The New York herald., 1875-09-26
THE KNIFE.
ANOTHER ITALIAN VENDETTA.

ANOTHER ITALIAN VENDETTA.
stabbing ARRAY occurred yesterday in one OF the
cells of the Workhouse Blackwel's Island which,
though does differ in the particulars from hun
dreds of like events, is yet worthy OF more marked
mention from the fact that OF the principals is
man whose history If properly written, would make
good novel On the 10Th of November, 1874 who
gave his Levi salterelli arrested in this
city on two charges of telonious assault and sent by
Judge Blxby on the first charge the Penitenary for
six months and the second charge for one month.
He served out his time though he gave the Warden of
the prison great deal Of trouble and had often to be
punished for his badness On the 7h of July last he
again arrested for assault and sentenced TO six
months on the Island Some time since he trans
ferred to Harts Island but afterward
turned his conduct bad that he could not be
borne with Upon his arrival again at the Workhouse
he was placed in cell No s, in which he had
the company of another Italian and an American
born citizen named Baird. The latter is a man Of
fortytwo years and is confined for crime but being
unable to obtain work he committed to the Work
house at his request On Friday night the Italian
who is confined at the Island under the Of
Michael Maccaroni began TO sing and disturbed Baird,
and this he kept up all night At O'Clock Sat-
urday morning, while the latter making his bed,
Michael began to sing again, when Baird put his hand
over his (slichaels mouth. Michael at this grew an
the folds of his blankets stabbed Baird places
Through the courtesy of DR.. T. Herbert Allen resi-
dent physician of the Island and Deputy Warden
Edward Mcdonald with the consent OF Warden Keen
the HERALD reporter enabled get all the
in the case
The prisoner is unable to speak word of English,
and Joseph Benetta of his cell mates after being
made by Deputy Warden Mcdonald that he would
tell tho truth interpreted the woud-be assassin and
gained the following statement
My is Michael MaccarinL did not want to
hurt the / cut but be got mad because | sang In
the cell, and when he spoke to about it told him
would sing If wanted Baird then hit me twice in tho
mouth and got mad and stabbed him in the back and
side hope he won't die; did not to kill him.
The following statement then made by Joseph
Benetta his cell mate:-
About O'Clock Saturday morning as we
getting ready to go to work. Patrick Baird was
making his bed the prisoner the time singing
he had been doing all night and seemed to disturb
the wounded very much Patrick made some
remarks to him in regard to his conduct and finally
him put hs hand over the prisoners face but do
| not think he did it with such force that
you could call it blow. The prisoner then jerked
back and spit the wounded mans face then caught
hold of him got scared then and ran out of the CELL
the door of which was open. As got into tho
passage saw the prisoner get a knife from under
the blanket he had wrapped around, and though did
not see him cut Baird heard Baird say in a few
onds aiterward. II am stabbed" On my oath this is
all know and swear | tell the truth
Dr. Aep made the following statement
O'Clock Saturday morning | called to
n man in cell No. who had been stabbed by per-
known here Michael Maccaroni, but whom bet
ter knew from prison records Levi Salterelli found
the wounded man to be sefncarcerated person. he
had not at the time of his Incarceration the means OF
living. He is known to me as Patrick Baird. When
got to the man found that he had lost about pint
OF blood from two stab wounds-one in the left lumbar
region one and half inches deep and inch from the
crest OF the eum and one in the internal surface of the
axiary REGION penetrating the peura cavity, the lat
ter wound one inch in length. The man came here
the 10Th OF july Tor three months have put him
under the influence of narcotics and perhaps may be
able to save hts life, as he is much better He
seems to be entirely free from the great pain from
which he suffered early this morning The great dan
ger is that pleurisy or pneumonia may set in, and
that case greatly fear the man may not recover
The Coroner has been sent for to take his ante
mortcm statement, but as yet has not arrived
STATEMENT.
The wounded deposed that he had been kept
awake all night by MaccaroD singing in the CELL and
that at seven O'Clock, as he making his bed, Mac
caroni began TO sing again He then spoke 10 the
Italian and SAID ar he remembered right that
If he did not stop he would strike him, when
the other Italian Benella said "No you won'tr The
prisoner then came toward me, muttering something
in Italian when put my hand over his mouth to sto1
it, but did not strike him. He then pushed me into
the corner and drawing knife from under his blanket
stabbed me twice
further interview with the prisoner through
another interpreter, Vezzi revealed the following
facts:-
got the knife stabbed the man with on Harts ISL
and l found il and sharpened II to point and
ried it to defend myself with. do not know why am
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some time since. think cut tho because did
not know at the time what was doing, because was
80 mad when he hit me (Eere the prisoner showed
his lip, which looked little sweed, but the doctor said
there abrasion of the skn and the swelling he
thought, a natural The HERALD reporter then
paid visit TO Warden Fox. OF the Penentiary,
conducted by Deputy Warden Mcdonald, Of the Work
house, and through the kindness Of Warden Fox the
Penitentiary books were examined The record
reads:-"Louis Saterei, November 10, 1874, feloni-
GUS assault, six months; November 10, assault one
month" Vezzi, the interpreter, gives the io@wing
history Of
sALTRRELLL
Saerol is the right name of the prisoner lie is
forty-four years old and born in Italy-I
do know exactly where. He is unedu.
Gated and is very high tempered
He, when quite young, went to sea, finally
joined the command of General William Walker, the
1hbustcr and was with that man when he cap
turcd and shot in Nicaragua After that he went to
Greece and, as far can learn, he joined with a lot
OF Suiols and 10 the East Indies where he
pirate. He afterward went 10 Cuba, but think he
got into some trouble there with the authorities
and had to leave | do not know f he fought
n the war or not between the Cubans and Spaniards
or If he did on which side he fought He never took
any part the American war THAI know Of When
he came New York he started on bad career, and
think he has kept it up have known him TO be sent
the PenentiaTy some time since for assaultng peo-
pie do not know the names of the people he abused
| do not know If he always went armed
The prisoner Is closely guarded and will doubt DO
placed under arrest by order of the Court on Monday
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