New-York tribune., 1877-11-23
ALMOST cur TO PIECES.
A CHASTITY MURDER by ITALIANS.

RAG-PICKER MANGLED IL HORRIBLE MANNER
TIE STARTLING DISCOVERY WHICH a POLICE
MAN MADE ~ BOTTLE ALLEY.
A mysterious and ghastly murder was conf
mtled soon after II o'clock uisnt, the OF No.
II BaAtersi.. collection OF tenement houses ano~n as
Botle Alley. officer CarA was stul inyes;'
eating tho circumstances OF the stabb.ng OF
Italian organ grinder at No. 33l2 BaXJer-st, when 10
was informed that a lad been killed ID the same
block Following tc crowd INTO the dark uudor ground
passage the officer came upon hGeOus OBJECT.
stretched upon the nag-ug the body Of man a.
most devoid Of clothing, aud covered VITA blood Iho
deal an lay upon Hs back aad seemed 10 b. almost cut
to pieces. Great gtshes VISIBLE across tie breast
and abdomen, and tAe flesh hung IN shrcds and drppcd
vlh blood Iac body looEcd II /, nad been repeatedly
hcuu ana z sIled Wltu 6utte Around tle codri-yalt
pools o blood and 9ts II cotulnS, showing tnaS
there had been F.O.cut struggle.
IL' OHrcF looked lo. tuc iieOas NhO lid committed
the uccd, but mo- one cou1 bee found Tue aey WIS
ad tAc tenement hoases around IL appeared
.uyc ocC ants. ~ tnr noilutdst corner OI tle
looNn- mp stream oil bood loInd urt D. icd 10 dis
uI c,.i IN WHICH tlc dead uian hDd undoubtedly been
murdered. bcscchohs b., Ac,f st'f"Hy we oi,er
found Llacil IN Nfcici"d roJ-, Wlch sermrd to Do
u-cl la. .stc iu Apartment several cJts were 81 eieued
cUyu.s UI ,c aL uccu ullukg, aud tnc confused
aua suIdc ed appearance Oi cytttlu- proved NAT
nut n.d tl,, place. IA room above .hc cellar the
officer. WHO nd by tbs time been reinforced
& u5 oNi,Ct' sHd 'oT yoid,u- 9 Itsii,ns' VINO 9,re
trying TO hide themselves, ana immediately AZ
in the aly couu sive dny acc uut Of ne murder Inc
officer sraloaed cyet pa.to tue tenement houses,
bat no. one would admit ttt Ac bad seen tAe aHIay, OK
could give any particulars ts io iLe dead man.
The i've prisoners Ntlc taken o. thc fphlicchtu ftc-
Cinct alton House, Nutt' Icy cuulu nos mdhc tntF
name, l.lcIiJlc except .Ie woman. WEO stl SIC MS
called Ftrrun. sp.dhlug Il Aa-arokt ln-s, ,Lc s.lt
10 lIBUNL reporter: Ilr UCiu mans i"uic l. Aclari
Mc.atllo. Ifu Was a ta-pcker. lie lived uu4cr my
room In the cellar, WItu lUEf OtAcr fa--p, Acis. lazy
also sold stall. beer Toni t .cdid thtu ai quarrel
one said. IA kII yOu II yCu nk ny beer soon
heard Icn running. looked out aud saw MichacllDs
buuy the pavement. Tie dead man h4s W4ie, Jut
uO4't know where size ls.'
Tue woman finally gave the names % tie four taans
ns l.Q.o tlaitcDi, S.Y.stO aud Antonio. rGc alaD
rave ,ch dcs Ip.lUus OF tAcM as VIII cuaDC tNt pulro
10 tr,st tlcm No weapon could uc lUhud near Tie muir
dcred man. and II ls Thought that the idl AAe was cF-
rieu OF by the ui,lIlcrcrs
Bo.tlc-.tey LAS been the scene OF number Of muir
ders, but police can rcMyMucr noho ~ MLic- mo
victim nas been horribly nutlatcG IA thi, case:
Tie body o. murdered nlan Was gathered up aud
taken % tie Fourteenth Precinct Sluuu House, ~hcuCo
It was sent 10 Mulgue Al OCock MS morning tle
uoic. sad 10 clue the Italians Ihkl NJ reporter
learned uy cOuyel,iug WIth people utlh. M bOtue-ty
ana vicinity that N,cLO ana his IUup conn c' WeIo
violent cuaIic and nave been tie terror oil tc tl'a
Points. 49,
JOnn Brady an lrisl boy, living at No. Il Baker ST.
stated To tie police that believed thc Wtrd,rod man
was knitted OF tn upper storios OF The tenement
saws uc was tndlug IN the ygsd about midnight, when
he neari a scream. followed uy httNy tiud, ana On
looking around tnc uUdy OF the murdered mah blnS
few icet from hm III the ard. lie saw TWO men ehter
a window from nrtc,Cdpc on tie upper Story, ANA SOON
atter fOur Italians luuulnS Out Ui the mouse.