The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-05
4 MnsleInn.s ErentgnI Career.
REMARKABLE HISTORY OF THE OCrOGENA-
RIAN WHO WAS FOUND DEAD ~ \
LONG ISLAND WOODS.


The discovery of the dead body OK an Ital-
ian musician known in New York and Balti-
IN -re as Siguor G. George, near Oyster bay,
on the Sth Of October last, ulrter circum-
stances of q mysterious character, has been
again brought before the people by the ar
rival ia Baltimore of the deCeased's SON
Even after the ilentihcatien of the corpse
there was mystery surrounding the case, and
an investigator Is now going ON IN New
York to determine whether the death was
caused by foul play. Very little was known
of Signor Georges early history. The re-
turn of his SON +. 4. Georgia, however
throws Souse light on the case and furnishes
a most remarkable and romantic story OF
.Signor Georges eveDtful career.
The deceased's real name IS SignaT Cen
naro Pyimicherio He was born IN Napfs
in 1sIO. At the age of ten he was sent 10
the principal college Of Naples, NE'Ic ne
showed most remarkable talent tor music
The King of Italy happened To step 81 Jhe
college one day and overheard Geniiaeo play
on the KEY trumpet. He was so completely
captivated with the young musician eioits
that he Immediately made him leader OF ms
private band. Although leader o. ~Ee KING >
band Primicherio remained q student at the
. college tOT four years. DuTlng tbat tine ms
! position towards the king and his superiority
in musical accomplishments made him many
enemies among the students, WE0 detcrnlln-
ed il possible 70 disgrace him. Accordingly
one day in 1924 several keys IN piano most
dearly priced by the principal Of the school
: from its associations were mEstcrIOusiy Dro-
ken and PrimicheTiO was charged with the
piece Of apparent maliciouSpcss, In order
to avert this visitation PTlmicherIO ran away
! In 1924 Naples was much visited ny the
{ United States men of war and the officers ot
the ships We're very partial t. music. Ii Was
their custom, therefore, TO attend musical
concerts, and Primicherio W-as well known
to many of them. On the day of the young
students flight several officers of the [ Jnited
States snip Era, lying in the bay OF Naples
were hunting when they acrident1liy dlSccA-
cred PTimicheTiO. The boy told the officers
the nature Of his troubles and they, quite
willing To shield him, persuaded him To g
with them to their vessel On the first oi
September 1924, the Era sailed, and with i
{ I'TimichpTiO- He was told that he would -
once be taken TO America, but circumstance
Of an UnalteTabl5 nature defeated this object
and the young musician became nItec
States seaman, being transferred fIOm one
: to another ship. His tern of service laSfC,
two wears, and during that time he was 70!
several months under the famous Commo
dOrc Perry.
The deceased reached America i'm 1926
landing in Baltimore. lie became Teacher
Of music, and married Elizabeth Bentley
who died III September, 1913, at Evansville
Indiana He remained IN Baltimore unit
1887, when he went to Norfolk, Virginia
and was appointed leader Of the uiteo
States band at Fortress Monroe. At the
. outbreak of the Seminole war PrImiCEcTi,
. was sent to Florida and served for some time
! as private in the army. On his return (
Norfolk in 1899 he left the army.
While in Norfolk his father died in Ea
pes, and he was summoned home to take
possession Of the family title and property
With this object in view, PrimicherioengageC
. passage for Italy in 4 sailing vessel, whicl
put out from New York hSTb0T, but was un
able 20 make the voyage oH account Of ad
/ verse winds. Concluding, after three weeks
I Intellectual efforts, that the vessel wouiI
never reach italy, PTimjchcrio went OI
shore The musicians lie from this tim,
was chiefly taken up with residences in diff
. fercnt cities, where he added to his grC1
fame as an instrumental mus ician. lie wen
to indianapolis in 1870. and then to Evans
vile, Indiana, from which place he returned
to Baltimore in 1870, and resumed his pro
fessiou. At this time he was leader Of tn,
choir at ST. Johns Catholic church. He lef
Baltimore for Evansville in 1873, and Will,
there his wife died, leaving Siguor PrimichC
rio in very eEfccblcd state. 1t was whilt
living in Brooklyn with his daughter, Mrs
. Watson, that he stTaycd away and died, q
was murdered, in NattinicOck woods
PrimicherO's father was all Italian noble
man Of means, AMI was At one time mayOl
Of Naples. The deceased IHcieS aUHtS anC
several Of his sisters were and those that arc
living are still attached To the Catholic
Church as Sisters Of Charity, nuns an,
Georges :ull name was tcnnaru GuiScpp
name was 50 hard to pronounce that the Off
GERS called him George, which he continue,
on reaching tins country to bear