The evening world., 1894-05-17
VAS AMAFIAPLOT?
Police Suspect that Espsito Was
Marked for Death
No Furnished Evidence in the Pug
Iisi Murder Case.
rh. wounded Man Identifies Sistore
as His Assailant.

.Joseph Espsito, an italian. thirty years
old Of 1856 Twenty-irst street. Brooklyn.
Ia diving in the Norwegian Hospital.
from three stab wounds, two over the
heart and one in the abdomen, and the
notice are busy working up evidence in
the cas-, on the theory that he is a vic
tim of the Malta.
One man, also an Italian, is under ar
rest for the crime. He describes him
eelf as Moriano Sistore, thirty-five years
old. living at 1s1 Twenty-first street.
Both men live in the heart Of the Ital-
Ian colony.
According to the first story Of the af-
fair which reached the police. Espsito
walked into a grocery store which sepa-
rates his home from that of his alleged
assailant at 4.30 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
AS he stood waiting for a clerk to fill
his order, he drew a letter from his
pocket and began reading 1t. A few min
utes later Sistore entered, and spoke to
him. Angry words followed and the men
stepped out or the sidewalk. Suddenly
Sistore. 1t Is alleged, drew a knife and
plunged 1t into Espsito's body. Again
and again he jabbed the ugly blade into
his victim. Then he turned and fled.
When the police arrived the injured
man was living unconscious on the side
walk, where he had fallen. An ambu-
lance was summoned, and Surgeon Fer
ris discovered the three wounds described
above.
Espsito was removed to the Nor
wegian Hospital, where it was said this
morning he was likely to die. Detective
Peter Mccormick, of the Fifth avenue
station. and several officers started out
to find Espsito's assailant. They got
q clue which led them to suspect Sis
tore. After a long search they discov-
cred him hiding in a woodshed in the
rear of his home. He was dragged
out and taken to the station-house. He
denied any knowledge Of the affair.
According to a witness who was in
the grocery when the quarrel began,
|Sistore asked Espsito the name and
II don't know was the reply.
~ think you do know" sistore re-
We'll. ! don't. and If I did I wouldn't
btabbing followed.
A story which reached the police last
On Espsito was the outcome of another
murder case which occurred last Febru-
Try. Espsito, It. seems. gave the police
Information which led to the arrest of
'etro Puglisi, an aged Sicilian, for the
murder Of John Tutalo. Tutalo., who
vas Puglisi's landlord. had ordered him
o leave his house because of his refusal
Q pay rent. Puglisi met him on the
treet and drove a sword into his body.
Puglisi was convicted of murder in the
rst degree. The jury recommended him
o mercy. Puglisi ic now under SEN
ence Of death, but an appeal is before
Gov. Flower asking for n communication
bf sentence.
According to the story which reached
he police last night. the letter which
f1spsito was reading was sent to him
rom Italy, n was a warning from the
Malta, telling him to make PREPARATION
Tor the wrong he had done in giving
Puglisi up to the police. The letter
said. according to report, that Espsito's
days were numbered. 1t is a significant
fact hat the letter and the knife with
which Espsito was stabbed have dis
appeared.
sistore has been identified by Espsito
rs his assailant. In the Butler Street
Court to-day he was held for examina-
Ition on Nav "a.