The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-30

blood from his hands and face and
then with all the care that could be
shown by a father he went back and
tenderly took the little two month s
old son, Michael Marehesi, from the
arms Of the dead mother ana wrap
ping him in a blankey took him to the
home Of the brother, Frank Marchebi.
Returning he dressed his little daught-
er, Josephine four years old, and took
her to the same place. With the fas-
cination of a murderer to look on the
face of his victims he returned again
to the house of death and looking in
through the window sought to make
sure that the victims were dead. He
was seen standing by the window by
people who passed the house. Later
he went into the room and secured the
blood stained axe and took it TO the
home of his brother and threw it in
to water closet.
Then Marchesi ran out into the
country and all night he wandered
about. In the meantime the police
were informed of the crime Just after
ten o clock and every man on the
force was sent out TO make an effort
to secure the arrest of the murderer
These men searched all night but
found absolutely no trace of him. Pale
and worn and laboring under great
excitement the man crawled into the
basement of the Holy Rosary church
Sunday morning. He waited until the
last of the morning mass at the church
then crept out from his hiding place
and went to the home of the priest
He made no effort to deny that he had
killed the man and woman or the
brutality of the murder, but declared
that in the sight of God the crime was
a justifable one.
After he had been taken to the Jail
he went with the sheriff and other
members of the sheriff y forces to the
place where he had thrown the bloody
Ratchet and when it was found he
smiled to see that it was covered with
blood
Just after he had given himself up
to the police he insisted that he have
chance to make a full statement in
regard to the crime In this statement
made in the presence Of the sheriff,
Undersheriff Fonk, Deputy Sheriff La
Maccia and Tony Savagilo, his close
personal friend, the murderer said:
~ went to my home at five O'Clock
Saturday evening and my wife closed
the door in my face. | wens Jack at
half past eight O'Clock and looked in
TO the window and saw my wife III
the arms of the other man in the bed.
Then I went to the wood shed and
got the Ratchet and crawled in through
the window and they did not see or
hear me till was right near to them
They were loving one another and
hugging and kissing. | hit the man
first and then my wife. | don't know
how many times I hit them after that.
Then opened the door and took the
little boy andN girl to my brother s
house and then went back and looked
into the window. / went in and got
the Ratchet and took it and threw it
in the water closet at my brother IS
house. I wandered around all night
until | recovered from the excitement
and then went to the church and lat
er told the whole story to Father Ban
dizzone. Then they telephoned for the
sheriff to come and get me and I sur
rendered to Deputy Sheriff La Maccia
and Sheriff Stahl. -
The terribly mutilated bodies of the
victims Of the murderer were removed
to the coroner's morgue early Sunday
morning and all day throng of curl
Gus people went to the place, but they
were refused admission on account Of
the condition of the bodies. After he
had taken the officers 10 the scene of
the crime to recover the weapon Mar
chest was returned to the jail and a
strong guard is being maintained to
provide against any trouble which
may arise.
Marchesi has lived in Kenosha for
ten years and is said to have borne a
good reputation among his fellow
countrymen. For the past few months
he has worried terribly over bis do
nestle relations and his brothers as
sert that he is insane. He insists that
he is perfectly sane and that he was
justified in the double murder.