The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-18 00:00:00

SHOCKING ACTS OP ASSASSINATION
IN RUPERT STREET.

One of the most daring iota of machination ever
perpetrated in this country cccorrsd last night, shortly after
eight o'clock, in Rupert-street, Haymarket.
The asaaasia is an Italian, named Fosehini ; and, unhap-
pily, in this confusion which arose at the moment he com-
mitted his dialool cal crime, he effected his escape, and up
to the present moment has evaded the most active search of
the police officers.

The scene of the tragedy was an It.lien and French
restaurant, kept by a native of the Papal States, named
Louis Stucehi, at 46, Rupert-street, Haymarket. This per-
son is at present In the provinces, end the crime, which will
give to his house • ternb a notoriety, will therefore be first
communicated to him through the newspapers.
Among the foreigners who were accustomed to assemble
at Stneehes restaurant were Frustum Rossi, Carlo De
audio, and Pietro Chitin, all natives of the same put of
Italy. The assassin Fotchini has been a visitor only during
• comparatively recent period, but from his family and
coonezions having been known to Rossi and the other
Italians, he had been admitted into their society, and fre-
qaently passed his evenings in Rupert-street. At about a
(touter past 8 o'clock last evening Rases, Chien, and De
Rudio we re conversing together in the back room on the
ground fluor, on cursory subjects, when Foschini entered,
and, producing a pack of cards, suggested that the whole
party should play a game together. RO4Si objected, and
usigned as a reason that he wished to go home early, upon
which Foschini repeated his request, and volunteered to
fetch some beer from a neighboueiog public-house as an
inducement to keep the party together. He did so, and on
re-entering the restaurant offered Hotel and the ethers the
free ase of the bemuse be had furnished. Something was
said u to the bad quality of the beer, and Foschini went
out to exchange it, returniog pretently afterward., and
again joining his cmpanions in drinking. There was a fifth
Italian present at the titer, in the person of Carlo Routh
—a man of education and birth, but reduced by circum-
stances to aft as waiter at Stucchi's restaurant. In a
short time after Foschini had rejoined the party, and
before any game of cards had been c menaced, Foschini
complained of feeling ill, and requested that one of
the tarty would assist him to the the p of a medial man.
Rust, anxious to go home, volunteered to do so, and testing
upon his arm, apparently in a state of suffering, Foschini
left the hoase and proceeded up Rupert-street, Rest's in-
tention being to cooduct him to the nearest chemist's shop
for the purpose of obtaining some attentive draught. They
bad arrived at the corner of Richmond-street, eppuite to
Brettell's printing-office, Rossi rallying Foschini, and endea-
vouring to persuade him that he was not so ill as he affected
to be, when the fe rmer, releasing his arm from Peschini's
peep, ecordnatolly touched with his hand a hard substance
within tie STOCKS/ of the latter, which he at once knew to
be a poignerd or stiletto, Rossi immediately charged him
with postesaion of the weapon, and asked him what be
meant. Fo-chini made no reply, but at once seemed to have
recovered h e strength, and with hosed retraced his steps
to the reetsurant. Rossi had, it swears, some know-
ledge of Foschini's desperate character, and from his
sullen manner of being qest'oned, he felt somewhat
alarmed. On readmit( Stucchi's hoe.° Rossi was in
the act of pli cies his hand upon the do n-bandle, for the
purpose of entering, when Foschini, who was following
closely behind, struck him a violent blow ever the shoulder
with his poigoatd. This blow fortunately took only a alight
effect, having been stopped by one of the upper ribs. Rossi
instantly exclaimed, "What are you doing, assassin!" Bet
before he had, time to recover himselt he received another
blow on the arm, sod, ?eremitic into the house, he
was followed by Foschini, who continued to strike at
him with his poinard. Chieea, De Radio, and the waiter
Rouelli wire in the front 'ellen of the ground floor when
this attack took place, and on discovering Rossi retreating
from the mania they ran to his assistance. Foschini then
dealt ha deadly blows against all present. Rossi, faint from
lots of hhod, rushed into the street, and, calling aloud for
help, haunted to the surest surgeon's, where his wounds
were dressed, and from hers lie was conveyed to
Charing-cro a Hospital. As soon se Roesi left the
house Foschini, with an artful cannier, tuned off the
gas, and then in comparative darknest continued hie
murderous attack. Itonelli, the waiter, who lad been fore-
most in endeavouring to seine the assassin, fell first, dan-
gerously wounded in the head and abdomen, and, indeed,
in all pens of the body. De Rudio nest succumbed,
and Chien elo-e remained to gr,pp:e with the
eleassio, when Foschini, finding, it is sup{ o-ed, his torongtA
failing, retreated into tho street, followed by China.
On finding himself interned, within a few yards, the
anemia turned again upon Chit se, end struck him
• severs him in the abdomen, front the effects
of which China fell, still retaining strength, however,
to call upon the bystanders, of whom nearly twenty
were at band, to meet the assassin. The sight of
the poieerl and the determined oppnrance of Penchini,
however, seemed to strike a plate ioto every heart, and
the assassin was actually allowed to escape without moiesta-
tioo, no toFce coutsblts being at this time near.
As soon as the resteurant was entered • dreadful sight
presented itself. apparently in a dying state, was
stretched upon the AIM, blood fkw ng freely from wounds
in every part of his body, and De Rudio w.s in • tainting
state also from hemorrhage. Assistance was at o ce pro•
cured, and all the injured persons were conveyed to the
Cbaring-crus Respite', where the be t medical aid was In-
stantly aff toted by Dr. Gelding and Mr. Hemlock, the chief
physician and surgeon to the institution.
The use of R. mclii was at 02C1. pronounced to leo a most
dangerous one, and, under the adore of the medical men,
his deposition was at once taken by Inspector Nrke, of the
V div:sion, under whose care all the wounded men had been
conveyed to the hoepitel.
M. Francois Napoleon, an Italian, and M. Albert, inter-
preter at Mullocr:ugh.itreet Police-court, were sent for,
and as soon as they had errived, the evilest mate's statement
was alten—Mr. J. T. Be cb, house sortie: suppottog the
unbappy man, and directing the cffici re bow to atp'y their
questions between the psrollstas of as ;toy hem which the
poor man suffered.
The MUSLIMS was u follows:

"April 17, 11.45 p.m.

" I, Ciro Italielli, of 45, RupW. 'toe:, Haymarket, state
th..t I feel I SW dying from the iff,tti of the wounds that
I received from tte man named Fo-chiii, in the hoot par-
lour of the ground flior of the hou.e, between eight and
nine o'clock p.m. this day. lam not aware of hiving given
say offence or cause for suet as atta:k. Fo.th.oi jumped
on me like a savage, and stabbed me wah a triaegalar-
formed instillment in tiva.al plarte, more part:calmly in
the region of the heart and the head.

"Csato Rotzu.a.

" Witt.ents—Fracc )is Na?oltoo.
"JQba D. Palk,"

the Buffering§ of the par fellow were of the mo'st sp.
nitiog etterieter while this depoaticn w.B being taken.
Be tolled about from side to aide ni it unable to obtain a
mon.e.t.• relic f, end e manually nide:coed, " Ah ! Enio dio t
Ah ! mio dio inunortelc ! Come 13 8,11:o !"

A very mutate dr ecruption of the mussels has been ob-
bawd by Inspector Parke from M. Hor.i ; and it is hoped
he mil sot be many burs at labs ry. Re le a young man
only 23 pars of age.