The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-28
FOUR C0RPSESl IN A CELLAR
ROW ITfITtN kCfNSOR GRThDERS
SLIIIE 4 DISI't ~.
ShockiDV Nurdrrs IN Denver What N'"H
Cuneion DiscoVcicd wien she " ~ alter
an ErrAnd Buv- A Terrible My~t,ry.

shocking Mnrdcr- IN Denver WHAT M''e
C.unpion DiscoVetcd when she " ~ alter
an ErrAnd Buv Terrible MH~t,ry
DENvrR. col. oct. ~ No. t;A Lawrence
street, In taia cit,, IL q decont-looI,ng frame
cottare of iunr rooms and duk cellar under
the XII, hen, rcac he'd through small trip In one
corner ui the floor. IN" horse wa occI'i'd TIL
recently by gang Of Italians. itinerlnt mu-
si"i liz, scissor giindeF.. tink,is. aud peddlcrs.
"Old Joc," "A scissor grinder by daylight and
harper al night, was tho head Of the house. Two
sons and nephew Of his. known as "T.itle
Joe," "Nic." and "Pedro," we're members of
the household, and two or three others were
moro or loss regular frcqucntera OF the house
Thcv lived shabby, after the fashion NJ their
kind, and were 80 noisy by night that the neigh
bore gradually fell away from ono sido aud the
other till No. Ga was comparatively isolated.
Laet Saturday night, at late hour. the house.
was lighted aud occupied bv about half a dozen
Italians. They were all drinking, some we're
playing cards, aOme were drumming on nu-
seal Instruments, and all were making more OF
less noise, 20 that tho ncghhorhood WA very
much disturbed Presently there wae the sound
oi Il "a gle. and n loud fcro am. nut shcnce
followed quickly. and even ihe scream and
~ ugrle attracted no one to the spot, nor Tro-
Nuk any quiry ms tn tie cause or the result
About the middle of the afternoon uf SUNDAY,
the duv following, Miss Care & Ion, young
down town, and crossed inc street ~ ask one 81
tnc Italian youths to do ter crr'nd Tor her.
There WAS no nswer TO her kuIcs, AMI the
pushed the front door open. lie house WAS
cpp1tcutlv Diy. The tluora were wet, MS If
recently scrnhOcd, anu It, ins 81 blood we're Us,
iulc On tie uufc boards. MSS GWEloH stepped
In .idc ana looked about rtr. hc huuse WAS
icnautiees, aud so destitute ~ furniture That
sine Thought the ltaiiaus must h we moved away.
WHAT THE NElOHuoHs FOvNp ~ INT HOUSE.
knowing tine filthy habits " the tribe. she
blood
when thvy had been dressing. aud when she
returned across the street to her fiends she
merely remarked tnnt the house over the wy
looked "A. II the Italians Il ii uceu killing each
other. sun no oae took the trouble OF crossing
the street 10 make an iuyestig tion. nor was tue
house Visited a,iin for several ddvs-
On Wednesday the passets-oy noticed a bad
smell in the neighnurhOOd Of No. So. aud on
thursday this had increased To positive nut
since. Every wind that blew across the prem
isos bore sickeuing odors. Tue neiehbors
sought the cause, and soon found a swarm OF
flies hanging about the rear OF the houst lately
occupied 10y the Italians. Two men went TO the
front door md opened II. he bloody noOr aud
walls told them ~ once that murder had been
committed IL the front room, ana that a dead
body had teen dragged from Tat APARTMENT
through the hall q tue rear Of the house. Fol-
lowing the red TRAIL and noticing presently that
It was inter ected and crossed by other ira ~ OF
into a small kitchen at tho rear aud To- n trap
door leading down to dark basement or cellar.
The stenCd was sickening ia this Iuotu, but upon
hlling tue tran c"yr u oecalue oNrfpo"erlhG'
and they were forced to withdraw
Hastily senuiug Tor ponce assistance, tney
Proceeded t. fumigate the kitchen, ana present.
~ one Or two Ut tue DOldcst veutured down the
dark stairs. In the hall below. piled NJ In
corner behind the stairs, they fuund stack
OF cOrpses, black and decaying. par ialy con-
cealcd und,r pile "a Uedding ana small articles
IL no stupli goods.
Wncn tue police came, bringing the Coroner
and a fresh crow Il Of spectators. the Woik Of Ie-
wnvin, M. pndtss was .,.t.mntif,li, ue1un.
Di-irtectuuts having teen freely used, "A lew
rcsulute men descended with rak,s and re-
moved the coveung from the corpse-. lhere
were four Of theiu-old Joe, bis Two sous and
tue nephew.
TRACING THE CRIME ny MOOD STAINS.
The front room wa on the left q the door.
The two windows Ia front we're -hutterle. q.
but shaded ON wntte muslin curtains. Tue upNr
was bare nf covering We the hdl-"nli' ih."i
| blood stains here ard there There W : blood
| INA the u, on the walls in tho midDie room, ~
| the little bedroom gu the mlddle room, .ahl
| the kitchen moor WAS covered with blon q
MS with carpet common deal table STOOD
| in corner. aud small stove in the rear. lst
beside the open trap door. wo ul three n.rps.
| broken Vionn. SCISSORS grinders 9u'nt, aud
| taUle WAS n large piece Of cheese, After in
| Unite trouble tue rocking corpscs were removed
! and disposed IN rude collins the floor OF The
! bedroom, where they were INSERTED by the Cor
TIC tnroat Of ga n " the victims was cut
! literally from e.r 10 car, ana the OLD man lore
| desperate wounds besides, infiGted with n heavy
| hstchct which was found hid aw.y witt tho
ilOody from point to NIT II ~ ~ 1t lr-t Thought
tnat their threats had been cut While they We're
|
uons Of their persons showed that desperate
| hehs with knives had taken place, and that the
| throat-cutting had been the final triumph OF the
| NictoTs.
TIE MOTIVE STILL IN MASTERY.
| Who were the murdercrsf Suspicion, OF
| course. pointed 10 the other inmates Of the
| house: bat so many men were coming and 20
| iug III the time that tue police we're quite un-
| able 10 discover who were prest ut GA that par
| ticular evening Two men, Antuuip Durette aud
| phnamenio, were mt. ing, and were supposed
| TO nave gone north, tut whethertteY lett Dcfor,
| or after the murder was not clearly shawn. Inc
| Coroner aud tine police were active ~ theu
search Tor light upon the mysterious ARRAY OF
| Saturday night, but every clue seemed to end IL
| doubt aud uncertainty. the Italians IN the city
| we're put under surveillance. and closely ques
| toned, but either they knew Ntty little abou
| Old Joe and hi- friends. or they hed protusrly
The police there are two bands of thes'
people IN Denver. Siciliins and Nehpulltaus
| Ihey did not agree very well with each other, o
among themselves flt that matter; but the sup
| position that TN sc four were murdered by somi
OF the other = 'ng mas hftle TO support r.. Some
suprose that the old man had money enough [,
excite the cupidity Of his colleagues, but ther'
are reasons for pronOunclng this improbable
II he mad money, II could have been stolen with
out the slaughter 81 four men, or three, or two
1ne hot blood and fierce hates Of the l'ulial
race make murder the work Of passion or re-
Venge much oitener than OF avarice. 1t - NOR
IrpnAble that all this butchery grew out ~
trivial dispute AZ cards. ora quarrel about none
matters IN some Otntr connection, and II Is sill
more probable that the secret Of tue ahdir vii
remain mystery forever.