The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
ADMITS KILLING WITH AN AXE.
Declares His Wife Had Been Untrue
to Him and He Had Repeatedly
Sought Reconciliation-Death Will
Halt Hearing of Case on Thursday
(From Wednesday s Daily.)

(From Wednesdays Daily.)
circuit court on charges of the murder
of his wife and cousin took the stand
in his own defense today and told the
whole story of the killing of the wife
and her alleged paramour Pasquale
Marchesi. The recital of the story
was in low tone of voice and at no
time did the Italian show any signs
of excitement in the telling of it.
1t was sordid story of the break
ing up of the home by the coming of
another man and Marchesi told Of how
he had sought a. reconciliation with
his wife many times and that on the
night Of the crime he had gone to the
house seeking to make peace with his
wife and live with her and the child
rem. He declared that he found the
doors locked and finally with the aid
of an axe broke into one of the rear
windows. He found his wife and cou-
sin together in the bed room. The
two children were crying, but the
mother was alleged to have been Civ
ing all her attention to Marchesi
The defendant declared that he was
so angry at what he found that he did
not know what he did He declared
that he beat them over the heads with
the axe and then taking the two child
rem fed from the house and took them
to the hof1e >efs4 lais--hrother for safe
keeping. Later he said he wandered
about the streets until early morning
when he went to the basement of the
Italian Catholic church where he re-
manned until after the morning mass
at the church when he went to the
home Of the priest and confessed.
Marchesi was subjected to a rigid
cross examination by the district at
torney this afternoon.
Death will halt the hearing of the
murder trial on Thursday morning as
Judge Halsev Of Milwaukee, who is
the presiding judge, announced this
morning that he would suspend to al
low him to attend the funeral of the
late Judge Tarrent Of Milwaukee. At
the session this morning it was also
anno,pood that TaD,oe McEoo af 10
yer, Racine county, brother Of one
of the jurors hearing the case, had
died on Tuesday. David Mckee, the
juror, will attend the funeral at Dover
tomorrow, under guard Of the sheriff.
1t is expected that the case will go to
the Jury on Friday morning.
The state rested it's case just after
three CLOCK Tuesday afternoon and
the last witness called was Sheriff An
drew Stahl, who brought with him the
blood stained axe which had been
used by Marchesi on the night of the
murder 1t was admitted as evidence
in the case by Judge Halsey.
just before the close Of the states
case Mary Marchesi "a thirteen year
old girl, was called to the standa She
was a niece of the defendant and she
testified to his bringing the two little
Marchesi children to the home Of the
brother after the murder. She declar-
ed that Marchesi seemed to be great
ly excited.
The defendant s attorneys made no
motions for the discharge of the de-
fendant at the close Of the state s
case and at once plunged into evidence
which was counted on to show that
the man was insane at the time the
crime was committed. DIR. George E.
Thompson was the first witness call
ed and he gave it as his opinion that
Marchesi was insane when he murder
ed his wife and cousin and that he
was insane at the present time. He
declared that he had made study of
Marchesi. The testimony of Dr..
Thompson was just about the same as
he had given il the county court at
the former hearing
The Rev. August Bandizzone was
the second witness called and he testi-
fed to the character Of Marchesi and
gave it as his opinion that he had not
been sane at the time of the murder.
HE told of Marchesi coming to his
house on the morning after the crime
and the confession he made and de-
clared that his appearance indicated
that he was insane.
With the testimony Of Father Ban
dizzone the court adjourned for the