New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-29
HE SAW CARLO STAB THE MAN.
a w1TNEss no FnAccoano,s DEATH.
TRYING TO PROVE AN AtIBI roa vINcENzo
ouARTERARo.

TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBI FOR yINcENzo
ouARTERARo.
Three Italians who were at the supper at the Tri-
nacria restaurant, at No. ST. Marks Place, which
preceded the killing Of Antonio Flaccomo, October
IL, witnesses yesterday before Recorder Smyth
on the trial OF vncenzo ouarteraro for murder I'm the
first degree. They repeated the story told by wilt
NOSES on tho preceding day Of quarrel between
Flaccomo and the Quarterafo brothers at the table
In the restaurant James Poaazi the friend OF FLAG
comic, over whom the quarrel arose because he would
not play tho game Toeco,o was the first witness
called by Assistant DistrctAttorney GoR yesterday
In addition to relating the details Of the quarrel, he
said that Carlo Quarteraro went cut aud returned to
the dlning.room. When he returned he hah serious
look on his face and kept one hand In his pocket
Faccomlo and the witness left alone in the room
at one time and Flaccomo made sign to ask "
bis friend were armed, PolazH answered BY a sign
that he had no weapon. He went home TO arm him.
SELF but found FlaecomIo dead when no returned.
Frank Alta, the fathernlaw of Carlo ouarteraro,
testified that no went 10 the restaurant with Carlo
He heard the quarrel After leaving the table all the
men went into tho hall and FlsCeomo drew knife
and attempted to stab tho ouarteraro brJthors
Placcomlo and the witness went out first and Vim.
ccnlo Gallo and Others followed. The witness con-
tinued standing with Flaccomio in Third-ave,
near the Cooper Union. Vlncenzo came up with q
long knife In his hand stretched out my arms and
held him. lie called, Get out OF the way, want
to kIlI' held Vincenko and did not let him pass
me- I did not see FlaOeomlo and Carlo. They were
behind my back dil not see anybody strike FLAG
comlo.s The witness said that Flaeeomio had short
knife, but when penknlfe was shown to him he ex-
planned that the short knife had blade over foot
long.
Nathall SabbatlnI, one Of the proprietors Of tho
1Tinacrla restaurant gave important evidence lie
was at the table with the others and heard the
quarrel He said: Some Of Us went into the hall
and FlaccomIo had a knife The Quarteraro brothers
cid not have knives. We tried to quiet them. Alta
went out with Flaccomio and shut the door so as
to keep the others in and not let them get together.
Carlo pulled open the door and ran out. Viucenzo
ran after him. Both OF them had knives. Vincenzo
locked around and saw Flaccomo and Alta on the
corner He ran toward them, but Alta stretched ont
his arms and caught him and held him. Carlo ran
around Alta and stabbed F1aceomio in the breast.
Fiaccomio called out Il am dead.'' This witness
was the last one for tho prosecution MF. Curtis
asked Recorder smyth TO advise verdict OF acquittal,
but the Recorder said that he would Leave 10 the
Jury the question Of the completely OF VincenEo In
For the defence Josiah Roc tho keeper Of the
Mount Vernon Hotel, testified that on the night OF
October 1914 QusrteEaro and bis wife occupied a
room at the hotel. They left the house between
and O'Clock I'm the morning OF Sunday, October
II. There Ia train for Nov-YorE on sundays as
10 AZ A M, but Quhrteraro says no took later
train Mrs, QuaFteraFo, the pretty young wife OF
lie defendant will 10 witness la his behalf today