New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11
SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH
A POLISH FOREMAN MURDERED BY AN
ITALIAN LABORER
THE LATTER HAD BEEN DISCHARGED. AND HI
WAITED IN HIS HOUSE BEHIND CLOSED SHUT
TIERS WITH DOUBLE BARRELLED GIN
UNTIL. THE OTHER PASSED BY-sIrGS
NEARI. YBIEw THE DEAD MANS
HEAD OFF POLICE CAPTURE
THE MURDERER.

HEAD OFF POLICE CAPTURE
THE MURDERER.
| Actua,ed solely from motives Of revenge because
\ he was discharged from his place as laporci 81
| the Brooklyn Union Gaslight Company. John t.o'
| clio Marabito, Italian. shot ana instantly h'eu
| his former foreman William Matuas, foe' ABOUT
| II o'clock yesterday morning. The shoo''hs was
| one OF the most coid-blooded and deliberate n'u'
! ders IN the police history Of this city M"r"o','
| from the front room OF his house. NO Moh'auh
| ave shot his victim "a he was passing aio's Wv
! sidewalk poking a double barreieh shots"" '"
tiously through the closed shutters ana ht'he "o'
| barrels M once The charge. composed OF bucksho'
| and irregular chunks OF solder, struck Ma'uas W
| the head. carrying away the Top "''u o
| his face and neck.
Norabto remained in the house only long enough
TO hide his gun in the cellar and then escaped OUT
! the back door. A number of people IN 'he s"ee'
witnessed the murder. and few minutes a.e' '''e
reserves of the Seventeenth Precinct s'a'o" "e'e
| securing the neighborhood. Marabito was canght
,wor,v r,inutes later bv Officer Gibbons OF the
mounted police while trying TO hide himself III one
| of ihe three foot mains lying in M"htauk-aNe''
| short distance from his house.
The cause of the shooting is supposed TO be
| grudge which had existed between Inc TWO me"
| for a long time. although some OF the hesh"o'H
say that the ill-feeling was 'or 'he most P'''' ~
tanned by Marabito.
Matuas was the foremen OF n gang or Iaborers
! employed by the gas company IN East Ne" orr"
Narablto had been employed by Matuas' an" was
discharged three times In the last three mounts Az
| cordine to accounts. the Italian was worthless
| workman but after each discharge ne i"Pioreu
the foreman to re-empoy him, as he was poor ana
| there was no food in the house for his VIE ana
| children
| Ont OF pity Matuas woud take him back Ma
rabo was discharged for the last time early IN 'he
| last week Among his friends he vowed vengeance
ed h
| far from his house. Marabito rehearsed the story
| of his farcied wrongs time and again He had been
| drinking all Thursday. and late AZ night he was
| in ugly mood.
Il will kill that Polish cur said he In italian 10
some of his companions. "He had no right 10 take
| NV lob NV wife and children must go hungry"
Early Friday morning the threa; reached Matuas.
| but he laughed II away, and apparently dismissed
| the thought as trivial. Marabilo kept out OF his
| way. Yesterday morning Matuass work took him
along Montauk-ave. lie was walkinsup the street,
and had reached the Italians home. The shutters
| were closed. and behind them the Italian was
crouched with the gun ready 10 shoot. In his ex-
| citcment. else resulting from unfamiarliy win
double ba rrell d shotgun. Marabito held the nZze
OF the right barrel against the heavy edge OF the
shutters As Matuas came In range he hred pom
barrel tearing round hole through the plank fully
| an inch in diameter. The Pole dropped TO the
poured over the sidewalk and spuried against the
fence. The report of the weapon startled several
ran toward him. Instantly the street was hed
with excited Italians and laborers and somebody
ran TO the police station and said tina, man had
been murdered up in Montauk-ave. Marabtos
three children were in the house at the time. but
his wife was away somewhere In the neghborhood.
Immediately after the shot the man ran into the
cellar and thrust the gun under an old refrigerator.
The stock protrrded and TO cOncetl IL he gathered
up armful of kindling wood and threw II over
IT, Then he ran upstairs and out the back door.
In the mean time the police reserves had been
ordered out. and Roundsmen Mason and Gillespie
and Policemen Gibben and Fix his trail
Gibbons being mounted. outdistanced the other
policeman. and riding up the street, when he
saw Morabiio about 10 conceal himself in one OF the
mains. Morabito offered resistance. but at first
| he denied the shooting Some time later. at the
station he admitted that he mad killed Matuas. and
| said IL glad Of H." Several children and a
| woman. n neshbor Of the Morabitos were gathered
in as witnesses. but nothing OF value in the way OF
| testimony elected from them.
The body OF the murdered taken TO
| Dennger's undertaking shop. at Van Slcklen and
| Iiberiyavcs. 1t presented horrible appearance.
| and many OF those who II before ito remoya al
turned away sickcned at the sight Matuas WAS
regarded by his employers az good man. lie
had been employed a long time by the gas com
pany, and had the reputation OF getting much
| work out OF those under him could be expected
| He thirtyone years old. and lived AT No 2ll
| Barbey-st. with his wife and several children
Morabito will he arralgned in court this morning.