The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-31
GIRL Stays BANDIT
AS He RObS ASAFE
Police Find Ruffian Under Iron
Box With Knife in His
Heart.

New York. October 30.-Those po-
ncemen OF the Harlem stations who,
surfing the last three years have pre-
dicted sudden and violent end OF tho
career of Frank. otherwise known as
Chick Monaco tasted the pleasures
OF fulfilled prophecy yesterday. when
the man was found dead under an
Old iron safe. with his arms pinned
beneath him and ten-inch knife in
his heart.
Nellie Lenere, twenty years old, In
statement made to an assistant dis
ttict attorney last night, declared that
she had killed the man while he was
attempting to rob the safe which be-
lonsed to her mother. He had pre-
viousiy cheated her out of $3.50, she
said. by representing himself as an
emissary OF man to whom she had
been married. and had beaten and
choked her yesterday before attempt.
ing TO rife the safe
MONACO was twenty-four years old.
and was known all through the foreign
quarter OF Harlem as the survivor OF
triumvirate which had consisted OF
himself and Tough Tony" and Black
Galiucci.' both killed within a month,
a policemans bullet.
Not Afraid of Robber.
Wherever he was known no WA.
reared. but Nellie LeEere snapped her
myers in disdain last night when it
was suggested to- her that terror
rather than concern for her mothers
money must have nerved her arm.
Inc girl went to the East One Hun
dred and Fourth Street Station yes
terday afternoon, and in a voice that
Was almost casual told Lieutenant
Lasky that a young man had met
with an accident" at her home. o32
East One Hundred and Ninth Street,
and mat he had. perhaps. better send
policeman there with her,
Lieutenant Lrky listened until he
had ascertained that Chick" MONACO
was the person in need Of succor, and
then ordered Policemen McDonouRh.
Lennon and Hauser to betake them
selves TO the house with ali possible
speed.
the police found MONACO lying on
ms BACK with heavy iron safe across
his chest He had been cut In six
places and had died from a nnal thrust
OF long knife, the hilt of which
stood upright al his heart. His arms
were bent behind his head and were
pinned under him.
thrust Them there" said the girl
quietly. Il was afraid he would lift
the safe in his strugsta as for he VAS
very strong. But. as you see. the safe
was too heavy after al and besides
l acted quickly"
Later to Assistant District ATTORNEY
strong Miss Lenere dictated a state
ment and signed 1t.
Had Robbed Her of $3.50.
The girls story began with when
she was married 10 Gaetano Napoli :
'ano. in 1909, at the City Hall. She
had expected church ceremony after
the civil one. according to the custom
OF her country. but Napolitano had
gone away and she found herself a
laughing stock.
More than two years went by, and
one day last month MONACO visited
her He told her that her husband
was very Ill In a village near West
Chester. and desired to be married to
her by priest before he died. She
would need TO take $3.50.
She declared that she went to West
Chester with MONACO. who, after TAX
ing her money, locked her in a lonely
cottage and fed
MONACO reapeared yesterday while
she was alone at the home of her
parents. He told her she must call or
the police and then spying the safe
ordered her to open IT. She refused