New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-28
PHASES OF SUICIDE.
a MUSICIAN SHOOTS HIMsELF.


HINTS IN LETTERs-AN EPISODE OF LONG BIANcH
Luigi Tito Rocco, an Italian musician, COM
united By shooting himself the head on MOD
day night Complaining of nllness, he had retired 70 DE
roos the cop noOr Of the boarding house NO. ~ So"
Washington square about o'clock. FAILING W io0
answer calls at his door Tuesday ana yesoi
day. MR.. Elien Parsons his landsdy. burst opon s
door with the aid of her servants yesterday noo"
found the dead body of Rocco IN inc Dou W.
pastol grasped In the rgnt MANU- n -
quantity of blood had uiekled uo"n W." -
hoOF, saturatng the Canton inat'ins ~ -
"a large pool She hastily retreated from tue rooin' anu
,eryonslv pan 20 the Mercer-st Police Station where
she snformed Sergeant Murray OF her discovery oo'
geant Young and officer returned with lhe eAoi'ou
t,ndladv 10 take charge Of the deceased ana MS loo
uh,,e Cant Byrnes promptly sent word 10 tne O"'"h~
ofiee few moments later TRIBUNE reporter en'oou
The hoardiug house, "a four-story and basement DITCH
srpcire facing the south side of Washington squ"re'
l.etween MaedoGgal and Tnompson-sis.
poooo,s room was on the fourth floor, the window
which was open, overlooking the PARK IL was ho"'N
furnished and seemed 10 have been put IN scrupnOus
order iust before fatal deed for the commission o.
which the most mcthodical preparations had eVuen!
been made handsome harp worth over slOJo' s'oou
4 a corner carefully covered with cloth close oes"e
il was musicstand bearing sheet OF music III MANI"
script signed Rocco" and supposed TO nave oeen co
posed by him costly trunk and valise were strapped
near the bed a silver watch hanging lie was nue.
hooking man OF about IS years, with brown curly mar
and heavy brown mustache and goatee' Inc o'oou
which while trckung the floor had also saturated
the pillow and mattress. was traced to the mouth I'D
which the pistol had doubtless been inserted wheh us
charged The LEFT hand eutched bunch OF Keys, TWO
letters and the photograph of attractive girl OF Is or
Nc wears One of the letters was in sealed envelope
The other was unscaled and without cover. II was
written IN Italian and has been translated as follows;
Monday Night, 11eo'elock
Iswear before my God. who viii soon be my true
JudF surprised the young girl, Maria l. Parsons, IN
Long Branch with her edese brother, when IN company
ciarcndon Hotel She my intended. with basket
of flowers; aud in the book OF the hotel signed my
maine L. T. Rocco. When she me she was suFpllseu
and nshrd ana invited me TO go with then 10 the
II1ess ' who SAW and heard my refusal because
thought my life in danger. Immediately departed
EeW-YoTk ON Sunday and on Monday saw her. She
seeks NV rain for fear will say something This mat
eternal pnni -hInent. swear swear! l.. T. Rocco.
The sealed letter was directed to Francisco schleiss
care OF Mr. Vann Of No. 100 Third-ave. messenger
who was sent for Mr. scheiss returned with Mr. VaDn
a grocer who stated that Mr.. scheiss is violnst who
teouened his store but that he did not know where he
could be- found and that he might be absent from the
city Coroner Young, who had, meanwhile, arrived
opened the letter. which also IN Italian The fol-
lowing is a translation;
Adien dear Ciccioi
In a great hurry rs 10Y moments are fatal.
Ileave you 10y watch and chain and what remains OF
Know thar your Tito your friend from infancy swears
yon at the moment ne rs about 70 taHe 'J Wo b Se
rniltless o. all that the world can say Of him. leave
This world through the fault OF intended deHi ma
asOrOs0 Maria J. Parsons having surprised her az Lohg
Branch with her brother and IN company OF tmeNeS t
LGdrD She thunderstruck, and they sought TO
nssassinaie me. ! hurried immediately TO New-Hork,
aud now leave world for her fault, to and to
swcar !;i'' swcar!!i God help me! Your Tito.
Care OF Nj. vanui.
Ps. should Won write TO my family say am travel
snr Also receive any letters nom NY sister LOUISA
(which will arrive about the end Of September az the
last embrace from yOur frend IliO'
While examining the personal effects OF the deceased
Coroner Young found in the trunk pocketbOok con
Gaining SIC United States currency, and bankoook
showing balance OF between $500 and $500 in the Six
penny savings, Bank, in Astor-pace. He found also
gold watch and chain, and large air pistol Of com
peated pattern and elaborate workmanship. Several
family letters Of no pubhc interest were also found
soIon Parsons age about So. the elder brother |
mentioned IN the suicides letter. said, in substance,
when questioned ny TRIBUNE reporter:
lam wholesale -four dealer in this city. and am also
Interested in billiard and reireshmen saloon al Long
Branch went down To- the Branch on business, about
two weeks ago and two friends Of mine went with me.
OF them taking his wife aud child along We an TOOK
separate rooms the Clarendon Hotel Last Wednes-
day my brother joined with sister Mary who was
complaining CT IN health. TOOK my sister 10 Phlldde
nh fiIinf that The trip might benefit her We re-
urued 10 the Clarendon Hotel al Saturday ana
were surprised ind Rocco there lie greeted us very
%armly aud shook bands most cordially. He also pre-
sented very handsome aud expensive basket OF flow
srs sister. asked him to go with Us TO The race
hut he declined He said that he didn't feel well; |
that had been very late for several nights playing
harp at concerts tlat he was sleepy ana wanted 10
Nc returned asked the hotel clerk If Rocco had come
down from q, yes, sand the clerk, as soon
you went away, he came and PAD hls bl said that
he had 90 right back 10 NewYork and wanted me 10
give you thousand apologies for him on account OF his
leay!ng Suddenly" He didn't remain at the hotel
house about six months never heard that he was
paving attention 70 my sister, Last Monday evening,
ihnk " was lac called any mother aside ana asked her
to consent 10 his marrying my sister NJ mother re-
fused 10 consent 10 IL
Mrs Parsons substantially corroborated the foregoing
ttatemeut. Her daughter Mary tells similar story.
she says that the picture found in the hand OF the
neeeased of herself which he took from her hand
short time ago aud retained against her earnest pro-
tests She says teacher Of music but that
che believed that lady who lives in the vicinity OF
FIfh-ave and Fortethst but whose name she did not
know was ms only pupil. II appears from statements
OF friends Of dead musician that he born in Naples
Thence he went TO Mexico and then sailed for New York
Gusavus Hail. formerly of the ParepaRosa troupe, say
that the deceased a member Of that troupe four
Years ago. Subsequently made tours with Theo
dore Thomass orchestra and he under engagement
10 perform the Academy OF Music during the coming
operate IL is stated that he of an excitaOe
disposition and somewhat giraffe. He was also in
temperate az times and his friends express belief that
his nsnuaoDs against the Parsons family and his own
seIfdestruction resulted from disordered mind. His
body VIII be delivered friends for interment after
su autopsy by Deputy Coroner Marsh and Coroner
Toune will probably hold an inquest tomorrow.
THE CENTRE-ST. TRAGEDY
RECONCILIATION CUT SHORT BETWEEN MAN AND
wIPE-THE LAST SEINE.