New Britain herald., 1916-10-25
Plainville Man Ord
 Corpse With SA
 and Stays With it| Two Hours
TRIES DROWNING
 RETURNS TO SHt

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 Screams But Does Not Inter-
 Insane, Say Friends.
 Special to the HeraId.)
 Plainville, Oct. 25.-After his Wife's throat, slashing he1 almost from ear to ear with al as she lay in bed at her hoI West Main street at an earlJ this morning, Joseph SalernoI 25, and hitherto respected Italian resident, fingered in md fashion over her prostrate fori watched her life's blood flow frd gaping wounds he had inflicted nearly two hours later coverd body, then cold in death, with al sneaked from the house tI Plainville pond a short distancd where he attempted to take hi life by gashing himself with weapon he had previously used dastardly crime. He is at thu Britain hospital suffering fri number of deep slashes and blood but with an even chanc he will recover.
 The crime, which is one of thl shocking ever committed in PlaI had many fiendish features and the coroner has not had an
 tunity to investigate 1t thoroug bears evidence of being the WI a maniac. Salerno's friends | that he must have been mental balanced, a theory to which credence is given because or tl moniacal fashion in which the of the factory.
 Uses Razor On Himself.
 Statements made by the neil indicate that the woman was and it was over two hours latd Salerno attempted to cheat from it's revenge by trying s With the same razor, which itl Salerno cut his own throat, iri a deep gash across his chest al successfully tried to emasculate self. That he also may have suicide by drowning in the Pla pond, changing his mind after
 tered the water, was indicated
 clothing, which was soaking when he was discovered.
 Salerno was found in
 posture in the rear of c. H. factory shortly after o Thomas Conlon, the engineer saw the ghastly spectacle of th| as he seemingly patiently al death from loss of blood which in copious quantities from his VI Conlon dragged him into the room and notified MT. Calor, of the fatcory,
 Tells of Crime. The latter communicated with Conforti, a close friend of Sd who hurried to the factory.
 What have you done, Joe" claimed as the horrible sight fronted him. Barely able toI the bleeding man answered VI I've killed Bridgetta." He gaI further information. Hurry were sent to pr. J. N. Bull arj c. w. Moody, the latter serviI medical examiner, besides bell practitioner, and the injured md rushed to the hospital, the q making a superficial examinati his wounds.
 Amazed over Salerno's wild ration that he had murdered hid MT. Calor and MT. Conforti hal to the mans home where a curdling sight greeted them. blood spattered walls mutely ta| to the truth of Salerno's confd the lifeless form of the pretty wife, discovered on the floor hall near the entrance to her1 room, corroberating. The bodJ covered with a sheet which thel derer placed over it as a shrolI fore he left the house.. The vi was dressed in a night robe was saturated with her blood bed which the couple occupied blood-soaked and indicated thd murderer first wielded the razor the woman's head rested on he| low
 The walls of the chamber werd cred with crimson spatters and il evident that after receiving thel slash the woman rose from thI and staggered towards the hall \ she fell, her husband lingering u side until her death.
 Slain As She Slept.
 That the woman may have asleep when she was sLashed is
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