The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-08
FOUGHT ABOUT A GIRL.
nIooDY CUTTING hFFRAr ON
brook lpENUE LAST NIGHT
rour Angry Italians Draw Knives ana
One of Them Fires Pistol atA
Very Pretty Woman.

THE hangs OF despised love caused con-
siderable blood TO be spilled last night at
No. $50 Brook avenue. Tables, chairs
push carts. candy bowls. in fact, all OF
the furniture, was painted crimson nue.
and the sons Of Italy who had wrested
with each other on the sanguinary heid
were a sorry looking lot when / arrived
The cries OF murder OF frightened
female attracted policemen and pedes-
TRANS about o'clock to the scene anu
the presence of the city ambulance a lie"
moments later was the magnet for hun
dreds of people-white and colored-to as
semble in front OF the house -,
nushed my way through the noIey
.,ovd that reeked with the fumes OF the
tobacco factory and guano mill, ana iounu
che door OF the shop locked. a hhoch
brought Sergeant Epps TO the entrance
and he peeped out as CAUTIOUSLY do a.
inner guard at a secret organization Ilis
recognition Of me as newsgdtneItI 49,
as the sesame and / soon found n'ysei
n,a,kin0 the sticky floor. Every step one
,,.o,,1d take reminded one Of last CHRIST
mas candy-puliing. -.
In one corner stood an empty push cart
that in its days has been presided Over
by a son of Italy at some corner vi "
busy thoroughfare. In another corner OH
an empty lemon box was seated an
italian. whose face, neck and hands WeIe
covered with blood He was complaceh.l9
srootfno a cigarette and awaiting the
.1h,,st.tar,g attends nee. In the rear OF
the vooyo was seated another or ltaly
cons who was being sewed up by III
Iosenh TAYLOR. of the ambulance corps
1.ha italian was at one time sldeWalh
merchant opposite the postofice, ana lot
a winter kicked his heels in 'front.' oi ',o
circuit court entrance. and solu MS al
rnond dotted candy TO the sweet-toolheu
pedestrian. ,,.o, e,one
His pIacidity Of cOuntenance was goie'
but he manfully submitted to Dr' ray
lor's manipuatiOns, as the physiCia"
sewed together his upper lip anu the
Ieft side OF his face. Blood, OF course
flowed freely.
There was another Italian who had been
dressed bv the doctor. He had been
STABBED In the back and cut on the right
side Of the face. so
A fourth Italian, also wounded made
his escape. .o,u
The three wounded men gave their
names as John Giblon, Peter Johnson
and George Johnson. Giblon, with anoth-
or Italian. lived at No. $780, while the
Johnsons ran shop at Jefferson ana
Broad streets.
lille MAY Whiuock, a disreputable
character, was the sweetheart OF Peter
Johnson. John Giblon was in love with
her. The four, with the girl, was IN the
shop. Peter wanted Lille to go out TO
walk with him She refused, for she
wanted to receive the caresses of John.
81 won't stir a step" said Mary on
better not" said John, or words to that
erect commenced the trouble, and be-
fore the woman knew what was taking
place. knives were drawn, and a scene
OF Mafan description was being enacted.
Some one fired a pistol at the woman
and she fled, yelling murder at the TOP
OF her lungs. She is a very pretty "o-
man and intelligent, and came 10 hlch-
mond about two years ago as souDrettc'
The story she told me had TOO many
facts in II. / listened for half an hour
while she nervousiy related the tale ana
knew as much as before she commenced
The three Italians and the woman were
locked in the Second station.