Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-15
CLOSING SCENE.
A Bloody Tragedy Winds Up the Smith.
Rizzl Comedy.
Murder Rings the Curtain Down--DispOsl-
tiOn Of Characters.

At various times during the past four
months the vagsries of the "Smith-Rizzi
Combination" have been given to the
readers Of the APPEAL. The items were
written up in a spirit Of pleasantly, in
VoiViug only an account Of brawls, rows,
etc, among the combination some
times oyeIdrawn, but, in the main. COZ
rect.
A brief retrospect Of the snIourn Of the
parties ia Memphis may not be out OF
place. Some eighteen months or two
years ago, hizZi, a native, II we mistake
not, OF the Island Of MinoFcs, built a lite
tie shanty under The Bluff, near the loot
Of Monroe street, and commenced bust
ness a. q luuch-vender TO the levee
negroes. Being a married man, his
wife, Adelina, attended 1.-The little
huckster shop" during his absence-
AiZzi working at his t~rade-butcher
at various places throughout the
city. The couple got along finely,
and bad every prospect Of being, before a
great while, in a condition 10 "moYe up
10 the tOp-side," as Rizzi termed the city
in eOntradistInetion to bis under-the-hiil
location, near the river; but Smith broke
in upon this prosperity. About five
months ago (more or less Smith engaged
the services of Rizzi At his meat-store, al
the coTHe of Beal and Desoto streets, and
commenced ep acquaintance with Mrs,
Rizzi, which ended in the violent and
mysterious death of that unfortunate
womau about ! o'clock Yesterday MORN
ing. That she was brutally murdered is
certain, but there IS, thus far, q cloud
hanging over the affair which we tried in
VAN TO clear up yesterday evening, but
which will probably be explained to-day
IL Rizzi or Smith can be found. The only
authority in the mattcr, 50 far, and the
Only man whom We could find who knew
anything about ID Is DIR. Bruin, whose
statalneHt is as followss
H, was Weakened after midnight by a
messenger from AIRS. Rizzi, who wished
him 10 come 20 her immediately. He re-
fused 10 60, and shortly aneFWaFd Smith
came and begged him 10 go down and see
her, representing that she was danger
solicitation. went, and on arriving
At The shaRty, AbsDt I O'Clock,
found Mrs. Rizzi lying Oh the ha9T in n
pool Of blood, her skull Fractured and the
brains cozing from the wound. She WAS
sneLehless, and died Ia the course Of three
hOurs-or about four o'clock yesterday
morning. The Dector states hat lac found
the weapon with which the murder was
committed when be went there. He de-
seribes it as a stoga ~ 4 rock, about eight
inches squhrs. she was strjcken in The
left temple. The nash bsiEg tan away
from the skull hons Cos some Inches.
@Dr. Erum 8 ates further that though lie
could do nothing for her, he remained
with her until she died. On being ques-
toned a. "a the perpetrator and cause OF
the murder, the B0aier stated that K had
bsen done by her husband, Frank Rizzi,
who had eetne hOme during the night
drunk. As TO the cause he profasseG *
n1Fauee.
To 4 question propounded BY this re-
porter as 10 wli. came for him IN the irst
instance, DR.. Brain did not give a direct
answer bui said that axe tmeepiRg
Mrs. Rizzil sent for him. Being asked
how Smith came TO know Of the affair so
soon. the Doctor replied that " she had
sent tor hiia (smithh"
This nag be trHe-but W. isaVeit 10 any.
member 0f The ioedieal pranassiGp,
" heiher il u likely, probable or possible,
that = wOrnan WIKI her skull fractured az
Nrs. Rizzi's was, could send g message, OF
speak a word amer tie delivery Of the
blow that crushed the skull3 There is
the mystery. Whea we went to the
Second District S~tationhouss yesterday
evening AZ foBF o'clock, Twelve hours amer
the woman died, end fifteen AFTER the
murder was committed not one word Of
the affair was known 10 the bGliesI Why
did not Bruin, or Smith, or ths messsngey
the police Of it ss soon as it hap
PenedS
Since the above Was written we learn
parties GA the ieVee at the time the
deed WIS committed, heard Bizzi aecusing
has wife OF aiuitery, several timas, and
also heard a 'iiOlent quarrel iR prOgness.
They, hOweYir, knew nothing Ofthe mnr-
der. There Nili probably DO some light
on the nlattsE to-day.