New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-07
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afternoon, q cr0"d ~ Italians were playing baii.
There were number ~ spectators ot the game.
The hard ball IA use struck one 0i the bystandrrs
on the leg tie rubbed hla hurt limb ana declared
that lac would kill the man who strack him II he
did It again Presently lac was struck again, ana
the result was that the yard immediately the
scene OF general light. When the combaants
separated Francisco Causoni, iNco.i Camille aud
NIco Damsi lay stretched upon the ground.
Three hours sfterward entered the police
station in One-hundrcd- aud-twenty- y-sxth-st, and
informed the police of the fight. Sergeant Tuck
dispatched Officer Kuhn Immediately to the heuse.
When Kuhn reached the place Cansoni had been
lald upon n rude wooden bed in a room the first
floor while the other wounded men were slowed
away IN Dunks on the second floor. Dr. +. W.
O'Brien. oi No. 23i West One-hundred-and-
twefth-st. was summoned. The wounded Italians
refused to 20 to hospital and their wounds were
dressed hy Or. O'Bren. Cansoni had two stab
wounds in the back, Of which touched the
spine Dansi had been stabbed once in the breast
and once in the back-the latter wound reaching
the left lung that air slipped and ont through
the cut Camillo was stahhel in the back under
the right shoulder blade, and had Ohg deep cut in
his neck. Dr. O'BrieD pronounced a.! the wounds
dangerous and watched by tn hcdsides of his pa
tients until nearly morning. Policeman Kuhn went
back to the station and made III, rel rt and went to
bed. Father Conner came during the night and
! administered extreme JUNCTION to ne injured men,
/ When daylight came llr. Ol|rler went home.
When IRIBt NJ reporter 81 ted the tenement
/ house at I D. m. yesterday hc found swaIms OF
/ Italians around the building. some were coming
! and some were going. Lying on his hard wooden
bed, IN the rOom drerscd IN his coarse every
/ day garments. and with his heavy hobuaIed shoes
! still on. lay Caus0ui stone dcad. cTucihN ana
rosary were claspcd to his breast Ten candles were
! burning around MS bed His open mouth was con
! cealrd by a bouquet OF grTnlums ana ho&-elder
leaves. The room was filled with ltalianS ana TWO
/ little boys. the children of the dead man, stood
weeping by his body. There was no policeman ylsl-
/ bic anywhere.
/ When was q policeman here - asked inc re-
Not since last night" replied one of the Italians
CansOn had becu dead three hours When the re-
| PORTER saw him. Gorgini the eldest 9i me Wuf-
deicd mans SONS who spoke good English. told the
reporter that Camille. who had killed his iather
! had run away. Investigation showed that as soon
as Camille heard of the death of Cansoui he quietly
rose from his bod, dressed himself and t"d. No
| policeman was iu sight 70 stop him, and although
! 10 was I'm the middle of the DAY, escape was easy.
/ Ihc Italians did not hinder h,nl.
The reporter went 10 th" police station ana as
toushed the sergeant with The niprinatiou ihht one
n th, injured Italians had hccu drad our hours ana
I that the one presumed to be- hi- murderer had
| oynn don't say so" cNrlaimrl tho sergeant
| Why wc have had our two detectives. smith aud
Thompson. the ease working hard cyor since the
| nnur We did not think = worth wh' I" put %
policeman there because you can never learn any
hing from tucm Italians Never mind We " III
find that fellow again
lt- been known nll tho afternoon Tor hFe
blocks around that place said citizen 20 the re-
porter. " that ono of those Italians was dead. !
don't see how the police could have helped near
ing IT,
Causonl. the murdered rag-pickcr was about
thirtv-hve years old. lis wife Is In Italy with
two childicn. He had been IN thus country only a
short time with his two boys. and had not saved
lDN money. lie viii probably be buried IN the
Porter's held Or O'Brien said last night that
Danis's death might be expected at any time.