The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-29
ENRAGED ITALIAN
COMMITS FEARFUL DEED


Sewers the Heads Of his Wife and Kins-
man When lie Finds Them I'm I'm
lawful Communion.
Kenosha, Wis, Nov 26.-Tortured
by the mental picture of his head
less wife and her paramour whom he
slew last night. Pasquale Marchesi,
27 years old, merchant, today went
to priest and confessed the double
crime, which had here before not been
discovered. The young avenger of
his honor was turned over to the po-
pice who are closely guarding him for
fear of possible mob violence tonight.
According to Marchesi, he went
home last night and found his wife.
Rosario, and his cousin and name
sake occupying Mrs. Marchesi's bed
chamber. The younger Marchesi,
was not of age, had been a favorite
of the husband and the scene drove
him mad, he said. Without allowing
his presence to become known,
Marchesi went to woodshed, pro-
cured a hand axe, crept to the bed
room and chopped off the heads of the
lovers.
Taking his baby. two months old,
from the arms of the slain wife.
Marchesi washed the blood from it's
face, carried it to the home of his
brother and said his wife was ILL He
returned to the house, dressed his
daughter, Josephine, i years old. and
took her to his brothers.
Spcctres Haunted Him.
Marchesi then returned to the house,
concealed the hatchet and began walk
ing about the city. AS morning dawn
ed spectres that had haunted Marchesi
all night as he skunk through back
streets drove him to hide in the base
ment of All Italian Catholic chufch. In
the darkness of the church basement,
he said he heard the death cries of his
wife and saw her headless form rush
ing at him through the blackness.
AS the march of the morning came
family to his ears from the auditorium
above, he said that he thought he dis
tinguiShed the words vengeance is
mine, saith the Lord" Then he rush
ed from his hiding place, went to the
home of the priest and sought relief
in confessing what he had done.
After the priest had turned Marchesi
over to the police, the slayer told. a
connected story of the crime. pleading
that he had felt justified in killing the
mitted, but later said he was sorry
such horrid condition had crept into
his life. He said:
81 went home last night earlier than
| had expected to return. | had no
suspicion of my wife's unfaithfuness,
but just for fun | peeked in at her bed
room window. ! was driven to sense
less desperation by the sight that met
my eyes
81 became as one insane. | ran
to a wOodshed in the rear and seized
lumberman's hand axe. returned
to the chamber window with only one
thought; that of avenging myself.
carefully raised the window so as not
to be heard. / crawled in unseen and
crept to the bed. My arm strengthen
ed by the sight. / chopped off my
cousins head at the first blow of
the axe. He did not move, but inc
sound of the blow aroused my wife.
she started up and fought savage
y. She begged forgiveness, throw
herself on her knees. That was the
end of her. Her defense had prevent
ed my blow, but her praying posture
allowed the axe to swing freely.
was mad, but | had sense enough left
to avoid striking the baby which my
wife had seized as she thought to de-
fend herself
Marchesi went on to tell how he
had struck at his wife, rcpeatcdly
almost sevoring her head, but always
taking care not to harm the baby lie
said that he struck at the hcadless
body of his cousin after he was salts
fled that his wife was dead
Washed Blood From Baby's Face.
lie told in detail how he took the
baby, Michael, from the lifeless arms
of its mother, washed the marks Of
the affray from its face. changed its
clothing and hurried with it to the
home of his brother.
He then returned to dress his Oldest
child whom he had left alone in the