The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-05
TERRIBLY SLASHED.
Mrs. Rosie Campagna Wounded
by Antonio LalIa.
Her Husband Had Incurred the Hatred Of the
Assailant, Who Boasted of Being a
Member of the Malta.

Mrs. Rosie CamDagna, wife of Second
street fruit-dealer, was assaulted in a most
shocking manner and seriously wounded,
yesterday afternoon, by Antonio Lalla.
The weapon welded was a razor and the
victims gaping wounds were dressed at the
Receiving Hospital
The brutal assault seems to have grown
out OF quarrel that occurred on Saturday
between L. Campagna of 12l Second street
and Domencino PARENT, who keeps store
on the same street near Howard. They
quarre'ed in stable on Jessie street in
winch they kept their horses and wagons.
Words led to blows, and when PARENT
hourished butcher-knife he was knocked
down by piece of chain in the hands Of
Campagna. Both were arreSled-Cam-
pagna for battery and PARENT for an
assault with a deadly weapOn-but the
charges were dismissed in the Police Court
yesterday morning.
HER LIFE THREATENED.
Mrs. Campagna heard that her life had
been threatened and became anxious at l
o'clock yesterday afternoon because her
husband had not returned 10 thestOr Then
she crossed over to small fruit-stOre on
the opposite side Of the street, where she
met Lalla, a brother-in-law OF PARENT, who
was probably lying in wait for Campngna.
As soon as she entered the place LalIa
swore furiously and called her many vile
names.
She said nothing. but was turning to leave
the placeaWhen Lalla seized her and threw
her upon the floor. He put his knee upon
her breast and opened a razor, which he
drew from his coat pocket. While she
screamed and struggled he slashed her
lace with the keen-edged instrument In
her agony she seized the blade In her hand,
but it slipped through her fingers
Neighbors ran to the rescue Of the I'M
fortunate woman. Blood was streaming
from wounds in the left side Of her cheek
and neck. W. Gage, an employe at the Pa
clhc Mail Steamship Company, was passing
at the time. He took the woman in his
buggy and drove rapidly to the Receiving
Hospital There an examination showed
that her wounds were very serious, but not
OF fatal nature.
DIsFIGCRED FOR LIFE.
On the left side Of the neck were three
deep gashes. extending from ths back
around under the chin There was also a
deep cut IN the left cheek and several across
the right side OF the face. From the top of
the head down behind the right ear was
deep wound that penetrated almost to the
skull The fingers of her right hand were
terribly cut by her having grasped the
razor.
After her wounds were dressed she was
removed TO her home Her assailaut was
arrested and locked up at the Southern sta
ton on a charge Of assault with intent to
commit murder. He was removed to the
City Prison, where he became very sulen
and refused to talk TO any one. When his
wife arrived and wept bitterly, he laughed
in her face.
Lalla came to this city from New Orleans
soon after the murder of Chief Of Police
Hennessey BY the Malta Society He is a
S7cllian, ana he often boasted TO CampRgna
that he was 4 member Of the dreaded Nj AHA,
and that he had to leave New Orleans on
account Of having killed man there.
The police have no record of him, and no
information that he is wanted for murder
or that he does belong to the Malta has yet
been received here