New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-17
MURDER RESULTS FROM A QUARREL.
AN ITALIAN SHOOTS AND KILLS A couNTRYMAN
IN GRAND-ST


That Sebastian splretio shot and killed Sebastian
Talazzo in quarrel at Grand-st. and the Bowery
last night Is certain. But Captain Creeden and the
police OF the Tenth Precinct are unable TO discover the
motive OF the murderer.
About O'Clock four welldressed men stopped in
front OF the Western Union Office in Grand-st,
the Bowery. They quarrelling Two OF the
party sprang away from the rest Four shots rang
out One of the men dropped dead, While the others
scattered in all directions.
To Edward Byrne watchman employed by
the Holmes Electric Burglar Alarm, belongs
the credit OF the capture OF the supposed MUIR
derer. Byrne stood at the corner Of Grand-st.
four men, quarreng, passed him and turned into
Grand.st.
In the next instant, as it seemed TO him. he heard
IA of rage fear, and then the crack OF
revolver. He hurried around the corner and saw
Of the four men who had passed him fall to the
ground while another was running down the pave
ment to Elizabeth-st. Byrnc pursued the fugitive,
who turned into Elizabeth-stle had reached the shed
a few yards up in the east walk when Byrnc reached
it, Then he turned as the bands Of the watchman
grasped him. d" | did not shoot him. cried the man.
Byrnes had said nothing. R0undsman Camp
bell, in Grand ST., Mott ST., Policeman Courts,
at corner OF Muberry-st. and two other officers
had heard the shots and up TO Byrncs. Camp
be taking the prisoner into custody. hurried him to
the SPOT where the wondcd man lay. But one
glance at the upturned face told him that life had
He'd BY the side OF The BODY ana close 10 tAc tight
hand lay black ivory handled revolver, one barrel OF
which was empty.
In the crowd which surrounded tho body, the pris-
oner and the police, was Charles Meyer a mouder,
Of No. e45 Wallabou ST., Brooklyn.
There is the murderer he said, pointing his fore
finger AT the trembling prisoner E" him fire the
shots l saw the other man fall him throw
away revolver and toward me. saw that
man" (polnting to ByIne) "catch him. swear that
lie +, the murderer. Ny eyes never lost him lie
whoe time"
once in front Of the Scrgeants desk the prisoner
had recovered his sefpOssesson. To the Sergeant
he said that his name was Sebastian Spiretto that
he lived at No. - IIamton-ave. Brooklyn, and
WAS a machsnst's helper In the Erie Bosn. :"
1--WE In Elevcnhst., between First and Second avcs"
he said, the number don't know. This afternoon
at O'Clock left my brother in Caws house, don't
know where 1t is-somewhere Foricth-st.
don't know my brother erIn-law's name, either. My
brotherinlaw and two other men were With me
when we went into the house Of Antonio Giolo IN
Foriieth-st. Then went downtown, ana
rode beyond Grlnd-st.. our station. We
walked up the BOwery. from Canaist,
- not guilty. III all the days of my life
the dead man.
pawn-ticket found among other effects on the
prisoner showed the name OF Miller but he explained
that he commonly used an assumed name
Two hours later AlfonO and Mary Guda ana a
man named Bclaro of No. - MuDcrry-si.. called
N the police station and identified the body a. that
of sebastian Palozzo. whom they had known for Two
years. The prisoner they had never seen.