New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
TAKES POLICE TO SEE
THE MAN SHE KILLED
Italian. Under Bond for Shoot
ing, Stabbed by Girl Who Says
He Abandoned Her.
HAD MADE HER JEALOUS
Calmly Describing His Death,
She Signs Confession, Police
Say; Then Is Locked Up
on Charge of Murder.

Niccolina Lenari, comely young Italian
woman walked into the East 10Th street
police station yesterday afternoon and said
to Lieutenant Lasky, I'm a voice that be-
trayed no emotion:
"A man has been hurt in my house, at
No. 239 East 1O9th street; he's quite badly
hurt you had better Send an officer
around"
Lasky sent Detectives Lennon and Hau-
ser out with her. As they walked up Third
avenue Lennon asked her how the man
had been injured
"Oh, l killed him." she said. "He was
not true to me- He will not 30 with an
other woman-he lies dead in my home.
The woman trotted along beside the de-
tectives. a look of exultation and triumph
in her eyes. She would say nothing more,
and did not protest when the detectives
each took a grip on her arms. IL will not
trv 10 run away-he is dead, and 1t Is good
she said
When the detectives reached the mousse
and pushed their way through the door
way they found traces of blood IN the inner
hallway. They followed these until theS
entered a rear bedroom. Here they came
across the outstretched body OF man
living beside small safe, which was
open. lie had been stabbed four times III
the breast and once in the head. and be
side him lay a large butchers knife. Ihe
b,ade was tinged with his blood.
"There he is" said Niccolina Lenarl;
there lies Francisco Miraco, the man VINO
left me for another woman. 1t was WHO
stabbed him, and / am happy
Niccolina told the detectives that Minaco'
who lived at No 400 East 10Th street, had
abandoned her Another woman had led
to bitter auarres between them, she said'
and NIinaco left her in the little fiat they
had fitted up and went 10 live in in lO'th
street.
Yesterday afternoon, according TO her
story. Minaco went 10 her home and de-
manded that she give him the receipts for
the furniture, which lie had bought on the
instament plan. The girl pleaded with hlin
to return to her, but he refused. and then
she told tim that he would find the re-
ceipts IN the safe in the next room Mic
colina told Ninqco the combination and he
leaned over to turn the lock.
While he was thus engaged she slipped
into another room, snatched up knife
which she had taken from her fathers fish
store and crept back into the room where
Minaco was still fumblng at the safe.
For a moment the girl stood over the
man. whose back was turned TO her Then
she raised the knife above her head and
brought it down with all her strength on
his neck lie rolled over on his back and
shouted:
"Niccolina, you arc killing me-
"Yes YOU will never go with that other
woman" she replied, and then she stabbed
him again and again until she was sure
he was dead. after which, she went to the
police station.
There had been many quarrels between
Minaco and Niccolina Lenari. but these
were always patched up. The girl said she
was married to Gaetano Napolitano,
West Chester butcher, I'm August, 1900 ac-
cording TO the police. but that she never
lived with him. and had not seen him since
then.
She was locked up on charge OF muir
Ger and the body OF Minaco was taken TO
the same station house According to the
police. the woman's confession was type
written and signed by her. after Assistant
District Attorney Strong had talked with
her.
MnaC1 had served sentence in ElniTa,
and was released on parole. On october
he was arrested on charge Of having shot
Michael Barber, of No. 900 First avenue
and at the time Of his death was under
g. G00 bail