New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-02
ITALIANS OUT FOR BLOOD.
FATHER AND son STAB A MAN A. L
RUNS AWAY.
POLICE AND FIREMEN ATTACKED BY AN ELIZA
BETU-ST. MOB-TIIE PROMPT ARRIVAL OF
The RESERVES SAVES THE LIVES


Policeman Thomas O'Brien. of the Mercer-s''
station ran into a regular old-time Italian ven
delta at Bleecker-st and South Fifth-ave. Mohudy
night. Two Italians. father and son, armed WIN
stilettoes were chasing another Italian ana doihs
their best to stab him. They had succeeueu
pretty well when the officer arrived, for the man
they were chasing bleeding from seVerai
wounds none of which were serious
O'Brien arrested all three, ana at the station
house the apparent aggressors gave the haihe' Vi
Bcnzonie Dominica. forty-four years oid anu iii'
son Nicoli, fourteen years old, OF NO - sum
van-st They had attempted to throw away ue,'
knives when arrested, but O'Bren was 100 quich'
and brought the two weapons to the station In
his pocket.
The third man was John RaZoul twenty-sx years
old, of No. POP Thompson-st. He explalheu 'iaI
Benzone and he had been playing game vi
cards when a dispute arose and the Doh'iiioo9
father and son, pitched into him and chased MN
all the way from Thompson-st. to the place Oh ar
rest Benzone made a countercharge OF assaui,
against Razoul and all three were locked up the
Dominicos charges Of felony in carrying SUI
lettoes and assault, and Razoul on the charge OF
assault
O'Brien arraigned his prisoners in the Jefferson
Market Court yesterday, and the Dominicos were
held for trial in default of $1,000 bail, and Razou
discharged
There was a small-siZed riot in EliZabeth-st be-
tween Houston and Prince SITS. late yesterday
afternoon. and two policemen were handled rough
" by a crowd of angry Italians. The officers might
have been killed had not number of hremen and
other men assisted them in the fight before re-
serves could be called from the police station in
Mulberry-st A few minutes before 6 p m. two
trucks met in the street and the wheels became
locked. one driver a black-bearded ltaHan'
known as Salvador. who was drunk ana ugly IL
Was said that he drove his truck dehperateiy
against the other truck, on which were Charies
Smthlne and Joseph Dayey employees OF the ohioh
Calcium Light Company. at NO. 1l9 Crosby-st.
Then he struck Davey over the shoulders WIN
whip Davey appealed to Policeman Patrick
Mullen of the Mulberry-st. squad who was near al
hand and Mullen arrested Salvador. The prisoner
resisted and began the fight Several Italians from
the tcnement-ho in the street promptly at
tackled the policeman. They also knocked down
Davey and Smithline and beat them The crowd OF
Italians increased rapidly to a bowling mob
Policeman Patrick Callahan saw the crowd as ne
was on his way to the police station, in plain
clothes and he went to the assistance OF Mullen.
He was beaten and bitten on the arm by some OF
the Italians Mullen had not drawn either his
billy or his revolver but was holding fast 10
Salvator.
Several hrcmen from the quarters OF Hook ana
Ladder Company No. Q. in Elizabeth-st, ran into
the crowd to aid the policemen just in time to pre-
vent a murder They protected Mullen from one
Italian who was swinging large iron bar. and
they got between Callahan and a furious ltalal
who had drawn knife. Foreman Cruger, OF the
nremen sent to the police station in Mulberry-st'
for assistance. Captain Creeden was at the sta-
ton and he fifteen policemen on the run 70
Ellzabeth-st Nobody had been hurt seriously when
the reserves arrived, but the street was thronged
by excited Italians. The reserves had dimcuty IN
ciaring a space about Mullen and Callahan. wno
stil had Salvador in custody. few OF the ltaii-
ans ans who had taken an active part in the fight
were nointed out and two of them arrested
The new prisoners Antonio Crate, Of No: Zs
Elizabeth-st, and Michael Marid, or NO. ZSo Mui-
berry-st ., ,. 49,.
,Ion crowd Of young Irishmen in the street
shouted: Hang 'em!' There was no more vio-
lencc. however. <, 4. .ou
At the police station Salvador refused to tell
an, hing about ,limself. He soon Yell into "a
drunken sleep In his cell After p m a numper
~ nollcemen were I'm Elizabeth-st. searching Tor
more rioters but the crowd so dense there that
II was not possible to distinguish the Italians VINO
had been among the assaiants Of the policemen