The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-20

been a party to the death agreement
The note was replaced in her bag.
Fusco deliberately unbuttoned nis
heavy coat and drew but .3S caliber
revolver Again he kissed the woman
he was so soon to send plunging into
eternity. Sterping back two PAGES
while Miss Fusco turned her head
slightly away from him Fusco fired.
The first bullet apparently did not
strike fatal spot. She only stag
gered. but managed to kec, from
falling to the ground when she
clutched fence. Fusco stepped to-
ward Miss Fusco and placed the re-
volver to her forehead. but before he
did SO he again imprinted kiss upon
her lips. The next bullet went crash
ing through her brain. Miss Fuscc
eell to the ground. dying. and breathed
her last as she was being carried into
the Pittsburg hospital.
After firing the fatal shots Fusco
faced the spectators who had wit
messed the '"otinR. He held the re-
volver at arms length and fired. The
bullet passed harmlessly through his
hat, The muzzle was then placed
against his head and the weapon again
fired. This time the bullet entered
his brain.
Leave Letters Friends.
Officers at the police station were
notified Of the shooting and Inspector
Peter Walsh. Captain Robert Alder
dice and Special Officer Herman Wes-
sci went to the scene. The couple
were taken to the hospital in a patrol
wagon. where later all of the evidence
OF their having agreed to die together
was produced by the contests of sew
eral letters.
In Miss Fusco's handbag was found
letter stating her Wiilingness to die
for her lover II he cpuld not gain the
consent of his ard hAr famies to mar.
~. It was q, Short letter. merely a
note. that had evidently been written
20 that Fusco's word would not be
blamed for her murder. This letter
and four others found in the pockets
Of Fusco were translated by Police
man Michael Tortorelli. Fusco ad-
dressed his last letters to the public.
his mother, a brother and friend.
In his letter the public he said 1t
was his desire to t1st,fY the crime be-
cause of his love. for virginia, to whom
he had been betro.hed for seven
being full cousins and of the refusal
of both their families to agree to
their marrying. He also blamed sew
erely the Interference of outsiders in
their love affair and characterized
them as towards and assassins because
they had driven him and his sweet.
heart to execute the death pact. He
aid that in the past two years he and
Virginia had led miserable existence
and that he had frequently declared
to his father that he would kill him
self.
Asks for Forgiveness.
In his letter he dwelt on the death
of Vtrgtnia's mother short time ago.
He also stated that there had been a
deep conspiracy among friends of his
sweetheart to drive him to suicide. His
letter concludes as follows:
Il know that this will he cruel
act. because we are cousins. but love
will not listen to reason. We are
suffer. am very sorry for this cruel
act, because it will cause sorrow to
my mother"
In Fusco's letter to his mother he
asked her to forgive him and to be
content and happy. He concluded
with II hope my brother in law,
Louis Troino. will take my place and
be son to you. ] ask your forgive
ness and give kisses to the whole fam
lily. Your affectionate son,
The letter to his brother follows:
Dear Brother: 1 leave few dol
lars in debts contracted when 1 sent
for you. feel sure that you will pay
these. II at any time you are in
clined to take your life as 1 have done
he sure to kill Gabriel Fusco (the
girls father), because he is the cause
Of the desperate condition of my fam
lily. 1 have not the courage to see
you, brother"
FuSCO and his sweetheart bove haep
in this country for several years. He
followed her here. it is said, refusing
an appointment of high rank in the
Italian army. The police believe that
the death pact was first agreed to
about month ago when Virginia. q
mother died. In the girls handbag
was found the stub Of check for 500
the expenses for her mothers funeral
Her bank book disclosed that she ha..
an account in the Mellon National
bank with a balance to her credit OF
$3.50.
The parents of neither would make
any statement regarding the shooting.
The girls father went to the hospital
and viewed her dead body. He COL
lapsed completely. and was given
were dated January 10. showing that
Fusco had probably intended COM
mitting the crime yesterday and had
spent all Of the time in writing them
after visiting his sweetheart.