The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-26
EPIDEMIC OF BLOOD.
Sunday Disgraced By Many
Deeds of Horror-An
Italian Murder.
MOTIVE HID IN MYSTERY.
r. q. Trested's Death to Escape
Shame-Hoboken Saloon Riot
Suicide After Drink.

Shortly before eight o'clock last even
ing the Italian colony in the neighborhood
OF Fourth and Colga tie streets was stirred
by the report of murder. Michael Fac
chuchio, twenty five years old, had peer
shot down on the street by Joseph Del
Martio in front of the boarding house, No.
391 First street. OF which Crasina 1t
Botto is proprietress. There had beer
an exciting chase after the MUIR
derer, who had been caught and
delivered over to the police
authorities by Phillip Feltz, q
we'll known young Italian athlete. The
residents of the quarters were greatly
agitated. Few of those interviewed could
or would speak English, and these few
could or would tell nothing concerning
the facts that led up to the murder, and
the cause is yet a mystery in the minds
of the police officials who have been en-
deavoring to ascertain the motive of the
murderer.
SHOT IN COLD BLOOD.
Facchuchio lived at No. 397 Fourth
street. About six months ago he mar
ried. Del Martio is single and boarded
with Mrs. La Botto. The only intelligent
report Of the sffray is to the effect that
Eacchuchio, while standing with a
crowd In front of Mrs. La Botto's board
ing house, was cody shot down by Del
Martio from the stooD of the boarding
house. That the couple had quarreled
over a game of cards several weeks ago and
had since then contin ually abused each
other on the streets. The testimony in
Police Justice O'Donnell's court this
morning of Frank Moscelli. fifteen year
old brother-in-law of Facchuchio, was
that the shooting took place on the STAIR
way inside the boarding house; but his
testimony was at Variance with that OF
all the other witnesses, who declared that
Facchuchio was standing in crowd under
a lamp-post in front OF the building when
he was fired upon by Del Martio from the
stoop.
Del Martio, however, when captured
had several blood stains on his shirt
front, This he explained by saying that
in attempting to escape he was struck in
the nose with such force as to set it bleed
ing, He denied, when captured, that he
did the shooting, and when confronted
with the evidence of big nickle-plated
38-calihre revolver found in his pocket,
he declared that his pursuers must have
placed it there.
A WALKING ARSENAL.
Only one shot was fred and one empty
chamber was found on examination OF
GH0 FeNOlFeE. III MS pockets were also
found number of cartridges and big
white handled knife, with stilletto-
shaped blade, and several smaller ones OF
the same pattern.
Phillip Feltz. of No. 399 Fourth avenue,
who captured Del Martio after chasing
him through alleys and over fences to
Third street, declared last night that the
prisoner attempted to shoot him, but that
he Knocked Del Martio's arm aside, and
catching him foul, pinioned his arms and
marched him up the street, and deliv-
cred him over to Policeman Dougherty.
A NARROWING SCENE.
Meanwhile the body of Fachuchio lay
on the sidewalk on the spot where he was
standing when fired at. A thirtY-eight
cslibre outlet had pierced his left breast,
probably the heart. as he fell dead
almost Immediately after the firing.
HIS young wife had been attracted
to the scene and was clasping the body in
her arms and sobbing piJsously over the
dead form OF her husband. At times she
grew hysterical and rent the air with her
shrieks and means. The body was I'm
ally taken to McNulty's undertaking es-
tabltshment in Brunswick street.
Several witnesses zgave testimony in
Police Justice O'Donnell's Court this
morning, but nothing new in connection
with the murder was Cleaned Del
Martio, who was tnlerably neatly dressed,
except that he Wore no collar to his white
shirt, was committed for trial on the
charge of murder. He appeared un-
moved and made no statement,