The record-union., 1894-01-30
ANOTHER PROBABLE MURDER.
RafaoIIe Larocca Shot Down BY
ArcangeIo Nocci.
He VIII Probably Die-The Assassin
Succeeds in Making Good
His Escape.

! This city was the scene of another mur-
derous shooting affair last night, and the
assassin has thus far escaped arrest.
The principals were Italians-Arcangelo
Nocci and Rafaelle Larocca-the latter
| being the victim.
The shooting occurred in house in the
alley between Sixth and Seventh, M and
| n streets, and occupied by two men and
companion named Pasquale Nocci,
where they kept bachelors hail." There
was another person present at the time,
| Pietro Rosa, friend and neighbor.
| The shooting took place about 10
O'Clock, and as nearly as could be learned
the circumstances were about as follows:
The three occupants of the house were
all friends, but Arcangelo Nocci claimed
that Larocca owed him $40, and insisted
on being paid, as the latter was earning
money as an employe of the Eagle Bak-
! cry.
| Larocca acknowledged the debt, and
drew up paper to that effect. just as
| the other two men were about to sign it
as witnesses, however, he grabbed it and
tore it into pieces.
| Some words followed between Larocca,
when Nocci whipped out a pistol and
| fired two shots at him as he sat in a chair.
| Then he rushed out the door, saying he
would leave on the first train going out of
| the city.
The other two men present were so
taken aback by the suddenness of the
shooting that they were unable to do any
thing toward stopping him.
Larocca made his way out of the house
and through the alley to Sixth street,
where he fell upon the sidewalk and was
found there some twenty minutes after
ward by Special Office rHenry Balsz and
Hi Greer, who went there in the patrol
wagon on word being telephoned to the
police station.
The wounded man was placed on cot,
and Night Jailer PUNK EFT endeavored to
call City Physician Terry, but he could
not be found. Another physician kindly
responded, however, but it was nearly IL
o'clock when he reached the Receiving
Hospital.
He found that both shots had taken
effect. One entered on the point of the
right shoulder and emerged under the
shoulder-blade, inficting only a flesh
wound. The other entered just under
the right ear, and ranging downward and
to the left, severed the windpipe and
lodged on the left side a couple of inches
below the collar bone. 1t was soon ex-
tracted.
Iarocca breathed with great difficulty,
and the attending surgeon said he thought
the wound would prove fatal within
few hours, as the patient was rapidly
sinking.
Telephone messages were sent all
over the city in the meantime, and soon
several officers were hunting for tho
murderer. 1t was learned that he had
run to the depot and made inquiry con-
cerning the first train going out. Learn
ing that there would be none before 1880,
he departed, but none of the men about
the depot noticed what direction he took.
Nocci is man about 80 or 80 years of
| age. and five feet six or seven inches in
hight. He wore a dark suit of well-worn
clothing. and black slouched hat. lie
is dark -comple xioned and wears black
mustache; has long, heavy eyebrows;
his left shoulder droops noticeably, and
when talking he hangs his head, seldom
looking one in the face.
1t is said he came here few months
ago from Seattle. and has been a common
laborer.
Larocca has family in Italy, where it
is said his parents are well-to-do people.
At l O'Clock the outlook was that he
would not live till morning.