Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-23
A Tragedy on Factory Street.


 and One Shoots the Other Through the
 Body-The Man Dies of His Wound.
 About a quarter past Il o'clock on Satur- day night an affray occurred at No. 24 Oak street in which two Italians were engaged and the result will no doubt be the death of one of them. The men became quarrelsome in the saloon and were put out by Mir. Burns. On leaving the saloon they were followed by companions and the two princi- pals were seen to step into the gutter and then to the middle of the street. A moment later one of the Italians, whose name is John Costinello, but who was known as Costello fourished pistol in the air and then taking deliberate aim at his antagonist discharged the weapon. The shot took effect in Joseph Rizzo's body, the ball passing through the stomach and small intestines. The wounded man was taken to his home No. 20 Factory street, and Dr. Bellosa, who was summoned, soon arrived and extracted the ball which was of B calibre and lodged in the back. Dr. Frank H. Whittemore was also sum | moned and the physicians after consula- ton arrived at the conclusion that the man I could not live.
 l shot, gave chase for Costinello and at the corner of Commerce street the fugitive turn ed and fired at the officer, the ball coming so near to him that he heard the ''whizz'' as it passed his head. The Italian then jumped the fences and escaped from his pursuer. l There was great excitement in the Italian l quarters over the shooting. The only cause | that was assigned for the trouble was an al- | 1z- 1aI- 1 of the Italians said that the character of the 1 afianced of Costinello was involved. I cousin of the injured man and bearing the | same name became frantic on seeing his con- l dition, and after tearing around the place in f a wild state for some minutes, began to look ] for some means to take his own life. The police brought him to the lookup for the | night.
 l Yesterday forenoon A. N. Farnham re- ported at the police office that the man had been out to his place on Crescent street an hour later and that he had recently been at work for him. He said also that he sold his watch to one of his men for seven dollars. Chief Webster and Detective Brewer started ] for Farnham's at once, but on arriving there | ascertained that the man had gone of l through the woods. They made dhgent search in the vicinity, but Hound no traces o1 the fugitive. Later Detective Brewer and
 Officer Selleck took up the chase and learned
 that 8 man answering the description of the
 murderous Italian had been seen going
 toward Woodbridge. They followed up the
 cue, but did not find their man anc
 arrived at the conclusion that he wa
 hiding somewhere in the woods until night
 The telephone and telegraph was brough
 into requisition and every available point 1T
 the vicinity of New Haven was notified of thu
 supposed murder and the escape of the fugi | tive. There would seem to be no doubt bu
 that the man will be apprehended.
 Dr. Whittemore said last evening tha
 Rizzo could live but few hours and that h.
 would probably die before morning. Hi
 words proved true, for at half-past Il las
 evening the wounded man expired. The
 dead man was about 30 years of age, and haG
 a wife and four children, the youngest nurs
 ing infant. The rites of the church were ad
 ministered to him by Father Sheehan of St
 Johns Catholic church.
 It is said that the murderer at the time O
 the shooting wore dark mixed pants, O
 checked dark coat, dark mixed straw hat
 and on his shirt was blue collar. He wa
 nineteen years of age, about five feet si.
 inches high and had a light moustache.