The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-30
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W ed Cause
of Affray
Anna Greco, IA, May Die
From Wounds Inflicted by
Jim Corbino. Who
Breaks Into Room.
Parent Is Shot, Slashed

teenth street, was shot and probably
fatally wounded and her father. AL
fred Greco. was seriously wounded
Saturday by Jim Corbino. 80. Have
lock, lover OF the girl. The shooting
took place in the bedroom occupied by
Anna after Corbino, who had climbed
through a window of the room. had
been repulsed in his plea that she
elope with him.
Corbno, according to the story the
Greco girl told police, has been an
admrer of Anna for more than two
years. Several months ago he pro
posed marriage to her and she ac-
cepted him Mr.. and Mrs Greco re
fused TO allow their daughter to marry
until she became of age. Corbino, at
that time. agreed and declared he
would wait
Every Saturday Corbino came to
Omaha from Havelock. where he is
employed as boilermaker in the
/ Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road shops. to see Anna. Since Anna
had accepted his proposal OF marriage
he has written her almost daily The
letters were all addressed to Miss
Anna Greco. but each one was head
ed My Dear Wife and closed Your
Loving Husband All OF these letters
were found by the detectives when
they searched the room after the
shooting.
Enters Girls Room.
Last night Corbino came TO Omaha
as usual, but did not go direct to
the Greco home. shortly after 10
Anna retired declaring she believed
Corbino would not call Less than one
hour later corbino came 10 the house.
climbed to the roof Of the front porch
and into the open widow of the. girls
room.
Anna was asleep when he entered, |
and cried out when he awakened her. |
The cry aroused her father who was
sleeping in an adjacent room and
frightened Corbino.
Corbino asked the girl II She would
ruin away with him to get married.
She refused. declaring that her
parents did not want her to marry
gan TO threaten her and declared that
he would kill her il she did not do as
he requested.
Before Anna could answer him her
father entered the room. Seeing Cor.
bino standing near the bed, he asked
why he was there. Corbino did not
answer. He drew an automatic pis.
tol from his pocket. turned to The girl
and opened fire.
Girl Shot Seven Times.
Two bullets struck the girl in the
right hand. one in the left arm. two
in the left breast and one in the thigh.
Corbino then turned the pistol on Al
fred Greco and shot him once in the
right hand and once in the Jaw
lie emptied his pistol. discarded 1t
and drew a knife. Greco and corbino
fought for several moments for pos
session OF the knife but Greco was
weakened from the two wounds he
had received and WAS unable to fght
off the younger man. corbino slash
ed him across the chest. cutting a
cash from his right shoulder to his
left hip.
Greco fell when Corbino stabbed
him. Corbino eaped through the win
dow and made his escape in the rail-
road yards short distance away.
Mrs. Greco. aroused by the shooting
and the noise Of the fighting. ran to
Annas room. She arrived in time TO
see Corbino strike down her husband
and escape. She rushed to her daugh.
! ter, who lay moaning on the bed, step
ping over the body OF her husband
Her screams attracted neighbors. who
called police.
Condition Serious.
The police took Anna and her
father to St Joseph Hospital DR..
Lovely. acting police surgeon, de.
clared there is slight chance OF
Anna recovering and that Greco's
life would be in danger for some time.
Detectives William Davis and
Frank klllian. accompanied by Emer-
gency Driver Al Nelson. found the
pistol used by Corbino in Anna bed,
where Corbino had thrown it when
he drew the knife. \ thorough
search Of the railroad yards failed to
reveal Corbino. Police have requested
Lincoln authorities 10 watch trains
entering llavelook.
Although the letters Corbino wrote
TO the girl were headed My dear
wife" the girl and her family deny
that they were married. Anna Greco
called for a priest as soon as she was
taken Off the operating table At tho
hospital and. in his presence told her
story to police and asked that the
last sacrament he given her.
Alfred Greco refused to talk OF the
affair. lie told the priest that he
was not going to die"