The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-02
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TIE BOSTON TRAGEDY.

Inc mystery ofthe murder OfJoseph
r. Frye, of Boston has been unrslveled,
and three Of tho parties to it are under
arrest. 1t appears that Mr.. Frye, very
well to do in the world, and not in ac-
tive business, took great interest in
young men, and did great deal for
poor and deserving boys. lie often
invited them TO his house to pass q
social evening. Among those SO fn-
vorcd was a lad of sixteen, named
Nicolo lnfantino, native Of NIcssina,
and but three years in America. He
worked in q barbcr's shop, was bright,
neat in dress, and goott-iooking.
1t was in the shop he made Fryc's ac-
qnaintancc. Occasionally he would
call on Mr.. Frye at his place of bust
ness on South street, or at his house in
the evenings, where, with billiards,
choice refreshments and conversation,
the hours were pleasantly spent. Some
times Mr.. Frye let him have small
sums OF money. Nick came to know
much about his business and resources.
Even the contents Of tho safe in the
dinlng-room were not concealed from
him. llc had the impression that it
contained large amount Of silver
plate and money. Mr.. Frye at one
time to satisfy the lads curiosity, cx-
hibited the silvcrware and other valu-
ablcs and curiositics TO the lad. This
excited the boys cupidity. The gcner-
osity Of his bcnciacior had no Influence
on him. Hc was determined on get
ting possession of the contents of the
safe. The fact that the old man was
alone in the house at night, the rest
Of the family being at Wolfboro, n. H.,
greatly favored his plans. So Nick
took first into his confidence q notori-
GUS rough named Larry O'Ncin, drZ-
zling him with ideas of great wealth
to be had by robbing Frye. Then
added to their force m Italian barber
who went by the alias of Charles
Frost. Larry objected to Frost final
ly, and preferred a Greek barber
named Antonio Artiitto. 1t was n
barbarous job all round.
After their plans were maturcd,
Nick called as usual at Mr.. Frye's, and
when tho hospitublc door was oDcucd
he introduced the Greek as friend re-
Gently arrived from Italy, who was not
familiar with English. The Greek
was warmly welcomed, and the three
went to the brilliantly lighted billiard
room, Whcrc wine was served and
several games played. Mr.. Frye was
urged to show them over tho house,
which he did, thus giving tho Greek
a precise knowledge of tic location of
everything, including tho safe.
A1lcr al the rooms had been ill.,
spcctcd, they proceeded to the base
ment, the Greek going first, Frye next,
and Nick following. just as they
were stepping into the basement, the
Gresk; .Yjth t, the tffnrnGgiitv rnGgiitv flick H(s;5o
joined in-thc Greek with his fingers
grapplcd in Fryc's neck, and Nick try-
ing to- force him to tho floor. Sur
priscd and stunned, Frye for mo-
mcnt made no resistance, but taking
in the situation at glance, he ncrvcd
himself for tho struggle, which was
long and desperate.
The pitiful pleading with Nick to
save him, made 10 impression on the
boy. The Greeks grip tiUhtened. and
Frye was at last forced to the floor and
stabbed several times with pair of
bnrbcr's shears. Tho Greek told tho
lad TO shoot him at last, and he pulling
Il revolver and placing it to tic breast
Of the man he should have defended,
ilrcd. n few moro stabs with the
horrid shears which the tcrocious
Greek handled, and all was over.
10 rifle his pockets, find tho kcys.
ana open tho safe, was an easy matter.
And but little they found where they
llad expected trcasure-a few pieces
OF OH silvcrWare, some forks and
spoons, Fryc's watch and chain, and Il
dollar bill found in his vest pocket.
'ihesc triilcs they gathered up and left
the house. Larry O'Ncill, who had
been set to watch the front floor while
tho dreadful decd was done, had left,
put was found q square or two OIL.
l,hey all proceeded to find Charley
frost and divide tho plumber, such as
It was, which they socrcted in various
places.
Inc work had been thoroughly done,
put when tho detectives came to OK
anime the body of Frye, they reached
the conclusion that ho had been killed
by Italian BARRIERS, tho ghastly wounds
WITH the shears probably aiding them
TO 1t. The next step was to find out
who FrXe's friends and associates
were. This inquiry led directly to
young Nick, who was shadowcd, and
FOUND ono day consulting with the
Pseudo-Greck, but who IS really a
Sicillan. His connection with tho 9TH
'cr parties was also traced, and all ar
rested but Larry O'Ncill, who will I'M
doubtedly DO picked up somewhere.
The HUMAN MANurAc Glory A man
may cot and drink heartily all day, and
SIT ana lounge about, doing nothing in
one sense of the word; but his BODY
must keep hard at work all the time.
or no will die. Suppose the stomach
refuses to work within ten minutes
after hearty dinner, the man would
dio in commissions in fow hours Of
cholera, or cramp-colic wouldrack and
wreck him.. Suppose tho pores Of tho
skin--,ncaning thereby the glandular
apparatus, with which they arc con-
nected-chould 60 on ssstrikc," he
would in al hour DO burning ,ip with
fever, or oppression would weigh
down tho system, and soon become RI
supportable. Suppose the liver be-
came mulish, appetite would be ami
hilatcd, food would be loathed. tortur-
ing pains would invade the email of
the back, and the hoad ache to burst