The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-17
II HAVE COME TO KILL your
4 FdTHER SHOOTING hND STdBBTNG
ms MARRIED DfUGHTER.
Te~rtbic Accusations OF Brooklyn wire
against her Fathcr-Thc Fathers Re-
vcrEe-IIis Brother Quiet Looker-on.


Early yesterday morning. Antonio Leon.
night watohmnn In tlls city, living at 29i
South Fourth street. Wiliamsburgh went TO
the house Of hls daughter Rose tho wife Of
John Massimino. a stcvcdorc, at 4S President
street. Brooklyn. shotat her. knocked her down,
and stabbed her. then brutally beat her with the
butt end Of his pistol and left her for dead. His
daughter IL eiehteen years old and pretty. Two
months ago shc was married In her fathers
house TO Massimino. a thriving businoss man,
twcnty-four years OF age. doing business with
NJ Somma In Now York. A few days after their
marriage the wife, to defend herself against
the accusations Of her husband was forced to
admit that when she was u younger Girl her
iuthcr had boon guilty OF gross imprOprioty
toward her. This rcgoncled her husband to
her fathers house again. and that her father
should not cross his threshold. Mrs. Massi-
mino. to explain the situation 10 hor mother.
band and hcrsei. Tho mcthcr serI | the he sscrst
some time. and thon told it 70 Loon. hon hus-
Leon wus. tcrribly cnragel. and said that hc
would Kill his dnughter lie visited her once
or twice i Is said. and forced her 70 swear that
she would not speak Of il again. telling hcr that
If she did he would he put in prison. H.
sccmed to be distrustiul Of her. and ycstcrday
morning whom he entered her apartments with
YOU" Her husband had gone to his work. and
thcrc.wqs no one on the floor with hcr except
daughter ncrccly and, sclging her dragged her
pushing her from him. fired three shots ni her.
placing the pistol 40 close TO- her body that the
powder burned her dress. Tho balls all missed
was about TO fire another shot as the girls
iathcr;in law tried 70 wrench the pistol
from his hand. In tho struggle the pistol
broke. and Autonio drawing . knife, stabbed
Mr., Mas,imino In the left shoulder. Rose fled
70 the buck room hoping to &c, down siairS and
futh hAr t,ll lttnt hAr xAlf hn
hut end OF the pistol Oh the head CRYING. You
haven't escaped mo yet. you soc" He chased
room and there. with tho dagger he had used on
NichOas. H. stabbed her several times in the
She sank to the floor and hc hognn to kick her,
and at length she was unconscious. He wont
int the kit hen. whore her father law wa7
standing pan struck. ani told him ip 20 ~ aud
see his drnd daughter-in-lnw John Leon.
who In all ni the aliray had been little moro
than a -pwtgtur having only Ohce tried 20 pre-
vent tho 'nthcr irum carrying out hi- Intentions
To- commit murder. remarked that Rose was not
dead yet The father. saving. Then Ill Kill
seized the pistol, and again showcrcd blows on
her head He then. thinking her dead. with
Tn. girl was terribly bruised There wore
over twenty gashes on her head made by the
pistol, and when the polic" found her she was
dripping with blood and the carpet was spotted
with blood. The front room. In which the AS
,aut was ccnniit't. u neatly furnished. aiyi
has. among other pictures on the wall, an excel.
lent chrome Of Beatrice Cenci The aged
Italian wa, weeping and grooming over his
di-fgured daughter The young wife remained
unconscious in tho hospital foi some time. Thr
physirien- think that one bullet may be- IN hur
head. and that nor skull may be- fractured II
inflammation set, In they think that death must
speedily follow. The husband, who was sent
for in Now York. remained by her all day She
recovered sufficiently in the afternoon to tell
mnutcly tp DIR. Mead the story that led to tho
attempted murder John Leon was arrested in
his brothers house In Williamsturgh in tho
afternoon. bnt he refused to tell where his
brother Antonio had gone. Mra. Leon. her
mother, is an Iri-hwonian and niece of Comp
trpllrr Kelly. TO whose influence Antonio Leon
nnd John, his brother, owe their positions In
this rity.
Antonio Leon T.. a abort thick set Italian. H.
has saved VI u comfortable lot ci money and j.
said 10 own three or tour houses In tn" neigh
horhood of his own home. John Leon pro-
lcssgi To- he ignorant Of Aninnio's intent to kill
his daughter. and Thought that he WIS going to
scold or whin her. They went direct to her
h'u." y"~ iay morning m quitting their
WORK ~ wat Nn"n. AMI waited tpr Roses hus-
hand ln 20 nwii, before they entered the house..
John Leon was tdkon tp New York las, night 10y
thedrtectiy's VINO are searching for his brother
lne Butler -ir'~t poll - rcportNd t. Superin-
ton tent Canpb "a i.-i i..ht that they had a pair
City Hall police last night informed Cupt Lcavy
morning. They intimated that they had seen
up to-day Leon has two other children besides
h- daughter Rose On the iay Of her marriage.
her cousin, the daughter ol John Leon was also
l.