Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-17
A ROMANTIC CRIME.

| The Lacnri-BruzzO Tragedy-Thrfi'
ling story by n San Francisco DE.
tective-The Last Deed of a Profes.
sionai Assassin.
Since the recent pardon of Nine, La
carl, convicted Of being accessory to
the murder Of her husband in Visitaeion
valley, California, some points in the
case not heretofore known have been
brought out. One of Chief Crawley' $
detectives tells the following story Of the
murder and arrest Of the criminals;
Nine Laeari was woman whom you
would suspect at look. On the day of
the murder she inveigled her husband
into a ride 10 Visitacion valley. On ar
irving there a man stepped from behind
large rock, and after few moments
parley, shot poor Lacari dead, and lit
orally riddled his body with buekshot.
The first intimation of the murder BY
any one but the actors was the appear
ance of the wife at an Italian garden,
some distance of, where she related the
circumstances of her husband 5 attack
and murder by some unknown assassin,
and, in proof, led them to the body Of
the murdered man When the informa-
ten was brought to the city the detective
force was Immediately set to work to
ferret out the case. From several small
circumstances we became convinced
that the wife had been instrumental in
the murder Of her husband, and we held
her TO await the result Of an investiga-
ton.
Ii then transpired that she had been
on very intimate terms with one Piano.
and that boon companion Of Pianos
was villainous looking Italian named
Bruzzo. Since the murder neither of
them had been seen in their iayorite
hsunts, and this strengthened the suspi-
cion of their guilt, and sharp lookout
was kept for them,
One night Capt. Lees aud myself took
walk down 10 the Italian portion of
San Francisco, and not finding any clue
to our men, We were returning to the
hall when our attention was attracted
70 the Italian coffee saloon still standing
on the corner of Merchant and Sansome
streets. Entering, we cast glance
around the room and fixed on one man
who answered the description u Bruzzo.
We watched him for a while, and becom-
ing satisfied that we had our man. went
TO him a. be stood at the counter. and in
familiar tone addressed him with
Halo, Bruzzor
He turned and stared at as with
wonderment that we then Thought
feigned. and jabbeged some words in
French that we're unintelligible to MS.
Suddenly he made 0 grimace, By which
we knew that be recognized the name.
and in an distracted manner be kent
muttering, Brnzzo. Bruzzog and
then drawing a letter from bis pocket
he answered in broken English.
Yes, zair, understand Bruzzo. he 1
send me dis letter from Sacramento to-
DAY.
Possessed Of this clew We started to
Sacramento, and there learned that
Bruzzo had left that day By railroad 10
Placerville. AT PlacerTille we lost an
trace Of him, and we're at a halt. While
roaming around the place we ran across
Jack Davis, who had robbed Senator
Reddington Of a lot Of valuable .welrv. 1
and arrested him.
While We were in DAVIS reon we heard
q conversation about a man who. from
the general way in which be vas de-
scribed. We knew must be Bruno. Giving
DAVIS into the custody Of the Sheriff Of
Sacramento. Lees and aeEself bsEsh the