Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-23
BELLI BEAT TERESA.
That Caused DOmenicO to
Kill Micheletti.
A Murder Among LabOrers on
the PicO-COhn Ranch.
The COrOner's Jury Find That There
Was No PrOvOcatiOn.
The Details of the Ahray-The Pris-
oner Surrenders Himself and
Is Lodged in the Coun-
ty Jail.

Giovanni Micheletti died yesterday
morning at house on the Pico-Cohn
ranch, mile from Whittier, from the
effects of gun-shot wounds inflicted on
him Saturday evening by Domenico
Quartaroli. These men were Italian
laborers on the ranch, and were living
with number of others in kind of
barracks, about half mile beyond the
old Pico residence. The foreman of the
ranch, Antonio Belli, was one of the oc-
cupants of the house, and had been liv-
ing with woman named Teresa Sa-
monti. Quartaroli claims that on Sat
urday evening Belli had quarrel with
the woman, and began beating her.
Teresa began to cry for help, and ran
out of the house to make her escape.
She was, however, interrupted by Mi
cheletti, who struck her repeatedly, at
the same time drawing his knife.
An old Italian, whose name is un-
known, was witness of the scene, and
urged Quartaroli to stop the abuse of
the woman. "Go and get the gum" he
shouted, "and if you are afraid, I'll
S0OOC UD6m uyE6ll.
In the excitement of the moment,
Quartaroli ran into the house and came
out with an old double barreled, muzzle
loading shotgun charged with bird-shot.
He leveled the weapon at the struggling
group and called to the men to cease
whipping the woman. Micheletti did
not stop, however, and Quartaroli pulled
the trigger. He said yesterday that he
did not intend to kill Micheletti, but
only to frighten him by firing over his
head. Unfortunately, he aimed too low,
and the charge OF one barrel struck Clio
vanni in the head.
There was an end to the fight at once.
Quartaroli never looked at his victim,
but started for another house occupied
by countrymen of his. He threw the
gun into ditch about hundred yards
from the scene of the shooting, the
weapon being found later on with one
barrel still loaded. After remain
ing with his Italian friends all
night Domenico yesterday morning gave
himself up to Deputy Sheriff Isbell OF
Whittier, who brought the prisoner here
and had him locked up in the county
Jail before making an investigation.
Quartaroli's name was not even put
upon the iailor's record, and nothing
was known of the seriousness of the
case until yesterday morning. Michel
etti's injuries were not here looked upon
as serious until his death YVES reported
yesterday morning.
Coroner Weldon returned at O'Clock
last evening, having held the inquest at
Ranchito. The woman Teresa Samonti,
who claims to be Belli's wife, stated at
the inquest, under oath, that on Satur-
day evening she was lying on the bed in
her room when Bell, Micheletti and
several others came home drunk. They
came into the room and began teasing
her until she became angry and ordered
them out. Belli and Micheletti then
began beating her, and she ran out of
the house, the fight continuing outside.
Quartaroli then ran into the house,
came out with the shotgun, blazed
away at Micheletti, and ran down the
road.
The verdict of the jury was that
Quartaroli had shot and killed Niche
letti without provocation.