Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-12
ITALIANS AND RAz0RS
Figure In a Serious Cut
ting ARRAY.
VICTIM REFUSED A SHAVE.
He demonstrated and Was Thereupon
Horribly Slashed With Razors.

Boston, Sent 12 A horrible cutting
ARRAY took place on West Fourth street,
South Boston. last evening.
Through remarkably quick police work
Captain Wy ans officers had the two as
sailsnts in custody five minutes after the
cutting occurred. They are brothers,
named JosepA and Charles Pistorino, aged
respectively "A and 81 years. The brothers
are both BARRIERS, and run the shop at lO4
West Fourth street.
A few minutes before 8 O'clock Con-
cannon entered the barber shop He
wanted shave, but, as the brothers had
some feeling against the young man. they
refused to serve him. Concannon objected
to this, and in very brief time there were
hot words in the store
A small crowd gathered around the
store. Concannon reached for his hat Just
about the time that Joseph Pistorino WAS
sharpening a razor. The other brother
also had one in his hand. They both be-
gan to talk excitedly in Italian, and kept
pointing their razors at young Concannon.
The young man made a remark Of some
kind and then started for the door.
Plea For Mercy Unheeded.
He did not get more than couple Of
feet when Joseph made a rush for him,
brandishing the razor and shouting at
the top of his voice Finally he made
lunge with the razor at Concannon. The
latter threw his arm in front of his face
for protection. A long cut was made In
the sleeve Of his coat. Again the razor
circled around This time it landed upon
Concannon's neck, and an ugly cash six
inches long was made. The blood spurted
aIl falI m
his knees
The razor which Joseph held fell to the
floor, and then his younger brother, urged
on by Joseph. rushed on the kneeling vic
tim with biz razor. The second cut was
a bad one Oh the top Of the head Concan-
non cried for mercy, but the Italians
seemed to be frenzed Again and again
they struck "t him.
Finally the crowd began to raise cries of
murder. This frightened the Italians,
and they made a dash from the store, the
crowd scattering right and left Down
Fourth street hey ran. Around the cor
ner of Fourth street into Dorchester ave-
nue. they went, with the crowd in full
pursuit. BY his time the crowd num-
bered about 800 men, women and boys.
Police Step In.
Hc race was inlSucu HtdT bHt DTOdu-
way extension bridge AT this point Pa
trolmen Lee and SHELTON caught the two
men, and asked them for an explanation
Of the trouble. The elder brother re-
mained silent, but the younger one volun-
teered the information that man had at
tempted to kill his brother In the Fourth
street barber shop. The men were At once
placed under arrest, while Officers Lee
and SHELTON investigated their story.
AS soon as the Italians had made their
escape from the shop William Kelley en-.
tered and assisted Concannon to find a
doctor. On Broadway, Kelley and Con-
cannon were met by Patrolman Estes,
who visited the offices of several Broad
way physicians, but for reasons best
known to themselves the doctors refused
to dress the wounds. Concannon was
finally taken to the city hospital.
Before being taken to the hospital Con-
cannon identified the prisoners, and said
that they both assaulted him without
cause.