The New York herald., 1877-02-17
A BRUTAL FATHER.
ANTONIO LEON MunpEnousIr ASSAULTS HIS

ANTONIO LION MuRDERousLY ASSAULTS HIS
DAUGHTEI--rHR UNCLE A SPECTATOR
murderous assault OF peculiar character was per.
pctra.cd IN South Brooklyn yesterday morning which
probably will not, however, terminate fatally. The
victim of the attack i Rose Massnino, aged nineteen
years, pretty brunette. wife Of John Massimino,
Italian The assailant Is Antonio Leon. father OF Rose
q stout, thick Sc, man, OF brutal appearance and
hfty years OF age The OF the inhuman ac, Is
SAID 10 have been the disclosure OF q In which
Leon concerned, by the daughter TO her husband
The latter rebuked hts which exclted tho
anger OF the latter against Rose About two months
ago John Massmino was married to Rose, and they
went TO reside at No A President street,
where they rented the second floor The
father OF John, Nicholas hassiminc, a
man. sixty-dve years OF age lived with the newly
married couple. The mother Of the young vile. whose
name before her marriage 10 the Italian was Sarah
Harmon, is, II is said, relative OF Comptroller John
Kelly. Antonio Leon, and John mis- brother, hold APP
po,ntments wa,cnmen In this city, which, Is said
they have obtained through the influence OF
the Comptroller. Lately the young husband
ordered hts Ather-in-Iaw out Of bis house
and forbade HIM from even seeing his daughter again
under penalty OF death. The father did call, notwith.
standing the threat OF the husband, who Is slIgnt
delicate man, about twenty -four years OF age The
yisils which wcro always OF threatening Character
made IN the absence OF the husband IL IS pe'
iievcd that though the daughter promised TO refrain
from ing any further revelations agninst her un.
natural father, that he doubted her sincerity and
feared her disclosures would eventually bring him TO
justice and Into public disgrace 49,.
About seven O'Clock yesterday morning he aud his
brother John called al the house, but indng that his
son.n-aw had not gone, they fingered in the vicinity
waiting Tor him TO 90. On the way 10 the Hamilton
ferry about eight O'Clock, he passed the and sauted
John. The father and uncle then entered the house
and made their way 10 the apar ment which old Mr.
4 At hren
Rose and was told that she was In an adjoining room
Tho old man heard him enter the room and
saw TO her In angry tone OF voice, 'Come
get up: want 10 speak with you" She
followed him the front parlor, where ~ loud and
violent manner he accused her, in Italian o. some.
shouted II will XVI you -! and the unfortunate woman
ran through the rooms to the kitchen crying "Mur.
der I" and calling upon her ather-in.law for Help +"
She was pursued closely by the rufinn, who fired
three shots at her In succession. He wns
about TO- are again gain. wnen @ rsvsr,o% ane ola ,m man
HIS BROTHER II would appear, also caught hold OF An.
tonic TO dssuade him from dischargiug the pistol
again. The ruian drew knife and drove II into the
right shoulder OF the old man. But one Of the pistol
balls took effect upon the girl, causing scalp wound
She into the front room where her iather and
would rderer struck her upon the right temple
with the butt OF the weapon She fell unconscious TO
the floor, and while in that helpless condition tho brute
bent over her PROSTATE form and struck her about
twenty times on the head face aud arms 'You thought
to escape me, but i will not leave you TIL you are
dcad" he repeatedly exclaimed He was dragged
away by Masslmino and John Leon and breaking
away from them he gave the unhappy girl desperate
kick with his heavy boot on the side OF the head
Meanwhile a crowd Of women and children assembled
a tho loot of the stairs attracted by The noise Of tho
struggle, tut when they saw the bood-stained Loon
and his brother make their appearance on
the landing on their way down, they scat
tered TO the right and left, leaving tho
way clear for the escape o the ruilians Departing
from the house tho two men crossed the Hamilton
Jerry to New York. John then recrosscd by tho South
Seventh terry TO Williamsburg and Antonio re-
mained in this city Tho police OF the Third precinct,
nd in,pp
acly Instituted Tor them. John arrested WILL
iamsburg at his residence shortly before noon.
HERALD reporter visited tho LoIg Island Col
lege Hospital last evening, where the injured
woman was taken. Dr. Mead, the house surgeon,
stated that he has every confidence IN her ultimate
recovery, the wounds, though painful are not dan
rerous Old Mr. Massimino whose wound Is slight,
had It dressed the Hospital, and after conversation
with his daughter n-aw returned to the house.