New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-17
SAVED FROM BEING LYNCHED
CITIZENS OF RYE FORM A BODY GUARD.
BLooDSuED. PISTOL SHOTS AND RIOT IN CAMP
OF ITALIAN LAB0RERS.

BLooDSDED. PISTOL SHOTS AND RIOT IN CAMP
OF ITALIAN LA3oRERs
The village of Harrison, on the New-York, New
Haven and Hartford Railway, was on Sunday nlght
the sccLe of desperate affray which may pos
sby result in the death Of one or moro OF the
persons concerned in it, For some time there have
been in the neighborhood Harrison, West Chester
and Rye large gangs of Italians, employed rs
laborcrs on the roads. At night they gather IN
their shanties along the sides of the roads, wherc
they form themselves into little colonies vi
late a good deal of rivalry and ill-fcelins has
sprung up between the different gangs, ana con-
siderable disturbance has been the result
On Sunday evening, July g. Gaetano Gamar-
aelli who keeps liquor store at Westchester.
swaggered into the Harrison encampment and
threatened to let daylight" into any man who
dared to come within six feet Of him. Louis Con
VENT, proprietor of one of the shanties," APP
preached Gamardeli who attempted to draw his
revolver but. being seized from behind, was dis
armed and driven away, leaving his hat. stick
and pistol behind. On last Sunday night, between
IL and H. he again appeared at the camp, this
time accompanied by Napoleon Emgalias Cabello
Samardeli asked q man named Lorenzo Verltto
where Convent was, and, receiving no satlsfac-
tory reply, drew q sX-chambered revolver ana
fred at Veritto, inficting wound in the eye
-s cLuBBED WITH SHOT GUN.
Gamardell and Ems then walked on until they
met Angelo Glcss, of whom they inquired about
Convent. Gleiss being unable 10 afford the re-
quired information, Ems dubbed HIM over the
head with the butt end of a shotgun he carried in
carried IN his hand fraoturng the skull Gamar-
delli then went to the shanty occupied by Con-
venti. and having learned that Convent was
asleep went TO the door of the latters bunk ana
called upon him to surrender Receiving no
reply he csmSered up over o ne bs res of those
N the shanty and fired his revolver at lhe sleeper
ihe ballet crashing into the WOODWORK an men len
ioor, and Gamardelli, holding u pistol to his
acad demanded $40 as the PRICE OF his nc; Inc ne
money was paid over and Hamardeiil anu a nnS
then fed firing one or two farewell shots among
thc confused and only haf-awakened crowd.
Police Constable Samuel Graham, Of Rye; at s
hafpast Yesterday mornng was c bin hat Ia
added that Gamardeli and Ems had last been
Gen. scurrying oil IN the direction OF Rye ura .hn
went across TO the station and there learned that
the Italians had gone ON to Mamaroneck lie
reached Mamaronec just as train Win no ' n1
culprits on board was moving of. Sprlnging on
board, Graham handed pistol to the brakeman man
md directed him TO fire at the Italians ian IL sSs
offered any resistance. lie handcuHed MS prsVclo
and took them to Justice Downing's ofhcc at hye'
A CROWD OF woULDBE LYNCHERs.
Tn the meantime news Of the arrest reacheo tue
Harrison CAMP and body of Italians numbering
obout three hundred, armed with guns reviewers
md knives marched TO Justice Downlnss once
where they yelled and shouted for the surrender Oh
the dcspcrados, that they might lynch them EMS
erjnned at and tainted the crowd but Uamaroeii,
was completely cowed With ashen lace anu
trembling lins he fell on his knees and bcsonght
#. bie cantors 10 remove him 10 a place OF safety
Justice Henderson, of POrtchcster, who now ar
= rived, dispatched messenger for rclniorceen ny
? of Dolce from his district, but meanwhile some OF
No citizens of Rye armed themselves with pistols
and formed bodyguard for GamardellI and Inns
who were taken off in wagon to White rla a,nS
Prison. Graham repeatedly charged the crowd
and contriyed TO keep them at bay. Gleiss Is IN
dangerous condition, but Verctto's injury is slight
;amarlclh and Ems, who decline to say anything
in reply to the charge, will be brought up lor ca
animation tomorrow.