New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-27
SHOOTING HIS WIFE2S LOVER.

Tomato Falchi, age ifty-two, an Italian musician
Yesterday afternoon for shooting Morano Co ora,
Of No. 126 Greene,st Coeora was Thought to be fa-
The $500 ing occurred in the hall of the house at
No. 81 Sou h Fifth-ave, where Falchi lives. 1t is
tenement-house, Inhabited chiefly by. dlsordery
women, whom the police nave vaiuly tried to keep
within the bounds of propriety Cocora is the
agent of the house. He was SAID TO be on terms of
who claims 10 be the lawful wife Of Tomato Falchi.
She arrested, together with another ledger, a
negro woman, Monday night on charge Of disor
Yesterday morning Cocora appeared in court to
plead for her liberty, and was himself arrested and
held in bail of $500 aS the agent OF the house JUS
tce Bixby discharged the women and set the exam
ma ion In Cocora's case down for the Afternoon.
When the case was called, the police had not yet
a rived with the witnesses, and Cocora was dis
charged. He went straight to No. 81 South Fifth
ave. In the hall he encountered Falchi who up-
braided him bitterly charging him with alternating
his wte's affections. and with persuading her TO
the bank, with the intention of fleeing to England
AT the end of his harangue he drew n pistol of
heavy ca ibre, and shot the agent down. Cocora
turned TO run and received the bullet in the back
Before Falchi had time to shoot again. he was over
powered and secured: Cocora was taken to ST.
gerous u not fatal. The bullet entered his body in
the small of the back, directly over the hip joints.
Ellen Sheehan wa arrested and detained n
witness; She admitted that she was about to start
Tor To-, England, put claimed that the money she had
b. her and was rightfully her own. She claim d
that falchi. although her husband connvcd at
her d0ings Tor the gam IL brought him. He was dis
charged fr IN jail not long ago for attempting TO
shoot girl in disorderly house in Greene-st. In
his cell he expressed rage and disappointment ut
not having killed his enemy.
TRIAL OF BAYONNE'S CHIEF OF POLICE
The trial of Hiram Van Buskirk, Chief of the
Bayonne City Police, was concluded last evening IN
the City Hall at CentrevIe, n. j., the Mayor re-
serving his decision. The space outside the railing
Sevege, Dome and Kelly, of the investigating
committee were present. Father kilcen, with his
counsel, Charles II. Winfield aud the defendant
with ex-Judge William r. Hoffman who appeared
for him, were also in the room. The Mayor read
the charge, accusing Mr. Van Buslirk OF accepting
In May, 1879 tue sum OF I'D To settle case OF
assault john laulkener testified that he called at
the City Hall about week after he was arrested
for assault and battery on Mr.. Kennedy. He was
told by Alderman Patrick Desmond that it would
he easier for him to pay little money than 10 have
the case go To higher court. Faulkencr thcrcupon
gave the Chief of Police Y25 or S2s, and received
promise from him that he should have 20 more
trouble about his case "and," he adued " never
did" After some other testimony Chief Van Bus.
Kirk stated in his defence that Alderman Desmond
handed him $50 from Faulkcner 10 give to Kennedy
! III case no bill was found against Faulkener lie
understood that tins was to compensate Kennedy
for his injuries, and pay debt of IS which Faulk
ener owed him. lie paid the mony TO Kennedy
with a check November -. He said that he never
told faulkencr that his ease would DC settled but
| that he would have to appear before the Grand
jury
The second charge stated that Chief Van Buskir
mad solicited persons on June II to give bail for
Thomas Doyle who was arrested for selling Iiouor
on Sunday and keeping diSorderly house The
witnesses failed to give any proof in support of the
charge. and IL abandoned by the prosecuting
counsel