New Britain herald., 1916-10-25
|URDERS WIFE AND CUTS OWN THROAT
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accepted probability by the state Ants of Ms. John Costello who lives #he tenement on the first floor. She Flares that there was not the 8htest sound of a quarrel and that # house was absolutely quiet when N terrorized shriek of a woman |Sced the air. There was but one @cry and then all again was quiet. Ely frightened Mrs. Costello hur- .# to lock her doors and, too scared #eaVe the house sat down to await Melop1pents. It was about o'clock I the woman's shriek was heard @ there was no subsequent sounds #ling" from the chambers of the Serno tenement until nearly two 8rs later when the murdered bum @1 in a heavy overcoat, came down N stairs, went to the cellar for # moments and then stealthily left @ building.
 @Irs. 7CosteIlo called to her neigh M Mrs. James H. Woods and the women remained in the formers Bane until MT. Calor and MT. Con- Nj came to find the body of the Srdered wife.
 Motive a Mystery. Except to say that it was a clear &e Of murder and attempted suicide, M physicians brought into the case @ld not up to noon volunteer any
 brmation regarding the cause of Esedy. After the discovery of the Ny of the murderer's victim, Medi- "a Examiner Moody ordered the K SC closed awaiting the arrival of M presentative of the coroner. Dr.
 Sip Bunce, Coroner Calhoun's as- .nt arrived a short time before SN1 and went to the Salerno home
 nake an investigation, subsequent
 w. A. Bailey and M pany to prepare the body for sal.
 K Husband May Live. zSt the hospital Dr. Carl J. Hart SI Ized over Salerno while other au-
 ities sought to learn something 8 rding the reason for his terrible pr. Hart found that the mans S@1pipe had been partly severed and @ he had lost a great deal of blood R81 the gash in his neck and wounds
 eh he had inflicted in other parts NS1is body. As the doctor tried to # e the wounds, Salerno remained 8z1t and volunteered nothing what N regarding the tragedy. The 8 sician later stated that while the @#derer's condition was serious s e was an even chance that he @ Id survive.
 N lerno's sister, Mrs. Rocco
 @rdi who lives but a short distance sHAl the scene of the crime, is ap zS ntly the only relative which the |s pIe have in this vicinity. The x8 8dered woman has sisters in Old Mge, Pa, where the Salernos, lived @re moving to Plainville some four @8 tfs ago, and they are expected to
 l a representative here, informa- @ regarding her fate having been | municated to them by telephone 1 morning
 SsS 2 May Be Insane.
 #@CcOrQlng 10 Ir1enQS or the COuDl le
 tion of the mystery surrounding Sk ktra gedy rests entirely with Salerno ASself NeighbOrs and associates of
 acouple could offer no theory other |a Q belief that the man became 8Hi enIy deranged The couple had
 1 here for but four months and b le. living near their home de- z@e they seemed devoted to each
 Rr. Salerno has borne an excel 8 reputation and his acquaintances se shocked when they heard of his
 M Ma.dly act.
 @ registered letter mailed from M Forge, Pa, and delivered to Sa-
 So in the post office yesterday may gMibly throw some light on the af- |a@ if it is found. The man received @ communication yesterday from E staQt Postmaster James J. Gra- N@ and as he read it's contents in 10 1I9y, he shook his head disepnr-