The New York herald., 1874-08-20

taking +. and said to her, Z" am going over to
Brooklyn on some business he ieft the house
about haltpast five O'Clock. From there ne went 10
Whites saloon, No. 80 OIiver street, and there met
a man named Tomasso Costa, and ships steward.
alter six O'Clock. He left the saloon IN company
with Costa, barber, walking with him to the
hum at haIf-past six O'Clock. Costa ts the man
with whom he was seen S-
TALKING AMP GEsrICUL.ArING so WILDLY
on that cQTnec ne remarked to Costa that be
H.. Id aQ apP6lltwSst with friend and must 60.
Tnat was .ae lass Seen 5: PIN Ia New York Afier
j got home on fi:day plgAsl nSeiysa in!ormation
known that two Italians aaa been 6scpp;tds afxs&
house at No. 6S franklin avenue since the
1st OF July last. Our informant TOLD us
five O'Clock on the night OF the murder, ana had
not Deen seen III the vicinity since. COrwln aud l
a SS the place
by gang OF counerleiters Finding it necessary
to nave assistance IN the case we called 70 our aid
Curran, OF the First precinct, and set Them to
watch the house. BY diillaent inquiry we got
place. and we then started see II we could not get
New York On Monday ws became ii saIisied % 4 that
turn, and at ten O'Clock IN the morning
WE FORCED OPEN THE DOOR.
On searching the mouse We found cOmpete
press. photographic stones and plates for tbn new
series OF the flty-cent government STAMPS Among
the papers found IN the house were some which
found we gathered the names OF other parties
That evening we went TO New York and arrested
q man BY the name OF Francisco lanfOnlipO ruis
man Is iorty-eight years OF age and comes from
Palermo, The same place with the deceased. He is
married and resides at NO "a James street, ana
claims to be clerk IN a grocery. HI has been
only one year IN the country. We have had him
identlhed as being the surange man who visited
Mr. Torrina, at the houseOf ST. George, OniWcdnes-
day afternoon, and have him fully identified as one
OF the men who carried on the business at NO. IS
Franklin avenue. We have also haa the body of
the murdered man identified as one of the men
who was seen to go into the house two or three:
times during the week, and always on saturday
morning The prisoner was terribly frightened
when taken into custody and
TREMBLED LIKE AN ASPEN LEAr.
He cannot speak word Of English, at least
30 pretenis and has nothing to say 70 inter-
prefers. He has been locked up in the Washing
ton street station house ever since Monday nigat.
VINO Is confined In the same place. Mandala lives
in the rear OF No. "a James street. lie is small
about thirty years Of age. We have not 6een able @
to ascertain the owner or the sword cane. lt was
not owned or carried by Torrina.
Detective Corwin said IL wish the press to Un-
derstand that we formed the theory on starting
out in this case that orrina had met his tate In the
with number or stab wounds IN the woods back
OF Greenwood Cemetery about ten years ago..
by a gang Of counterleiters with whom he was in
some way connected. The murderers OF DeOdati
were never discovered. In this case believe We
shall meet with better success, as the progress
thus lar made indicates, circumstances being
strong against one OF the men whom We now have
in custody. The story that Michael Coramentl is
concerned In the tragedy is so far as we can learn
without any foundation whate ser. He is known
to be rather desperate character, but we cannot
find that he rad any connection with the parties
who hired this house.
THE QUARREL AND ASSASSINATION.
As will be noticed by the above complete narra-
tive OF the detectives they were able 10 trace tue
unfortunate up to hall-past six O'Clock on the
night OF the murder, when ne parted rom .raaa Mr.
his last remark to him was that he was going to
Brooklyn, where ne had an appointment. This ap-
parties who called at the house Of Mrs. ST. George
at half-past three O'Clock in the afternoon and
leaving the house he had some sou troabesome son bust.
ness, which made him feel uneasy. This busi-
ness related to tie den in Franklin ave.
his associates in gigantic countereitng schemes
they had on loot Upon the very eve OF the issue
fortunes within their grasp, and eacn confederate,
prompted by selfish motives, was anxious TO grasp
the largest share of the coveted treasure.
ToRRINA WAS THE LEADER,
probably the man VINO prepared the plates and
laid the plans OF operation. 1t is believed that
they became dissatisfied with what he had prom
ised them ior their part, and, seeing the plates,
press and everything prepared, concluded to pus
MIN out OF Inc way and carry on the bs.
words at the house and they followed
him out when he lett to return to New York. pre-
tending to insist upon his acqulescing to their
from the house they were upon a vacant lot. One
OF his head as q wound, 1t Will be rememb bered,
was found there. He then must have turned to
face his enemy when a knife or dagger was drawn
across his throat and the other assaiant at the
same time plunged dagger into his left side.
The blows were repeated until the body OF the un-
fortunate man was
PERI ECTLY PERFORATED WITH WOUNDS.
The assassins ned and, for fear OF detection,
kept away from the house which they had occu-
pied SO long. Their absence attracted the atten-
ton OF the neghb0rs and tins led to the suspicion
that they must have been concerned III the trae-
edy. There are one or two other parties Tor whom
the police are looking, and whom they hope soon
TO secure The case, so far as developed Is one OF
the most important which has ever occurred IN
Brooklyn and it may be that the two assassins
like Gonzalez and Pelssier, the assasslns of OterO
will expiate their crime upon the gallows at the
same time.
Coroner Whltehill has not fixed upon any time
rs yet to hold the inquest over the body, hoping
that he may nave sudiclenC evidence TO hold the
men alleged to be guilty.