The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-11-29
.DEkADED WIFE
'AND HER LOVER
Desperate Italian UsedAxe
fsk With Vengeance
UPON UNSUsPECTING COUPLE
Found FaithIesS Woman and
Cousin Both Together In
Bedchamber.
WASHED BLOOD FROM BABY

Kenosha, Wis. Nov. 26.-Tor-
tured by the mental picture of his
headless wife and her paramour,
whom he slew last night. Pasquale
Marchesi, % years old. a merchant.
to-day went to priest and confessed
the double crime, which had there
fore not been discovered. The young
avenger of his honor was turned
over to the police, who are closely
guarding him for fear of possible
mob violence tonight.
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,
who was not of age, had been a ia
vOrite of the husband, and the scene
drove him mad, he said. Without
allowing his presence to become
known, Marchesi went to a wood
shop. procured a hand-axe, 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
II. He returned to the home, dress
d his daughter Josephine. 4 years
Id. and took her to his brothers.
7 Mafehesi then returned to the
ouse, concealed the Ratchet and
began wandering about the city. As
morning began to dawn. the spec
ers that had haunted Marchesi 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 family to his ears 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 con-
Tossing what be had done.
After the priest had turned Mar
chest over to the police, the slayer
told connected story of the
crimes, pleading that he had felt
justified in killing the pair at the
time the deeds were committed. but
that later he was sorry such a hor-
rible affair 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 un-
faithfulness, but Just for fun
peeked in at her bedroom window.
was driven to senseless desperation
by the sight that met my eyes.
There, with all the confidence that
myself might rightfully exercise,
was my faYorite cousin, my name
sake, wearing my nightrobe. My
wife, her two babies near her. was
treating him with the affection that
was alone my due.
81 became as one insane. I ran
to a woodshed in the rear and seiz-
ed a lumberman's handaxe. re-
turne to the chamber window with
only one thought--that OF avenging
myself. / carefully raised the win
dow so as not to be heard. crawl
ed in unseen and crept to the bed.
My arm strengthened bv the si2ht,
off my cousins head at the
first blow of the axe. He did not
move, but the sound of the blow
aroused my wife.
> "She started up and fought saw
agely. IA She begged forgiveness,
throwing herself on her knees. That
was the end of her. Her defense
had prevented the fatal, blow. but
her praying posture allowed the axe
to swing freely. was mad. but
had sense enough left to avoid strik-
ing the baby which my wife had
seized as she sought to defend her.
self"
Marchesi went onsto tell how hP
had struck At his wife. repeatedly.
almost severing her head. but al