The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-21
IN THE BEND.
A young italian Shot Down In
Mulberry Street.
THE BULLET WHICH KILLED HIM
Was Probably Intended for Another.
The Victim nn lnofrensiyc Boot
black and Merely an onloOlcr at
the Fight.

New York, Aug. 20.-There was a
crash Of breaking glass, then single
pistol shot. Startled passersby and the
policeman turned to see Michael Del
GATH lying prone on the sidewalk. An
ambulance took him to Chambers street
hospital, where he died two hours later.
The police gathered in" as many Of the
bystanders MS possible, and are holding
them in the hope that some chance may
develop who fired the shot
This is the history of a tragedy enact
ed in front of No. 90 Mulberry street
shortly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Delcatti, the victim, was boot
black, seventeen years old. Among
those taken in custody were Thomas
Busacci, who keeps all ,lll-night restaur.
ant ut No. 63 Mulberry street; Michael
and Rocco Mayo, brothers, OF No. 5S
Mulberry street; Florence Mayo, Rocco's
wife, and Max Merdensky, Russian
beddler, living at No. 50 Bayard street.
At the time otthe shooting several men
were sitting in front OF Busacci's restaur-
ant. The Mayos were sitting opposite
in front OF No. IS, where their tather
keeps saloon. The latter is well to do,
and owns the building. Rocco tends bar
for him. Michael doesn't do anything
He lives in the rear.
Policeman James I. Downing was on
Mulberry street when he heard u pistol
shot. Running up he found Delgatti
PROSTATE on the sidewalk with crowd
around him. He summoned an am
bulance and tho wounded man was. re-
moved to the Chambers Street Hospital.
The surgeons found that he was NOR
tally wounded, and telegraphed for the
coroner to take his ante-morten state
ment.
Besides those named six others were
arrested as witnesses. Michael Mayo
was arrested last. 1t is believed he
fired the shot. Right after; the shoot
ing he ran upstairs TO the rear of No.
5S, went up on.the roof and crossed over
to the root of No. 50 and descended
through the scuttle into the street.
Officer Downing chased him over the
roof, but he got away. Half an hour
later he was caught in the street. When
all the prisoners and witnesses were
brought to the Elizabeth street station
Acting Captain Langan examined them
as to the trouble which led to the muir
der 1t came out that the shot was not
intended for Delgatti.
The Mayo boys had trouble during
the nightwith Busaccs. Whether this
had anything to do with the shooting is
not known. 1t appears that Delgatti
came along and stopped in front of tho
restaurant. Some one on the other
side threw piece OF watermelon at
him. ltstruck man named Genala.
The latter picked up stone to throw
back. At the same time some one
hurled two soda water bottles across the
street and they smashed two windows
in Mayo's saloon. One of the Mayos
was seen with an ax, and suddenly
shot rang out. Delgatti pitched forward
and fell in tho street.
Lille Watson, one OF the witnesses,
charged Busacci, the restaurant keeper,
with having fired the shot. SheLsays
she saw the revolver in his hand. AT
the hospital, however, Delgatti, when
confronted with Busacci, said he was
not the man, and that Michael Mayo
made all the fight" n is said that the
shot was intended for Genala, and was
fired by John Padolse Of No. IS Mulber-
ry street. Tho inquest will be held to-
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