The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-10
MURDER ON BROADWAY,

a Fatal struggle Ended by the Dagger
The confectionery at the northeast cor
ner'of Broadway and Harrison street
kept by an old Italian. Samuel Badrack
was the scene Of bloody crime abou
1880 O'Clock last evening. The victim o
the affray is John Badrack, son of th,
proprietor. The murderer is Gaetan.
Guidi, a bar-keeper at the confectionery
twenty-six years old, and is said to have
killed a mau III TUSCANY about two ears
ago. Glfdi has th5 fame of. being 4 mai
Of hasty and violent temper, and Of being
continually embr0iled 10 quarrels. Al
the above mentioned time daughter OF
Badrack, about II years old, went behind
the counter for glass of ale.
The barkeeper became angry. and, il
is said ,after calling her some hard names
kicked her away from the counter. (This
Is denied by Guidi.) The girl told her
brother, who Immediately called upon
Guidi for an explanation OF his conduct.
Both were angry, and the next moment
they were engaged in q scufle on the
sidewalk. Three or four men standing
by were witnesses to the affray but made
no effort to quell 1t, until the up Lifted
stiletto was seen raised in the hands Of
Guidi. A man named Thompson then
seized him by the wrist, but Guidi i'm
mediately broke loose from him and
plunged the fatal dagger. in the neck Of
Badrack, who was lying on his back un-
able to defend himself. The blade, which
was seven inches in length, and double
edged, entered the neck just at the base,
severing the jugular vein and causing
death.
Ac conn a the ynnrdoror hoH o.o>,,
plished his. crime he threw the bloody
dagger away and ran down Broadway.
out Fourth and down Lawrence street.
into Friendship alley, below Third, pur-
sued by the bystanders and Officers SIss-
man, Murphy, Lillis and Butler. Guidi
was captured with little trouble and
taken to the Hammond-street Station,
The remains OF the murdered man were
carried into the parlor In the rear of the
house and laid upon the floor, the warm
blood gushing out of the wound In
streams.
Coroner Maley visited the house Of the
man and began TO impanel a
Jury. After viewing the body, he post
poned the inquest till this morning to
await the result OF pOst.mOrtem ex-
by Drs. Watson and Bramble.
Guidps statement at the Stati0n-hOuse.
this morning, was that he had been in
The employ Of Samuel Badraok ter two
years as barkeeper in the confection-
cry; that he had trouble with Badrack's
SON, whom he accused of going behind
;he counter and taking money without
lis fathers consent, and that immedi-
stely before the quarrel the murde red
nan had gone behind tine counter, drink
ng from bottle, and was ordered out
~ him, which was the cause Of the diff
'ulty. Others say that Guidi made
hreats to kill some one before morning.
The fatal dagger with which he CON-
nitted the act was highly finished
french blade, engraved with motto in
rrench-"I ask nothing; I take nothing.O
There are also rumors and stories of
ormer ul-feelings and threats between
he parties, and of an attempted seduc-
ion OF Hadrack's sister by Guidi, but as |
hey are only rumors naturally attend
mt upon affairs of this kind, they need |
he verification OF the Coroner's exam
nation to warrant their publication.