Putnam patriot., 1928-10-18
HUSBAND THREATENS
 TO CUT WIFE IN PIECES
Just to Scare Her So She Will Live With Him
 He Says
Peluso Family Troubles Brought The
 Police

In the city court, Monday morning Mary Peluso told the court that hei husband, Guy Peluso, threatened tc kill her. have her blood, and cut her up into little pieces. She also said that he told her he was not afraid Of tine electric chair and that if she had him in court and he was sent Co pri- son for ten years he would kill her when he got cut. A wicked looking knife was put in evidence. IL had a bIadc over six inches long and was sharpened on both sides, forming a crude but dangerous looking stilletto.
 How much was back of all of these threats it was hard to determine as the complainant and her witnesses, also the defendant, could talk but lit tie English and could understand even less There was no testimony that the knife was seen in the hand of the de- fendant. The wife and other wit nesses in the case did not seem Go b. al all afraid of the many threats. The defendant admitted he had threatened his wife's life but "only to scare her so she would return to Boston with him." she said.
 Find Knife on Bureau IL was a late hour Saturday night | that Patrolmen Dubriel and Benoit got a call to the Peluso home on Canal street. As far as the testin ony at the hearing developed they found everything uuict. Peiuso was placed under arrest on complaint of his wife. The officers returned Co the home to search for the knife which 1t was all legged Peluso had yielded. The knife in evidence in the city court was found by Patrolman Benoit behind piece of statuary on a bureau
 Mrs Peluso told the court that she had been married for eigh. years and is the mother of three children, s years, 3 years and IS months respect ively. She has been in Putnam for three months, coming here from Bos. ton. She has been working in her brothers store and supporting her self and children. Her husband. she said. hadn't worked for three months.
 Saturday night MT. Peluso came from Boston. He wanted her to re- turn to Boston with him. She re- fused and he said he would drink her bIood,' "Cut her in little pieces, " would write her mother in Italy that he had killed her with a knife" " Her husband, she said told her he did mt care for the electric chair nor for courts and if he was sent to pri- son he would kill her when he got out. She said she ran down stairs to q neighbor,
 Had Hand in Pocket
 Blanche Vermette, who lives under the Peluso's said that the defendant came down to her apartment looking for his wife. He said he was going to find her. He had his hand in his poek- ct.
 Patrolman Dubriel testified to mak- ing the arrest and of Officer Benoit's 1 finding the knife on the bureau.
 The defendant told the court that he had worked ' years for the Revere Rubber Company but was laid off three months ago. He had sought work in Boston but hadn't found anything. He came to Putnam to talk to his wife and admitted he told her he would kill her. This was to fright en her so she would go back to Bos- ton with him. He explained the knife by saying that it was to "cut a large ! cheese: very large cheese" Asked how it happened to be sharpened on both edges he said a friend in Bos- ton did 1t to cut this big cheese. He denied saying anything about the cleo trie chair or about courts.
 1 Judge Geissler asked Mrs. Peluso if she wanted to 20 back to Boston. She said she did, as she had furniture there She said she didn't want to to go with the children, today, to- morrow, any time" she said.
 ! Judge Geissler said that there did not seem to be much to the case but words. He turned to Peluso and said Don't you threaten to kill your wife any more"
 "Nol Nol," said Peluso.
 of anything happens to her it will be known that you did it. You keep away from her." said the court. The case was indefinitely continued.
 In Custody Again
 After court Peluso went to his brothers house to shave. His wife again complained to the police and peluso was taken to the police sta tion. From there he was put on a Worcester bound bus by Captain Jar wis and the driver requested to in- form the. captain if he got off before reaching the terminal. Peluso was in tears upon being taken to the station house the second time. Officials are prone Co believe there is more be- hind the trouble than has appeared Co view.