The New York herald., 1879-02-25
THE ITALIAN MURDER.

NOTHING TO BE LEARNED FROM THE PRISON.
ERs-BIG NIKE STILL AT LARGE-PossIBLt
MOTIVE OF THE CRIME.
The prisoners locked up in the Twenty-third pre-
cnct for completely in the murder of John schnitzer
the German butcher at 1o7th street and Third ave.
nue.. ON Sunday evening. were before Coroner Ellin-
ger yesterday, but refused to give any testimony
which would throw further light the homicide.
Louis Palmero, the alleged assassin. was remanded
by Justice Duffy to await the action of the Coroners
inquest The ring found by Detective Sawyer in the
snow. at the of the stabbing. was found to fit
exactly the dexter finger Of Palmeros right hand.
where there q corresponding indentstion.
Mr.. Norton, proprietor Of the saloon opposite the
Of the tragedy states that at about half
p NJ. he two facing each other the corner,
near the curbstone. One short and thckset. and
was in his shirtsleeves He stood with upfted arm.
and suddenly made lungv st his opponent At the
same moment Schnitzer staggered back few steps
and fell in the gutter. Ofhcer Ross ut the time
standing st l09th street. when young man. well
dressed, ran up and exclaimed. There's man
stabbed, down the street." Ofhcer Ross hurried in
the direction indicated, and saw deceased lying on
PALMRRo's ARREST.
He was about to stop and raise him. when the
youth who accompanied him pulled him along to a
one story frame building. the second of row. on
the northeast corner of 1O6th street and Third
Here they were Joined by Officer Reilly within
they found four Italians. one OF whom (Palmero)
was trying to make his way to the back bedroom
when he the officers hurry in.
That's the man." said the youth; II saw him do
the stabbing"
In the excitement which followed the youth
who had pointed him out as the assassin
cred. Captain Robbins and Coroner Ellinger
are most anxious to secure him as a witness.
his testimony is considered of the first I'M
portance. While being taken to the station house
palmero denied any knowledge of or completely in
the bloody deed Later on however, he said that he
had heard that a man was stabbed. and that the
guilty party was Italian named Michael Dewassa,
alias Big Mike. This statement is contradicted by
Mr.. Norton, who says that Big Mike is personally
known to him. and that he would have recognized
him. Mike was seen on the corner where the stab
bing had taken place short time after the arrests
had been made inquiring of the bystanders to
the cause and nature Of the trouble.
The woman, Louisa Jackser, who kept the peanut
against all official interviewing. Her motive
in shielding the assassin may be judged
is near relative of her husband Kesen palemo, who
is also under arrest. His fellow prisoners Frank
Rause, Louis Ulay and John Stavell. besides Louis
together with crowd Of other Italians, in the low
shanties between 1o6th and 10th streets.
sCHNIrzERs RArFLE
1t appears that Schnitzer has led idle and dssi
pated life. He procured employment, however,
about week ago in meat shop. and on Sunday
concluded to dispose OF it by rattle two weeks ago.
Tickets sold for fifty cents apiece, number of
Italians being among the purcnA9or6. The tickets,
however. were not in much demand, and Schnitzer
concluded not to rattle the animal. Whether he
turned the money or no. could not be ascer-
tanned. This unexpected change of programme
offended the Italian spectators. and they
denounced the proceedings in unmcasured terms.
He too. outspoken in his hostility toward them.
and on occasion exclaimed, These damned Ital-
ians shouldn't be let live in the street with
decent people" In fact. he was at daggers' ends
with his neighbors and perhaps it this hostility
which provoked his assassination.
Deputy Coroner Cushnan made an autopsy On the
body and found that death caused by internal
hemorrhage, due to a stab wound Of chest through
the sternum into the right aurcle Of the heart An
inquest will be held in the case to-day.