New-York tribune., 1891-05-23
yoL.LI..... .N0'l6, 900.
LITTLE ITALY AROUSED.
.,,r MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED.
,rur CROWDS IN THE STREET CURSED THE MAN
THAT DID THE SHOOTING BUT WOULD
NOT AID THE POLICE.

One of the frequent shooting ARRAYS which lend
variety 10 Italian life in this city occurred lost
nioht in the heart of that part of Harlem known
as Little Italy" One may was killed and another
lies In the Harlem Hospital. wounded unto death.
The shooting occurred shortly after O'CLOCK
IN the heart of the Italian colony which runs from
ne-hundred- -and-fourth-st TO One e-hundred-and-
twenty ffth-st., and fr2m First-ave to Ihlro-aVe'
In the rear yard of the liquor shop at NO 4o'
East One-hundred and d.twelfth-st., kept by Ahuoho
Verderosa. crowd Of Italians were engaged IN
game of bowls Among them were Antonio rem
ington. who lives with his father. Nicholas, and
his brother John. at No. 40s East Onehundred-
and thirteenth-st Giuseppe Congro, shoe
black. twenty-nine years DID, who lives at NO.
2Is3 First-ave was another Of the players.
Antonio Remington was appointed umpire OF the
game Presently Congro turned to Remington and
said
Where do come in for the drinks p
"You will get your share if you watt replied
Remington.
"No. | mean to have them now' said Congro
with a bullying air Then the pair began to hurl
enitbcts at each other and Remington struck
Co H,o in the face. lie then ran into the house
the back yard of which adjoins that OF the
liquor-shop. Striding into his room he put on MS
hat and coat and started out. His wife and
brother, John Remington, who had heard the dls-
turbance. tried TO stop him, but Antonio rusheo
out of the front door. followed by john The Two
went int, Frst-ave and then to the corner of One
hundred-and twelfth-st. In the meantime Congro
had run through the liQuor-store out into one
hundred-and- -twefth-st. Drawing huge revolver
from his pocket he cried All keep back. I'm
going To shoot
At that iuncturc the two RemngtOns reached the
corner of the street. and in the same moment
Alheriao Arnone their hrother-in-law, who had
taken no part in the quarrel crossed the road from
the opposite side With his revolver fourished
in the air. Congro rushed on until he was within
a few feet of the Remingtons then, taking de-
hberate aim at Antonio, he fred but the bullet
missed it's mark There was a second shot, and
John Remington fell to the ground, bleeding from
a wound in the left breast. Then catching
sight Of Arnone, Congro levelled his re-
yolver for the third time and fired.
Arnope screamed, wheeled round and dropped dead
with bullet through his brain. Congro turned
hnd ran of into Third-ave.
By this time the whole street was in an uproar.
Thousands of Italians hurried TO the spot where
Arnone lay They geSticulated wildly, cu1sing
and yelling for the blood of Congro On the
appearance of she police, however, the old clannlsh
instinct was aroused, and they suddenly became
densely ignorant of all that had taken place 1t
was only with the greatest difficulty that Captain
westervelt and the reporters were able to CLEAN
the facts of the affair. Arnones body was carried
10 the Harlem morgue At the Harlem Hospital
last night it was said that John Remington would
die Arnone, who laborer, had not long
been married. The Reningtons have been In this
country seventeen years. Remington is not be
leved to be their real name, but for some reason
they adopted it Immediately on their arrival in
this country and have been known by it ever since
John worked plumber, and Antonio was
small labor contractor Their father, Nicholas,
oort of the family by doing any work he could
get 49,
captured.