The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-04
MAN WHO PEACHED MURDERED
QUEENS POLICE SURE THEY'VE
GOT 4 MALTA CASE on HAND.

Italian Factory Waterman Called to the
Heer and shst Dead--Hed Turned
states Evidence in Another Murder
Case. Police Say. and This 10 Revenge.
Carrnino Farno, Waterman in Lyonss
lampblaok factory in Evergreen, Queens
borough, was shot early yesterday morn
ing. He was taken to the German Hospital
In Brooklyn, where he died at II o'clock.
His assailants are said TO have been three
Italians. Farno had SSH In his pockets,
but this was not taken by his assailants.
Farno had been employed by Lyons
for several years. 1t appears that three
men approached him early on Tuesday
night and asked him II he worked there both
day and night. Farno replied: "Only at
night After a few more questions the
men went away.
Early yesterday morning Farno heard
a noise, and going to Che door Of the factory
met the same three mon who had questioned
him in the night. He said: well, what
do you fellows want here?" and one OF the
men drew pistol and told him to shut his
mouth or he would have his head blown
on.
Famo drew his club and started for the
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bullet taking effect The Waterman stag
gered into the building and tried to reach
the telephone but fell unconscious before
he could do 60.
Mr.. Lyons says he knows no reason why
Farno should have been shot. unless the
men intended to rob the factory. There
has been no labor trouble at the place.
The detectives working on the case
arrested Luigi Veseault. IS years cid,
and Angelo Ruggiere, 80 years old, Of At
lantic avenue, Brooklyn. last night on sus-
picion Of being two OF the three men who
participated in the attack on Farno. 1t is
said that they answer the description Of two
OF his assailants given by the dying man.
and that 1t can be proved that they were
near the Lyons factory on Tuesday night.
The killing Of Farno was, according to
Capt. Pinkerton, in whose precinct IL oc-
CURED not connected with any labor trouble
but was purely Malta affair Late last
night the captain said he believed he had
tumbled into a nest Of the fla in Atlantic
avenue, Brooklyn.
Farno has been in the employ Of Mr..
Lyons for five years. A year ago he re-
signed and said he was going to Italy to
stay for year or two. Instead Of staying
few days there. returning on the first ship
he could catch out OF the country.
Shortly after Farno returned to this
country an italian was done to death on
Pacific street. Brooklyn. Four Italians were
arrested, and it was said the killing was
q Malta affair.
Farno was one Of the four. He turned
States evidence and after the others had
been sent away for extended terms he
was turned loose. Up to that time he had
lived In Atlantic avenue In Brooklyn, but
he returned there no mora.
Capt. Pinkerton says there Ia no doubt
but that tho man killed in Pacific street
was killed because Of Malta affair. His
friends in turn took revenge upon Farno or
else the friends Of the three men sent
to Sing Sing largely through Farnos testi-
mony have made him ray the penalty for
his action In testifying. Late last night
the captain and his men left the Seventy
seventh precinct for the Atlantic avenue
neighborhood,