New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
SLASHES GIRLS FACE,
THEN HANGS HIMSELF
Rejected Suitor Mars Girls
Beauty and Is Beaten Into
lnSenSlbi|ity by Crowd.
FOUND DANGLING IN CELL
Cut Down Barely Alive and Is
Guarded in Hospital-Tragic
Romance Began in Genoa
Four Years Ago.

To mar her beauty so that other men
would not he attracted to her Frank
Pardosa slashed his sweetheart's face
with a razor as she went to her work
yesterday morning. 4 dozen mel
leaped upon him after the act and
kicked and beat him almost into insen-
sibiity before he was rescued by po
licemen.
In the afternoon a prison keeper
found the man had hanged himself to
his cell door. Though alive when cut
down. he was unconscious. and is dying
in Bellevue Hospital.
Pardosa and the girl, Katie La Magno.
seventeen years old became sweet
hearts two years ago in Genoa. and
were bound by relationship. too, for
katies brother, Dominic. had married
Pardosa's S sister. Marie. The romance
continued when all four came TO New
York a year ago and the young Italian
expected it would end happily.
But his air castle tumbled To the
ground on Monday night when he vis-
tied Dominic at Nc. 80 West 39th
street. The girls brother fatty op-
posed the wedding. and Pardosa went
away. leaving a trail of Genoese oaths
behind him.
Lay in Wait with Razor.
Katie started as usual YESTERDAY
morning for the International Tailor
ing Company at No % 20 los Houston
street, where she runs a sewing ma
chine. She was laughing and chatting
with her companion, Sadie Seigcl; but
as she stepped inside tho vestibule she
screamed. for Pdrdosa was waiting for
her with a razor i'm his hand.
He grabbed her. showed her against
the wall and slashcd her cheeks deeply
with the razor. The Seigcl girl rushed
from the building and called four or
five men from the street. One of them,
Abraham Newman. a 2N-pound man.
dashed in. never needing the razor AMI
caught Pardosa by the throat with
the aid Of Harry Halpern. Of No. 10
Houston street, he soon subdued TN:
frenzied man. Other men ran in and
some yelled for the police, but by the
time Patrolman Lang, of Traffic Squad
q. and Conway, cf the 9TH street sta
ton. reached the place Pardosa was al
most unconscious. lie had been beaten
and kicked so his face was almost un-
recognizable.
Dr Harkens. Of Bellevue Hospital.
attended the girl. sewing up the slashta
IN her cheeks and one in her hand. she
refused to go to the hospital and hur-
ried t. the East 9Th street station.
where she made a complaint Of fcloni-
Gus assault.
Found Hanging in Coll.
The man was arraigned in Essex
Market court before Magistrate ker-
nochan and held without bail for trla'.
Then he was taken TO Jefferson Mar
kct court and locked up.
Patrolman Skclly while taking turn
about the prison at 4 80 p. m. saw Par
dosa hanging from his cell door Tn"
man had torn his shirt to ribbons ana
made moose Of it. Standing on tn
gratings Of the door he had tied an end
Of the moose high up put the loop about
his neck and then jumped.
Or. Exner was called from Bellevue
and brought the unconscious man 10
the hospital Pardosa said he was not
sorry he had attacked the girl, as ne
loved her and wished no one else to
marry her.
Attendants watched the crazed man
last night as he lay on his cot In The
prison ward, fearing that he would
again attempt to end his life. 1t is not
beIievod that he can recover.