New-York tribune., 1922-10-21
Killing
Laid to Gang in
ScandalExpose
Frank Parisi, Victim of Two
Assassins, and Brother
Talked Too Much,'' Is
Theory of the Shooting
Had a Criminal Record
Police Believe He May Have
Been Slain by Bootleg
gers in Liquor Quarrel

Frank Parish, assistant superintend.
cnt Of the Lower Monroe Street Mar.
keta who was shot 90 death yesterday
BY two men In front Of II Monros
Street, may have heen the victim Of a
gang chat is said to have threatened bin
and his brother, Thomas Parisi, super
intendent Of the market, because they
talked too much"
The police are investigating story
that the parisi brothers were held by
certain elements lnths markets. ss,sst;;
Bile to have made statements with Re.
gard to money collected from pssd;ais,r.,,
and It's disposition that were respot,.
sible In part Tor Investigations and
newspaper exposes.
When Commissioner Edwin J. O,Mal-
ley heard Of the killing, he extoiled
the dead man as "a valuable ofnclal,
always gentleman, clean cut, compe-
tent and obedient." This wss followed
by a police statement showing Parish
to have had criminal record extend.
ing from 1904 TO late in 1920.
Sentenced Three Times
IS Tho criminal Identification burran
records show that in 1904 Parisi was
sentenced to the House Of Refuge Tor
larceny. In 1909, he received . aua-
pended sentence after being tried for
burglary. In 1912, he was sentenced
TO ten years in Sing Sing for robbery.
and In 1920 was arrested again ii
Brooklyn on a grand larceny complaint.
Inc latter case has not been disposed OF.
Parisi WAS walking north In Monroe
Street and had stopped outside Of No.
~ When two men emerged from a
doorway TO the crowded sidewalk and
approached him from, the rear. Each
assailant fired one shot, Che two bul-
lets striking Parisi in the back, Ia
fell on his face and died before reach
Ing Broad Street Hospital.
The shooting caused panic among
men and women shoppers and several
hundred peddlers.
Detect yes worked more than an hour
before they were able to obtain details
q the hooting. They learned that
Partsi's slayers ran through tene-
escaped.
Police Seek Bootleggers
The statement which Is said TO have
fncensed former nds Of Frank Pa
risi was attrihY to Thomas Parish,
said to have bd sade during dis
cussion ofsconditluns in the lower Mon
roe Street market. Parisi was quoted
as having said: a
All the check there IL against mo In
the Department Of Markets is that I
turn In my stub book every week.
buy my own receipt books and pay for
them. a friend Of mine prints them
and charges me si2s for 5000 receipt
blanks, bound in book form. ! bought
and paid for my own superintendent's
badge. was appointed superintendent
District Leader Foley Endorsed ma
for the appointment. Assemblynan
Peter Hamill, Of the "a District. sent
me to Mrs. Welznilier, Deputy Com
missioner. II was she who approved
my application and told me to 20 to
work then appointed my brother
Frank assistant superintendent, and
have been paying him $2B u week.
While investigation is going on Of
slleged threats against Parisi in con-
nection with the markets scandal the
police believe he may have been killed
by bootleggers with whom. II Is al
legged, he had lately been associated,
Detectives Investigating the killing say
there Is q connection between PaYisiss
assassination and that of John Pelle-
teri, who was shot and killed August
20 as he sat outside his chop at AZ
Monroe Street. An unidentified man
was seen to approach Peiletieri from
behind and shoot him through the
head, The slayer escaped, This mur-
der, the police say, was due 10 q boot
leggers' quarrel.