New-York tribune., 1874-10-23
PHASES OF HOMICIDE.


II.
AN iTALV,N BARRIERS vENGEANCE.
a pRvNxEN CLERK ATTACKS PkAcEoI M op !
rs STABBED THREE TIMES WIN
sHEAas. ,,.
IN. ers, Aoor of the low frame building at
Copco,a and Jaysts., Brooklyn, known ss tne ""'o
cuse has been used for several wears past rs aa'f
,.oop By Thomas Smith, and has been the resort o'
.nr AZ reckless men and low ward politicians, who
~. naan the terror Of the neighsorhood. Becoming
nruna with liquor at this place. those men frequently
..unter out In a body and make raid upon ueghoor-
ing stores plunderng and destroying every
thing within their reach, and before assistance can
arrive get beyond the reach OF arrest Among the per-
cons whom they have n-treased and abused arc Mel
.h,sedezs paasruga and Antonio Piemont, Italians,
Who have small BARRIERS shop at No. 2ss Say-st. oh
several occasions they been shaved or had tner
hair cut AZ this place. and out OF the snop
paying for the work When demonstrated ~'tn' 'ney
hurled stones and bricks at the windows asc
"a kin the BARRIERS The propretors Of the shop have
Aao possessfon of the place about three months,
and, being quiet, inofensive persons have oeen
GOOD sub,ects for the abuse Of these rowaes. Some OF
thfs crewd had been at a ball at the City Assembly
Rooms an Wednesday night ana had drank neey at tne
saioon mentioned. At daylight yesterday morning they
were crazed with liquor and ready TO commit whatever
depreciation act Of lawlessuess might happen 70 sue
gest itseaf Four of these persons Albert T. CrocKer VI
No. l7a Pearlst clerk in the Department OF Arrears
Wm Brennan, Edward Murphy, VIM. scholes, ana
Charles Shaw, bootblack, staggered into the sreo'
from the saloon about O'clock and passing aone 1@y
st. met Dambrugia who was sweeping tne soe"@iA IN
front of his shop. while his partner Piemonte' was
within the shop engaged in preparing 1t for the days
work The rufIans immediately began to abuse Dam
brugia. calling hm vile names, and saying tnat tney
vould kill him and demoish his shop The ltanap,
making NO response. Immediately went into the shop'
when two bricks hurled through the window oy
rnirrO
demoshing several cups and bottles which stood on
table This enraged the Italians and they Immediately
out OF the shop and eDdeav0red to punish the
narauders who in the direction OF Concordst ABOUT
one hundred feet distant. The Italians loudly caiieo
Police" but obtained response They returned 10
their shop and again engaged in cleaning H. when
shower of stones and missiles was thrown through the
papeless windows Crocker and Shaw then rushed into
the shop and the former hurled brick at Damorugia,
which struck him in the head nfictng large wound,
while Shaw began dem0lisb the table, chairs and
everything he could reach. The barbers fearing Tor
their lives into the back room, pursued oy the
assaiIants. Dambrugia caught up pair OF barpers
sbears that lay on the floor Piemon seized saber
which hung wall. Crocker pressed the former to
the wall; scufe eDsued, and the ltaiian, pelng the
stronger Of the threw his assaant TO the hoor Inc
latter returned to the attack sbrieking like madman,
and he struck his opponent with chair, Dampruga
plunged the closed shears with all his might into
frocker's right breast, withdrew them instantly,
and forced them with both hands into
his antagonists abdomen, turned them around
before extracting tbem and then stabbed him the thrd
time In the other breast. hand to hand encounter
had meanwhile taken place between Shaw and Pie
YnOn in which the latter had inflicted severe wound
with the saber upon Shaw's nose Crocker, bleeding
from the wounds endeavored to reach the street. but
fell from upon the threshold of the door where
endea to prevent him from entering the back room
of the Italians assisted him. bleeding and dying INTO
tho uh waR
his clothes torn Open and tae %o9nds &
ned The BARRIERS were arrested oy 0ce ama
Station. Crocker's wounds had meanwhile been pro-
was dying and wished to have religious consolation.
At first he asked for Protestant minister but after
Xieiy and o'Hara OF ST. Jamess Cathedral, which is
hand. soon made their appearance and having
psrOr%ed psRtrD ' the last rites Of the GhuTen
fhe ambulance surgeons soon arrived: and having Ing
CITY Hospital While being moved from the tables he
fsntT: S GoodSy Sissy ' r@ dying Tell wife
scod6y" After he arrived at the hospital he became
ing ante -mortem statement to Coroner Jones:
My name Albert CIocker and Of my own free viii Voluntarily
Wounds to-day Italian barber do not know his
stabbed hst S, Il I'D 'GyIsS
get assy fiom the he be did
and OBTAINED an interview with Dambrugia The ap-
pearance of the was not repulsive despite his
SSe eSes rather intelligent hooking cOnntenance and
ool
reply TO the reporters questions maintained cool
and collected demeanor. He speaks Eugsh very I'M
perfectly He said that about u yesterday morning, as
6e was in his shop attending TO his business with his
assistant Antonio PiemoDt Crocker and Scholes, with
several companions began throw bricks through the
windows, and finally came into the shop and began TO
abuse him, saying at the same time Kill the ltaan
demonstrated with them saying he had never Injured
them and asking why they prosecuted him. BY way OF
reply they to demoish his looklngSasses and 10
assault him with stones and bricks, driving nun out OF
the shop into room, where he slept. AT this
iuneture fearing his life would be taken, ana half
suunod from the effects OF the blows on his head, he
seized his shears aud plunged them iEto the body OF
Crocker n the mean time the assistant seized an
old eutass and joined in the defense of his employer,
striking SchOes across the face and lnhetng wound
on the bridge OF the nose.
Cant. Smith stated the reporter that Croker has
very bad reputation in the city. He is constantly
drunk, and about week ago he was arrested Tor as
sautiDg woman.
Scholes stated that he not with the party when
the fight occurred IN the BARRIERS shop he claims that
he was the "White House at that time and that as
he came upon the sidewalk he the barber plunge
some instrument into Crocker that he rushed forward
showed barber sde endesyorlnR TO save his
friend the assistant rushed out OF the shop armed
with cutlass and struck him across the face inctlnR
30 drunk when the affair happened that he did not
know what he doing. His statements are entirely
dscredted by the police who say that he only pre-
tended to be intoxicated when brought TO the station
house.
At late hour last night Crocker still alive, but
was In very feeble condition, and the physician IN
charge the opinion that he could not survive
and would probably be dead before daylight this morn
ing. He under the influence OF opium, and ala not
seem TO suffer very severely.
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