New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A MURDERER'S TRAIL.


DETECTIVES CONFIDENT THAT THEY HAVE CAP
TURED THE SLAYER OF TURIN.
Detectives Folk and Corwin became more
communicative yesterday in regard to what has been
aoue IN the Turin case they have been previously
.rs gave a statement Of what had been accomplished
M them up the present Tune They did not pretend
however that their work ended although they said
they had arrested OF the Italians who we're engaged
N counterfeng in Cstsane They said that he resem
bled very closely Caroment. whom they did not need
although he was a noted counereiter, an occupant OF
the house In Catsane and the night of the murder
he visited the photographer MT Fsrache at No 81 Myr
teave acting strangely and displaying large roll OF
bills The large italian under arrest, they SAID was
Francisco san Fopo, who they believed to be tine prn
cpa assassin. 1t is denied. however, by some OF the
detectives that Caroment wanted, and some OF
the circumstances would 10 indicate his intimate
connection with the murder Detective Riggs said yes
terday TO TRIBUNE reporter that the members OF the
police force were in search OF Caromen, and added
that II he would TO Fdraches art gallery ne would
ind that the fact Mr. Farache. being visited
eaid detectives bad left him only short time
Enev came, he said. from Police Headquarters. were In
search OF CarOmenti and obtained from him all ne knew
about the and his VISIT to Wednesday night
Detective gigs afierward said that NewYork detect
ives we're acting with Detectives Folk and Corwn ana
were searching this city for Caroment whom Mr. Riggs
Is confident chiefly concerned In the murder.
Gutano Gashappo, who with Turni on the night OF
the murder and who boarded at Whites saloon at No
s Oiverst in this city, that he heard quarrel
between Ciromeuti and Turini Wednesday about
o. ~ He was arrested, and is now locked mp In tine
First Precinct statiou-house in Brooklyn. He toid
TpRy-SE reporter yesterday that Wednesday night
he saw a man named Carlo Costa and Turinl enter
whites saloon and have something to drink. In few
minutes he said Turini down at little table apart
frem himself and Costa and had drink with another
IA had VsreD
did not know his name. In few minutes the TWO men,
he said hal quarrel, and got very angry lie addeu'
Then sax them 90 out. and that Is al know ABOUT
tho matter was arrested and shown picture By the
officers which 1 recognized as the man who sat
at the table and got angry with Turini." Ga
shappo told the reporter he could not possibly De
mistaken in the person. the picture shown him was that
Of Michael Caromenti Detectives Folk and Corwin
state that the is mistaken. and that Turinrs COM
pan!on was Folipo, who resembles Caromenu but De
tecve Riggs states that GaShappo is correct IN MS
statement. and that while FOlpO may be one OF the
as,assns CarOmenti is the chief murderer This would
seem 10 be indicated also from another fact that oc
Cured Yesterday One Of the New-York detectives
obtained number Of photographs of noted criminals
from Police Headquarters and took them to the saloon
OF Mr. De la E0ydz. in Fushlngave, and asked him II
he would the pictures and pick out any OF the
men who were In his saloon the Wednesday night OF
the murder. II, had already identified D0nahue DE
Ia HOvdz pushed aside several Of the hotgraphs ana
,heD taxing up that Of CarOment said That is one OF
the men" superintendent FOLK salc last night tnat NC
Was satisfied that they have Of the asSasslns but
said thar Others wanted He dd not say VINO they
were but it Is supposed that one OF them Is the missing
detectives Folk and CorNin that after they ideu-
tiled the murdered man they tAat Two 1eo
one named Mendai, and the other unknown, called
upon Turiui on Wednesday afternoon ana I'D lew MN
uies All three left the house together. Turnl returned
In abont one hour and had llnch with Mrs ST. George
70 waom he complained OF business 'as tsi h s an 70
Brooklyn and about $50 p. ~ left the house Iurui
Thomas Costa an intimate irlend To 81 george
The detectives could trace Turin no further On the
Cat.,Iane our informant said the detectives, told
Us that there Italians who Yed there since
Julyi. We found the door locked While searching
sbont the place and ghborhoOd found that Turin
MAS constant visitor TO tns house Every saturday
ne vas ,ni. 0 Uleca was a den OF counterfeiters
AZ u'' our TH'' request Detectives Van Wagner and
SG Sp a aesG 10 person was
from 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when TIE TWO
us that he was certain nothing mad been removed from
the house Monday morning we forced the door OF tue
found press inks, coors and everything necessary lor
cOunterfeiuug In box which was scared ana iane1
the new of 30 cent Uuted states iraeton9, cur
rency. We received indubitaDe evidence tnaI I9rii
ing traced or man, We arrested TIE stranger IN the
grocery store No "A Jliness Sner ti va old
native OF Palermo. Italy. he is married man lhs
would speak US or answer any OF our questions
lie refuses 10 open bis mouth and has not as yet, ut
tered a world. lie is the tall. powerful man. with gray
nustache aud hair tiDged with gray. He Is IN the
WaahngtOn-st Police Station. We have no doubt That
he is the man who butchered Turini This man is the
person hired the apartments in the rear OF NO. Is
Frankin-ave He has been positively ident1ed."
Tie detectives also said they hold in custody as wit
pesses Costa TURNS friend, GashOppo and an Italian
named MerGltt. They believe that one OF the murder
ers has been found AID that tie deed was done Tor
revenge. DOnGHue, whom the saloon keeper said was
with Turin is also in jail.
The cOunterfeters' implements, printing press and
ithographc stores captured Catslane are said 10
be OF the finest order. Experts Lave examined them
aud declare them almost equal 10 the genuine.