The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-19
TOUGH TOM KELLY DONE FOR.
HE SAYS IT VAS A SQUARE DEAL
HE MT THE DAGO FIRST.
The Fruit yendcr Whose Stock He was
P,,InefnR shot Isis, Through the body
Then m Crowd Chased tho italian,
n Is Ill,

The Fruit yender Whose Stock He was
P,,Inefrr shot Fir Through the hody
Then n Crowd Chased tho Itni'nn,
Shouting Lynch Him r'-Keiiy VIII Die.
Down Twenty-sixth street. east OF Third
avenue. at u o'clock yesterday morning, ran
an Italian with 500 men at his heels who
shouted "shoot him y Lynch him ~ rs they
gave chase. The fugitive was Angelo Lamar
ayini. tho youthful keeper of u fruit stand Mt
the northwest corner OF Third avenue and
Twenty-six street. He had shot one OF three
toughs who had raidcd his stand.
The man shot was Thomas Kelly, team
ster % years old. who resides at 105 East
Thirty first street ACCOMPANIED by two ac-
auaintances. James McSherry and Anthony
Kaminski. Kelly went to tho saloon on the
same corner rs the fruit stand to add an early
morning cocktail to the all-night drinks they
had been having. AS thoy came out Kelly.
who was in advance OF tho other two. said
something. presumably insulting. to the
Italian. who replied in kind Kelly In retalia-
ton proposed to make n raid on the stand.
Lets swine do dago's things" he said. and
strairhtway began grabbing what fruit was
within reach. his companions following his
example When Lnnzaravini demanded pay
ment and then tried to get back some of tho
stolen stuff. Kelly struck him a savage blow in
the face.
Being one against three. Lanzaravini
thought 1t was no use attempting to retalate
while he was unarmed. Ho ran to borrow q
revolver from Nicolo Urgi. who keeps the fruit
stand on tho diagonaly opposite corner.
urci's stand had been raided SO often that he
kent two rcvolvers handy
When Urgi saw his neighbours stand bcsct
and heard LanzaIaEEini,s appeal; no prodn ,
the weapon. Lanzaravni dashed across tho
street again and. pointing the pistol at his per-
m HeThn e tWo cd at ESa heS
Kelly iwho had turned to rum in the bnck and
nearly went through his booty.
After shooting Kelly. Lanzaravini threw
away the revolver aud ran down Twcnty-siXth
tho shooting had arnearcd To be without
proyoeati9n. and their shouts OF akiil TIE
cred an excited crowd. who Joined in the lur,,
suit. Every tenement added to the nu'pt.cr Of
we're hundreds in his wake, when he bolted
| into tho basement OF house In Second avenue.
near Twenty-sixth street: slamwins the door
ics%"n S Mecoy " arriS% IN me to Protect, as
| we're raised again when Mccoy appeared with
his prisoner. and the policeman had to use his
| long night stick vigorously to get his prisoner
The Italian denies shooting Kelly or having
had a pistol. but tho witnesses OF tho aifray
|
was picked up where he had thrown 1t. Littlr
| Emmanuel Jacobs a ncwshoy. living at 233
| East Twcnty-i!f street. knew. too where
Lanzaravini had got his weapon. He told the
police. and it was on his Information that UtGi
was subsequently arrested ms accessory to the
| shooting. He. as we'll as Lanz;.ravini. was
committed without bail in the iorkvlllc Police
| Court. McSherry and kaminski were detained
rs witnesses. in spite OF their declaring that
| they knew nothing OF the matter
Kelly was taken to Bellevue Hospital in hur.
| ~. His wound was pronounced mortal and u
priest was sent for tn hear his confession and
Q Coroner to take his ante morton statement
iooling- with the Italian. Their names Were
James McSherry and Tony kaminski. We were
| all nagging him. it's only fair Ilay to say. nnC
hit him in the jaw. The Italian then pulled
| out pistol and fired two shots at Tony. He
missed Tony and then fired ut me. striking me
| in the hack.
He signed this deposition with his name
| written in scrawling hand. after saying he
did not believe he was going to die.
l.anzaravni is but 20 years old. He lives n
$50 East Eleventh street. where country
| man OF bis threw vitriol on another a year o
SO ago. The scene OF the shooting was wher,
the murderer and suicide Carpenter knitet
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