The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-12
A BAXTER STREET MAGICIAN.
MIDE COMPA CTS WIN THE DEVIL AND
HROIE THEM ~ BLOOD.
Borrowed the BLOOD from nis r >ti.nts and
Charged 1iOO . Cure-His Experience
with Mrs. SerGi Eay send Him to Joiu
Ills brother, Who Z. on the leland.


Ills brother, Who Z. on the leland.
vincenzo Libertino OF 13l Mott street. a
brother Of Pasquae Libertino. the aunck doc
tor who was arrested recently for practising
N Medicine without a licensa. and IL now on
Blackwells Island. Is also in the tolls. having
been arrested yesterday on charge OF obtain
ing money under false pretences. The COM
plainant is Katie Sergi Of l2l Baxter street
Mrs. Sergi is the wife OF Carlo Sergi. fruit
dealer. They have been married but few
months. and their domestic relations have
been anything bat pleasant They uuarrelled
and fought until. one m ornine. Carlo pack ed
up his belongings and left the house. He
didn't return that night nor the next nor the
next. and then the young wife began to grieve
for him. In some way the womans trouble
reached the ears OF lbertino. and no called on
her at her home and said he would bring her
husband back for 500. She told him she
hadn't that much money. whereupon. the wo-
man says. he threatened that II she didn't
raise the amount Immediately he would call
on the devil to burn down her house and
spread disease in her family. She was fright
ened. and promised to get the money. She
says she sold everything she had and borrowed
all she could. and the next day when he called
handed him 500 in bills.
Now" he said Il will find your husband
turn to his family"
Her" exclaimed the woman. what do you
mean ty that"
Libertno replied that the devil had Just In
formed him that her hust and had left her for
another woman. with whom he was living.
Mrs. SerCi went into Mysteries. hut the doctor
soothed her by promising to kill the other
woman. He then gave Mrs. Serei n recent for
500. which he said had been signed by the
devil Before leaving he said: In seven days
the other woman shall die. and will take you
to see her body"
-Four evenings after this Libertino called at
the house. and. knocking on Mrs. Sergi's door.
babe her follow him. II have killed her." he
said s;sIiia., ~ you would see her face. come
Mrs. sere saws that Libcrtno led her to the
where he opened tho door OF . room. In the
middle OF which. on two props. ives coffin
fRhaped ,9 b Covered t With opE White sheet
sfriek and ran home as quickly as She I could.
her that her husband would return to her be-
fore the week was out.
ing aHout. Libertino and the means she had
posed he had been living with. Carlo denied
ksd sh to bay ra
He brought a friend who corroborated the
" That tn nisht Liibtertino called on Mrs serei in
great excitement. He demanded private in
teryiew. and when it was granted he pulled a
from his pocket. and told her. that it was a
message from the devil who demanded $500
Eli hi wo ss II 1sa Rs The ~anG q Ri x
unless tho $500 was f?rthcomins. Mrs. sergi
worried ever her inability TO- raise the money:
N Iu In anna q nk hpn k.oN bad
whole story. ssrsi started gu. tS look tor liner.
formed the police. Libertino's arrest followed
and Yesterday he was arraigned in the Tombs
When Mrs; serGi's story had been told Cam
FED th;: he had seen see the woman pay 500 e
give Mrs. Sergi q receipt which he said had
GONE from the devil who promised to protect
The receipt was offered in evidence and ad-
mt,ed. 1t. consisted Of piece OF foolscap
paper. on which were meaningless, mark; in
lead pencil. Other witnesses corroborared the
There were dozen witnesses in court. all OF
tno's unearthIy practices. Justice Mcmahon.
lnat Go until to-day and held the prisoner in
:, The Libertino brothers are, vol known in
the Italian colony, Pas1uale was sent to
medical law. His method Of treatment iGiat had had
been to cut gashes in the arms OF a patient
suffering from pneumonia and to rub the
blood over the mans chest. This not proving
successful; he cut the man 9 toes with razor.
dipped a sharp stick in the blood which flowed
and wrote a letter with 1t addressed to his
Satanic MAJESTY the Devil care OF the King OF
Hell. Since his brothers conviction, !incenzo
has carried on the business admirably. One
witness says that when she sent for him to
drink pint bottle Of cold blood. Another de-
cares that Vincenzo cut almond shaped pieces
OF skin from her shoulder and wrote signs on
them in blood. He the put the skin il a bot