The sun., 1890-05-12
RAZOR AGAINST LONG KNIFE
BAD-A MEN STIB AND SLASH EACR
OTHIR ~ 4 MIDNIGHT DUEL

| We're They Mnn-t- t-Thc Knife wins. ana
! francesca iMichrlo u Head Man-Not
- Word Would He say to IncuIpRte the
Man whose Face lie SIashcd Open.
An Italian, dripping blood from numbeE
| OF wounds, encountered Policeman John Gals
! laghcr in front Of y. II. Swc2cy 4 Cot nouR
/ store al Roosevelt and South streets after mid-
/ night ycstcr lay morning. Falling forward
/ upon the breast of the policeman. and clutchnR
with ono hand ut his shield, he cried OUT
| Italian man cut-a mo. Bad-a man" and
! fell exhausted uuon the sidewalk.
! Gallagher started in pursuit OF the bad man
and came up with him in James street. This
bad mans face had boon hacked beyond rccog-
milton. one slash of the knife had laid the left
check bare. folding 1t over uron the left ear.
Tho two Italians were taken to the Oak street
police station. Sergeant Ryan asked them
whnt thoy had been fighting about Shoulder
shrugs were all tho reply he got. Carrcra
locharao, a banana pcddier, was brought in as
Interpreter. Aiter n word or two he told Ser-
Ccaut Ryan that the men did not speak tho
dialect he did.
suppose they're dagoes. amt they p' tho
Sergeant remarked, incrcdulously. Another
Italian interpreter was fetched and still an-
other, until altogether seven had been suns
Ihe pair could not be learned from themselves.
italian who had sought oQt Policeman qai-
laEher wa. Francesca MiehelHo, of 43, Oliver
Orchard street There was some question
as TO the wisdom of putting both men
arm in Maniscalo's and they went In together
amicaby enough. The surgeons at Chambers
Michele wonid die, and notice to that elIecs
was sent TO Coroner Levy. Accompanied by
T2 cS at M SsHo4 H 4HaSSs tSSa
had sald word in the hospital.
who eyy tpd S Of the tTS ItslSns
the doctors thought he wouddie. Michele did
not seem to care. First, one Italian tired him-
SOIL out and thcn the other. trying to get some
account OF what the slGshing was all about
They tried ,Maniscalo, too, but it appeared as
Coroner LsVy @ went home MtcheIo died dpoS6 at S:46
L. " without EXPLAINING ANYTHING.
keers an Italian tobacco store, at g. James
street, several Italians hal said that Michele
in The egar store, and kent using their knives
nntl! 1ial tn they got around into Roosevelt street.
R1nIco IA d Is an elderly Italian and speaks Ing
,,st BON SaniscaI9 and Michele were in here
together, for biscuits. Soc here land Damico
produced two hard bIscuits. Thoy were play-
Gf GSSoeE S5 sS9 fhsR 42n told s
TO- tSo,t pqt noro 1t away away for him They had
had fought around the corner. and that MRn-
wGy rh hsSr de n0s
say that the men were members OF the Malta
Society. hnt that cannot be So It may appear
as Maniscalo aud Michele have done for a per-
sona aIront. but you must remember that they
are Italians. Italians with knives in their
hands mover know when to stop. I am sur
prs"d al the silence Of the two mon. but they
are not very well informed, and think. may be,
that II they do not give Information to the
nuthorities they may both escape punish-
ment."
The two men are Slcians. Maniscalco is o
neddler. Michelo was known as White at 48
he police believe that he belonged with his
murderer to secret organization. which
among other things has been circulating coun-
version OF the fracas is that Michele was play-
Ing cards IN llanico's with somebody else. and
That Maniscalc9 came in; and, after watching
the game II while. called Michele a spy. 10
winch Michele paid no attention Presently
Mnnlscalro lett the place. and ten minutes
later Michele. having finished his game. baIo
two men were next seen at the foot Of Roosevelt
street, on the river front, at which p pIace the
StabbinG was done; The watchman OF the Clyde
the street. On opening the door Of the pier
he saw two men lying on the cartrack. AL
rose. ana with a handkercnief held to his face.
made OF through Front street The other
managed with dillcuity to get up. and. hold:
away and met Policeman Gallagher. The
police have as yet found no eyewitnesses to
the stabulnE.
done were found carly yesterday morning in
Roosevelt street 1t is supposed that Michele
used a broken razor. 1t was found In his hat.
laaGher. The broken part was covered with
blood. Maniscalo used n knife. with blade
nine Inches long. sharpened to a point,
say, five inches into Micheos body There aro
five such wounds in a curve upward to the left
nipple.