New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-22
IT TURNED OUT TO BE SUICIDE.
THE SUSPECTED ASSASSIN INNOCENT
Young MANS SILLY ACTION MADE THE PARK

A yoryNG MANS SILLY ACTION MADE THE ram
ROW SHOOTING CASE LOOK LIKE MURDL"'
nh. auvstcrlous MURDER OF an unknown man IN
p.rl vow ON Monday has turned out 10 DO case Oh
,c,dc Before this conclusion was finally reachea
nv the authorities, however, the case pfe'e'cu "'
pccullarltIcs Tho dead man was ideh'ined a' '"'
Morguci Yesterday morning as Ferdinand CaeSaI'"o'
:, italian age about forty who formerly a iorc-
man and contractor on city streets ana other P"'
lic work. lie was also known by the name vi
pusclIo. and bore bad name among Italians IN TINS
CIV as a severe taslmaster and an opprcssor Vi 'no
moor. One OF tho men who Identified the body was
william Roundo, Of No. TAG hottest, brothcrlnla"
., Caesarlno with the exception OF being lew
inches taller his appearance tailed so eXac'y VII"
the description given OF tho supposed muncrer VIM
escaped that the police took him INTO cu''ouy "
await further developments. About ~ oc"cA We
oncr Eidman began his official Inquiry ana aSccI'ao'
from several Of the Italian witnesses VINO nan h'""
C,eear,no more or les, intimately that he had been
having trouble with hi, wife for some lme' az" NAV
he had been sepaiacd from her for aboni six "eeNS
This naturally increased the suspicion against Roundo
the dead mans brothcr-u-law, for they had sppar-
J. entity not been on cool term, with each DINER
Then Bernard Manning. the young man VINO was ar
rested an hour after the Shootng' succccuou y"
proving an abb through couple OF friends VINO 'os
flied to having come from Brooklyn with hm anu
walking up from the ferry toSethcr 10 ino poi"' WIZ"
be was arrested During the afternoon the case 'ooA
I on an entirely different phase. Several witnesses
wore brought in who testified that Caesaino had peoh
ont of work and Respondent for some time. and had
frequently threatened TO shoot himself II things dd
not change. To two OF these witnesses he eXhlo'ton
revolver when he made those threats remarhng that
It would be the weapon he should use. These VIII
nesses positively identified the weapon which was
thrown away by tho supposed murderer, the orc
me
which cleared up the mystery and proved the case
one OF suicide
Frederick Fischer. court Interpreter who lives az
No 323 East thst, appeared and testified that
he was standing IN Park Row. In front OF Hillen
barroom waiting for car, when he heard the piston
shot that caused Cacsarn0s DEATH He turned around
quickly and sitting on the steps IN th'
hallway, with his head dropped and blood streaming
down his face. The Fischer pistol drop OF
the from the mans hand and roll close to his feet
, Fischer about enter the hallway to see IL TIT
man was dead, when a man. not over twenty-thre
years old wearing light suit and brown Derby hat
pushed in ahead Of him. The young man looked
moment at the bleeding man, and then picked up tn
pistol.
"what arc you going to do with the plsoli' aske
Fischer.
"oh nothing replied the young man. "Tha
fellows goncr" As he said THIS he walked out @
tho hallway: threw the pistol away ana disappeared u
the street Thinking II clear case or suicide tlscht
went home when the crowd began TO gather -
n reading the account. OF the alleged murder In yestc
II day mornings papers however. he dclhcd 10 cOn'
forward with his testimony. When Fischer saw Maj
. ming he said the pr iOncr not tho young man
+ had seen pick up The pistol Coroner Eldman tler'
n advantage OF his freedom The regular inquest vi
be held some time next week.