Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
Five Slain by
vengefuI Man
VICTIMS INCLUDE WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN.
ALSO TWO ELDERLY WOMEN
Everybody in House Where Wife Was
Stopping Made Target Of Fiend's
7uIIets-Assassin Ends Own Life.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Ignatzo Plefcia,
silk worker, whose wife had left him
a few days ago. this afternoon entered
the house in Lodi, \. j., where she had
taken refuge, and, emptying the cham
per of big revolver he carried as
fast as he could. shot and killed has
wife, their two children, his wife's
grandmother and another woman, not
a relative. Then. he took his own life
By putting bullet through his head.
The Victims.
Plefcia's FIVE victims were:
Mrs. Concertino Plefcia, wife OF the
SLAYER, % years old.
F'edelo. year old girl, daughter
OF the couple
Mrs. Antinino Pecarina. IS years old,
grandmother OF Mrs. Plefeia.
Mrs. Anna F'ocarino, e5 years old
owner of the store and little house
where the shooting occurred.
Rossano Plefcia. a 4 year old boy,
son of the Plefcias. shot In the head.
Little Girl Survived Short Time.
The death of all but one OF Plefcia's
victims was practically fnstan taneous.
When the police reached the scene OF
the tragedy the husband and wife, one
child and two other women were dead
and his little girl was about breathing
her last. She died soon after being
taken to a hospital in Haclensack.
Killed at the Washtub.
The scene which met the eyes OF the
officers as they reached the place waA
a shocking one The lifeless body of
the boy was found on the floor of the
kitchen, and half hanging over a wash
tub was the body of Mrs. FocaI1no. IL
IS believed she was tho first victim OF
the vengeful husband and was shot
down before she had time TO straightsn
up from her bending position over tire
tub.
Boy Torn from Mothers Arms.
Mrs. Plefcia's body was found near
a stairway leading to tho back yard.
The only known witness of any part of
the shooting a Polish woman who
lived in the rear of the Pecarina home,
says that she saw Piefcia tear the lit
tie boy from his mothers arms as she
was fleeing to save herself and the
child. and then shot down the mother.
Dragging the boy back into the litch-
en-, the madman shot the little Fellow
Mrs. Pecarina, grandmother or Mre.
Plefcia. met her death In the yard 70
:he rear. Plefcia saw her as she fed
and fired st and killed her.
Married Life Unhappy
The silk worker and his wife were
married about eight years ago and
their married life was said not TO have
been a happy one because of the hug-
hands habits and his extreme Jeal-
ousy. Ten days ago Mrs. P1efscaa pre-
ferred an assault charge against him
and had him ptrt under bonds to ap-
pear before the grand Jury II necessary.
Then Mrs. P1e6cia went with her chill
dr. en- to the home OF her grandmother.
Mrs. Pecarina. P1efcia was not IN evil
dence until yesterday. when he visited
his wife and begged her to return 70
lin. She refused telling him that she
had found work in a mill and preferred
to support herself and tho children
The tragedy today happened when MrA
Plefcia returned to the Pecarina home
from the mill.
Large Supply of Cartridges.
An Investigation showed that Plefc1a
was well prepared for his death deal
ing work. He had q .3s calibre revoi-
yer and his pockets contained dozens
Of cartridges, while others were found
on the floor where he had dropped
them in reloading the weapon.