The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-10
UNDOl BTEDLY A Mt RIDER,
Circumstances Pointing to n Party of Italians
In u Mulberry street Tenement ns Knowing
More than they viii Tell about the Crime.

In u Mulberry street Tenement ns Knowing
More than they viii Tell about the Crime.
Al rickcty. thrcc-story, wooden tcnc-
mcnt at 81 Mulberry street, early Yesterday
morning Onlccr lIaiton found Cornelius Scan
Ion unconscious and almost dcad lying on the
pavement oi the pa-slgcway baiwcrn the houses
at II and i3 Mulberry stroct His legs and
arms were tied tight with long clothes limo
lie died before noon in the N'w York Hospital
Scanlon lived In the top story In bare. narrow
room. chccrlcss Us cell, and almost destitute
Of furniture. With him lived II woman who
called herself Elizabeth >canlon. and rrofcsscd
to l,r his wife.
In the story below S'anlon'4 room live six
Italians who gain a livelihood by street
sweeping and rag picking. 1t Is said that
Scanlon had frequently quarrelcd about her
visiting the room in which these Italians live.
surrounded by filth and heaps Of wcll-flllcd rag
bags. In the room adjoining Scanons lived
Catharinc Fox. who Joined in the drunken
revclS in the Italians room below.
S,anlon, Maloncy the landlord says had no
visible means II support. hut he told Maloney
that he had friends in the country who were
we'll off. and that they sent him interest money.
lie had t75 in tho Bowery Savings Bank, but in
October last he withdrew It, and handed it over
to MHoncy To- keep for him. From this Maloney
deducted - n month for rent. and Scanlon drew
from 25 cents Ia 80 cents day. which he gene
rally spent for liquor. Maloney stlll holds s23
To- Seanlon's credit. Samlons relations with
the Italians Were unfri"ndly. When inioNi-
ratod he frequently quarreIed with them.
Thon thoy hctQred him. anl in retaliation he
thr " ANYTHING ho could get hold of at them.
| Ho had quarrel with them The night before
his death, and tNhariu' Fox told Ori"cr Hat
/ qnarrriing with tii.ul. lctweeu guut iOo'el,,,
/ Ou that night
ou the pavement. ilc WAS ahl' only To- murimHr
f.ehy " They threw mrout. Aiahout 2:3n l. VI.
/ n" yard with a bag of rags ON his back. howing
that h" had been up all night. and the officer
the m,,rder H.. opininn ~ that Scnni"n ;s. was
/ luarr,lling with the Italians and the women hc-
ti i"T" ho Was thrown ont ~ IN" i winI"w, rhe
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/ bricks in tho fn--na.Nly and no. -.uf OUT
/ Rosario Carana ;o -..' what it was. Rosario. on
| returning. said that II WA. a man MrininAr
/ th.uteuk a hight and gpin.. out found s'anlon
! ou the pavement. Elizabeth SWnlon testified
/ that Catherine Fox was in the house earlier In
| tAre,,uins drinking beer with the Italians AMI