The evening world., 1894-04-26
LAST EDITION.
WAS BR|SCO
MURDERED?
Ills Mansled Body Found on
the Railroad Track Near
New Brunswick.
MONEY AND JEWELRY GONE.
He Was a Prominent Tammany
Hall Man and Friend Of
Richard Croker.
HAD LETTERS FROM THE CHIEF.
Belief that He Was Robbed and Tie
Body Placed on the
Rails.
HAD LETTERS FROM THE CHIEF.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., April 3D.
The body Of Anthony Brisco, who had
an Office in room 2o3 of the Stewart
Building. New York, and lived at sQ2
Henderson street, Jersey City, was
found. horribly mansled, on The tracks
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Deans
station, six miles, from here, at as
o'clock this morning.
How he met his death Is not known.
Coroner McDede believes he was robbed
and his body placed on the track.
Brisco was a client Of Van Cleef, DAILY
IL Woodbridge. lawyers, of this city,
who say he was q wealthy and. inluen-
tial Italian who formerly lived In New
York. He once owned q Wholesale gro-
Gerry store In Sullivan street.
His presence at Deans station Il az
planned by the fact that he had q farm
there. which he occasionally visited. II
il supposed hat he intended TO return
to New York at rs this morning on the
owl train"
Bnsco was found by the freight
hands on extra train 500. and his body
was brought to New Brunswick In =
sack. All the parts were not recovered
owing to the darkness.
Coroner McDede found three of his
pockets turned inside out Theae wAs
no money or jewelry In his clothes, but
a large batch OF papers was found In
an inside pocket.
Among these letters were two from
Richard Croker. One dated July 10. iasx
spoke OF Mr.. Croker's return from Rich
field Springs. and that he would per-
sonally see Commissions Andrews
.hNnt 49, rS1tan~ fNr ~vhnh nrImAA
had made application. Another auto
graph letter from Richard Croker dated
July Is, 1893, mentioned h same mat
ter. Brisco was a member Of TamInany
Hall.
Another letter to Frisco ri from
T. 8. Williams. private SECRETARY OF
Gov. Flower. in which MI. Flower re-
GREETED that he did not personally know
DR.. ]. H.. Senner. Superintendent Of -
Board OF immigration. to give MI.
Brisco a letter Of introduction.
Brisco's body now lies at McDede's
morgue here. The head 10 but little
bruised. and the features ere easily rec.
ognizable. Brisco was about forty
years old, OF medium height. IN bad
dark hair and mustache. Tit authora-
ties are investigating the matter.
Mayor James II. Van Cleef. chief
counsel for Brisco, said his afternoon
that there was little doubt In his mind
that Brisco was murdered. He nay
that he has had much trouble with h
colony OF Italians who live near his
farm. Brisco had been negotiating for
the sale of the place. and may have
had the money in his pocket when
robbed.
Brisco Is said to have bean . fugitive
from justice. The people aroun 60 Sui
Ivan street, where Brlsco had q grocery
store. say he Was a court Interpreter
and that he had a big pull IN the Street.
Cleaning Department. They say he
cheated about forty Italians u Of 80
each.
Each. by promising to get them posi-
tons in the STRENGTHENING DEPART
ment, which they never obtained. II
finally got so hot for Brisco that he
left about three months ago and had
not been heard from since until about Q
week ago. when a friend told Saloon
keeper ]. b. Basso, OF " Sullivan street,
that Brlsco had been arrested. Brisco
was President Of q local Tammany
Club.