The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-10
THE SCANLON MURDER
No Positive Clew to the Ficnds Who Threw
Scanlon from the Window.
THREE ITALIANS HELD ON SUSPICION
The Rope Identified as the Property Of
the Prisoners.

day. with q fractured skull and bound hand ana ioot
fingered in INCONSISTENCIES until ten O'Clock yesser
day morning. when his death occurred. That he was
foully murdered the police doubt but the
evidence as yet incomplete 10 point out posi-
lively tho guilty parties Everything thus far learned
tends TO show that the unfortunate man was bound
only after a severe struggle and then hurled from one
Of the windows into the yard.
The first knowledge OF the tragedy by the police was
obtained shortly after O'Clock yesterday morning
Officer Haton OF the Fourteenth precinct, was at that
hour patroiing his post when Domnick Myoner, an
Italian, living in the OF No Al Mulberry street,
excisedy called 10 him and stated that man lay in
the yard bleeding and dying. Rappng for assistance,
she policeman hurricdy followed his guide and was
soon on tho spot A squalid tenement house doomed
up TO the right, and from It's dir,begrmed windows
had already begun TO pcer 10 learn the cause Of
the commotion
CHASTITY
Lying nat his back, lanked on Que side by pile
OF dirt, the dying man, his arms and feet nrmly
bound together by long clothesine II cncirced his
legs point the ankles above his knees.
thence around his body 10 his arms. His hands
were tightly dashed and inclined TO his left SIDE His
knees slightly bent Near by was
piece OF board, about four feet IN length and
Blk inches in width, which were several spots OF
blood The rope was also spotted with blood in several
places II had become ooscned the elbows, as II
the victim had franctcay struggled for life, but
around tho logs 1t remained securely fastened. Tho
unconscious and blood was oozing from his
mouth and from deep cash on his head.
In few minutes several policemen were upon the
scene and tho hastily removed on a srctcher
10 the Mulberry street station house. where surgeon
in readiness. But the victim was past medical
Skill His skull found fractured in several places
Soon afterward ambulance arrived and conveyed
him to The Chambers Street Hospital.
SEARCHING cLEws.
Tho police were in tho meantime diligently searching
in and around the house Tor anything that
. might throw light upon the mystery Every room
visited and every person ntcrrogaed All the inmates
professed ignorance. On the top Oflcer Hatton
found Scanlon's room locked, and his knocks fail
ing to elicit an answer from within he kicked in
the door Scanlons wife, low sized woman
OF about forty years OF age, lying in
the bed hall dressed. The window leading yard
was OPEN
"How did your husband come to be thrown from
this Window" asked tho policeman. The woman
sat up In bed and asked what he meant. On explain
ing that her husband found dying in the yard,
bound by clothes line, she appeared amazed and could
He LETT me. she said at ton O'Clock, to go to the
beer shop Tor pitcher Of beer That is the last
OF him, and that all know about II - The officer
took her In custody.
ON the floor below the police entered q middling.
OF them, Felix and Angelo Chalila, brothers, in
bed They SAID they knew nothing whatever
another of the occupants entered the room lie like
Wisc professed ignorance Of the matter All three
the police learned that the rope which was found
around the murdered man belonged to the Italians,
having been used by them as clothes line. and an
empty pulley attached thcir window corroborated
thcir belief. The police also learned that quarrel
had taken place between Seaman and Guarng. A Mrs.
Catherine Fox, u was likewise learned, who lived in
OF tho squalid rooms, possibly knew something Of
the mystery. and she was also made prisoner.
THE EXAMINATION IN COURT.
The prisoners ana witnesses were brought to the
Tombs Police Court yesterday before Judge kilbreth.
stand ana sworsSi i,va a. No. Il Mulberry street, sn
rear, and have known Cornelius Seaman and his vito
Elizabeth they have room on tho top hoor; SIX
the only persons who have pulley rope; recognize
the rope here present as tho one found Scanlan.
o'clock last night noticed that It had taken from
The pulley; saw Seaman lying IN the yard; do
know how he came by his injuries.
Dominick Weinmer testified that he resided In the
basement OF the house. Between and two O'CLOCK
Catherine Fox's saying, sMike, Will fix your In a
lew moments he heard heavy thud OF q body fall
ing on the pavement Of me yard. he asked Rosario
hgnt and went into the yard, where they Seaman
lying, bound anu UNCONSCIOUS
The examination oil Catherine Fox and Mrs Seaman
was postponed until to-day Those persons, however,
stated to reporter that they knew nothing OF the
tragedy. Mrs. Seaman explained Der open window by
saying she wanted fresh air Mrs Fox who Is un old
woman, lives with her grandchildren IN the house
She stated that she went TO bed O'Clock, had
heard no noise OF lighting.
The Italians natives Naples ana are an average
specimen OF tho metropolitan ragpicker, swarthy,
ragged and ilI-looging. Guarang. whom Suspicion
most strongly rests, 10 about fifty VI age OF
dunn height. with beardless face much tanned When
questioned by an interpreter he stated that he knew
nothing OF the tragedy, but his answers evasive
In their character. All were committed u the Tombs
Tor further evidence
THE HOME OF THE RAGPcKERs.
when a reporter visited the scene Of the murder
yesterday afternoon swarthy faces, mostly Italian,
but some too OF other types pcercd out, and such
ciater OF tongues began would have done honor
bedam Judging IRON tue display Of rags
came manifest that most of the denizens
Of the place made their living by ragpickIng
but there were some great hunks OF fellows Ioung,ng
about whose occupation might safely be doubted to be
Of character honest 'sMaloney's Buildings" as
the tenements are called, 1t clear had become
munity Of Italians and other foreigners, and these
were evidently the dregs OF society wrctched and
debased as any the city present
BAD CHARACTER.
One OF tho neighbors volunteered some Information
bearing ON the deccascds habits. ale was always
trunk" said TINS person 'He came 10 the house
With the woman whom be called his wife and took the
garrct room, and since that day don't know If he
las breathcd u SOBER breath, He never worked You
couldn't pay HIM to do anything that looked ike
abor. Tho only thing ever do was carry in
some shavings TO gn IRE with, and ye been afraid
that IN his drunken spells he would the whole place
ebaze That woman who lived win him
low character, and managed OF tho
Time 10 keep as drunk as himself Only last
week she came down from serving a ten days term.
fhey were all a bad lot As to the Italians, 1 don't
used TO drink beer with them know, but never
member his quarrcng with them"
Captain Alairc renamed some hours the prem
iscs yesterday bunting for further evidence. He ar
rested, witnesses, Francis Rappio Romano Cordino
and Buonarto Guarang. Coroner Wolman has ordered
the postmortem examination to be made to-day.
The deceased forty years OF age native OF Ire
land and by trade sversmilh. lie had been out VI
work Tor several months.