The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-08
BROOKLYN COURTS.

A DESPERATE sFNTENcED-MICHAEL CARA
MONTH SENT To TIE PENITENTIARY FOR TEN
YEARs-THE CLOSE OF A LONG CAREER OF
BLOOD AND CRIME.
Before Judge Moore.
Michael CaramOnti, notorious desperado. was
tried yesterday, In the Kings County Court OF
Sessions, before Judge Moore under an indict
ment for assault with intent to Kill. The career
Of this man would furnish material Tor a dozen
dime novels. he is known to have committed
one murder, and Is suspected OF completely in
another. The walls OF a prison cell more
familiar to him than the interior of dwelling.
He has served terms at sing Siag for coun ter-
letting, arson ana highway robbery and has been
confined In the Kings County PeDItentlary Tor
burglary. or all the dark crimes pc rpe trated by
CaramontI tEe most serious is that OF
the assassination OF Salvadore 1orrins, the
wealthy Italian counterfeiter. who was found
on The night OF August IL 1874 wounded ana oy-
ing IN vacant lot AZ the corner OF Bedford avenue
and Hayward street Torrina was the chief OF
gang OF makers OF spurious money, of which Cara
mont was memoer. lie Is known 10 have been
murdered by members OF this gang and Cara
being the principal assassin. The evidence
against him, although strong, was only circum-
stantlal, and he was discharged. His arrest was
the nearest the police ever came 10 sowing the
mystery OF the Torrina assassination.
The crime for which Caram0nt Will spend the
next hall score of years In explaining Was commit
tea ABOUT two months ago at the saloon OF Her.
man Pardhee, No. 10 Hamilton avenue. Cara
mont, VINO Is fifty years old, Is native of Italy,
ana lor many years resided Ia The city OF Palermo.
During his residence there he, In company with
another man, assassinated citizen III the street.
Caramonti at once fled TO this country. his &C
compuce was captured and delivered up TO
justice by Captain Botanic owner OF a
merchant vessel He was aferward ex
ecuted. Caramonti swore an oath OF vengeance
against Botanic and declared vendetta. About
two months ago Botanie's vessel was lying at
the Atlantic dock, and Caramonti, hearing that
he was TO be in Pardnee's saloon, went there to
Kill him. Disappointed i'll not finding him there
Caramontl became very disorderly, breaking the
furniture ana the glasses on the par. Paronee at
and cut him IN the abdomen lnnlcting wound
when confined him to his bed for six weeks and
aroused apprehensions In the minds OF his phy Sic
fans tnat 1t was fatal Caramontl was arrested,
committed and indicted. His trial yesterday in
the court OF Sessions was brief, and he was con-
vlcted assault with intent TO Kill. Judge Moore
sentenced MIN to the Kilgs County Penitentlary
for a term OF ten years, In passing sentence tue
Court said that the prisoners lace was becoming
quite familiar charges Of crime, and he was one
OF the most VIGOROUSLY bad men in the country.
Judge Moore also said That hebe Ieved Cafamonti
was plicate in the Torrina murder. and that he
was a member of band Of secret assassins, VINO
would stop at nothing to carry out their schemes
of crime, not hesltaing TO kill any one who stood
in their way.