The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-03-18
STILETTO TIIRUSTS
END THE LIFE OF GUITANO MASFE-
TARNO, A BOSTON BARBER.

Quarrel Which Took Place at a Funeral
Supposed to Have Led to His Assassi-
nation by IA Fellow-Countryman.
BosToN, March 16.-1he little barber
shop on the northeast corner of Ieverett
and Barton streets, ut the West End, was
! lot open for business yesterday. This was
Lue to the fact that tile proprieto" lay dead
In an Everett undertaking establishment
with three stiletto wounds in his right
side.
The name of the proprietor of the little
barber shop WAS Gaitano Masfetarno and
his death leaves a woman husbandless and
two children fatherless
Masfetarno received the wounds which
caused his death somewhere on Monday
night, and he was found in dying con-
diticn beside the tracks of the Saugus
branch OF the Eastern division of the Bos
ton and Maine railroad, near the West
street station in Everett, that same night.
Officer E,lmpnster carried the man to
the depot and then trundied him in a
wheelbarrow to the police station, where
Masfetarno's condition was discovered to
be such that a physician was called at
once He found the stiletto wounds, and
told the officers that the man would die
In twenty minutes his prediction proved
correct.
Supposed Murderer Arrested.
At 10 o'clock last night Fortunate
Amante was arrested under suspicion of
being the murderer. The Boston police
were fret notified of the supposed mur-
derer of Masfetarno by the newspaper men,
and it was not until late in the day that
their aid was sought
About 3 o'clock Captain Cain was called
on by Chief Emerton of Everett, who asked
the captain for assistance by allowing the
Everett police the use of the Italian officer
of the North End, John Rosatto. Captain
Cain referred the chief to Superintendent
Eldridge, who gladly allowed officer Ro-
satto to go to work on the case AS re-
sult. within twenty minutes Patrolman
Rosatta had learned the identity of the
dead man, largely through the initials,
&c. NJ" on handk kcrchief and the fact
Cat
lie Was a Garibaldian.
Investigation of the case by Captain
Cain and Oliicer Rosatto showed that,
Sunday afternoon, Masletarno attended
the funeral of I'M Italian at Il Causeway
street, in which Amante, the man under
arrest, resides. While at the funeral, it is
alleged that Amante insulted Masfetarno,
and that the latter called the man under
arrest to account for it, and that they
were about to have a fight when they were
by friends. For the time being
the trouble was forgotten and the funeral
services were appropriately observed.
Among the mourners at the funeral
were two Italians from Providence. These
and five Boston friends Masletarno in
vited to partake of a dinner at a restau-
rant on North street.
just as the food was about to be served,
Amante entered the restaurant and pur-
chased a cigar. Masfetarno's back was
turned to Amante, but he recognized the
voice. He quickly turned around and the
two men
Glared Fiercely Mt Each Other
for minute and the next thing the jovial
party knew was when the now dead man
left the room by side door. In another
instant Amante had left the restaurant
by the front door,
The party quickly broke up, and the
seven remaining Italians rushed to the
street, but Masfetarno and Amante had
nobody could Say whittier.
AS far as known, that was the last seen of
alive, and nothing was heard
Or seen of Amante by his Boston friends
until last evening
When the Italian officer learned of this
affair he quickly began to hunt for
Amante, and about 10 O'Clock met him on
North street in company with two friends.
Rosatto approached Amante and
Placed Him Under Arrest.
At the station house Lieutenant Pierce
booked the prisoner on suspicion of muir
Ter, and after short interview with Cap
ain Cain and Rosetto he was locked up
or the night Amante denied the allega |
ion of murder, but admitted having had |
words with the murdered man the night |
before.
The friends OF Masfetarno who were at |
he dinner that night could not say any |
hing substantial in regard to the case, but |
hey were OF the opinion that the two men
made signals to each other, the result of
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