New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-23
ARREST OF LARRY" ONEIL.
ANOTHER BOSTON MURDERER CAUGHT

ANOTHER BOSTON MURDERER CAUGHT.
ONE OF THE ACCoMPLICEs IN THE ASSASSINATION
OF JOSEPH W. FRYE TRACED TO BRooKLiN-
THE PRIsoNERs CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS.
Inspector Murray. on duty at Police Headquarters,
received last night the following dispatch; We
have arrested Larry O'Neil alias Mario Antonio
at Dago Hall, No. "a Hamilton-ave., at
p. m. Now at the Third Precinct Police Sta
ton. Brooklyn" The dispatch was sent by Detec-
tive Dorsey. who thus announced the capture OF the
last of the murdercrs of Mr. Frye, the Boston mer-
chant The story of the search was briefly told by
Detective Wood, who reached the Central Office at
midnight. The Boston officers found early that
Larry" had friends in the Italian quarter III
South Brooklyn, and would be most likely to 60
there upon leaving Boston. Detective Howard
was sent to this city, and was Joined soon after by
Detective Wood, also of Boston. Captain Kealy
detailed Detective Dorsey to did these officers and
together they traced one of "Larry's" friends at
Corlears Hook and learned from him yesterday
facts that led them I'm the afternoon to Dago Hall.
an Italian resort at No. 81 HamiIton-ave. They
had hardly entered the place before Detectives WOOD
and Dorsey simultaneously singled out the man
from among a crowd of his cOuntrymen Wood
beng known 10 the Italian, beckoned 10 Detective
Dorsey to make the arrest, and Larry O'Neil was
speedily in custody. He made no resistance
and being told that he was charged with
a serious crime showed a disposition TO
talk about it. He was about to tell
how II happened when Detective Wood warned him
that what he said might be used against hlm ana
cautioned him to be silent. Larry" took the adj
vice somewhat reluctantly, and promised at fu-
ture time 10 tell the officers all about
the case. He expressed perfect willing
ness to return to Boston without the formally
Of reuuisition, and was locked up in the Third
Precinct Police Station over night His converse
non with his captors was carried on partly by the
aid of an interpreter. The story of the murder, as
revealed by the confession of Larrys confederateS.
has already been told. Larry ONeh, Antonio Ar
ditto. the Greek, and Nicoo lnfantino, otherwise
"Nic," are held as the principals IN the murder
Donate. the Fleet-st barber and Frost the Green
ST. barber are held as accessories before and after
the fact.
At the Third Precinct Police Station the prisoner
gave the name of"Lauy" ONei, but in the cell
afterwmd he SAID his right name was Angelo Am
farre and that th9 other name was given him IN
Boston. lie is a bright, black-eyed youth, eighteen
wears old He shows much intelligence. In
answer O. questions asked of hun last even
ing by TRIBUNE reporter ne sald t4at ne was
native of Palermo Sicily and came TO tins country
four years ago with friends, bis father sending h
because he could not support large family lie
was paid by an agent for letting him come. In
Boston he learned the BARRIERS trade, and ne has
lived i'm that CITY all the time of his residence in
this country He at first admitted that he went
with Infantino and ArCto the night of the muir
der and they left him on the outside OF
house where he had never been before, While they
weIe in As they did not come out soon
he went away. They atterward came TO saloon
and had number of things which they said the
man had given them. Alter they showed lllm tie
things and he SAID he aid not believe that all were
given 10 them and told them that they must have
assess mated the owner, they confessed to hlm ana
he told them they bad done very wrong
He afterward denied knowing anything
about Mr.. Frye or being IA 'front.' OF
any house and said that at o'clock on that
evening august 15j he IN D0DatOs barber
shop In Hanover-st. and at II O'Clock he was drink
ing beer with another Italian, and that Nlcolo anu
JnfantInO came in and told of what they dd, ana
said thar what he Ought 10 have done then was
10 90 10 the statlOnbOuse and tell VI IT, Dut ne ud
not think the murder would come out, un-
iii he saw il in the papers. When lie
saw the officers i'll the baIDer-shOp
10 arrest IpfantInO he knew what was the matter
aud slipped out. He first went to Lynn ana theh4
back TO Boston, where ne pawned his watch and
chain for 50 to come to this CITY, and came down
by boat, On the boat he saw two 0incers, Dut they
did moi see him or know him, though he knew
them One of them had "squlnt eye" lie
claimed 10 have gone about freely IN
tins CITY and III Brooklyn during the three
DAYS since he got here, for he had nothing
With whom he had been staying here he would not
tell. When taken he had only razor, a TOOTH
brush seventeen Italian copper COINS ana n1iy cents
American money. He will be taken to the Central
Office in Brook yn to-day, and then IN charge OF The
Boston detectives, Will be removed 10 BOSTON,
Much credit is gwen 10 those whose euOfJs nave IT,
suited in LIS capture.