The evening world., 1894-04-26
WAS FRISCO
MUROERED ]

lions in, the street-c cleaning Depart
finally. got SO hot for, him that, ne !.
left about three months ago and had
not been heard from since until about q
keeper }. B. .Basso. of 70 Sullivan street
that Frisco had been arrested. ~. 4 =.
The news that Prisco's mutilated body :
out the Italian colony Of this city. That !,
1t was murder no one doubted. as u =
was a well-known fact that a score OF
more OF his fellow-countrymen whom he
had victimized had been on his track
for some time. HtE
Besides being employed as interpreter
politician and a padrone. 'v.ss % .s
Like many OF the other padrones "a
theitalian colony. he had eonsiderspls
men at work in the various depart
! nents. and such of his fellow-country-
%ea wh S he put in sneh p Z. e 9SS
| for the favor. eHtl
| He was the organizer Of the italian
the WSeS OF was
Third Assembly District in 1892. In the
Fall of that year the Club did great
| work for Tammany Hall. tft
1t is known that repeaters carried on
their business openly. and that Frisco
was one of the men who had charge Of
terms OF intimacy With Senator. then
Assemblyman, sullivan and other chiefs
| of Tammany Hall. The letters from
Richard Croker found In the dead mans
vain. " 4ls
As President of the Italian Club
this city. He gave out that he could
| put men to work in the Dock and Park
Departments as well az at street-ciean-
We're paid. It is estimated. in over one
| hundred cases. ..4. e.gA rs ) rs vs.
Some OF the positions he, WA. able to
when his countrymen went to him
clamoring forthe return oft heir money
that the man fed. He has been fugf-
He did not go before threats had been
openly made to kill him on sight. Some
OF the men whom he duped were also
Society. and that secret organisation
was also said T. be active in persuit Of
When THE Evening World" started
out to expose the Padrone eystem. over
a score Of Italians came forward TO tee.
tify against Frisco. Some OF them went
arrest. At the time. he was traced 70
different towns in New Jersey. but 20
far as can be ascertained he never made
any attempt to come back and settle.
Some Of the aff1davits made at the
time were by Donate Marenaro, who
swore he paid Frisco $50 to procure
position in the Street-Cleaning DEPART
Giovanni Carbone, who swore he paid
, Frisco $40 for a similar position on
Donate Piniano. who paid Frisco $50
on Jan. 10. 1893, for the same purpose.
Giuseppe de Lefaro, who swore that
tn the san same PURPOSE Si fhe positions they
paid for were never delivered.
Faustino porio made made s q similar sa am
andre Frascello swore he paid $50 and
never got a position.
Benedetto Gnasteferr.. OF aI East q
and Michael Piceiano. Nlcolo Zeolo and
Genardo Bartolomeo paid similar
Every one of these was looking fos
, Frisco for the purpose OF having him
arrested. They are all well known m
. -" saieen-keeper ,Basso told an Even.
ing World reporter this afternoon
t tea wa ese had ps g
= his saloon just before last election day,
s THE members consumed about q,
Of drinks for sa Sh ss sueo
I. more than So from him, however. and
4 Judging from the way he cheated others
: Mrs. Allen. who has a dressmaking e..
tablishment at 5s Sullivan street, mex
q door to where Frisco kept his store. tod
the reporter that Frisco was tbat ma hsf
been living In rooms back of his stors
. with a woman called Stella Blanca
!, | This name name stlH appears IN IetBS
!. letters above the door of the dingy
= grocery.
J. "The woman remai,ed here only q
!, short time after Frisco left said Mrs
= | Allen. land then she also moved away
!. to some place on Elizabeth street. ! b.
;. lieve."
Y | Amendment and Registration Clerl
!. Cringie told 1.-THE Evening World re
= porter that Frisco was quite a frequen
y caller there until several months ago.
y II have not seen him recently" SAID
Mr. Cringle, who was greatly shocke<
I. when told OF the mans death.