The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-22
Recognized as an Italian
Employed in BIeachery.
Skull Fractured and Corpse Bound
and Weighted.
Victim Was Last Seen Alive About =
Week Ago.

The body of an Italian, supposed to be
that OF Girranni Quaranta, was taken out
OF Leonards Pond, on Charles street,
about o'clock this morning, and there
are distinctive circumstances about the
case that indicate the man was murdered,
for there was o rope, such as is used in
binding waste in mills, tied around his
neck, extending down to his right
leg, being passed around the leg, and to
which was attached piece of water pipe
two feet and eight inches long, and
weighing about 125 pounds, found when
Medical Examiner Palmer and Lieut..
Horton took the body from the river.
There was also strap, such as common
laborers wear, tied from the leg to the
pipe, and II is possible this strap may
prove CT service in identifying the guilty
party or parties.
The medical examiner made an exam
ination of the body and found that the
skull had been fractured and the faee
was in such condition that he ordered
the body at once removed to the morgue.
The body was not positively identified by
the many Italians that had gathered
around the bank of the pond, but all the
men OF that nationality said there could
be no doubt from the stockings on the
dead mans feet that he came from Italy
and man who was the particular friend
of the deceased, named Antonio Brocrot,
and who also boarded with him, said he
had no doubt the body was that of his
friend. Several of the dead mans sup.
posed countrymen said that Quaranta
had the reputation OF always carrying a
lot of money with him.
One week ago last night, Quaranta left
~his work at the Silver Spring Bleachery,
where he is engaged as a fireman under
j. G. Doey, superintendent of boilers at
the place, and went to his boarding place,
62s Charles street. He took supper, and
without changing his clothes went out
without saying where he was going. He
had brother residing on Federal Hill
whom he frequently visited, and also
friends in Pawtucket. When he went on
visit these he generally put on his best
clothes and took some money with him,
at least so his friends say, and this, as
has been stated, they say he did not do
on this occasion.
On the body found were a pair of No.
10 shoes, that showed the wear about the
same as the ordinary foot gear of a hard
walker. The clothing was of cheap ma
terial, and certain tears in them made 1t
apparent there was struggle before the
body was thrown in the water. The color
of the coat and trousers was cheap gray
one, and the shirt worn was of light
color.
The pipe tied TO the mans leg was what
is known as reducing pipe, and was prob
ably taken from where the employees OF
the bleachery are doing some piping for
the artesinn wells. ror in addition to the
piping used IN connecting the wells they
have some OF larger size, and the fore
man of this work said TO News reporter
Just after the body was found that he
missed the piece of pipe found around
the mans leg just week ago today, and
supposed some junk dealer had taken it.
The knots by which the rope was fast
! ened to the mans neck and tied around
| the pipe rather puzzled the medical ex
aminer at hrst. but one OF the bystander'
explained that they were but little varia
! tions OF the ordinary slip knots.
The circumstances under which tn,
body was found are little singular, a,
J within 100 feet of where il lay eight ol
/ nine men have been at work all the time
This morning, about O'Clock, William
/ j. Martin OF 557 Charles street, took
dog to give ii bath in the pond, anc
! Just as the dog reached the old gates neal
| the dam he was surprised to see sticking
/ out of the water a mans hand. He tolC
the men working near by of his discover,
and before they had time to make AM
plans they saw officer Mclaughlin OF th'
Wanskuck beat going along Charlie
street. The officer was quickly called
He saw the body In the stream abou
| Eve feet from the dam and he got
couple OF pieces OF clothes line and fast
ened IL just behind the gates, where I
would not Goat. The body was hauled
In without a great deal OF difficulty. ant
neither the officer nor Martin suspected tn
weight they were dragging.
Officer McIaughli at once telepohne,
to the Second police stat ion and mounte,
officer Mckenzie and night patrolmai
Hayden were sent TO relieve him Lieut.
Horton sent word to Medical Examine
Palmer. The officers on the banks OF TIA
pond had much difficulty keeping back tn