The evening world., 1893-09-12
MURDER, SAY THREE.
They Dec are Bauer Deliberately
Killed Butiano.
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The Policeman E~xonerated BY the
Coroner's Jury.
The Italian Consu, Retains Counsel
In the Matter.

coroner SchultZc This morning hrld an
Inquest into the death of Gcnupru i.u,-
fanu II" WIS the crazy Italil,. VINO
was shot ana killed hy Policeman VIII
lam Bauer at SiXty-tiXth street and
Amsterdam aNenu" Sept. :. The jury
men without leaving their seats rem
d"red n verdict generating Policeman
bauer from all bluinc la shooting iIur-
flnu
Policeman Bauer was the first witness
called. He described how his attention
was attracted by the shots fired hy Ruf-
iano aud how he Immediately ran in the
direction of the shooting.
lie met Policeman Mcconnell. rursuel
by I;unauo. and drew his pistol FOR the
purpose Of shooting the man. The wit
ness saw thai Buffnno MAS holding n
knife. and he fired. liuuano fen To the
ground.
George +. Swift. contractor, testified Ia
the fact that Rufiaur was in his ompluy
nnd had demanded pay for work he had
rot done, II" described how he had been
fred at by Buifano, but he did not see
the SHOOTING by Policeman Bauer.
Osborn Dickinson, of ~ West Fifty
htth street. and DR.. i. i. Mctirath both
testified to III" shooting of I!uffano by
Policeman Bauer, p~ronOuncing 1t justin-
able.
While the testimony was being taken
a little crowd Of Italians gathered about
tn" entrance to the corOncr's office. They
were all friends Of Butfano and had
come t. see whether or not Bauer would
be e&Oneratod.
1t was evident from their name that
the feeling against the policeman ran
high.
Bunano's widow. "a COMEDY woman.
dressed In deepest mourning, sat on the
stairs leading to tho coroner's office
holding to her breast hCr wD-month-oll
baby girl.
Her black eyes had a wicked glitter
In them as Bauer PASSED out Of the
building after having been acquitted OF
all blame for killing her husband.
The waiting crowd did not know the
disposition of the case until told by Law
learned. has been retained by the Italian
Consul to look into the circumstances
of Buffano'S death.
The Italians greeted the
ment of Barer'S discharge with scowls
ana muttcrings.
Lawyer Humphreys told an "Evcning
World reporter that Bnifnno'5 friends
We're not at ali satisfied with the Cor
oncr's disposal of the case.
Yesterday a delegation from Little
Italy where Huffano lived, called on
the Italian Consul, and made Il serious
charge against Policeman bauer. 1t
was nothing less than that Bauer had
killed Buffano while he lay PROSTATE
on II" ground from the effects of the
lISl htlltl llbIn tnt ppllCti1in y DlStOl,
which entered the Italians thigh.
They said hat three Witnesses. Pas
qudle M%urinorO and Francisco Tossitano,
of ~. East, one Hundred and Fifteenth
street, ana Pasquaie Biscorti. Of 329
East II Hundred. and Fourteenth
street, would swear that Bauer shot Buff
fano deliberately, while tn" latter was
helpless on III. ground between the car
tracks, at the intcrsecti,n of ~SiXty-siNth
street and the boulevard.
This startling statement led the Italian
Consul to retain Lawyer Humphreys to
make n thorough investigation of the af-
fair.
The three men. Marinoro. Tossitano
and Biscorti. will go before the Grand
Jury and tell their story.
just after the shooting the police of
the West SiNty-eighth street station Kept
back the fact that Buffano had been hit
by two bullets.
1t was then said that Bauer fred first
over tn" mans head to frighten him. m
then shot him dead as he was coming
towards the policeman with II drawn
dagger.