St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-12-02
BEHEADS Wife
AND COUSIN
Marchesi Peeps Through g
Window in Bedroom.
Discovers Wife and Cousin
Together in Room.
Creeps Through Window and
Kills Them with an AK.
Confesses to Priest and is
Turned Over to Police.

Kenosha, Wis, Nov. 26.-Tortur
ed by the mental picture Of his head
less wife and her paramour, whom
he slew last night, Pasquale Mar
chest, 27 years old, merchant, to-
day went to Father August Randi
zone, of the Italian Catholic Church
and confessed the double crime
which had heretofore not been dis
covered. The young avenger Of his
honor was turned over to the police,
who are closely guarding him for
fear of possible mob violence to-
night.
According to Marchesi, he went
home last night and found his wife,
Roxsaria, and his cousin and name
sake occupying Mrs. Marchesi's bed
chamber. The younger Marchesi,
10 years of age, had been a fayorite
of the husband and the scene drove
him mad, he said.
CHOPS OFF BOTH HEADS.
Without allowing his presence to
become known, Marchesi went to a
wood-shed, procured hand ak, crept
to the bedroom and chopped off the
heads of the two lovers.
Taking his baby, 2 months old,
from the arms of the slain wife,
Marchesi washed the blood from its
face, carried it to the home Of his
brother, and said that his wife was
i'll. He returned to the house, dress.
ed his daughter, Josephine, years
old, and took her to his brothers.
Marchesi then returned to the
house, concealed the hatchet and
began walking about the city. AS
morning began to dawn the spectres
that had haunted him all night as
he skunk through back streets drove
him to hide in the basement OF an
Italian Catholic Church.
In the darkness of the church
basement, he said, he heard the
death cries of his wife and saw hor-
rid forms of headless persons rush
ing at him through the blackness.
AS the music of the morning mass
came feintly to his cars from the
auditorium above, he said that he
thought he distinguished the words
vengeance is Mine saith the Lord :
Then he rushed from his hiding
place. went to the home Of the priest
and sought relief in confessins what
he had done.
After the priest had turned Mar
chest over to the police the slayer
told a connected story of the crimes,
pleading that he felt justified IN kill
ing the pair at the time the deeds
were conmitted, but that later he
was sorry that such horrid condi-
tion had crept into his life. He
said:
COUSIN HAS NIGHT ROEE.
II went homo last night earlier
than / had expected to return.
had no suspicion of my wife's un-
faithfluness, but Just for fun peek
ed in at her bed room window. ]
was driven to sens sless desperation
by the sight that met my eyes
There. with all the confidence that
| myself rightfully exercise. was my
favorite cousin, my namesake, wear
ing my night robe. My wife, her
two babies near her, was treating
him with the affection that was alone
due me.
.I became as one insane. I ran
RI a woodshed in the rear and Seiz-
ed lunlberman's han lake. l re-
turned to the chamber window with
one thought--that of venging myself
] carefully raised the window so as
not to be heard. I crawlei IL IN
seen and crept to the bed.
FIRST BLOW BRINGS HEAD.
"My arm strengthened by thu
sight, chopped off my cousins heat
at the first blow of the ax. He die
not move, but the sound of the blow
aroused my wife.
"She started up and fought saw
agely. She begged forgiveness
throwing herself at my knees. Tha
was the end of her. Her defens'
had prevented the fetal blow, bu
her praying posture allowed the a,
&o swing freely. / was mad, but
mad sense enough left, to avoid strlk
ang the baby. which my wife hat
seized as she sought to defend her
SELF"
Marchesi went on to toll how h
had struck at his wife repeatedly
almost severing her lead, but al
ways taking care not to harm tn
baby. He said he stru k at tn
headless body of his cousin after h
was satisfied that his wife was dead
WASHES BLOOD FROM BABY.
He told in detail how he took tn
baby, Michael. from the life.ess arm
of its mother, washed the marks Q
che affray, changed its clothes en-
hurried with it to thu home of hi
brother.
He then returned to dress his old