Rain_NN1 of_IO Bullets_NN2 :_: The_AT True_JJ Story_NN1 of_IO Ernest_NP1 Ingenito_NP1 's_GE Bloody_JJ Family_NN1 Massacre_NN1 For_IF interviews_NN2 and_CC research_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 relied_VVD on_II Ernest_NP1 Ingenito_NP1 Jr._NNA ;_; Mary_NP1 Ann_NP1 Larro_NP1 ,_, research_NN1 assistant_NN1 ;_; Sean_NP1 Dalton_NP1 ,_, Gloucester_NP1 County_NN1 Prosecutor_NN1 ,_, Bernard_NP1 Weisenfeld_NP1 ,_, Public_JJ Information_NN1 Officer_NN1 for_IF the_AT Gloucester_NP1 County_NN1 Prosecutor_NN1 's_GE Office_NN1 ;_; the_AT staff_NN and_CC volunteers_NN2 of_IO the_AT Gloucester_NP1 County_NN1 Historical_JJ Society_NN1 ;_; the_AT staff_NN of_IO the_AT New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 State_NN1 Archives_NN2 ;_; Tony_NP1 Ficcaglia_NP1 ,_, retired_JJ psychologist_NN1 ;_; Deidre_NP1 Fedkenheuer_NP1 ,_, spokesperson_NN1 for_IF the_AT New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 Department_NN1 of_IO Corrections_NN2 ;_; Judge_NP1 George_NP1 Stanger_NP1 ,_, retired_VVD ;_; Judge_NP1 Ernest_NP1 Alvino_NP1 ,_, retired_VVD ;_; Mark_NP1 Falzini_NP1 ,_, archivist_NN1 at_II the_AT New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 State_NN1 Police_NN2 Museum_NN1 ;_; Allen_NP1 "_" Boo_NN1 "_" Pergament_NN1 ,_, Atlantic_NP1 City_NN1 historian_NN1 ;_; Gretchen_NP1 McLain_NP1 ,_, Franklin_NP1 Township_NN1 Historical_JJ Advisory_JJ Committee_NN1 ;_; Susan_NP1 Mounier_NP1 ,_, Director_NN1 of_IO the_AT Newfield_NP1 Public_JJ Library_NN1 ;_; Terry_NP1 Glen_NP1 Tucker_NP1 ,_, Esquire_NN1 ;_; Connie_NP1 Schuchard_NP1 ;_; and_CC ,_, as_CSA always_RR ,_, the_AT staff_NN of_IO the_AT Vineland_NP1 Public_JJ Library_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT there_EX are_VBR the_AT brave_JJ souls_NN2 who_PNQS served_VVD as_CSA my_APPGE readers_NN2 :_: Karen_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, Ruth_NP1 Tucker_NP1 ,_, Ngaire_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, and_CC Suzie_NP1 Carano_NP1 ._. 
In_RR21 addition_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 appreciate_VV0 that_CST the_AT following_JJ people_NN were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO share_VVI their_APPGE memories_NN2 :_: ?_? ola_NN1 Mazzoli_NP1 Siciliano_NP1 ,_, Barbara_NP1 Mazzoli_NP1 Trommello_NP1 ,_, Frank_NP1 Mazzoli_NP1 ,_, Teresa_NP1 Pioppi_NP1 San-ford_NN1 ,_, and_CC others_NN2 who_PNQS preferred_VVD to_TO remain_VVI anonymous_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ about_II them_PPHO2 naturally_RR ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX feel_VVI as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM at_RR21 all_RR22 responsible_JJ "_" Ernest_NP1 Martin_NP1 Ingenito_NP1 January_NPM1 5,1956_MC Night_NNT1 fell_VVD hard_JJ and_CC fast_RR in_II November_NPM1 ._. 
Deep_RR in_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT dense_JJ Pine_NN1 Barrens_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ stretch_VV0 across_II the_AT lower_JJR half_NN1 of_IO New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 ,_, the_AT stars_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR splashed_VVN across_II the_AT black_JJ velvet_NN1 sky_NN1 cast_VVN a_AT1 bright_JJ light_NN1 on_II the_AT scattered_JJ farms_NN2 below_RL ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 hint_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 in_II the_AT air_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ still_RR too_RG warm_JJ for_IF snow_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM matter_VVI ._. 
The_AT crops_NN2 had_VHD long_RR since_RR been_VBN harvested_VVN and_CC trucked_VVN off_RP to_II the_AT local_JJ produce_NN1 auction_NN1 for_IF shipment_NN1 to_II markets_NN2 in_II Philadelphia_NP1 ,_, Wilmington_NP1 ,_, and_CC New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Now_RT was_VBDZ the_AT time_NNT1 for_IF settling_VVG accounts_NN2 and_CC taking_VVG care_NN1 of_IO all_DB those_DD2 farm_NN1 chores_NN2 that_CST took_VVD second_MD place_NN1 when_CS every_AT1 waking_NN1 moment_NN1 was_VBDZ spent_VVN in_II the_AT field_NN1 tending_VVG the_AT crops_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD said_VVD a_AT1 violent_JJ nor'easter_NN1 was_VBDZ brewing_VVG ._. 
The_AT storm_NN1 threatened_VVD to_TO reach_VVI hurricane_NN1 proportions_NN2 by_II the_AT following_JJ week_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT air_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR and_CC cool_JJ on_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, November_NPM1 17_MC ,_, 1950_MC ,_, at_II a_RR21 little_RR22 before_II nine_MC at_II night_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ sounds_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT raccoons_NN2 rustling_VVG their_APPGE way_NN1 through_II the_AT backyards_NN2 in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 food_NN1 and_CC the_AT occasional_JJ hoot_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 owl_NN1 nesting_VVG in_II a_AT1 nearby_JJ tree_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_RR21 lot_RR22 more_RGR quiet_JJ to_TO listen_VVI to_II in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, especially_RR on_II Piney_NP1 Hollow_NP1 Road_NNL1 ,_, a_AT1 heavily_RR forested_JJ stretch_NN1 on_II the_AT manure_NN1 by_II truck_NN1 from_II New_JJ Sharon_NP1 ,_, about_RG twenty_MC miles_NNU2 away_RL ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ then_RT spread_VVN as_CSA fertilizer_NN1 across_II the_AT dormant_JJ fields_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 grueling_JJ but_CCB necessary_JJ job_NN1 that_CST made_VVD their_APPGE crops_NN2 the_AT envy_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE neighbors_NN2 ._. 
Thankfully_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD finished_VVN that_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 
As_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, the_AT Pioppis_NP1 ate_VVD supper_NN1 around_RG five_MC o'clock_RA ._. 
After_II helping_VVG her_APPGE mother-in-law_NN1 with_IW the_AT dishes_NN2 ,_, Marion_NP1 asked_VVD her_APPGE husband_NN1 to_TO take_VVI her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT general_JJ store_NN1 in_II Downstown_NP1 ._. 
Jino_NP1 pulled_VVD the_AT car_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT garage_NN1 behind_II the_AT house_NN1 around_RG eight_MC o'clock_RA and_CC drove_VVD Marion_NP1 ,_, their_APPGE daughter_NN1 Teresa_NP1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE sister_NN1 Pearl_NN1 to_II Clevenger_NP1 's_GE Store_NN1 to_TO buy_VVI groceries_NN2 and_CC ice_NN1 cream_NN1 ._. 
Dominick_VV0 Biagi_NP1 ,_, Theresa_NP1 Pioppi_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 ,_, lived_VVD about_II a_AT1 mile_NNU1 north_ND1 of_IO the_AT Pioppi_JJ farm_NN1 on_II Piney_NP1 Hollow_NP1 Road_NNL1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 passed_VVD the_AT house_NN1 just_RR as_CSA the_AT family_NN1 was_VBDZ climbing_VVG into_II the_AT car_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD asked_VVN his_APPGE daughter_NN1 Eva_NP1 to_TO drive_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT Landisville_NP1 Farmers_NN2 Club_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 organization_NN1 for_IF local_JJ farmers_NN2 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN started_VVN in_II the_AT late_JJ 1800s_MC2 ._. 
Although_CS Biagi_NP1 planned_VVD to_TO stop_VVI and_CC visit_VVI his_APPGE sister_NN1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 home_RL ,_, he_PPHS1 first_MD wanted_VVD to_TO buy_VVI some_DD whiskey_NN1 at_II the_AT club_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 liked_VVD to_TO start_VVI each_DD1 day_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 little_JJ splash_NN1 in_II his_APPGE coffee_NN1 ._. 
While_CS the_AT Biagi_JJ car_NN1 rolled_VVN toward_II Landisville_NP1 ,_, Jino_NP1 drove_VVD into_II Downstown_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 tiny_JJ settlement_NN1 situated_VVN on_II Harding_NP1 Highway_NN1 about_RG three_MC miles_NNU2 south_ND1 of_IO their_APPGE farm_NN1 ._. 
There_RL ,_, they_PPHS2 bought_VVD their_APPGE groceries_NN2 ,_, then_RT talked_VVN for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 with_IW general_JJ store_NN1 owner_NN1 Mary_NP1 Clevenger_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ waiting_VVG for_IF her_APPGE daughter_NN1 Patricia_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD gone_VVN home_RL for_IF dinner_NN1 after_II minding_VVG the_AT store_NN1 all_DB day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT Clevengers_NN2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO close_VVI for_IF the_AT night_NNT1 so_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 could_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT movies_NN2 ._. 
When_CS Patricia_NP1 returned_VVD ,_, she_PPHS1 noticed_VVD Ernie_NP1 's_GE car_NN1 parked_VVN at_II Reed_NP1 's_GE gas_NN1 station_NN1 across_II the_AT street_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 never_RR mentioned_VVD it_PPH1 to_II anyone_PN1 ,_, because_CS it_PPH1 never_RR struck_VVD her_PPHO1 as_CSA important_JJ ._. 
After_II saying_VVG goodnight_UH to_II the_AT Cle-vengers_NN2 ,_, the_AT Pioppis_NP1 dropped_VVD Pearl_NP1 off_RP at_II her_APPGE house_NN1 ,_, then_RT returned_VVD home_RL and_CC dished_VVD out_RP the_AT ice_NN1 cream_NN1 for_IF the_AT entire_JJ family_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR Armando_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD retired_VVN early_RR that_DD1 night_NNT1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN happy_JJ to_TO enjoy_VVI a_AT1 bowl_NN1 of_IO ice_NN1 cream_NN1 in_II bed._NNU eastern_JJ boundary_NN1 of_IO Franklin_NP1 Township_NN1 m_ZZ1 Gloucester_NP1 County_NN1 ._. 
Bordering_VVG the_AT tiny_JJ towns_NN2 of_IO Landisville_NP1 and_CC Downstown_NP1 ,_, the_AT road_NN1 ran_VVD roughly_RR south_ND1 to_II north_ND1 ,_, twisting_VVG through_II a_AT1 landscape_NN1 of_IO trees_NN2 and_CC houses_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR strewn_VVN about_RP like_II abandoned_JJ toys_NN2 across_II a_AT1 carpet_NN1 of_IO open_JJ fields_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 blink-and-you-miss-it_PPH1 places_VVZ that_CST few_DA2 people_NN had_VHD ever_RR heard_VVN of_IO and_CC still_RR fewer_DAR could_VM find_VVI ._. 
The_AT bright_JJ lights_NN2 of_IO Philadelphia_NP1 to_II the_AT west_ND1 and_CC Atlantic_NP1 City_NN1 to_II the_AT east_ND1 were_VBDR only_RR about_RG an_AT1 hour_NNT1 's_GE drive_NN1 away_RL ._. 
At_II the_AT southern_JJ end_NN1 of_IO Piney_NP1 Hollow_NP1 Road_NNL1 ,_, where_CS it_PPH1 connected_VVD to_II Route_NN1 40_MC ,_, or_CC the_AT Harding_NP1 Highway_NN1 ,_, the_AT names_NN2 on_II the_AT mailboxes_NN2 that_CST dotted_VVD the_AT roadside_NN1 were_VBDR predominantly_RR Italian_JJ ,_, often_RR related_VVN by_II blood_NN1 or_CC marriage_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 generation_NN1 or_CC two_MC before_RT ,_, Italian_JJ immigrants_NN2 were_VBDR first_MD drawn_VVN to_II the_AT region_NN1 by_II the_AT promise_NN1 of_IO owning_VVG their_APPGE own_DA farms_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 that_CST never_RR would_VM have_VHI been_VBN possible_JJ in_II their_APPGE homeland_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO Piney_NP1 Hollow_NP1 Road_NNL1 was_VBDZ the_AT Pioppi_JJ farm_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 sprawling_JJ fifty-seven-acre_JJ spread_NN1 west_ND1 of_IO the_AT road_NN1 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN settled_VVN about_RG forty_MC years_NNT2 before_RT by_II Armando_NP1 and_CC Theresa_NP1 Pioppi_NP1 ._. 
By_II 1950_MC ,_, the_AT farm_NN1 was_VBDZ prospering_VVG under_II Theresa_NP1 's_GE management_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT help_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE two_MC sons_NN2 ,_, John_NP1 and_CC Jino_NP1 ._. 
Unlike_II some_DD of_IO their_APPGE neighbors_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS still_RR used_JJ horses_NN2 to_TO pull_VVI their_APPGE plows_NN2 ,_, the_AT Pioppis_NN1 could_VM afford_VVI modern_JJ equipment_NN1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 tractor_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ allowed_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II till_II the_AT soil_NN1 and_CC harvest_VV0 their_APPGE crops_NN2 more_RGR quickly_RR and_CC efficiently_RR ._. 
At_II eighty-two_MC ,_, Armando_NP1 was_VBDZ happy_JJ to_TO let_VVI Theresa_NP1 ,_, fifteen_MC years_NNT2 his_APPGE junior_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT boys_NN2 take_VV0 care_NN1 of_IO the_AT business_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS thirty-one-year-old_JJ Jino_NN1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE youngest_JJT ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 good_JJ head_NN1 on_II his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE mother_NN1 relied_VVN on_II him_PPHO1 to_TO get_VVI the_AT work_NN1 done_VDN ._. 
Like_II his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, Jino_NP1 stood_VVD more_DAR than_CSN six_MC feet_NN2 tall_JJ ._. 
Dark-haired_JJ and_CC handsome_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ lean_JJ and_CC well-muscled_JJ from_II years_NNT2 of_IO hard_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
At_II forty-six_MC ,_, John_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR going_VVG gray_JJ ;_; although_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 slow_JJ when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD to_II understanding_VVG some_DD things_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hard_JJ worker_NN1 who_PNQS willingly_RR tackled_VVN any_DD job_NN1 ._. 
The_AT rhythm_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 on_II Piney_NP1 Hollow_NP1 Road_NNL1 was_VBDZ rarely_RR interrupted_VVN ._. 
Only_RR once_RR in_II recent_JJ memory_NN1 had_VHD anything_PN1 dramatic_JJ occurred_VVD ._. 
In_II the_AT early_JJ 1930s_MC2 ,_, a_AT1 TWA_NN1 airplane_NN1 was_VBDZ forced_VVN to_TO make_VVI an_AT1 emergency_NN1 landing_VVG in_II the_AT Pioppis_NP1 '_GE fields_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 local_JJ resident_NN1 recalled_VVD ._. 
The_AT craft_NN1 ,_, carrying_VVG actors_NN2 headed_VVN to_II Atlantic_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, tore_VVD up_RP the_AT sweet_JJ potato_NN1 crop_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ outraged_JJ Theresa_NP1 Pioppi_NP1 ._. 
Some_DD neighbors_NN2 considered_VVD the_AT Pioppis_NN1 a_AT1 little_JJ money_NN1 hungry_JJ ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 chuckled_VVD as_CSA she_PPHS1 ran_VVD out_RP into_II the_AT fields_NN2 ,_, screaming_VVG at_II the_AT pilot_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE company_NN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO pay_VVI ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX surprising_JJ that_CST Theresa_NP1 was_VBDZ upset_VVN ._. 
The_AT crops_NN2 were_VBDR their_APPGE livelihood_NN1 --_NN1 without_IW produce_NN1 ,_, the_AT bills_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI paid_VVN and_CC the_AT family_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX eat_VVI ._. 
The_AT Pioppis_NN1 had_VHD good_JJ reason_NN1 to_TO be_VBI proud_JJ of_IO their_APPGE thriving_JJ farm_NN1 ._. 
By_II 1950_MC ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR successful_JJ enough_RR to_TO rent_VVI an_AT1 adjoining_JJ twenty-three_MC acres_NNU2 that_CST overflowed_VVD with_IW produce_VV0 each_DD1 fall_NN1 ._. 
Across_II the_AT street_NN1 lived_VVD the_AT Pioppis_NP1 '_GE daughter_NN1 ,_, Pearl_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD married_VVN Mike_NP1 Mazzoli_NP1 in_II 1925_MC ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD twenty-one_MC acres_NNU2 received_VVN as_II a_AT1 dowry_NN1 from_II her_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
Mike_NP1 's_GE family_NN1 had_VHD settled_VVN many_DA2 years_NNT2 before_RT in_II neighboring_VVG Buena_NP1 Vista_NP1 Township_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 quiet_JJ ,_, hardworking_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD spent_VVN most_DAT of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 farming_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR close_JJ to_II his_APPGE brothers_NN2 and_CC sisters_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS all_RR lived_VVN just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 miles_NNU2 away_RL ._. 
Although_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD his_APPGE share_NN1 of_IO youthful_JJ indiscretions_NN2 ,_, Mike_NP1 was_VBDZ devoted_JJ to_II his_APPGE Pearl_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE only_JJ daughter_NN1 ,_, Theresa_NP1 ,_, named_VVN in_II honor_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE maternal_JJ grandmother_NN1 ._. 
Known_VVN to_II everyone_PN1 as_II Tessie_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 cheerful_JJ baby_NN1 from_II the_AT time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN on_II May_NPM1 24_MC ,_, 1926_MC ,_, and_CC had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 gentle_JJ ,_, sweet_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
Unfortunately_RR ,_, the_AT families_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN having_VHG a_AT1 problem_NN1 lately_RR ._. 
Three_MC years_NNT2 earlier_RRR ,_, Tessie_NP1 Mazzoli_NP1 had_VHD married_VVN Ernest_NP1 Ingenito_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 outsider_NN1 who_PNQS resented_VVD the_AT amount_NN1 of_IO farmwork_NN1 his_APPGE in-laws_NN2 had_VHD expected_VVN from_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Tessie_NN1 ,_, with_IW her_APPGE shoulder-length_JJ dark_JJ hair_NN1 and_CC brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, looked_VVD so_RG pretty_JJ on_II her_APPGE wedding_NN1 day_NNT1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sparkled_VVD in_II her_APPGE big_JJ picture_NN1 hat_NN1 and_CC white_JJ suit_NN1 trimmed_VVN in_II plaid_NN1 ribbon_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE groom_NN1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE fashionable_JJ brown_JJ plaid_NN1 suit_NN1 ,_, looked_VVD so_RG happy_JJ ._. 
How_RRQ had_VHD things_NN2 gone_VVN so_RG wrong_JJ ,_, so_RG fast_RR ?_? 
Part_NN1 of_IO the_AT reason_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI that_CST Ernie_NP1 had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP on_II the_AT streets_NN2 of_IO Wildwood_NP1 and_CC Philadelphia_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX familiar_JJ with_IW the_AT "_" old_JJ ways_NN2 ,_, "_" those_DD2 traditions_NN2 that_CST demanded_VVD individual_JJ sacrifice_NN1 for_IF the_AT greater_JJR good_JJ of_IO the_AT family_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Mazzolis_NN1 were_VBDR sorry_JJ they_PPHS2 had_VHD ever_RR permitted_VVN the_AT marriage_NN1 to_TO take_VVI place_NN1 ._. 
Ernie_NN1 never_RR understood_VVN why_RRQ ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 later_RRR held_VVD an_AT1 outside_JJ job_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR expected_VVN to_TO help_VVI out_RP on_II the_AT farm_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD seemed_VVN happy_JJ enough_RR to_TO work_VVI in_II the_AT fields_NN2 during_II his_APPGE first_MD year_NNT1 with_IW Tessie_NP1 ,_, his_APPGE attitude_NN1 grew_VVD increasingly_RR antagonistic_JJ ,_, especially_RR toward_II his_APPGE mother-in-law_NN1 ._. 
Pearl_NP1 found_VVD it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO hide_VVI her_APPGE dislike_NN1 of_IO Ernie_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 saw_VVD him_PPHO1 as_CSA lazy_JJ and_CC untrustworthy_JJ ._. 
Perhaps_RR she_PPHS1 believed_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT rumors_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD physically_RR abused_VVN Tessie_NP1 during_II the_AT brief_JJ time_NNT1 they_PPHS2 lived_VVD in_II Philadelphia_NP1 right_RR after_CS they_PPHS2 married_VVD ._. 
But_CCB Pearl_NP1 kept_VVD quiet_JJ and_CC never_RR complained_VVD about_II such_DA matters_NN2 ,_, not_XX even_RR to_II other_JJ family_NN1 members_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 only_RR knew_VVD that_CST Tessie_NP1 no_RR21 longer_RR22 seemed_VVD comfortable_JJ with_IW the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO being_VBG alone_JJ with_IW her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
So_RR Pearl_NP1 was_VBDZ always_RR on_II guard_NN1 ,_, determined_VVN to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ nothing_PN1 bad_RR happened_VVD to_II her_APPGE only_JJ child_NN1 while_CS under_II her_APPGE roof_NN1 ._. 
The_AT final_JJ insult_NN1 for_IF the_AT Mazzolis_NP1 came_VVD in_II October_NPM1 when_RRQ Mike_NP1 heard_VVD that_CST Ernie_NP1 was_VBDZ fooling_VVG around_RP with_IW other_JJ women_NN2 ._. 
Although_CS Mike_NP1 rarely_RR lost_VVD his_APPGE temper_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 threw_VVD the_AT younger_JJR man_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT house_NN1 one_MC1 Sunday_NPD1 and_CC told_VVD him_PPHO1 not_XX to_TO come_VVI back_RP ._. 
Despite_II Ernie_NP1 's_GE pleas_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE wife_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO go_VVI with_IW him_PPHO1 ;_; she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX willing_JJ to_TO leave_VVI behind_II the_AT only_JJ place_NN1 she_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO as_CSA home_NN1 ._. 
Ernie_NN1 later_RRR persuaded_VVN some_DD of_IO Tessie_NP1 's_GE other_JJ relatives_NN2 to_TO speak_VVI to_II Mike_NP1 and_CC Pearl_NN1 on_II his_APPGE behalf_NN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE in-laws_NN2 refused_VVD to_TO budge_VVI ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT way_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ever_RR going_VVGK to_TO set_VVI foot_NN1 in_II their_APPGE house_NN1 again_RT ,_, not_XX without_IW a_AT1 court_NN1 order_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Piop-pis_NN2 firmly_RR supported_VVD the_AT Mazzolis_NP1 '_GE position_NN1 ,_, and_CC Tessie_NP1 ,_, like_II a_AT1 good_JJ daughter_NN1 ,_, did_VDD as_CSA she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ told_VVN ._. 
Despite_II the_AT upset_JJ ,_, life_NN1 went_VVD on_RP for_IF the_AT two_MC families_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS when_CS not_XX working_VVG spent_VVN almost_RR all_DB of_IO their_APPGE free_JJ time_NNT1 together_RL ._. 
Some_DD of_IO the_AT neighbors_NN2 saw_VVD them_PPHO2 as_CSA a_RR21 little_RR22 too_RG clannish_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT Mazzolis_NN1 and_CC Pioppis_NN1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI cared_VVN less_RRR ._. 
Family_NN1 came_VVD first_MD ._. 
In_II 1950_MC ,_, the_AT average_JJ cost_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 home_NN1 in_II South_ND1 Jersey_NP1 was_VBDZ around_RG $10,000_NNU ._. 
As_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 the_AT Pioppis_NN1 were_VBDR concerned_JJ ,_, however_RR ,_, no_AT price_NN1 could_VM be_VBI placed_VVN on_II their_APPGE property_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ it_PPH1 meant_VVD to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT substantial_JJ two-story_JJ stucco_NN1 farmhouse_NN1 with_IW the_AT big_JJ ,_, white-painted_JJ front_JJ porch_NN1 had_VHD grown_VVN through_II the_AT years_NNT2 to_TO accommodate_VVI the_AT increasing_JJ size_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE household_NN1 ._. 
Inside_RL ,_, the_AT gleaming_JJ dark_JJ wood_NN1 staircase_NN1 rose_VVD from_II a_AT1 hallway_NN1 that_CST evenly_RR divided_VVN the_AT downstairs_NN1 rooms_NN2 ,_, decorated_VVN in_II the_AT latest_JJT style_NN1 ._. 
Except_II21 for_II22 special_JJ occasions_NN2 ,_, the_AT family_NN1 crowded_VVD around_II the_AT chrome_NN1 table_NN1 in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE meals_NN2 ._. 
The_AT house_NN1 's_GE living_NN1 room_NN1 and_CC small_JJ sitting_NN1 room_NN1 were_VBDR filled_VVN with_IW plush_JJ sofas_NN2 and_CC chairs_NN2 in_II deep_JJ burgundy_NN1 ,_, while_CS flowered_JJ carpeting_NN1 covered_VVD most_DAT of_IO the_AT floors_NN2 ._. 
The_AT furniture_NN1 meshed_VVD with_IW traditional_JJ art_NN1 and_CC sculpture_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ sat_VVD side-by-side_RR with_IW a_AT1 modern_JJ stereo_NN1 system_NN1 in_II one_MC1 room_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 new_JJ television_NN1 set_VVN in_II the_AT next_MD ._. 
In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 Armando_NP1 and_CC Theresa_NP1 Pioppi_NP1 and_CC their_APPGE sons_NN2 John_NP1 and_CC Jino_NP1 ,_, the_AT farmhouse_NN1 was_VBDZ home_NN1 to_II Jino_NP1 's_GE twenty-eight-year-old_JJ wife_NN1 ,_, Marion_NP1 ,_, and_CC their_APPGE three_MC children_NN2 ,_, nine-year-old_JJ Jeannie_NP1 ,_, seven-year-old_JJ Armando_NN1 ,_, and_CC thirteen-month-old_JJ Teresa_NP1 ,_, also_RR named_VVN for_IF her_APPGE grandmother_NN1 ._. 
