Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-21
IS A MYSTERY.
Little Information Concerning the
Death of Young MazOcchf.

The mystery surrounding the death Of
Bumtiglia Mazocchi has not been solved
Whether his death was the result of an
accident, suicide homicide, the coroner
jury were unable to decide. The inquest, as
published in yesterdays Star, was held at
the sixth precinct station. Some trouble
| was experienced by the coroner in his effort
to get the witnesses, and when they ap-
peared 1t was necessary to have an inter-
prefer, in order that the jury could under
stand what was said
Bumf&lia was young man and had
many friends. He was well known TO the
| Italians throughout the city, and was also
we'll thought of by them. On the night of
December he was last seen alive, and his
body was not recovered until last Thurs
day, when 1t was discovered in the river by
two young men in a boat.
peculiar circumstance in connection
with the affair was the fact that the long
grape vine tied about the body probably
had some heavy weight attached, to it for
the body appeared to be stationary in the
river, and 1T was only after some trouble
that the body was made to drift away
Bridgekeeper Lucas said he thought the
vine was tied about the body by some per-
son other than the victim. He thought he
could not tie a vine about his body in the
manner in which this one was arranged
When the body was found the bridge
keeper said he thought it was the body of
Mr.. Pearson, who disappeared from his
ago. People who were about the bridge
thought the vine had been tied about the
body and used for the purpose of towing u
beat.
Frank Mazzocchi, brother of the deceased
told of the complete Identification His
brother was wearing his Frank's) vest, and
in one of the buttonholes was a Son Of
Jonadab button. This button was found
when DR.. Glazebrook. the deputy coroner
made the autopsy. Frank knew nothing of
his brothers death, and was not willing
to offer any suggestion as to whether he
was murdered or whether his death was
suicidal or accidental
The coroner had been told before the in
quest was held that Louisa Lavassa had
made some damaging statements about the
dead man, but when her statement was
made the coroner and jurymen concluded
that the young woman had been misunder-
stood. She said that on the night of Bum
nglia'S disappearance he was in her store
on nth street, with two other young men.
The young men were fooling with him, she
sad, and he was SO anxious to get rid of
them that he wanted her to say she was
his sister, in order to protect him. but she
would not do this. Finally the three men
left her store. Bumfiglia was afraid the
men would kill him, and she was also afraid
of them.
deputy coroner had found no marks of yto-
lence on the body, nor did he find that any
bones had been fractured. He could not
say positively that the man had not been
murdered, for he may have been pushed
overheard. Because of the decomposed con-
dition of the body the autopsy was not en-
tirely satisfactory. Upon this evidence the
jury found that the man was dead but the
manner In which he came to his death they
were unable to state
The body was turned over to relatives of
the deceased for burial.