drawers n ere dump
ed ort. cupboards rsnsacked. mat
t.esses ripped open and every con
ee!vsole hiding place for money or
raluab!es pried open In Little
hallway tho last traces o. the mur-
decer or murderer. we're found
There. concealed under potato
sack was basin halt-f.!ed with
bloody water. 5 blood stained vessel
and pair OF ove-als. also blood
spattered. The water had probably
been crimsoaed as the slayer washed
h!s hands before securely loek!u:
the apartment and making ais CO.
escape by the are escape.
Whoever took tho three lives
worked quietly. else next door neigh
bors are confused ia their state
nents. II was late ct night ths:
tae crimes were committed. for
ScS!poAe worked as usual in his shop
until 10 O'Clock.
Joseph lingo. Sca!poas's assistant,
barber. alarmed at the failure o.
his employer 10 appear for WORK
gave the frst clue 10 ths murder.
He called q, the sat late IL the
afternoon. found II locked and sum
noced the jRaito-. The two tried
the door. but with 20 avail. Taen
the police were called and BY the
familiar fre escape entrance stood
ashas: before tae three liteles.
forms
The police are OF the opinion that
more than one person took part ia
the murders for. with the bull dog
on guard and three persons 20 cope
with. one man would have been pow
.rless Also It is shown that Seal
pone.s body had been dragged from
the dining room to the kitchen.
where II was tied. There is no d.
rect clue. however. TO the murder
ers