The New York herald., 1922-10-21
Ten Year Sentence There:
Also Did Time in House
Of Refuge.
UP FOR BURGLARY In 1920
No Record OF Disposition Of
That Case-Appointed at
About That Time.

Frank Parish OF II Market street. an
assistant supervisor of city markets,
was shot and killed by two men yes
terday morning in front of q grocery
store at IL Monroc street, and not
until then did it become known that
Parish had a criminal record which
included sentence of ten years in
Sing Sing. lesser sentence in the
House of Refuge and suspended
sentence for burglary.
He had been an employee of the
city Market Department for eighteen
months, as assistant to his brother
Frank OF 5S Catharine street, yet so
late as 1920 he was arrested in Brook
lyn charged with grand larceny. No
disposition CT this case is ON record
at Police Headuuar sers.
Edwin J. O'Maliey. Commissioner Of
Markets, said last night that he had
not known ,,ntll informed by news
paper men Of the records in the Grim
inal Identification Bureau at head
quarters that Parisi had such rec
ord. Parisi's application papers, the
Commissioner said contain the sigma
lures of two reputable character wit
nesses, and. ike all other applicants
for city jobs. Parisi was asked to
swear that he did not have criminal
record and had not even been ar
rested
Good Character Witnesses.
IL looked over Parisi's papers this
afternoon" the Commissioner said. 'and
he swore that he never had been ar
rested. His two character witnesses gave
him an excellent reputation. Under no
circumstances would man with such
a criminal record be employed, IL we
knew OF It,"
The records on file at Police Head
quarters, as given out by the police last
night. show that Par1si was first ar
rested in 1904 He was sent to the
House of Refuge. In 1909 he was ar
rested. charged with burglary, and given
suspended sentence. In 1910, only a
year later. he was arrested charged
with assault and robbery. but was dis
charged. In 1912 he was sentenced 10
ten years in Sing Sing prison for rob-
berry and then in 1920 came the Brook
lyn case. Of which Headquarters has
no records showing its disposition. So
far as the police have been able to
learn, It Is still pending.
/ But the detectives said that Parisi
must have been given his job in the city
Department of Markets either shortly
before or shortly after his arrest.
Commiss. oner O'Mallcy said that re-
gardless Of Pariss record the man had
always been regarded as one of the
best men in the department, up to his
work and always obeGient to his SUI
periors. Mr.. O'Malley's secretary,
Thomas +. McC;rath, said also that the
department had never had any trouble
with Paris and that he always had
carried out every order given him. Mr..
McGrath said that the Department OF
Markets would make an investigation
Of the shooting independently OF the po-
lice inquiry.
The detectives at work os the case
are inclined 10 believe that Parish was
killed by members of a dope peddling
gang who shot and killed John Palletieri
In front Of his cafe at AZ Monroe street
on the night Of August 2s. Frank Pa
Tisi was near the scene of this killing
The police theory is that Parisi knew
the names OF the murderers and that
the gang shot him yesterday TO keep
him from telling.
On Duty When shot.
Parisi was on duty when hc was
killed as assistant to his brother
Thomas supervisor of the Oak street
and Monroe street markets. The street
was crowded with pushcartI and their
customers, and so Tar as the police had
learned Parish had been in the vicinity
some time before he was shot He was
killed when he stepped from the side
walk and started across the street.
He had not got beyond the line OF
pushcarts against the curb when two
men stepped out OF the doorway at II
Monroe street and fred. They sent two
bullets into His back. and Parlsi fell
and died without regaining conscious
ness. His brother. living only half "a
block away. heard the shot and ran to
the scenc.~ 20 find Frank Parisi In the
arms of Spushcart peddler who had
picked him up and carried him to the
sidewalk.
Thomas Parish told the police that he
did not have any idea why the two men
Should have shot his brother. Push
cart peddlers OF the neighborhood said
that both the Parisis had always treated
them fairly, but had made them obey
! the market laws 70 the letter Many
of tkoaa man ,yare ippIIpnd 10 thi,,Ir