The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-27
A PROBABLY FATAL ASSAULT.
Negroes Make . Brutal and Unprov0ked
Attack ON Italians.

Negroes MAKE . Brutal and UnpfOvOk0d
Attack ON Italians.
Three Italians named Angelo Mignello.
John Carlucci and Angelo Carlucci were
assaulted near the corner of South Third
and Jackson streets last night at ILLS
o'clock by three colored men. Mignelio
was knocked senseless and his skull frac-
tured, while the other two were slightly
cut.
According to the Italians story, they
were walking along the street talking in
their mother tongue, and met three colored
men. One of the latter said:
why don't you talk in English, you
-" and then struck Mignello in
the forehead with spring billy.
He fell to the ground insensible, with
the blood flowing from a long and deep
cash that came down vertically between
the eyes. The Carluccl brothers were hit
in the face with big chunks Of coal. Their
injuries were not so serious as to cause
much pain. Mignello was picked up and
taken to tho police station. where Jailer
Sheehan washed and bandaged his head.
The patient grew rapidly worse and As
sistant City Physician Palmer was called.
His examination revealed that the skull
had been fractured and recovery was
doubtful. At 1915 o'clock this morning
Mignello was placed on a cot and taken in
the patrol wagon to the hospital.
As soon as the case was reported to
headquarters Detective Cudihee hunted up
the two Italians who were with MigneIlo
when the attack was made and COM
menced securing the city in hopes of max
ing quick capture. The trail was struck
on Jackson street and step by step fol-
lowed to the Northern Pacific depot, where
it was learned that three negroes took a
hack while in an excited condition and
were driven to North Seattle.
At 2:3O o'clock this morning Detective
Cudihee, assisted by Capt. F. f. Sims,
Detective Cave and Officer Hamilton,
arrested Charles NJ. Brummell. George
Brown and H. B. Killian on the charge Of
being the men who attacked the Italians
Detective Cudihee followed up the track
from the Northern depot and found that
they had taken the hack driven by
Johnny Moore, and had gone to Queen
Anne town hill.
Brummell and Brown were found sleep
ing in the formers quarters at Col.
Sheafe's and KiIlian at his room at Slim
sons, the mill man.
All came without resistance.
At the police station Killian, who is a
small man, admitted that he hit the Italian
with piece of coal, but said it was that in
stead of spring billy, and gave Posi-
INTELLIGENCE reporter the following ac-
count Of the affair:
1--WE were walking along Jackson street
when we came to three Italians. They
blocked the way, and said to them, Get
out of the way and let us pass
Go to hi you black - - was
the reply. Then they pulled. knives and
came for Us. or more especially me. Then
hit the foremost one with piece of coal
and knocked him down.
They did not get at US with their knives,
but would if they had had a chance" In
conclusion he said: Eyes, 1 fixed the
Dago, because he tried to knife me-"
Charles NJ. Brummell said that the row
was commenced by the Italians blocking
the street and calling them BLACK -
-" He also confirmed Killians story
about the knives being drawn. When
asked what killian struck the blow with.
he replied: Ask him; be did the job, but
they came at the whole three OF u.s."
All three of the men are hostlers.
The charge against them will be left
blank awaiting the outcome of the Ital-
ians injuries.
Tommy Totten. the registering clerk,
who examined Mignello's head, says the
skull was crushed to a pulp in a place
larger than q silver dollar.
At the time OF going TO press Mignelio