A LOVE TRAGEDY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3807, 11 May 1891, Page 2

A LOVE TRAGEDY.

A. tragedy, which is thoroughly characteristic of the Italian quarter of New York, but with a decidedly novel feature, occurred at 8 o'clock on a recent Monday morning. Nicolo Piero, a young Italian, was walking in Spring street, near Broadway, when he was met by Pasqualine Robertelli, a pretty tailore3B, about 20 years old. She had hidden behind some bales on the sidewalk when she saw him, and he approached the spot all unsuspicious of danger. When he came sho sprang from her place of ambush, and drawing a seven shot revolver from the folds of her dress, pointed it at him and began firing. She had fired four shots, and Piero had dropped to the ground, when some one in the crowd knocked the weapon ont of the girl's hand. Two of the bullets had found their billet in the body of Piero, one entering his chest near the heart. The woman, who made no attempt to escape, and did not appear at all excited, was promptly placed under arrest. When taken to the police station she told why she had tried to kill Piero. She said that four months ago Piero had seduced her under promise of marriage. "He then gave me the revolver," she snid, " and told me that if he did not marry me in eight days I was to shoot him whenever I saw him. Eight days passed, aud was no marriage. He then promised to marry me on March 2 and begged me to shoot him if he proved unfaithful. On Sunday I found that Piero had arranged to return to Italy. It was plain that he meant to get rid of mo. I was determined to shoot him then. I watched all night at his lodgings, but he did not go home all that time. At G o'olock this morning I went up to Spring Street and waited for him. I knew that he was sure to pass through that street some time, and I made up my mind not to eat and sleep until I had done what he told ine to. When I saw him I hid, because I was afraid he had changed his mind about wanting to be shot, aB he was getting' ; ready to go b«ck to Italy, But I only did what he gave me leave to do ; they can't harm me for it, can they ? You know a woman has her rights." Pasqualine was remanded, to await the result of her recreant lover'B injuries. Piero was not able to give his version of the affair.