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Show 'IVi ANGLED BODY , IS EDENTJflED J5 . . ( That of'JJchn'Cast&ffno Who Vas Married Only Two Weeks Ago ' "x Young- Eridc Visits the Morgue and Identifies Her Husband Story of How tho Man Left Home on a Mission of Home Building- and Never Returned. Last night at 8 o'clock Delaurente Virginia Oastugno, accompanied by friends, visited the Heaton-Klrkendall morgue and identified the mangled body of the man ground to pieces last Sunday by an Oregon Short Line train at the Ogden river bridge, as that of her husband, John Castagno It was a pathetic scene, tho bride of only two weeks weeping bitterly over tho body of her husband, the only comfort coming to her being extended by her Italian friends who were with her But she met the situation with fortitude, stating that no ono was to blamo und that perhaps, after all, it was for the best. Mrs Castagno is a beautiful Italian girl, only 20 years of age, and sho told a story of devotion and sacrifice on her part to leave her native land and come to America to marry tho man of her love She said that Mr Castagno sent her money to como to America and that lmmedlatelv after her arrival here they secured a marriage mar-riage license and were married bv Deputy County Clerk John V. Bluth. The marriage ceremony was performed perform-ed April IS, so that Mrs. Castagno Is a bride of about two weeks The voung couple took up a residence on West Second street, their intention m iiiijig . .! . , 1 i, 1. 1 ii i in 1 being to purchase a little homo In tho rural district Mrs. Castagno stated that her husband hus-band had $1,000, the money found on his bodj when it was cnrrlod to th morguo after the accident, and that he was negotiating for a loan of $2,000 moro with which to buy the farm. Ho loft home Sunday to see what ho could do about getting the money, taking tak-ing the $1,000 with him, but he never returned The young wife states that a few years ago her husband met with an accident, in which ho was Injured 1 about the head, and that since that time he had had spells of insanity. She thinks that he brooded over the matter mat-ter of obtaining a loan for tho purchase pur-chase of a home and becamo temporarily tempor-arily deranged, resulting in self-destruction. The man Is well known in the Italian community of Ogden and is spoken of as a hard working and honest hon-est man Ho had been working at the brick yard at Harrlsvllle of late. Ho was 20 j ears old Ho has relatives at Kcmmcrer, Wyoming, Wyo-ming, and a brother resides at Kansas City Letters giving Information of tho tragedy have been sent to the relatives rel-atives It is understood that no disposition dis-position will bo made of the body until word is received from them "TTgwJMM 1 1 11 1 1 , a-as-rri i ii j |