Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-03
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
An italian LabOreP Killed by One o.
His COuntrymen.

HIS COuntrymen.
THE TRAGEDY WHICH WAS DISCOVERED IN An
OLD HOUSE sATURDAY-A FOUL AND PRE-
NEDITATED DEED-THE MURDERER AR
RESTED.
The body found Saturday In an old, dilapi-
dated and unOccupied house near the new
reservoir and Howard university, as stated In
THE STAR of Saturday, was identified later in
the day that of Carmine Rotunno, middle
| aged italian, who had been employed as q
laborer on the new water works. The condition
of the body and the circumstances attending
RotunnOs disappearance indicated that he had
been the victim of q foul and cOld-blooded muir
der. The body was in an advanced state of de-
composition. The police ascertained that RO-
tunno had been living at clearinghouse on
18th street extended, kept by Carm1ne and
Lucia Gaudia.
LURED TO THE OLD HOUSE.
About three weeks ago he was discharged
from work, and had since then been doing
nothing. He had been saving, and had accu-
INFLATED about 5000, which, it is said, he was
accustomed to carry about his person. Last
Tuesday night Antonio Nardello alias ROsso,
young Italian, known among his countrymen
as a dissolute idler, appeared at Gaudias board
ing house, and, it appears, made an appoint
ment to meet ROtunnO at o'clock the next
tence OF taking him to a man who would give
him work at $3.50 a day. That was the last
seen of Rotunno by his fellow boarders, some
OF whom warned him against NardellO. When
IL became known among the Italians yesterday
that Rotunno's body had been found with the
throat cut in the old house Saturday, they at
once accused NardellO of the murder.
ARREST OF NARDELLo.
Meanwhile, the police made active search for
the supposed murderer, but he had disappeared
from the house on Maryland avenue, to which
he had been traced. About 8 O'Clock at night
Ofiicers Acton and Lamb arrested him at the
baltimore and Potomac depot in company with
coiored woman named Villa C.. Morrow. Mar
delio and the woman were about to leave the
city for Baltimore. The house of Sarah john
son alias Williams, on Maryland avenue, where
villa Morrow lived, was raided by the police
OF the first precinct later at night. In the room
occupied by Villa Morrow q suit of clothes be-
longing to NardellO and stained with blood was
discovered. "A bloody razor, also identified as
Nardello's, was found in the old house where
Rotunno's body was discovered. Various per-
sons We're found who had seen NardellO dis
playing money freely When arrested, how
ever, he had but 50 in his pocket. He was viO-
lent when taken to the first precinct station
AS a matter OF safety he was placed in irons. He
denied all knowledge Of the murder.
A CONFESSION.
The prisoner was removed yesterday morn
ing to the second precinct station where at IL
O'Clock Coroner Patterson held an inquest.
There were about 20 witnesses to the identity of
the remains, and to the conversation alluded
to between ROtunnO and NardellO last Tuesday
night The most important witness was Fran
cesco Leone, an Italian. who by an arrange
ment with Sergeant LOmbardy visited NardellO
IN his cell, and obtained a confession from him.
Nardello said in this confession that Pasquale
Gesimonte and Pasquale Aboudante were &C
completes; that he lured Rotunno to the shanty
and there the three demanded Rotunno's
money which was refused. They then attacked
Rotunno, Gesimonte and himself holding him,
While A5oudante cut his throat with razor.
They obtained from him $3.50, of which Mar
dellO said he got as his share only $50.
Inc jury returned verdict, THAT the said
Carmine ROtunnO came to his death in an old
unoccupfed house on the farm of Curtis Gilbert,
in the county Of Washington, the District of
Columbia, near Howard University, on or
about July %, 1885, from an incised wound Of
the throat inflicted with razor in the hands OF
Antonio NardellO."
THE ALLEGED ACCoMPLICEs NOT ARRESTED
Nardello has been committed to Jail. The
police satisfied themselves that there was no
truth in his statements duplicating Gesimonte
and AbOudante, two hard working men who
Were peacefully sleeping at their boarding house
when the murder is said to have been commit
ted. These men were, therefore, not arrested.
man named Salvatore Scura, who was seen
with NardellO after the murder, was arrested
by the police yesterday, but soon released, as
he satisfied them of his innocence. ROtunno,
the murdered man, was about fOrty-seven
years old. He came to this country seven years
ago, and lived three years in New York. He
came to this city when work was begun on the
new reservoir and has since lived here. Mar
dello, who was about twenty-five years old,
came to this city in April last to labor on the
water works, but has not worked. He has
spent his time in card playing and dissipation.
He Is the son of a man who, 1t is said, Is serv-
ing term in an Italian prison as brigand.
Detectives Block and Raft have ascertained
that NardellO got $50 from his victim, and
have traced his movements after the murder
and learned how he spent his ill-gotten gains
STILL INSISTING THAT HE HAD ACCOMPLICES
This morning the prisoner was taken to police
headquarters and from there to Merritt &
Woods photograph gallery, where he was pho.
tographed before he was taken to Jail. While
at police headquarters he was questioned again
as to the occurrence, and he repeated that the
other two men were engaged in the murder as
well as himself. A number of his fellow cOun.
trymen We're about the door of headquarters
and as NardellO took his seat in the patrol
wagon one of them said: "You cut his throat
now you go to ILL., He replied in broken
English, "Ses, L get hung, and want them
other men hung, too. They were in it as well
as me-"
When Nardello was lodged in Jail the precau-
tlon was taken of giving him new pair of
shoes. The shanks of his old shoes were ofsteel
with which it was thought he might do himself
damage. NardellO explained cut on his finger
was assisting to arrest him.
A PROSECUTION GROWING OUT OF THE
MURDER.
This morning in the Police Court a paper was
filed Against Sarah Williams charging her with
keeping bawdy house. The witnesses named
on the information were Salvatore Scura, Pas
Quale PERCENT, Lorenzo Greco, Bartolme Colo
and Ads c. Chapman.