New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-24
MURDERED BY Az LILLIAN.

STARRED WITH A SCISSORS BLADE.
JOHN s<E?zER STABBED IN THE HEART BY AN AN
cry IrALIAN-THE SUPPOSED MURDERER AR
RESTED.
John snctzer, butcher, residing at No. 233 East
One Observation-Disclosures was murdered yes
terday evening on the sidewalk at Third-aye. and
Observation-Disclosures By an Italian whose
identity had not been fully established by the police
ar midnight Suetzer had been drinking yester-
dav. and at o'clock left his home in half
intoxicated condition. No one HIM after that
until shortly before o'clock, when some boys play
ING in Observation-Disclosures saw hun STUN
bic along Thrd-ave. and stop at peanut-stand on
the corner Apparently he was bargaining for pea
nuts. but something occurred that rufNed his tenn
per and angry words were heard. snetzer
was seen to push or fall heavily against
the stand and the woman attending 1t screamed
ont that he would upset IT, In the neIchborhoOd Is
= great colony of Italian workmen employed on the
elevated railroad and their low novels line the
streets for blocks around.
When the wCmans scream was heard ,halt dozen
Italians were III the street IN moment. From
howell close behind the peanut stand man ran ont
i'm his shirt sleeves and pushing aside the Others,
threw himself upon the butcher. John Nor
ton, saloon keeper, looked out OF ms store
u9gliug on the sidewalk. The one sentence Ne
kilee Won was heard and moment later three or
ran hastily NoN u AIt SUI olIDAk N'lt
a short thick-set man IN hl- shirt sleeves. VINO had
been central in the group ~ the attitude OF
striking 4 blow. As this man disappeared through
the door Of the nearest novel BODY
ion heavily 10 the pavement, and Norton
/ called to a policeman who came running up the
street, urged onward by the frightened boys. The
| woman nj the stand quietly stirring her nea-
nuts. aud in answer 20 the inquiries Of the officer
/ made a show of dumb ignorance There
! sern nothing But a few feet further Officer
Ross found Snetzer dying. From the centre Of his
breast prOtruded the broken stump OF long SCISSORS
blade which a terrible blow had driven INTO MS
heart A. the officer pulled II out with an effort the
The officer then arrested the woman, and sent
word TO the stati0n-hOuse IN EIghty-el ghth-st
CAPTAIN Robbins promptly started out with seven
teen men, the reserves OF the precinct. ana
made thorough search of the Italian
colony for the murderer. The woman, Louisa
jackson STILL persisted IN knowing nothing OF what
had happened, but it was ascertalned that the cabin
into which the short, thlCkSrt man IN hIS shirt
sleeve. had been To rn was occupied by her hus-
hind ouis Palenero who answered 20 this desCrip-
lion When the police entered, half-doZen Italians
we're sitting or lying about the room. They seemed
disposed 20 resent the intrusion Dut were qulcA4l
brought 10 terms. On q bed Law man wfhout
coat short and stont. He answered the Captain
summons with n grunt pretending 20 be unable 10
understand. vigorous shake brought him 10,
however. and, set upon his feet. he found
his tongue. He was Ignorant he sand, or
What had been done: had heard no dis
turGance; nut when informed that he was
a prisoner, suddenly remembered that il was
3. Big Nike who had done it " II you were
nat fberc and knew nothing about II, how did YOU
know that Big Mike aid it, asked Captain Rob
bins and Palenero, unable 70 'Xpidn vas taken u
he -r9fIou-ho Recino Palcnero, Frauls Rcnse
and Lewis Ul9y, who were in the room. were also
locked ND. $500
Charles Mosher, who had seen he ARRAY, were con-
frontcd with Louis Paenero and agreed that be
looked exactly like the man IN shlTt-sleeyts who
oDD.orrd To- strike the deadly blow. The officers
nevertheless continued their search for Big
Me-" though fully believing that they had Sc
~ the station house at midnight watched over by
ms widow and two children.