New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
SLAIN WHITE SLAVE"
NOBLEMAN'S WIFE
Connecticut Victim Married
Cavalier Rotondo on His
Deathbed.
NURSED HIM FOR YEARS
Fell Into Hands of Man Who
Killed Her When Working
in New York-Slayer's
Record Bad.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

By Telegraph to The Tribunel
| Bridgeport, Conn, oct. H.-The woman
who was murdered in Stratford last
| Tuesday night by white slave" gunner
| was the wife or All italian nobleman,
Cavalier Achillo ROtondo, of Sessa, prov
| ince Of Caserta, Italy, according TO facts
which State Detective Frank Virelli gath
cred yesterday in New York City. The
killing OF the woman on the lonely coun-
try road was the sequel of love romance
| which started in Italy about seven years
ago.
Evidence also was found which will
| show that, following the death Of her
| titled husband in New York City, Sep
| TENDER q. 1911, the woman was COM
PEELED, under penalty OF death, to become
the slave Of Chicago Joe" Buonomo, who
| is locked up here, charged with being her
murderer.
From people who knew the cavalier in
/ New York the life story OF Giovanina Ca
Wore. the victim. was learned. From the
records of the Church OF Our Lady Of
Mount Carmel. East 1l5th street, the OFF,
Ger learned that her right name was Jen-
ME Giamellima and that sho was married
The witnesses were Ernesto Berdamte
and Guisto SCozzari.
The parents OF Cavalier Rotondo are
said to have opposed his marriage to the
| girl who was the daughter Of small
shopkeeper, because she was beneath his
station. He came TO America intending
TO set himself up I'm business here, but his
| funds gave out. and he was attacked with
tuberculosis. Jennie Giamelima. on hear
| ing that he was I'll I'm this country, came
| to New York City and took up the task
! OF nursing and supporting him by work
/ ing as waitress in restaurants and cof-
| fee houses. For nearly three years she
! worked for the young nobleman and sup
| piled him with all his wants.
Married on Death Bed.
When they had rooms in llith street
between First and Second avenues, IT was
/ thought that they were married. But on
! the day that Rotondo's condition indicat-
ed that he did not have long TO live the
priest was sent for and the woman who
| had given all she had for the man she
| loved was made his wife as he lay on his
death bed. The same day he died and the
! bride was left penniess.
| Detective Vireli found among the cf-
fects Of the woman proof that she had
pawned her jewelry and other effects 10
give the cavalier a decent burial.
Virelli learned that shortly after her
| husbands death the woman formed the
acquaintance OF Amadio Buonomo, who
conducted a coffee house IN llith street
between First and Second avenues. ANA
do wooed the young woman and she fell
I'm love with him. Then appeared ANA
dos brother Joseph, who eventually be-
came her slayer. Under penalty OF death
she was told that she must go into the
streets and give her earnings 10 Joseph,
who was known as a bad man.
She accompanied Joseph 10 Chicago,
where. It is said, she met Alice Phillips
Aldrlch, president Of the Chicago La"
and order League, and agreed 10 furnish
her with information relative 10 the
white slave" traffic Vlreli says sus-
! plcion fell upon her and she was lurcd To
Bridgeport under the preteXt that she
was to meet Amadio Buonomo there.
| There is no evidence here that she ever
met the sender Of the message which
bade her come to No. lOj South avenue,
| the address given I'm The decoy letter.
Each day is bringing more TO light con-
corning the record Of Joseph Buonomo,
the slayer of Jennie Giamellima, which
proves that he has been a most important
cog In the machinery Of the white
slave" organization. The authorities learn
that about three and a half years ago ne
was a member Of the gang in New YORK
! CITY who held a GenOese woman as
prisoner.
Slashed for Defending Girl.
An Italian storekeeper is said to have
Interfered, and Buonomo was selected to
put the mark of the society upon the
storekeeper. The man was slashed from
the ear to his chin with razor. Buo-
mono fed 10 cover at Thompsonville.
Conn, At Thompsonville he dressed we'll
and endeavored TO ply his trade by get
ting acquainted with some young women
EMPLOYED in the mills there. The man
aaement Of one Of the mills complained
TO the police that their female help was
being accosted on the street by an Italian.
Chief OF Police Edward Bromage went to
the mill and attempted to arrest Buo-
nomo, who broke away and fired three
shots at him, one Of which passed
through his coat. After this Buonomo
showed up in New York City
The police learned that the man slashed
nv Buonomo had a son connected with
the italian bureau Of the Police Depart
ment and that the young man found his
fathers assailant four or five months
after his return 10 New York City. lie
was arrested, but, 1t Is said, the gang to
which Buonomo belonged sent the word
down the line that II he was prosecuted
sone one would die. The result was that
the witnesses against him fed from New
York. In tho mean time the young de-
tectIye, whose name Is not known to the
Connecticut police, is said 10 have tipped
off Chief Bromage OF Thompsonvlle that
Buonomo was In custody, and the chief
secured extradltion papers and took the
prisoner 10 Connecticut where ne was
tried for assault with intent 10 Kill and
sentenced TO the Hartford county jail for
ten months.
After being released from jail Buono-
mo returned to New York, and was there
but short time when the young Italian
detective had him arrested for burglary.
The witnesses in the case, II Is learned,
disappeared, and the police changed the
charge to disorderly conduct, and Buono-
mo went to the workhouse for three
months.
While he was serving this sentence, II
is said that the young detective who APP