, 1873-08-31
new YORK TRAGEDIES.
A. Lovers Suicide,


a Lover'a Suicide.
From tho Netg FORK 1fntfs, At,a. a9.
Mra. Ellon Parsons, lady Keeping board
tng"AouHo Mt No. "a South Washington H1unre,
rushod into tho Fifteenth Precinct Station-
cd 8orgt Murray, who wnB OIL duty, TINT ono OF
lior bonrtlors lind shot himsolf and was lying
doad III his bod. bIrs. parnona waa so oxcitod
tl1at no detailed Btaton,ont could 10 obtained
ray and Young to proeeod to tho houso and
mako an investigation at The same tiino notifying
tho Coronora office Of The caAo. Coroner Young
at onco proceeded to Mrs. parsons' and assumed
Ind already begun their Investigation. On oli. OIL
tering tho haIl bedroom, on tho fourth or
upper tloor. Of tho house, tloy. found
tito suicides body lying on. tho bod, q
Smith Il Wcenon pistol olotlclloil tightly In
Of a young girl c!oaolly lo!d in Ills left. Tho
body was much discolorcd, and from shot
wound III tho head, which l1ad evidently pono-
trntcd tho brain, n mase Of ha1f-congcafcd blood
hnd worked its way to tho floor, whoro It formed
Rocco. mud tho photograph wea ono, Of Miss
Mary t.. pasaona. agod Ii, tiaugltor Of tho land
lady. Rocco, who was 35 yoara OF ngo, was
horn in Naples, Italy, and was harpist Of no
ago, from Vera Cruz. Mexico, and Ind been Gu
Troupo, and WA ut tllo tmo OF bis death under
engagement to the 9trakosch Opera Troupe.
His larps, worth 81 800. were III his room. and
!soryt: Murray found $40 in ,hiu trunk. and Q
bank-hook showing TINT he had between $500
and 1900 In tile Stxpenny Savings Bunk. Tho
only clue to tho cauHe Of his a1icido was tho tono
OF tile two 1etters found In his hnnd. ThcBo
lettcrs were writton in 1tnlian. One was ad-
dressed to Afr. Francisco SchoiBB, and tho other
was a general declaration regarding hinaof.
Tho following is a translation of both letters:
Aao ear ceeo T. g9sat nnrEy rs y mo-
friend from Infancy avears YOU Il Tho mon'et 10
lilo Supreme Judge, lint ho os giitess Of III tho
fonlt Of ny Intended tIel'e mia anorosal Maria I.
llor brothor aud In company Of thieves {dt Ladroni)
aho was ndereruch, and thcy sought % assasainpte
leave that world for lor fan 70 sny and to swear TINT
sr tsy seHsns aa tn ny run, ons
Z. s.-should yoa writo to my family, say that am
LOUISA nc f sFqys about he end Of 1 bes5
at the iostoalee. again, atlieu. a last toar and
last embrace from your f,Issa Moss.x s,onr oocf
awcar before my oo Who viii shortly 10 my hi true
Judge, SURPRISED he young girl. Maria L. Parsons,
walled for nor At tho Clarendon Hotel plle being ny
intended eeI MIC a11orosa With basket Of flowers,
Rocco. When ehe saw mo she wna surprised md
to,ishea and Invited 70 go with then 10 ho races.
Who saw am and hsard ny y REFUSAL S seeae
thought my hfe WAS in danger. immediately depart
Cd for Now york, saying vns rick She returned to
seoks my ruin, for fear will say something.
This that write is tho truth. I cnllpot 10. Is
1sweaE. Iswear. L. r. Rocco.
In reference to these extraordinary letterH 11r.
solon Parsons, the elder brother referred to,
made tho following stntoment: About six
months ago Rocco cano to onr place to board.
brother is employed in d broadway house.
During tho time Rocco boardcd in my house he
came home drunk on two occasiouB, and after
ward apologizcd for doing 30. Neither myself
Or mother thought lie Was paying any attention
to my sister Mary, or We would not have por-
m'tted 1t for momont. as eho is but Il mere girl,
having just left school. Two weeks ngo, accom-
panied by two gentlemen engagcll in busncHB
here, went to Long Branch to look after bill
iard-Baloou and restaurant thero, in which nm
Interested. On "Wednesday we wero joined by
my younger brother mud my sister Mary, who was
complaining Of iil-hcaith. Thinking that trip to
Philadelphia might mako her feel better, took
hor there, returning to tho Branch on Saturday.
When wo camo to the Clarendon wa found Rocco
there. Ho greeted us warmly, and gayo Mary a
beautiful md expensive basket Of flowers. We
invited him to accompany liz to the races, but ho
declined, saying that ho wnB sick A1l s1eopy from
having been p]aylng several nights ut concorte,
aud wanted to sleep. Whom wo returned from
tho races tho clerk told lib that Sgnor Rocco had
returned to Now York, and conveyed to III
thousand apologies, hut that lie was i'll and had
to so away. We returned to the city the game
night. On Monday evening, ROCCO called
mother aside in tho parlor. and asked her por-
mission to marry Mary. She at onco refused,
HaYing Mary was too young to marry. Rocco then
asked mothor to drink somo vino with him.
She refused, saying she never drank wiue. Then
Rocco begged her to rc,lniu in the parlor, and
again urged his Buit, but without SUCCESS. He
then said lie felt i'll, aud wanted hilary to 60 with
him to q drugstore. Mother would not allow
hor to go. Rocco went, and returned carrying d
bottle Of citrato Of magncBia in Lis hand Sumo
Of tho folks sitting un tho stoop began to joke
with him about carrying his bottle with him. He
replied ploasantly, aud passed up Btnira. That
was the Inst wo Baw of him alive. To-day, Aay-
ing knocked repeatedly at Ills door and not re-
ceiving an Answer, no broke it open and found
him dead.
Mrs. Parsons aud hor daughter Mary mnde
similar Btatc1nontH Miss Parsons saying that
Rocco had obtained her picture without her por-
mission.
Rocco WAS supposed to be man OF quick. OK
citablo temperament. It is beloved tllat on his
suit being rejected he wont to Ills room, wrote
the letters, for writing material was found on
tho table, then undreBsed, got into bed, and
then blow hia brnius out. His room was neatly
furnished and hia books and harps showed owl
donces Of cultivated and refined taste. III ap-
t;earance, Rocco was OF considerable manly
beauty, wearing heavy Iouetacho and goatco.