Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-21
SLAIN WITH P|CK-AX
italian, Wife and Nurse Bru-
tally Murdered.
FOUND DEAD IN HOME
Savage Bulldog on Guard Within
the House.
VALUABLES ALL UNTOUCHED
Brides Head Almost Severed From
uer Body-Black Hand
Suspected.

NEW YORK, January 81 Salvatore
Scalpones. his wife and woman were
murdered yesterday in their home. at 10
Montgomery street. on the lower east
side.
When the bodies were found all the
windows IN the house were securely
locked or nailed down. The only door
aiding 70 the apartment was locked with
a key after tie murderer or murderers
lad committed the crime.
In the inside hall. guarding tie only
avenue OF escape. was chained fero-
eious brinde hIll terrier. II is presumed
that no one. unless familiar III TIE house
hold could nave passed hy the dog.
That the motive Was not robbery. the
police believe. IS evidenced in the fact
that diamond earrings on one Of the
women, other jewclry and two rolls of
money, ST in one and over s.. in an
other. were left undisturbed
One room had been hastily ransacked
as If 10 convey purposely the idea that
robbery had been attempted.
Well-to-Do Italians.
The victims We're Italians. the husband
being considered We'll to 90 in the section
where they lived Persistent rumors Of
Black Hand work are heard on all sides
Salvatore Scalpones the murdered man.
conducted q barber shop, employing five
people. or the corner of East Broadway
and Montgomery street. With his vie,
Y HON lie married about eight months
ago, he lived III an apartment On the
NTH floor across the street, at 10 Mont
2un!tly street.
Yesterday afternoon, when he did not
report at the shop. Philip Affrunti, one OF
HIS BARRIERS, Went 10 lis horne to learn
the cause He raped repeatedly al the
door and. not getting any response. sum
moned Policeman Dugan Of the Madison
street station
The policeman gained entrance into the
apartment over the fire escape after
breaking in window. AS he hurried to
make an investigation OF the premises
lie encountered the ferocious dog i'll
Hallway. and for time reiterated.
Later he was Joined BY Policeman GOss.
Together they subdued the dog.
Police Find Bodies.
Mrs. Felice Scalpones was found in a
room used dining room and her head
was almost severed from her body. done
presumably by a razor or other keen
bladed instrument. At her feet lay the
body of Mrs. Concetta MARITIME, an aged
woman friend. who lived at No. 201 West
2itn street. and who was there to nurse
Five deep holes were found in Mrs
~caipones' head about half an inch in
circumference. It appeared as If they
had Leen inflicted with a large pickax
or some similar weapon.
Scalpones was found In an adjoining
room. the back of his head crushed in as
If it had been done with blunt inStru-
ment From evidence about the room
it looked as though the three persons
We're killed in the dining room.
There was no evidence Of a struggle
ANYWHERE 9hOut the house and of
the neghbors remembered hearing any
commotion other than the barking of the
dog about midnight Wednesday night.
Stains were found on the bannister on
the first flights below. This gave rise to
the theory that the murderer or murder
ers made their escape. passing the dog
| The last seen of either Of the trio alive
was Wednesday night about 10 O'Clock.
| The three murdered persons were al
most fully dressed when found. with the
exception of Mrs. Scalpones. who did not
| have on any shoes and was scantily at
| tired in a kimono and light house skirt.
Trunk Only Disturbed.
Nothing had been overturned or dis
turbed in the house except a small trunk
in the bedroom. The contents Of it had
evidently been strewn over the floors
with studied negligence
The son of the nurse was found in
West 9th street and he identified her.
He said the two families were friendly
and that Scalpones had invested or was
keeping $40 which belonged to his mother.
She was to receive this sum when the
Scalpones' child was born and she made
ready to return to her home.
The father and mother OF Mrs. Seal
pones, who live at No. 313 East 45th
street, were appraised OF their daugh-
ter's murder and hurried to the scene.
Their means and cries were pitable and
several policemen were put in charge of
them. The mother tore her hair, re-
duced her handkerchief to bits and tore
her dress as she ran screaming up and
down the corridor.
Five former employees OF Scalpones
were detained as witnesses at the Madi-
| son street police station last night. Mr..
Scalpones was thirty-five years old and
| his wife twenty-three. Mrs. MARITIME was
| tifty-five years old.