Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-11
A Corpse In an Iccbox.

| arc knowo as Msliese men, though natives of
TUBS. Africs, named Andrew Passio aud Carlos
Parego, rented small shop 10 the two Story
| wooden bulldog on State street, 600 d,ur esst
OF Drsytou, oTued BY aud at ,ining The premises
of Mr. Philip Hsrmapn, and nexs to the resi-
dsnos of MIR. John Nc,ison. Tue
nsw occupants opened frui .od peanut stard,
bat apparently did little Business. They slso
peddlod sbous the Streets. PaIvio sallirg lenops
aud Parego doing business io bottled images
that is. images uSds y Of wood, adrci,ly nut 10
! bottles. Jne irst named was upparenll' the
"hesd OF tho 6tr," and as suoh 10 tie latter
pare OF hlsrch paid the reot for the monlh Of
Ap II 10 sdVasca, st the semo tins Informing
| his landlord. Mr. H:rmaos, that he WAS eb1 1ue
lea7lcg tbs CRY for month for the purpose #
bringing Ii, wlfs and child to tbs couutGy. and
wished to retain the plscs. He a!so made sini.
lar ststemeots to several merchants fron wttm
he bad been buying lruH, at the s.ne t!us
paying something on account Of Gil'S be owed
The shop Was cts!d and nothirg more H3S
thought Of is late occupants, though wlek or
80 sfter their depsrture the righbors oom ,in.
ed OF offensive doors abcu: the premises; but
an < mnaton Of tie place revealed oaIy lot
oil capine fruit wto1 was removed. erd the
mstter passed tr, M remeEl bra,c:.
Three mouths having elapsed AID Ht. Hsr-
mao heariog nothing cf bs late teusn'. ard sn
opp ,rtnni,y 10 rent the shop oeiug # red, he
Concluded 10 have it cleaned. Tbs b:iuy
hoGd,y he thought be wau'd eEsmius the
stock 10 trade, Wbioh ooa s d OF sp ell ASSERT
nert of raisine, Dus, ciudles. g., WSile tIr,
He'm,on wss lookicg about the meagrely
stocked shelves. servant who wis With him
opened the door of tho ice chez. sud sas waat
ste thought to be shoe. She called Mr.. II r.
mann's sttentioo to il, and, 10 attempting to
pull 1t out. discovered ths. attached 10 j: wss a
human leg. At onca the suspicion Of o horrible
ohue Il ssHed across their minds, sud Hermann
Immediately despa ch'd N ssapger to the 20.
hos barracks, The work OF getting the BODY out
OF lts barrow q1sre ers, 10 uhioh it hsd beeb
packed IN lima, c1srJoal and rice oahff, WAS b..
gun at 0tcs, 400 10 about 90 hour the r.nlsirs
Wsrs exposed 10 Vle~, aud were & 20 ous .ud
stretched up0o the f 'or. the b3dy WIS uu.h
dec'yed. tie crsscu b-icg all Sc1s, and he
llUbs almost RESTLESS. IL had 90 two ,ats enc
blue sur out sed hs h:r apparently sr!y. acd
GarE psuts and heavy s7oa.: tie hat If the
Murdered man was also ri the RENAME, liz
the pockets were 8 faw piscts of cpio. DIS
Shetssi and stone held en- ptX,nanatup, which
It suited 10 the discovery Of three stabs in ,ha
breast, over tho heart, and sru ID The neck
vas found piece OF rope k1own aaor sailor.
az rattsIug or marin. Tightly dr.xo.
The hrst Impression of those pre-: ent wa, thst
fsrVlo had murdered his psrtner Parego. aud
thus colcsSled the crime. bus on :. iurhsr ex
erlirhaon OF ihe body 1t wss found to ba lh a. f
quite an old man. and several Ilalisua who h.d
arfl'ed oy this time recos niEed lhs renans "a
those of Stephen Cspel., an image seller aud
ratlVe Of lisly, whom our ciiIz ,ne Will rem, m.
ocr having eeen about to Sn last winter and ear
spring lie ba1 ad rooms oa Brou IL ION s.rest,
nesr Free, and st shout the tine tba, Parvio
snd Pcrego shut 40 their shop he Informed his
iandlfG7 tnSt be was going away suu would be
back III about month. Ho left, and his ls7d
Indy hiss pever herd cf him sincs Or cou7.s
Tho crime and the M )tive for it are vailed in nys-
tery ut present. buI the theory for tha ctm uis.
Sion OF the horrid decd is that Parvio sLd rsre.
90, who are ssid 70 have bsen desperate ch.r.c-
iers, discovered by some means tdat U,usis hsd
considerable money (Which his iundlsdy r,u,e
SCENTS at about 81 0G0J. and ,lerminsd 10 mur-
der him snd get possession Of it They Gu Ii.
7sted his acqu,iatsncs and proposal th It ns 20
slsh sm 10 Brunswick. whero be would Lavo
un opportunity Of die po:ng OF 30 Of his wsrss
Oace 10 the shop, one OF them i. 10 agsum.d
slipped the cord round tia neck and slreay!ed
blm, preventing hsnl making ar outcry, while
The other stabbed him TO tho heart HaVipg &C.
omplishsd their bloody work they then nrlit.
eritely packed taa body in the ice chest; they
then possessed themselves Of his money pill
Inc rent IN advance to prevent lhsir Grim. beiu 2
discovered uctll they were sofe out of to coul-
t'y and silently disappeared for parts unkrown
- SGvannah Neus.