, 1874-09-15
THE GENNARlo MURDER,
Arrest Of the Murderer Yes-
terday.
The Coronor's Inquest.

The coronor's Inquest.
While Ohriattan people Nero as1emtacu IN
their churches Sunday evening, worslipping
God, thanking Elm for graces bestowed, implor-
Ing forglyonoss for faults committed, and bog
ging Il ronowal Of Ills good gifts, o scone Of
l1abollam was onactol on East Fourteenth
street.
A rANrf OF 1TA11ANB,
mostly rag-plolers inyinoibly ignorant. md iov
in their inatsncts,- follows Us constitute tho
Iazzaroni and banditti OF thotr natiyo climo,-
woro engaged In boor-drlnklng aud gambling
nftcr thelr manner At tho gasne called
mora. Thoy woro oongrogatca at No.
East Fourteenth esycct, tho first house
on tho north side ot tho Htroot
from Inlana avenue which Is ono Of tho most
wrotchod-looking filthy abodes In this city. An
olor omanating from collections Of rags, aud In
great part tho result Of neglect Of cleanliness,
almost lcnotea to tho visitor tho character md
claaa OF tho innates. 0zzato Gonuario and
Agonio Francisco wore among tho party, and
quarrolod rs to tho games non. They woro
flushed from drinking boor, and easily bocamo
excited. Insu1ts wora bandiod betweon thom !;
they o1tnohed, or oamo together as It to struggle,
and almost Immediately thereafter Gcrtharlo
crlod out, in tho agony Of d dying man,
III Ast BTApnED; FRANCISCO DID IT"
and francisco wns acen running away. Htupe-
flod from tlloir axcoasoa. and 1orror-Htr1ckon
from what had occurred, no Qua attempted to
capture tho murderer. aud no auccor was at
fozded to the wounded man, whoaa ufa-hlood
wollod from 1im In a vory few minutes. Fully
m hour passed. boforo tho police woro mado
awaro of tho tragedy, At once ctforta woro
mado
TO FIND TIE MURDERER,
but, fleeing TO tho Woat Side, to tho house Of q
trioud, 1,o l,d himae!f, and waa only discovered
there ahout o'clock yesterday morning by
Borgt. Simon O'DonnoEl OF tho Fifth pollco
Precinct. l1e.inst1umont nscd by Fraucssco III
not boon found, although dillgent acnrch has
boon nado tor 1t.
Coroner Stephens yesterday began to inyosti-
Gato tie circumstances attending tho commits
saon OF th!s ogiuao.
was hold At tho County Hospital. No public IN
torose was oviuced therein, only thoBo who were
Immediately concerned, beBidos tue prisoner and
jurors, being present. Francisco stands about
s {eot inchos in height haa . c!car complex
Like tho majority Of 1ow-brcd Italians, bis
neither limbs nre tnisehnpen, being somewhat
bowed. During the examination OF tho wit
,csaos, lo ongorly and inlploringlY scanned thor
faces, aud several timea attempted to Baggoat
answers. No ono who has not attended, nh
inquest whore ignoran. Qeruaus or Italians
appear as Witnesses eau form the tatnteat laaa
OF tho difficulty experienced In extracting plain
necessary on that account to bo gone through by
tho Coroner is something like trying to dfaW
tooth from an unwilling or fearful l.stiont+ Tho
worthIeH brilliant representatives OF King
Victor Emmanuel, who nguroa - ' 1ossos yos~
torday. ."oro no exception to those referred to.
aud, JUDGED, tic intoyprotora-t were two Of
their1-wilo wore looked to for tho unrayeling
Of tho 1nollttll1ous lingo spoken BY the domI-
m1-clvlltzed indviduais by thotr stupidity only
made confusion wor8e oUnfounncd. Horo nro
SPECIMEN REPLIES:
Q.-Who were in tho house NJ tho time9 A..
through iuterprotor)--1Ie says no done it
Q.-ncpcatod. Alright in front Of tho
Q.-Dia you SEQ a stIletto in Franclsco's
hand? 4. (Which required tho uae Of n great
deal OF eibbor'sh)-I don't intcEforo In othor
peoples business.
TIE DECEASED,
Ozznto 0onnnrio, waa {. townHman Of Tho pTis-
oncr, both bning natives Of tho little town Of
Marc!scario III Italy. Genuarlo was hcaTy aet
man, ADLER than tho prisoner, aud said to DO Of
poaeeab1o disposition. Tho testimony ia COR
dieting as to WHO gayo the frat blow, ono Witness
knocked down tho prisoner beforo tho ]attor
struck, und another witness stating tl'at Fratt-
cisco was tho aggrcssor. having challenged tho
dcccascl to fight. There eooms to be- ITO
aso asao tut Ss n' 20 {as S'F e as ae psse
provon that ho inflicted tho stab
wound. Tloro ia also MI absence Of proof that
tho murder was deliberate, for 1t docs not
appear that there mas any .provions quarrel bo-
Ing nature Of thu crlmo. it ia Of oiass traceabln
| moro immediately to oyersnlWlgcnce In stroug
drinks thau to deoilod wickadnasa.
| The inquest VAS begun At ! O'Clock. Corono1
DIS. 5. 4. K. Steele lforoman}, 6. 1. i}nr,
| roughs, T. 3. Watlron anl u. L, Harrington
aud alessrs G. Iillotson, john Gill, William Alb
bot, 6. Deacon, T, G. Wlnsiow, james McLaugh'
| lin. T. McClair, md g. Brookor.
being Aworu,. testified: 1lyo at No. Fourteenth
| street; am 4 laboror. I know the decoased,
Ozzato. Gonnario, for four OF. t1yo days Ut
boarded at my house; came from Now York.
know tho prisoner. Agonio Francisco he hat
hvod with ino botwoen Chicago mud Now Yorl
for tho Inst thrso years. About o'clock on
Sunday evening, tho deconned, tho prisonor. tSe
other .nen ana ,,a myself wore ovo3 R'eyiIt{ ;gIf
tho angers; they played for beer. After thu
ga,no tho parties went out on the sidewalk and
got Into {. dispute about tho ge1no;; aaw tht
deceased push tho prisoner and knock him 1owt
I Oh ll8 HlA9Hllh. 9UCA HUT tAa Au1oR1oN AAA
! up to me aud mid. "I'n stabbed; Ayenio Eran
| cisco did it." neyor saw tho prisoner hayo
! Btt'otto; I hnd my oyo on tho party whilo th'
quarrel was going on. aoyerio Dc 1aquol'
| tried to mako poaco between them Ito ltvea
| No. East Fourteenth Btroot
! To tho Eoremnn-I did not aeo any knife 1t
prisoners hands at any t,,no during tho quar-
| rel. lraucisro ran away boforo deceased col'
| up to mic.
/ MICHELE FEHUTf,
being aworn, dapoaed: live ut No. 2 East Four
teenti. street; knew deceased since he came t.
Chicago, four or ftvo days. ago. l kuow tue prs
| oner about year and a half. waH not in til
I gamn but saw the othor mon playing. Tho do
ceased was tho winner; lo won throo games
Fraueisco denied Gerluartoa claim to havfn1
| won. francisco challenged the deceased tt
fight, soon after grabbed tlocoasel md pulle
MN out TO The sidewalk. ] did not 500 tcceaso
strike any btowa. saw tho blade Of the knif
In Frauclaco's hand dennatlo cricd out, II ar
dead.n
TO tho Toronlan-Dotll mon woro standing a
ut tho timo tho stabbinB took place. Az Il.
party woro partially drunk tltoy lad bcen drink
Ing beer during tho day.
d1Auolo 1'cnTgoAno
testified ,snaor oath: 1iye ut No. 3 Fonrtoent
Btroot; know dooonHol; know tho prisoner
worked with him Que year. saw tho party o
Ayo players; they played for q pint Of beor;, dc
ceaaod and tho man known as 1liohoie won thor
waa somc trouble between deeenaod and prlaot
fAY& {h