The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
DID PARENT II
DIE BY P0|SON2
Mystery Enveloping the
Death of a Musician in
the Hospital.
A White Powder Which the
Dying Man Said Was
Administered.
Luigi Palo, Implicated by the State.
ment, Makes an Apparently
Frank Explanation

The police are endeavoring to 'probe the
mystery surrounding the death of Agos-
tino Parenti, musician, which is alleged
to have been due to poison administered to
him by Luigi Palo, bootblack.
PARENT before his death made a state
ment to Michele Votto, his partner at 737
Union street. He called upon Votto
shortly after midnight Friday and COM
planned of cramps in the stomach. Parenti
said that PaIo had taken him around town
Friday afternoon and finally they got out
near the park, when Palo suggested taking
a ride 10 the Cliff House.
They got off the train before the car
reached the Cliff House and walked east
ward on the sand dunes. Palo induced
him to take more wine as he felt sick at
the stomach, and then gave him a white
powder which he swallowed. That was
about o'clock. They wandered around
and along the beach and finally returned
to the City. Then he felt the severe pains
in his stomach and came to consult his
partner, Votto.
Votto sent for DR.. Rappen, but the ply
sician said he could do nothing, and rec
commended that Parenti be sent to the
Receiving Hospital. He was taken there
in the patrol-wagon and died about
o CLOCK yesterday morning.
Palo, who lived at l st. Charles place, off
Kearny street, between Broadway and
Pacific, was arrested about o'clock yes
terdsy morning by Policeman George Nc
Mahon and hurried to the hospital for
Identification by PARENT, but when they
got there PARENT was dead. Palo was
locked up in ''the tanks" pending devel-
opments.
He was seen yesterday afternoon and
made the following statement.
"About l O'CLOCK Friday afternoon /
saw Votto and Parenti at Powell and
Union streets. [ spoke to them for a
minute and left them, as l had to buy a
demijohn for my bootblack business.
II did not see Parenti again till between
8 and O'clock in the afternoon. He came
along Broadway from the direction of the
water front and came up 20 my boot black
stand. / asked him to go into the saloon
on the corner and have a drink with me-
as had lost two drinks, and we went in
accompanied by Cappadoni, tinsmith,
who lives on Broadway and Sansome.
PARENT and Cappadoni called tor steam
beer and l had glass of wine. | drank
my wine quick, as | wanted to get back to
my stand, and left the other two in the
saloon, as it takes a little time to draw off
the beer. That is the last time l saw Pa
renti.''
Palo then related his movements from
that time up to his arrest while he was
asleep in bed. He laughed at the state
ment that he went to the Cliff House with
Parenti and said he could prove it was i'm
possible by many witnesses.
Il saw Parenti last Monday" he con-
tinued, land he was then com plaining of
his troubles. He had mortgage on his
house. Z Vincent street, for 5000 and felt
it hard to meet the interest and his dues
in the societies he was a member of be-
sides supporting himself and wife and five
children. The rainy weather interfered
with his business, which was playing in
saloons and restaurants, and he told me
he had good mind to throw himself in to
the bay.
when 1 saw him Friday afternoon he
had the appearance of having been beaten
by somebody, but he did not say any thing
to me about it.
81 came here from New York about a
year ago, and for the past nine months
had roomed in Parentps house. l could
not get any work, and was due him S31 for
rent. Last Monday he asked me for the
money, but l told him 1 had to spend
almost ali 1 had for brushes and other
things to start the bootblack business. ]
told him / would pay him as soon as
could, but he made me leave the house
and l went to live with my partner at ]
Rowland alley"
Attorney F. a. Rossi said yesterday
that Parenti came to him few DAYS age
and asked him to get a warrant for his
wife's arrest for battery. Psrentps nose
was badly scratched. The trouble occurred