The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-11
TOLD BY TOUGH THE ALLEN.
THE FUN he MAD WITH CHINEE WHO
STUCK an ICE PICK INTO HIM.
Also the killing or Mr.. Maiioy and the
Hitting OF of Mr. Casey's Nore-Pistois
and Politics. Gambling. Bounty jump.
Ing, and Dive Keeping, with q Pull.


John Carrnra the tough little Eighth ward
italian sport and gambler who nearly killed
Tho Allan in Louis Franchi's saloon. at 81
South Fifth avenue, on the night OF July 10.
with IN ice pick. wns put on trial Yesterday in
the General Sess Ions before Recorder Smyth
for assault with intent to kill. Tho spectators
benches were filed with bullet-headed and
big.shoulderel men. They evidently regard.
ed Carrara rs 4 hero.
Carrara is short aud stocky. and his broad.
yellow face. with high cheek bones his
little LACK eyes, and his long. thin. dropping
black moustachs make him look more like
Chinanlan than an Italian. Hence his nick
name. tho Chinee." Ills vito. q rosy-cheeked.
blond young Gsi man. sat with him with
child at her knee
Allen. who has been rustlcating at Bayport.
sat noar the enclosure Tor witnesses. lie
looked utterly unlike tho spick AMI epnn
dandy OF u few months ago. he wore a rough.
tan-coored suit. q nGgiige shirt. and strong.
rustic looking shoes, covered with dust. His
face was Drowned. and he looked hearty. But
he will mover be as slightly as he was before no
had his run-in with Carrara. In that unplsas-
antness about half an inch was bitten on he
end OF his nose and though Il has grown on
again. the scar is not pretty.
Assistant District Attorney Staper repre-
eented the people. md Lawyers Levy. House.
and Friend defended Carrara DR.. DonIn
testified thatn he is Tho Aliens fam
lily physician. He was summoned to
Louis Franchi's saloon to attend Allen
shortly after midnight on July 10.
He found Allen seated in the small Office In the
saloon. where the game OF poker that was the
occasion OF the fGht between Alien and Car
rara was played. Carrars lay. apparently IN
There was blood upon hls head Dr.. DOnlin
found that Allen had three lacsrated. puno.
mi die Of the back. extending to tho snine
There was Also laceration OF the point OF the
riei. because Allen was hardly conscious and
the punetured wound In the sbd.m en- d 3hs
Mr.. Stapler showed Dr.. DonLn an leo pick:
shaped like q meat skewer. with akn.b Of
10 produce the wound; that vera found upon
A; Then Tho Alien took the stand. He settled
himself comt"rtebly IN tie witness chair; and
In his outer coat pork-;. lie was accust om.d.
he testified. to spend most OF his time Ia tho
SSe YORK lie sat down in Tie oiIoe" Of the
saloon 10 game Of stud-norse pokor. two
M Il III took II III. psee on Of "n Mh
had dropped out. There were four other men
playing with him-Mchiney. COOK. Mullen.
II o'clock and looked on At the game for several
Shortly Shortly sf,erwsrd. sat down. pull He'd out some
money, and ssil that he would M i;'. to buy
oo fSeec S SH so can't play 20
s9msThsTs else and play YoH can't play ni. here
s Sae S1 sSu na1i You
ss n: n *; cbsss ss
nessg and siosd w. Tssa 10 s.Id sS %s
Al! q US Laughed. !hoHsht i was iunny.,
recollec,ion. Then he went on;
-" At about quarter past u Chinee game
| iced. casually. that he had his. coat hntton.d
nn II was sst'in n lave and tod the boys
which was about half smoked. and pulled out
my match box; took 2ns match uh. scratched
and said. 'Chinee you've. insnIted me twice
d dos R1hsn me ssstlsd oi course
m nna ss w VI tho fn. rua
into my back ard ! heard MCKINLEY sh h,.i;
my n9H Hes VIA q. wheh Chine. was striking. but
couldn't hit it.. 1t seemed 10 be paralzsd from
back T "na chile. M. sSs
lie tried to lump on and te kick me-; and put
an an tee'eice and not En e that b: bsd Wien h.
o %y bs nj tho skin sH and sswsd on as
you sec i now, gentlemen OF tho jpry; Some
dIazed md weak: f S.i I can't remember any:
'' Then Mr.. Stanler asked Allen II he ,rem.m-
bered anything that Carrara had said when
'fsn:a IN sas oP PGs one replied A.n
land that was that he said that no took the
cE svsy S% %s TS lid Is
And again Allen laughed out loud; .v
tore a Rspp blcsn conyen.ion: IL faction rne:
would be spice IN the cross sxamInation. Mr..
Hou,e began mildly merely gsttdipg Allen to
hss Hsa M had Jn 49, Il. him
casually twice before - once when Csrrara
to rSs M s ssEd sS;
day in no fsSnesis saloon i. had 10 pseunsrs
hS sslt sossd aissr Il
out He sDert 8 also ES,d deal o. time In tho
"Whst sort Of a place is that BASEMENT"
everyday oas y pool I Ioo"@ pr snA' ~ 40 ''
r sc%; s Rs1 ssm m,ssd 'a s e.; .... Of tn.
sn IL h .n.d 5o bis
Alien was q cloak for him the roal proprietor.
He advanced some m nsy to hi, brother. Ne
spent good deal OF tune there to protect his
Protect him from what" demanded Mr..
FROM everybody" answered Allen OK
from verybody--from tbs polios. too"
Rsssidsa smyh ss1r aHsf 1o A.n that h.
must curb his temper or subject himself to
punishment Allen promised to hshaye hut
Recorder had 10 APP y the curb sharply several
times. When he was ,luieted down Allen
denisd that lie had said tnat he pI detected his
bro her from tho police. ii no hal said 80 In
say that til ough his large experience. he
could guide his BROTHER m the nHt,
had another lit Of laughter. and Mr.. House
said:
no occasion for laughter. Isn't 1t q serious
No. SIR: il isn't" answered Allen. 1T was
serious when thought was going to de- but
that's all past and gone now"
Mr. House stir ed up u Orm In moment by