The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-21
A THREAD FOR A NOVELIST
TORRINO'S MURDER AND a CONTEM-
PORANEOUs ROMANCE.
An Interesting story Of Italian Counterfcit-
ers In New YOrk-TOilorirO dc Cbivettn's
RcAcuc by Woman who Loved Him.

An Interesting story Of Italian Counterfeit
ers in New Y0rk-T0ll0rro dc Cbivettn's
Re-cuc by a Woman who Loved Him.
Revenue stamps OF the value OF 1900
are In the EldrdRe street police station. They
are part Of $4,000 worth recently stolen from the
revenue agent III baltimore by burglars and taken
by the police from PaKulski, barber, who had
a shop In the Prescott House. writ Of habeas
corpus from Judge Donohue compelled Capt.
UlmaD to take Pakulski before Justice Wan
deli at the Tombs, and the upshot was his dis
charge. he police say that had the writ allowed
them to take the prisoner to Essex Market, be-
fore Justice Morgan, who was aware Of pc
culiar feature ~ the case, they would have re-
tanned the prisoner In CUSTODY. His UNEXPECTED
di lcharge NAV not only hinder the detection Of
the rohbcr who stole the stamps, but NAV spoil
n possibility Of discovering the murderer Of
Torrino, the Italian, who was killed In Brooklyn
about two wears ago.
Pakuski formerly belonged to = gnng Of coun-
ttericiters that Included the murdered rorrimo,
ToilomcO de Chivetti aud a barber named po-
ldgniac, who mad shop In the Pacific Hotel.
LOVE AND CRIME.
The work of detecting all the msdoincs Of
these counterlettefs, stopped short with Pikil-
ski's release, has dev Hoped the motive OF Tor
rino's muir err, nnd m Incidental romance that
doe not need the connection with that crime
to be Interesting. The hero Of ~ ~ 1ailofneo de
Chivettl, ono 81 the cpuntcrfeitcrs. and the
heroine Is the wife Of polHgniac. the leader Of
ihe party. Chivetta l. a young Italian, with the
lefty hair aud eyes and swarthy skin that max q
80 many " his race the SCHOOLGIRL ideal Of i'm
passioneu lovers. He Is an uncommonly skill
ful engraver. aud on arriving In this country,
about three yehrs ago, lie associated himself
with some Italians In tho couuterfeitiug Of
ntted states currency. He afiirms that he
led into the business bv his older associates. and
that previously he had been honest. Madame
Polagniac believed so. and she knew, too, the
character OF her husband. She set about the
task ~ saving Chyetta from a career Of crime.
Inc supposlton Is that his good looks won for
HIM her affections; yet there IL nothing In her
behavt " To show that she had at first anything
beyond akindly Interest In his welfare, that she
was unfaithful TO her husband except in marfing
his plans OF dishonesty.
Polaguiac lived m Essex street, and during
several weeks Of the counterfeiters' frequent
conferences his wife had time enough to fan In
love with the young engraver. That she did so
scheme for operations had been perfected, she
lmplOred him to withdraw from II, and free
himself from the society OF her husband. She
offered to help him get honest employment, to
give him mOnev until he could honestly earn
his own living, and to send him to some other
CITY In which he might bo out Of temptation.
Cdivetta's account Of these interviews repre-
sents her NJ weeping over his refusal TO take her
advice, and urging him, for her sake IN not for
ms OVID 70 aband IN the business OF counter
feiting. Excited 10y the failure Of her appeal,
she angrily accused her husband OF running
Chivetta aud threatened to expose him to the
police.
FRIGHTENED FROM THEIR WORK.
Chiveta was not Influenced 10y Madame PolaG-
MACS effort. He went with the counterfeiters
to house near Naunet. New York, and there
set to work ON plates for Government bonds
murdered, was his constant companion during
the i've weeks that he was engaged In the work
One day Madame POlagnisc rode to tine house In
a carriage. and In an interview during which
she seemed to be much affiliated, warned him
that he was IN imminent danger OF arrest. This
TINE her words were more potent, and he
promised her IN he would at once quit the
work. TOrrino, too, was frightened, and together
they quit tue house that night. The next day
Polagniac. meeting Chivetta In this city and
learning OF his detection, had him arrested on
the charge OF alternating his wife's affections. IL
II not known whether POlagniac's motive Waa a
desire 10 punish Chivetta for deserving the
eounterieiters or for being the recipient OF his
wife = love possibly for Doth. The young man
was Imprisoned for awhile In Ludlow street jiil
and then was acquitted after a trial before
Judge DAILY. The police did not then know Of
his connection with the counterfeiters, and upon
his liberation he disappeared from the clty.
THE MURDER.
4 few days after the desertion ~ the Manuel
workshop by lorfino and Chiyetta. TorrnO
was mysteriously stabbed to death in Brooklyn.
evening, within sight and hearing OF a busy
street. The police could not detect the muir
derer. nor any motive for the decd. They tried
10 trace the previous lie OF Iorrino. but could
learn only that, although he pretended TO be n
denier In feather dusters, lac LED come other and
counterfeiter. and obtained some corroborntiye
proofs. Some arrests were made. but the re-
ward offered tor the murderer WIS not earned
The discoveries herewith narrated. although
they reveal nothing that may positively identity
the murderer, indicate that Iorrino may have
lost his lille by needing Madame polagniacs
warning 10 the man sue loved. Il he theory Of
the police Is that he was Killed ei her beca he
had deserted the scheme, or because some quar-
rel had grown out IF settling M the business NJ
the party. The release Of iakulski was a blow
20 the work OF getting At the facts, AS Il " -
hoped that lie might be induced To give some
Information.
only FEW Of the gang are known, and they
are utterly broken up and scattered That
Pakulskt had OF late embarked ia another kind
OF crinc Is SHOWN by his arrest last "Wednesday.
with Si,Jn III genuine stolen revenue stamps IN