Daily Republican., 1885-03-03
FOURTH EDITION,
A Woman Shot.
An ITALIAN ATTEMPTS TO KILL.
HIS WIFETHIS MORNING.

ldriver of one of the Front and Union
street cars was coming down Front
street on his second trip, he was accost-
cd by a small, barefoot, hatless boy,
who asked him where he could ind 3
police officer.
The driver asked him what was the
matter, and the boy replied that his
father had shot his mother.
The driver told him 70 get on the car,
land brought him to Front and Market
' streets, when he directed him TO the
police station. 1t was ascertained that
9 the boy was an Italian, and resided a.
!. No. 1929 Chestnut street, and repor
! ter OF the REPUBLICAN Immediate,
proceeded 10 the place, where he learn
cd the following facts relatives TO the
, shooting.
The family consisted Of the man, his
3wite and boy about 10 years OF age,
ut her son by former husband. There
:, was a Young man who boarded with
them, and he seemed TO be the only one
!, of the party who could speak or under
n stand any Eoslsh. He said the man
K name is Nicola lradia, and that he II
one OF the lahorers employed on the u
* r. Railroad.
According 10 this man, the coupl
have only lived in the hou-e shor
time, a1d ights between them were q
ltr.qu ut occurrence, This morning a
III the eoarder was passing into the yard
% he heard Nicola tell the hoy to &c
some coal, and shortly aiterwaTd
heard the shot aid the screams OF tn
.omap. This WAS followed by anotl
er, when the man attempted TO ente
III. room, and found the door fastened
IL was opened by Nicola and II
ooarder seeing that he sti
held the revolv in bis hand, retreate
TO the water closet, followed by a shl
'ar from Nicolas pistol.
In the meantime, the boy seeing h
mother lying bleeding on the floor, ra
out of the house screaming Tor he
when Nicola followed him IA short dl
tance aud fired two shots after hlr
The would he murderer then left O.
house, and although the entire count
for miles around was secured by I
police, they tailed to obtain any tidin
~. of him.
DR.. West was Immediately summo
oil and found that hut one shot b
taken effect, The bullet having enter
.,v. lust below the RI ,,ht shoulder. He pre-
cd tor some time, but was unable
lind II, and said that 1t would be bet,
e. to remove the woman To the alpshou
where she would have better attenti
than she could receive az her hon
" hen the reporter reached the house :
was lSiag on a ted that had been ma
= on the floor, in the room where
M shooting took place.
rect She was undt rstood tn say that
is ~ years OF age, and that her husbs
tried 10 shoot her last summer.
She objects TO icing taken to
lalms huuse, and her greatest anxi
IN seemed 10 be That the officers sho
''ei succeed in arresiing her husband.
brother Frank, who is employed al
Points was sent for, aud arrived al
10 30 o'clock, when al affecting sc
'ou took place. AS soon as he saw
lying wounded Oh the hoor he C
menced to cry, ard threw himself d.
- Alongside OF her, when she, betH
htt her sobs, related TO him the story
ire shooting aud begged him III
event OIL death 10 care for her
From the fact that all those
IN knew anything about the shooting
ct"r' unable to speak scarcely any Engl
= IT was almost impossible TO obtain
N Hun particulars. The house where
liza il.-mated couple resided bears the
IL Ipres, of poverty in every part. t
nv are four rooms, but there is not emf
p furniture in all of them TO make
dH comfortable.
Il The floors are all without CARPET,
K All old stove aud table with coupl
ny y lchairs constitute the entire 1urnitu
the two lower rooms, and the Vi per
NJ are not any better.
\ nj Hat the police force were on
Nv search for the man, but up to o.
SVL he had II L been captured.