The sun., 1903-12-14
KILLED BY AN ITALIAN GANG?
ESPECIALE SAID TO BE BARREL
MURDER VICTIMS NEPHEW.

A Steamship Pass Made Out in the Name
OF Antonio CirrinciOne Found on
Dead Man-WOunded Italian, Found in
He'd with His Clothes On, Arrested.
The Italian shot and killed at Main and
York streets, Brooklyn, at o'clock yester-
day morning has been identified as Saliva
tore Especiale, 35 years old. OF so Main
street. Joseph Livori, 20 years old, who
lived in the same house, who was found
bullet wound in the left arm. was locked
up on suspicion of knowing something
about the murder.
The Italians roomed together over q
butcher shop run by Mrs. John Buffalo.
Several months ago Chief Agent Flynn Of
the Secret Service Bureau raided the place
and arrested a half dozen Italians for
counterfeiting fve-dollar notes. Buffalo
and his wife were among those arrested
and Buffalo was convicted and sentenced,
as were others Of the gang.
Mrs. Buffalo was told recently that her
husband had been released from prison,
and when she saw Especiale after he had
husband. Upon looking at the body again
she found she had been mistaken. She
said Especiale until two weeks ago had
been employed in a vegetable booth in
Wallabout Market.
Joseph Livori, who has been in this
country two years, said that on Saturday
night he and Especiale and another man,
whose name he refused to give, went to
Joseph Fialo's barber shop. at 50 York
street to be shaved. The third Italian is
supposed to be Antonio Cirrincione. Shortly
after midnight. Livori said. he and Es-
peciale we're walking. along York street
when man approached and fired three
shots. One struck Especiale. killing him,
and another struck Livori in the left arm.
Capt. Condor Is not satisfied with Livori's
explanation.
The body was found by Joseph Cuno 4.
He notified the police Of the Fulton street
station, who found that the dead man had
a revolver in his hand. Mrs. Catherine
Cosgrove, who lives at York and Flint
streets, said she had heard three pistol shots
shortly before midnight. On looking out
OF the window, she said, she saw woman
she asked her what was the matter the
woman said that some Italians were having
a shooting match. Capt. Condor Is trying
to find this woman.
Early yesterday morning the police
learned that Livori was suffering from a
and found him fully dressed in bed. His
arm was bandaged up and the police learned
that he had been to Manhattan and had
had his wound dressed by an Italian doctor
on Stanton street.
Some Of the police are inclined to think
that the shooting grew out of the raid Of
the counterfeiters by Chief Agent Flynn
some time ago, but Capt. Condor says that
he had not been able to prove this.
Capt Condor says that in Especialis
pocket was found pass on the steamship
Victoria, due to sail for Italy tomorrow,
made out in the name of Antonio Cirrin-
clone. The police hope to have an inter-
view with Cirrincione before he sails, as
they believe he was in the company Of
Especiale and Livori on Saturday night.
Late last night 1t was said that the Brook
lyn detectives had heard that the dead
man was a nephew Of Benedetto Madonna.
the victim Of the barrel murder on the
East Side last April. 1t was also said that
they were working for arrests along that
line
Madonna was killed by gang Of italian
counterfeiters who feared the betrayal
of their secrets