Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-22
CARVED WITH A CLEAvER
An Italian Saloon Keeper AS
sails a Detective.
THE EOFPICER WILL PROBABLY DIE

He Had Gone Into Butcher shop 10
oseil Disturbance When lie Was
struck Down-omcers Fired Upon by
an Unknown italian.
NEW York, Dec 22.-In the effort 10
stop fight which was in progress between
number Of Italians soon isfter 10 o'clock
last night in the butchers shop in the
basement of No 255 Elizabeth street De.
tectivo John Foley, Of Inspector Brynes'
squad, was probably mortally wounded.
The detective was on his way to his home
at No 28a Mulberry street. When passing
the dingy butchers shop Foley heard a
scrlmmage going on inside. Upon enter
ing he found several men battling with
each other.
He had scarcely crossed the threshold,
when, he says, n burly Italian saloon
Keeper named Antonio Besselono struck
him on the forehead with a heavy meat
chopper
Driven Into the Skull.
The blade Of the heavy cleaver was driven
through the detectives frontal bone, and
the surgeon who examined Foley declared
the wound to be fatal
When the detective was struck the light
IN the basement was turned out and the
Italians scampered out OF the place, Foley,
although blinded by the blood which was
uowing from the terrible cash in his head
pursued his assailant into the street and
into Besselono's saloon in the adjoining
building, No. 253 Elizabeth street, where
he was afterward captured
Policemen Whispell and White. Of the
Mulberry street station, happened to be in
the neighborhood, and when they learned
that Foley had been assaulted, ran to his
assistance. The detective was conscious
and told who his assailant was
Bombarded the omoers.
White aud Whispell at once began a
search for the murderous saloon keeper,
and while they were hunting in the yard
for Besselono an unknown Italian opened
fire upon them from tho window OF a rear
house
They returned the shots, aud during the
fusillade young man named John Clark.
Of No. 257 Elizabeth street, who was help.
Ing the police In the hunt was shot ia the
left thigh. His injury is not serious
Il was several minutes before Foley's
assailant was located Besselono, with his
brother, Arsenic, was hiding behind the
bar In his saloon. The brothers resisted
the police, but finally they were over
powered and arrested.
Identified by the Victim.
Foley positively identified Antoine Besse-
lono as the man who had fractured bis
skull with the meat chopper after which
he was removed TO ST. Nincents hospital.
Foley Is a married man and the father
Of two children, In his early life he was
a United States sailor, and on July %,
1852, he was made a policeman. He has
served nearly all the time Ia the Four
teenth ward, and his record is iirst class.
Two weeks ago the police board pro-
NOTED him 70 be a detective and put him
on the central Office squad.
At a late hour the surgeons at the hos.
pital said that the detective would not live
Another MurderOus italian.
Domenico Albni, nged ~, an Italian, Of
No ll3 Mulberry street, went TO sleep on
the platform Of the City Hall elevated sta
tion last night When the guard James
Il. Brennan, attempted 10 arouse him the
Italian drew a stiletto and made a slash at
Brennan. but missed him. With the aid
Of Policeman Allen, OF the Oak street sta
tion, Albni was marched off to prison lie
evidently got rid Of his weapon on the
way to the station, for when he was
searched it could not be found.