The sun., 1890-07-25
GoRINI q co. ARE INVISIBLE
had Italians or Imitation Italians Doing n
Lively Business ut swindling.

had Itniinns Imitation Italians Doing n
Lively Business ut SwIndling.
A good many inquiries we're made yesterday
at 1l6 Pearl street for Gorini & Co.. and at 40
Broad street for Edward II. Calcagui. but
nothing moro than don't know 'em " resulted
1t was to Gorini & Co. that various San Fran
cisco wine merchants sent goods. getting
nothing in return. That fact was published in
yesterdays SUN. With 1t was the statement
that Calcagui had compacently guaranteed the
responsibility Of Gorini Il Co.
That these people or others like them, had
been engaged In business under the style OF
West Light Company" and ~. b. Pastore &
Co." was known In the trade. but It was inn
possible to fix upon either Gorini or CalcsRui
individually. 1t was also stated that these
people had done business under the style Of s.
Mennecci d Co.. but neither that firm nor West
Light nor Pastore & Co. could be found In any
directory. and no one knew where they had
kept shop. Possibly they were the people who
had an office few months ago in the Army
secure credit from liquor denlers That con-
cern was stumpeG by the Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation, and gave up business after brief
career.
At ll6 Pearl street there is a door to q back
room up one flight on which the words "Gorini
Co.. appear. The door is locked. On the
same floor is another business concern, the
chief OF which, said yesterday that somebody
that since that time 1t had been rarely opened.
Once Once In while early i9 the morning, some
alter vent ont. Lately there have been many
inquiries In the building for Mr.. Gorin
SO at 40 Broad street, only worse There was
vouohed for Gorni. No such man ever had an
Office there and the. haberdashers on the
ground floor arc getting thoroughly tired Of
against CalraGui and his liquor buying friends.
;, Charles Barsotti, was mentioned In the Fan
fhnCn
mysterious people. Carlo Barsotti is tho pro-
prietor OF II EroGresso Haio- An,ericdno. a daily
east side tenement houses. Mr Barsotti was was
c9nssidserably &C ,s disturbed yesterday on account
The iact is that in my canacity rs proprietor
possible to fight the gang OF vicious Italians
body Since early in 1883 Il iIoprssso S s.'t the
pI paper own: repeatedly attacked the gang Of
be real Italians. but doubt it. They have
swiudled Rrocers on importations OF cheese,
chianti' beer. Italian wines, and even mac.
carnni. The matter was taken up most
seriously by me italian Chamber Of Commerce.
and y was M resolved to DO everything possibl9t to
cause OF my attacks one Pittoreggi sued me
and Banker Chevalier 5, Cantoni for libel. lay
The suit Was won by cl our side and the C com. M
see Cantopi and were the committee for the
have been n persistent enemy OF the Italian
ehonld be mentioned In the dispatches from
California as their agent i never have
In any way except through the editorial col
umns Of my paper. wherein they have been
unremittin2y denounced"
Mr.. Barsott said that the firm name Men
necci & Co." was undoubtedly fictitious The
man CalcaRui. who was mentioned In the de-
spatch, Is supposed by him to be one
CalsaG who is employed at present by
downtown wine house. CalcnGui called
MT the offices OF all the Italian
papers yesterday and left with each letter
for publication. the substance Of which was
that he had had nothing whatever to do with
guaranteed their responsibility. and was. 10
short, hard working clerk at $25 a week and
effected.