New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TURIN MYSTERY.

THE TURIN MYSTERY.
rr,r police SEARCHING FOR Observation-Disclosures
EVIDENCE OF HIsj CONNECTION WITH THE MUIR
DER.
The utmost surprise prevailed among .ho
officials at Police Headquarters In Brrokyn wheh '"!
nav the publication OF the fact that an itaiiah n''e
Caroment was believed to be one Of the muroe'eis u
Turin When shown the account in YESTERDAY i
Gen Jourdan admitted that the statements were GU
rect and that Caromenu was being sought iol'
ther facts we're obtained yesterday, wh'cn oonA'"
belief OF Caromentis completely ana SNOW '""' Wv"
other Italians were probably implicated ID .nc
Last Friday Detective Van Wagner received
rhat three Italians had for some time past oooup'o
.nar,ments in Catane in the rear OF NO IS FrauA
an.ave and that they followed the business Oh Vi usn
making He Immediately went TO the vlcihi'y Vi INC
house and stationed himself near at hand 10 "aeh INC
action of the inmates and notice who should so IN anu
out of the building He waited "a hours and saw none
Of the Italians and Monday afternoon detectives
Folk Corvin and Van Wagner went to the place, ana,
receiving no reply TO their knocks for adtnission
broke open the door and entered their rooms 1hoio
they discovered little furniture. some counterfeit 90
mates and fraudulent cigar stamp pstes' Inc W.
tectyes also obtained some papers, letters ana docu
ments which IL is stated OF important cnaraeter
The inmates had been evidently engaged In counter
fei;ing while pretending to be carrying on the business
NJ brush manufacturing. Mrs. Burns of NO S9S WI
loughby-ave. the of the building was arrce.ou
as witness and from her 1t was ascertaineu 'ha' '
men lived very quietly together, holding little
cation with any OF her neighbors or assooa'ee. 81
said that one of the men tall about 90 years oiu'
nno rav curlv hair while associates were shorter
In stature Younger and goodlooking. Her description
NJ them was fortified by the statements OF tne helgho
and when shown the photograph OF Caromehi Nv fo'o
they recognized him as being the LATEST
of the three occupants. The circumstances anu coin
rdences ali point strongly these three men as having
mo
is not more than 200 yards from the spot where 1urn
WAS found bleeding to death from his wounds. Ihe
they ostensby engaged in was the same
as Turinis, and person answering 10 the uescrpon
OF the latter person stated to have been IN the nao
OF visiting them The disappeared last WEDNESDAY
night and have not been since 7;SO p NJ on that
day when they observed by several persons,
sitting behind backsmithsshop In Bediordave, near
in regard to some business growing Of the feather
brush business Mrs ST. George and John White OF New
York told Gen Jourdan that Turinl when ne elt the
on the day OF his death, stated that ne mao sola some
featherbrushes, from which he would make large SUN
of money 1t s believed that he went TO see the three
Italians in Catlane. with whom is known he had Dus
mess e9ps qTS pnd are known to
be of very excltable nature aud the result was Iurns
death The police officials refused yesterday to state
whether either of the three Italians who lived in Cat
lane have been arrested, although Italians were
arrested about noon yesterday aud taken by Detectives
Folk and Corwin before superintendent Folk. Soon
afterwards Coroner Whitehall and Detectives short ana
Biggert also entered, and all remained in private
would not state who the prisoners were,
nor give any information concerning tne
that place but said that they were very
confident that they were the right track and would
speedily arrive solution of the mystery surrounding
Tbs murdered Italian. Caromenti has not YET Deeh
arrested although the detectives are LOOKING IN every
direction for hun A large number OF Italians were
taken before the police officials ana examined as 10
their knowed OF affair." but after they had gwen
all the information they possessed they were
from custody with the exception or the Two persons
mentioned above. IL ascertained last night mat
for two or three weeks before Wednesday, Caro-
nenu had stated on several occasions TO many OF us
ac0rantanoes that he would go away He made
this statement TO several persons, among whom was
Fnrache the photographer who SAID yesterday that
when Caroment called on him Wednesday he showed
him large roll OF bills, dressed much better than
usual and was particular IN calling Furache's ATTENTION
20 the fact he carried weapon upon his person.
his wont.