The New York herald., 1874-08-20
MURDER and. COuNYERFEIYING.
The Victim and His Ante
cedents.
Torrina Connected with a Gang of
Counterfeiters.
The BROOKLYN DETECTIVES TRIUMPHANT.

THE BROUALYN DETECTIVES TRIUMPHANT.
"ltaliau. Eighth street, New York: priest"
were the only intelligble words spoken with great
dnlculty by man who was found in the agonies
OF death seated upon a little knoll OF ground at
the intersection OF Hayward street and Bedford
avenue, a sparsely built up section OF Brooklyn,
about half-past eight O'Clock. on Wednesday night
August 9. The good Samaritans who approached
the dying man were Messrs. Mills, Smith and Hall,
citizens who resided in the vicinity, and who had
noticed this man tottering to the place where he
was found. When they first saw him they were of
the opinion that he was under the influence OF
liquor: but the agonized tones OF the man after he
sunk to the ground convinced them OF their error.
On STOPPING over him they found him to be
covered with blood and caught the only intelligi-
BILE words he uttered before death sealed his lips
and locked the mystery as to how he came by his
injuries in impenetraDle gloom. The assistance
or police officer who chanced TO be few blocks
of was called, and they started to remove the
man to the Sixth sub-precnct station house, but
before they reached there the body became rigid
in death. His throat was cut as If with razor
and this led to the supposition that the man had
in all probability committed suicide. This belief
was strengthened by the fact that when the
citizens above named saw him there no one
in his company. II was noticed, however, that
there was cut on his head piece cut from the
tip OF his nose and cuts like that of razor across
his fingers. When his clothing was removed the
following morning it was found that he had no
less than
SIXTEEN STAB WOUNDS
about his body and these appeared to have been
inflicted with a dirk. There was nothing about
him in the way OF memoranda to establish his
identity. In his pocket was found SOS SO in bills
ard currency. "A silver watch heavy plated
gold chain anG three rings, one OF which had the
initials "M st. Co." were also found in his posses
sion. A spectacle case was picked up near where
he was found and his hat was found nearly half
block distant. The fact was reported the follow.
ing morning as one OF suicide, Sergeant BuckholtZ
jumping to that conclusion from the wound on the
murdered mans neck. Coroner Whitehill on view
ing the body became convinced that the suicide
theory was preposterous. He caused the body
to be removed to the MOrgue, where DR..
Creamer roade post-mortem examination.
1t was stated, by Flushing avenue
saloon keeper that the murdered man was in his
place in company with two others the night the
crime was committed, and eat some oysters. The
TACT of oysters having been found in his stomach
seemed to confirm the story, and young man
named James Donohue, who was said by the saloon
keeper to be OF the parties, taken into
tody He denied, however, that he had been in
the place. and there were a dozen other young
men who said he nad been with them from the
time he quit work. Though the evidence appeared
to be against Donohue, the police did not think he
had anything to do with it. Detectives Folk and
Corwin, to whom the case was gwen to WORK up,
were impressed with the conviction that
THE MANS LIFE HAD BEEN TAKEN
by some or his own countrymen and that more
than had taken part in it, They therefore be-
gan their search among the Italian haunts IN New
York, the BODY having been identified by parties.
who were acquainted with him in that city. They
found 1t diflcut, however, to get any information
winch seemed likely to throw any light on the mys-
they progressed IN the case the more they were
convinced they were upon the right track. They
about fourteen months ago, and since he had been
here his associate associates had not been very
had come from the same place In Sicily.
ARRESTING CoUNTERFEITERS
this tragedy was made by the detectives IN the
course or their search after information for the
murderers. In q small one-story brick house In
evidence OF the existence oil a counterleiting es-
taolishment, which was rented TO two Italians on
tally ignorant OF the nature OF the business for
which they leased it. The police discovered all the
se belonging 70 complete Production
including presses hthographic stones, copper
plates, bank note paper, INK &c. 1t was evident
these stones and Plates were finished in the most
artistic manner, and the Impressions, had
any been taken, would have almost ce1ed detec-
ton by the best judges. The lithograpnic stones
were prepared 70 print eighteen stamps at single
impression. No counterfeit money was found,
no wever, upon the premises, and it is not known
that any was printed. The officers OF the !
opinion that they have fallen upon an important !
discovery for the United States Treasury Depart
ing a very extensive countereiang combination,
OF which this Is believed 80 be only branch. The |
OF Police, and the Treasury agents !
may obtain valuable Information by calling upon
them.
THE DETECTIVES NARRATIVE OF THE CASE
Detectives William f. Folk and David Corwn OF (
the Brooklyn Central Office squad, told story
TO the HERALD representative In the following In
teresting and connected manner yesterday at
corner OF Court and Livingston
streets. The former named officer being the chief
narrator OF events, commenced as iollows:-
The murdered man. Salvador Torrina, was
forty-two years OF age, AID came TO the United /
States about fourteen months ago. from his native
place, Palermo, Sicily, where he lett wife and !
three cndren ~. lie mad been person OF some
high command IN the army under Victor EN- /
manuel. He was not member of Garibaldrs /
s s ouDt % sSmf fns
he was man of education ana some [
refinement On aTrying in New York, in
snort tune at Diego Whites lodging house.
No. 80 Oliver street. He then went TO board with |
keeps lodging house at No. SO Oak street. His
business, ostensibly, was that OF a dealer In
feathers. While boarding at this latter house he
formed an acquaintance with a Mr. and Mrs. ST. |
George, which was one Of apparently great Trend
ship.
THE ST. GEORGES CHANGED THEIR QUARTERS
on the lst OF July last and hTed apartments at No
&c Monroe street. Torrina moved away with
them ana hlred u room from them in the rear OF
tnc moor they occupied. Inc St. Georges state
that they never Knew what business Salvador
Iofrina was engaged in. his hours for going out
anu coming IN were most Irregular however. He
WoWd frequently leave the house as early as
thrce, Iour and hve O'Clock in the morn.
ing ana not return until late at night
All MS business aDpe ared to be In BROOK
Vn. III is not true thas the deceased
ever kept a store in New York. SO you can see
now WIDE OF the mark some OF the reporters have
Dech WTItlhg on thS case. We'll. sir, the man