Year: 1879

Loss than two months ago Pietro Bolbo. hand
some looking young Italian. and his wife Maria dl
Chico, rented large single room. which constitutes
the entire ground floor of rckety three story brick
tenement house in the of No. IA Rose street. A
small tagged yard separates the house from the
building the front of the lot which is also ten
ement. and has two entrances, one from the street
aud second from the alley which leads
to tho yard fronting the rear house. Tho
property is on the line of the approach
to the Brooklyn bridge, and will be torn down in q
lew days to make way for that structure. Mrs.
Geront who has charge of it. gave notice some time
ago to her tenants to be prepared to move out at
moments notice. Bolbo and his wife spoke very
little English and consequently very little is known
of their social relations by their neighbors. She is
described by them as well-behaved and quiet
woman and her husband as jovial man, given soine
times drink. but not to excess. He appeared to be
worry jealous OF any attention paid to his wife by
other men. and this apparent that the male
occupants of the house almost afraid to be
in conversation with her.


or their antecedents not much is known beyond
the fact that they were married in Italy and came
mere recently. the wife's father and mother accom-


,.nying or following them. They went to live to-
gether at No. &c James street. where the old people,
Mr. and Mrs. Lapuacia. still reside; but the house
hold was not happy one. for Dolbo soon became
jealous of his partner. and q separation followed.
The father Of Maria took sides with his daugh-
ier, but through the mothers interven-
zion. the two were reunited Several qua--
-els separations and reunions followed, in
ZACH of which the wife. her friends
say was unwarrantably accused by husband.
eather, who came to his son-in-law's home about
shrce weeks ago and found him there carousing
strange women in the ROOM and all were dancing
he music of an accordeon. Ashamed of the COM
pany. he took his daughter away with him and
gave her home with himself and wife. Bolbo
by some means induced him to relent and
ten days ago Maria and her husband were
again united. On Tuesday evening they went
together to the father-in-law's house and spent
the evening there playing cards. They must have
returned home early. for Bolbo was seen by one OF
the tenants about half past nine o'clock. What oc
Cured in the interim dates back from noon yester
day when Maria was found murdered in her bed
and Petro had disappeared. 1t had been the custom
OF the murdered wife to visit her mother every
morning. Yesterday she did not do so. and
uneasy. and full of misgiving hastened to
her daughters home. The wooden shutters
the windows were fastened when she got there
and to her rap upon the door. With
out knowing the fearful spectacle that daylight
wopt and screamed and called for help tenant of
the front house attracted by her cries forced
open one OF the shutters and opened
OF the windows. which are only about three feet
from the ground. The mother entered to find her
daughters dead body lying nude upon the
and mass OF clotted blood about them
told how she had met her DEATH With piercing
scream the affrignted mother swooned away. The
police summoned and in few moments the
door of the room was forced open. blanket served
to cover the horrible sight upon the bed, and in
vcstigati1n OF the surroundings was ut once begun
The room which is about fifteen feet square, has two
windows looking out upon the yard in front
upon o narrow space bounded by high brick
walls. The door leading into the room on the
only step from the foot of the stairs leading
noor above But little light entered the room, even
with the door and windows open. but with what
there was a wretched sight was to be secn The bed,
chair and table were the only articles of furni
ture. The bare pine floor and the soilcd and
broken walls betokened squalid poverty. The
chief object of attention to the police
bright bladed dagger which was picked up from
the floor. Near it lay blue leather sheath. The
weapon. which was q new one. was covered with
blood to the hilt of its blade four inches in length
The tapering point broken off and left in the
the right OF the fireplace pail
half filled with blood-colored water. in
which the murderer had washed his hands.
The corner Of the counterpane upon the bed had
served the purpose of towel. az the imprint of
stil bloody fingers showed and, Judging from its
position the murderer must have looked upon his
victim while he wiped her lifes blood from his
against the wall between the windows next
examined. In it were found numerous well-worn
articles OF clothing, and among them blue
IN. Down the bosom Of it ran q streak of blood. and
The wristlets of both sleeves looked though they
had been stepped i'll 1t. Among the papers i'll the
runk were found a letter in Italian signed "Salva-
ore Focarite" and second of a bill of exchange for
the equivalent OF s25. drawn by Contini n Co. on
" Salvatore Focarite. and dated September
;. 1879. There was also u daguerreotype OF Bobo
and his wife taken together standing side by side
with arms linked afectionately. The absence OF the
husband, in connection with the finding OF his blood
tained shirt, set the officers ut III search of
MIN. The want of interpreter and the fact that the
friends Of the murdered woman all Italian gave
them some difficulty and no trace OF the husband
could be found. man named Woolfe, who lived
the third hoor OF the house in which the murder
day night. and one O'Clock yesterday morning his
wife became uneasy while ia bed aud said she thought
there disturbance down stairs. lie listened
but hearing no noise did not 20 down. The door Of
The alley leading to the side entrance of the front
house and to the yard of the rear one is usually
.ocked ut night. and the tenants carry latch
Keys tenant. named Monahan. who
lives in the front house. that about one o'clock
in the hall. who Knocked at the door She asked
who was there and he answered 1.-THE Italian" She
asked him what he wanted. and he said he wanted
key. She ordered him to go about his business and
heard nothing more of him. The police evidently
convinced that Bolbo is the murderer. for general
nc Is described twenty-five years old. i've
feet nine inches in height. with dark complexion.
and dressed in light sack coat black pantaloons and
black slouch hat One OF the neighbors who Bolbo
ON the evening Of Tuesday says he wore black
coat lie has worked as a laborer since he camc to
this country, and for some time prior TO Saturday
last was engaged in tearing down the buildings
along Frankfort street where the bridge work
IL progressing. On Saturday he quit work.
and since then has done nothing, giving
as reason that he felt sick. by order OF
Deputy Coroner Miller the murdered woman's body
removed to the Fourth precinct station house.
An examination showed that the right jugular vein
had been severed by one OF the dagger thrusts.


At sundown about nifty Italian and women,
many of the latter with children In arms entered
the station house and asked to be permitted TO
the remains. Permission having been granted them
they marched past the body with bowed and uncov-
cred heads and out again to the street. gioomily
shaking their heads. but without uttering a word.


COLLEGES RE0PENING.