New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
IT WIS 4 MIFII 1SS4SSIN1IION.
.tr, vr-RDFRED ITALIAN PADRONE KNEW THAT

THE NrRDFRED ITALIAN PADRoNE KNEW THAT
HE WAS GOING TO BE KILLED
Detective Oliver. of New-Brunswick' is searching
for Guesippi Arace and FeNce Rusna' Inc Two me"
who are charged with killing Antonio Prisco wno
vas found dead last April near Franklin PARK. Inc
third man. Anillio Spna, is already IN JAIL ha''"H
been arrested Wednesday night. Detective house,.
g. also working on the case. and the of1cers saio
Yesterday afternoon that they hoped 10 nave 'ns
TWO missing men under arrest within Few oayA
T, orne,rs the three men thought all track or the
murder had been lost by the authorities anu ooas'eS
they had killed the Jersey City padrone' ine lh'os
marion against the three men is in the form OF am
I,,..s which have been obtained from time to time
b,, tho daoctives who never ceased 10 work on the
case The men suspected from the nrst Friscos
II appears, always expected to ne Killed ->o' io"s
before the murder he saw mark cut IN Tree On
his farm lie examined 1t closely and remarked
he was about to die. He thought so mucn VI 'us
matter he reported 1t to the police.
fev DAYS before he was killed the three men VINO
are now accused of the murder forced Frisco 10
sign a waiver OF note which he held against tue
three The farm owred by Frisco was run oy ths
three and Frisco was to have one-tourth Oh Tue
proats as his part. There was some deal IN reiae
ZION 10 this matter the night Frisco was Killed.
and Frisco left the house in which he was stopping
with the three men. They were going TO come 70
this city. they said TO have the papers they haa
been signing witnessed and recorded. Frisco AZ
ways carried a pistol. and at night a gum "hen no
was al Sand Hill where his farm Is on the night
no va, murdered he left his gun al home because
the others did the The trap had been iaid ioS
him however. the men hai paced an axe ana =
rope along side the railroad track near frapknn
Park station. When they reached me Spot ArnsS
stepped aside and then advanced behind Frisco VITA
the axe The skull was crushed by the nrst oiow:
The rope was used to about the body and to drag
n from where the murder was committed 10 'wherS
the remains were found. There the body was Placea
on the railroad track. The three men watched until
they saw "a train pass over the body. and supposlnS
hidden by the work or the WpeeiSb
they went home. They gave 1t out that night tnat
Frisco had decided TO remain in this city. Inc lo-
lowing morning the body was found. but the tram
wheels had not crushed The head and the form OF
the axe was seen in the skull There were many
suspclous facts and the detectives have been FOL.
lowing the case until they have the above facts
IN the form of afidavits. . A.. A..
on the day Of the funeral the cross on me &c
which had caused Frisco so much uneasihes s. wa
cut through the bark. Before the murder. wnen u
was first seen by Frisco ii was mere traclnR
After the murder IL had been dug part way through
the bark. This fact. coupled with the lact tnat OF
the day Of the funeral 1t was made SUI pr,;nas
that it was Malta sign, as the Italians SAID IL was