The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-02
WHO Is The MURDERER Z?
Inquest Into the Latest Dunmorc
Italian Killing.
LEONARDO ROSA'S FAINT HOPE
lie Carried u Revolver and Was the Last
Person Seen with Lauisso, with Whom
lie Quarrcllcd-Fiyc Italians
Now Under Arrest.

The death of Veto Lauisso, the Ital-
ian, whose dead body. pierced by
three bullets, was found Wednesday
morning ON Dunmore street, was in
vestigatcd by coroner's inquest in the
arbitration room at the court house
last night. The five fellow-country-
men, one of two of whom are supposed
10 be either directly or indirectly con
cerned in the killing, We're brought to
the inquest from the county jail. The
outlook Is extremely dark for one Of
them. Leonardo Rosa, and it Is not
improbable that the coroner's jury,
when it meets ut 10 o'clock this morn
ing, will hold him Immediately resonsi-
Bile for Laussos death.
Aside from Leonardo Rosa there are
held under arrest his brother, Joseph
Rosa, as an accessory, and Salvatore
Cerminore, Joseph Fabiano and Pas
quale Bevlanque as witnesses in de-
fault of $500 bail each. Excepting JO-
seph Rosa, held as an accessory. all
these boarded at the house of Joseph
CorbO. Lauisso, the murdered man,
boarded with Leopold NicOtera.
Story of Mrs. Nicote!a.
The most plausible story of the fatal
night was told by Mrs. Nicotera, whose
testimony is most damaging to Leon
ardo Rosa. She said that on Tuesday
Is unknown. She said that on Tuesday
night the party of Italians, excepting
Joseph Rosa, came to her home, where
Lauisso was aroused from bed and an
hour or SO was spent in song and dance.
1t was one of the Italian carnival
nights and three of the visitors We're
dressed in fancy costumes. Leonardo
had q revolver. He and Lauisso had
some words over an old debt. The
whole party left about 10 o'clock.
Before midnight she heard revolver
shots. About l o'clock she heard Leon
ardo's and Lauisso's voices. They were
in the back yard. Lauisso was being
choked. Another person was with them.
When she opened the door they had
gone and in passing along the side of
the house there was sound like some
thing being dragged along. About 2
o'clock several shots We're fired. Jo-
seph Rosa had told her that Lauisso
was n d fool and would some day
pay in blood for the trouble he had
caused
From other witnesses it was learned
that the last seen of Lauisso alive was
in the basement of Joseph Corbo' $
boarding house in company with Leon
ardo Rosa. After the finding of Lau-
issos body, Leonardo Rosa said to sew
eral persons that he had taken Lauisso
home the previous night. Rosa's COM
panions We're not positive whether he
occupied his bed that night.
TrOuhio Getting Testimony.
The testimony was tedious and was
ELECTED only by the aid of Interpreter
Cassese. 1t was 1870 o'clock before the
inquest ended.
Attorney Fleitz questioned several of
the witnesses in the interest of his
client, Joseph Rosa, for whom an appli-
cation was made Thursday to Judge
Archibald for writ of habeas corpus.
The case will be heard at 8 o'clock this
morning.
The remains of the murdered Italian
were buried yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock in Mount Carmel cemetery. The
burial was at the expense of the poor
board. None of the murdered mans
friends were present.