New-York tribune., 1899-07-02
TWINS ACCUSED or MURDER
ONE OF THEM CHARGED WITH FATALLY
STABBING A BOY.
BOTH SAID TO HAVE ATTACKED THE Ian
AND FRIEND WITH KNIVES
PURSUED BY A CROWD.


| PURSUED BY A CROWD
| Twin Italian laborers were arrested early l..,
| evening charged with killing ChrlstopheT Kls
nan, seventeen years old. Of No 5O2 West For,y.
| seventh-st a four and a half inch knife bsd.
| was thrust into the boys back under the rrh,
| shoulder, and he died in Roosevelt Hospital att
| o'clock without regaining consciousness
| The Italians are Sayeno and Nicoo Tocci twin
! brothers, twenty-seven years Old who live In
! East One-hundred-a -and-hfteenth-st. near First.
! ave They were arrested by the West Forty.
seventh-st police. Savenio 1t is asserted was
! seen doing the stabbing. using Nicolos knife
! The motive is wholly unknown.
| The twins are in the employ OF William Brad.
| ley, contractor, OF No. 534 West Forty-eIghth-
| St They had finished their work yesterday and
| had been paid off in the stable when they
| started homeward. Herman and a man known
| as AL" employed as the driver OF an ice wagon
by George Goering. who stables at No. 532 West
Forty -eighth-st., were standing IN front OF this
stable.
There were several witnesses 10 the anair but
only a boy named Joseph O'Brien Of No. AS
West Ffty-frst-st.. saw the Italians before the
stabbing. He says they walked along the side
Walk until close 10 lut TAU anu Ai' hihH NJ
when they suddenly stopped and drew out their
knives The boy says he saw them have ns
quarrel with the lad and man, and they did not
speak to them apparently, but ran at them with
the knives They tried to cut the iceman. AL
nc saws. but the man eluded their blows kier.
nan turned to run, and he did 50 he was
stabbed in the back He fell 10 the Sidewalk
with shrek and lay there face downward.
O'Brien says the taller Italian. Savenio stabbed
him Other men who say they saw the stabbins
are F. f. Roane OF No. 300 West Fortyeghth-
st John Connor of No. j46 West Fifty-thlrd-st,
and Thomas +. Mcclure. OF No. 81 West Forty.
eghth-st.
These men shouted Murder" as loudly As
they could and In few seconds the street was
filed with people asking questions or running
after the Italians
Savenio stopped and withdrew the knife from
the boys shoulder, and both Italians ran down
toward Tenth-ave. As Savenio passed IN 'front.'
Of No J32 a man who had heard the shouting
ran out He struck Sayenio over the head with
a stick. and succeeded in knocking MIN down
and cutting him. Savenio sprang up again VITA
the knife still clutched in his hand He cursed
the man, and savagey dashed AZ him win me
knife uplifted. An angry mob was pressing
uron his heels, however and as he heard them
he turned and darted down the street throwing
the bloody knife into the hallway 81 No. |S a.
he passed.
A fireman of Engine Company No. heard The
cries OF the crowd and saw Sayenio. lie seires
him by the arm and then around the waist and
held him. The crowd was upon them in fes
seconds and some OF the men shouted:
Look out! He's got knife
The fireman saw the man had no knife. hut Ne
caught his hands and held them The crowa
was worked up, and pressed about Saveno
a savage manner. But at the first hostile sigi
the fireman shouted to them TO stand back. II.
was in civilians clothing. but the crowd obeyed
him, and policeman came up and took the mas
into custody
Nicolo Tocci in the meanwhile ran toward
Tenth-ave and had tried TO dash into thsI
street, but George Hammer or NO 81 "es
Forty -eghth-st.. caught him and held him. ne
had no knife, having thrown IL away lhs a."
was found later
Hammer and the fireman and Policeman Con-
vey OF the West Forty -seyenth-st station. %.
corted the Italians through the crowd TO the
police station. More than thousand persons
had gathered since the stabbing, and many
argry threats were made
In the station the men made signs that they
could not understand English. There was no
English speaking Italian present. and the meH
had no chance 10 tell their side OF the story
A man brought in the knives. and sergean'
Townsend held up both TO the Italians Nicoo
motioned that a metal knife with cupid on ne
handle was his IL was covered with blooa
This showed. the police said. that the men nsa
exchanged knives In some way, as Witness.
said SaVeno had done the stabbng Sergeant
Townsend could not account for the exchange
Savenio identified the other knife-a bone
handled one. with a blade four and half incno
long-as his.
As soon as the boy fell some persons carrie,
him into the stable. An ambulance was seq,
for. and DR. Marcy OF Roosevelt Hospital
declared the wound 10 be fatal.